Back In St. Louis- Day 1
January 24, 2012
Last August I had the privilege of attending a worship music conference with a specific focus on justice and reconciliation. The conference was hosted by New City Fellowship in St. Louis, Missouri.
I’m back in town and it’s been an interesting and thought-provoking trip so far. I’ll have more reflections tomorrow but I’m exhausted right now.
I woke up at 3:30AM to pick up Abe and leave with Pastor Dan for our flight at 5:45AM. They definitely don’t make these seats for big boys.
Photogenic.
Photogenic again.
What if you’re fat?
Really? Yes.
Moving sidewalk. I definitely pissed some people off behind me who were hoping to get to their destination a bit quicker.
Pastor Dan listening intently.
Abe: “I’m way too smart for these cats.”
The legendary Abe Cho speaking during the second plenary session. He gave a talk that was both equally insightful and brilliant at the same time. And he tied it all back to the cross of Jesus Christ. Would you expect any less from a dude who pastors at Redeemer?
In the evening we had a chance to unwind and grab a few drinks at a downtown lounge called Lola. The name sounds weird but it was super dope getting a chance to hang out with some of Abe’s old friends.
The always passionate and extremely gracious Steve St. Pierre.
From left to right: Mike, Abe, JR, and Alejandro. Alejandro is a DJ doing work with Sadat X! Crazy! And JR? He leads worship at The Journey, an Acts 29 church in St. Louis. And he also does some production and lends his vocals for some dude named Lecrae. Yup, that Lecrae.
What a gangster mural.
More pictures and reflections tomorrow! One more day left in the conference and landing in Boston during the late evening…
come back!