Yesterday we wrapped up the Christian Musician Summit at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, WA. What a great event! It's so encouraging to get outside the Bible belt and see the great ministry that's happening in other areas of the country. 

Here are my takeaways from the conference:

• Worship leaders are a diverse bunch. Young and old, multi-ethnic, male and female, hip and not-so much.
• There's still a void of twenty-something leaders at most conferences. Probably the group that needs training the most is the most absent. We must figure out a way to engage young worship leaders.
• The proportion of female attendees is not represented from the platform. While probably a little less than have the conference attendees were female, there was only one female worship leader (Laura Story) on the platform. This is unfortunate and we (music biz) are partly to blame.
• Small things learned make a big difference. Most worship leaders can take away 2 or 3 things from a conference. It's usually the small practical things that make the most difference.
• Worship heroes. I had the opportunity to meet Andy Park and Brian Doerksen, two of my heroes.  

If you haven't attended a conference in a while, what are you waiting for? WorshipTogether is doing a conference in Kansas City next April. Come and join us! http://conference.worshiptogether.com