PAGE 5 Music Camp Success Stories


How Does Attending the Youth Workshop Benefit Your Home Church?


The purpose of the youth workshop is to offer classes where youth can learn worship art skills to use in their home churches. After attending work- shop, many youth upon returning to their home churches have started youth music programs, joined a choir, and or become more active in wor- ship leading. As a Youth Dean, I look forward every year to hearing success stories of how youth have used their “music camp” experiences to contribute to the growth of their church’s worship programs. Here are just a few of those success stories:


Youth Choir of First United Methodist Church, Bain- bridge, Georgia. The youth of this church were so spiritually moved by the worship experience at the Vespers contemporary worship service, they re- turned to their church and started a Vespers service that has been going for 10-plus years. At camp, they learned how to plan a service and incorporate music and drama.


Maritza Herres (Lake Magdelene United Meth- odist Church, Tampa, Flor- ida). This young lady par- ticipated in the sacred dance classes for many years, gaining knowledge in how to choreograph for worship services. She re- turned home and began a sacred dance program,


Youth Workshop You can e-mail Stephany at stephanymusictherapy@yahoo.com.


and continues to choreograph for worship. She is currently our Sacred Dance Clinician, and will be teaching this summer, incorporating choreographic techniques for both traditional and contemporary purposes.


Evelyn Andrews (First United Methodist Church, Bainbridge, Georgia). This young lady participated in the Gadget Guru class for many years, learning how to use technology for worship. She is currently running the sound system and projection technology for her home church.


Bryan Browning/Brittany Browning (Tice United Methodist Church, Fort Myers, Florida). This brother and sister duo regularly leads worship in their home church, using tech- niques they learned at music camp, such as add- ing a sacred dance ele- ment and sign language to worship. Both Brittany and Bryan became workshop leaders as they entered college and Bryan is cur- rently a Youth Dean of the Workshop. He will be teaching worship planning for Youth and will coordi- nate music for the Youth worship services this sum- mer.


I have also heard of churches starting youth choir programs using the repertoire learned at Music Camp. It’s exciting to see these youth choirs grow from year to year! I am interested in hearing your success stories. Please e-mail me with any story of how you have used what you learned, and we will include them in the next Quarter Notes. Thanks!


Stephany Bryant, Youth Dean


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