Last night was the grand finale of sorts for Encounter with Grace Campus Ministries. There is one more left but they had everyone come last night to what turned out to be an incredible night of music, worship, and reflecting. Brett Younker joined the band last night to lead a few songs with Daniel Bashta (who just got back from China two days ago) and the two together were great. Brett led worship last year and for several years prior to this year and many people told me how great it was to see him back in Auburn.
Here are a few of my favorites shots of Brett from last night.
Posts Related to This Topic:
Just a reminder that Encounter is tonight, Monday night. If you are an Auburn student or just someone in the Auburn area who would like to see what Encounter has been all about this semester just come by the Auburn Student Activities center around 8pm tonight. Since Encounter announced they are moving the ministry to Hong Kong next year (Yes. It is true.), there are only a few more times to see this ministry at work and to enjoy the worship.
Below are two shots I took last week.
Posts Related to This Topic:
This past Thursday I was privileged to be able do a photo shoot of the Encounter worship band performing live at the new Auburn University Student Activities Center on the Auburn University campus. Once again, this week was a fantastic time of music and worship. If you are a student at Auburn University and just enjoy hearing a great live band perform, I encourage you to check these guys out, they will not disappoint. It’s free and you don’t have to do anything but listen to some great music. You can check with Grace Campus Ministries for dates and times for the next live event (usually on Thursday nights at 8:30pm in the new student act center).
I had a hard time picking 3-4 images of Thursday to post here, so I have 6 here for you. The entire gallery has about 100 images from Thursday night so if you want to see a little more of the band, some of the students, and the evening in general, just check out the Encounter at Auburn Sep 2008 gallery for the full shoot. To see all the gallery images at once without having to click on each image, just click on the slideshow in the upper right corner.
I have really enjoyed getting to know the band members over the past few weeks, they really have a heart for the Lord and are about as genuine as it gets. They play with passion and emotion because they believe in what they sing. Talking with Daniel Bashta (the worship leader) after the concert he told me why bother doing anything if it can’t be done with passion, and that is how they play. Again, if you are an Auburn student I would really encourage you to visit the student act center one week while they are playing. With 1,000 fellow students there, you are bound to meet someone you know.
The image just above is Daniel the worship leader for Encounter. The entire band can be seen in the first two images and several more of that particular shoot in the gallery. If you were at Encounter on Thursday I would love to hear your comments below about experiences you had that night. All of the photos and lights and the music, are all for the glory of the Lord, but without the students, there wouldn’t be anything going on in the student act center at all, so I hope all those who did come had a meaningful experience last Thursday.
Posts Related to This Topic:
Last night I went to see Encounter perform at Auburn University, which is part of Grace Campus Ministries. I usually don’t post two similar blog post on my two blogs, but I know I have some readers that only read this blog, and some that only read my photo blog. For photos, see Grace Campus Ministries with Encounter on my photo blog, or see the full gallery here.
Encounter starts each fall semester and meets Thursday nights at 8:30 in the Student Activities Building on the campus of Auburn University. I went in to the photo shoot with a little hesitation not really knowing what to expect, and left thinking, wow, where was something like this when I was in college.
One of the things I love about college students is the electricity, energy, and excitement they bring with them. Their excitement for worship is not something I experienced in college, but it is contagious, and breeds its own energy.
The story of course is not about the band (which really rocks the house), or the leadership staff at Grace, or the lights, but the students. Being able to share the Gospel with them, minister to them in their specific environment and circumstances, and offer them a place of comfort with the Lord is something special.
