shadowing.

This weekend I got the full experience of New Hope Honolulu. The impressive schedule of five services may have seemed monotonous at first (like, what in the world will I be doing over and over again for five of the same service?), but it definitely was not.
I arrived at 12:30 PM on Saturday for band rehearsal, because I was shadowing keys. For the 5 o'clock service, I shadowed backstage, with a nifty headset and everything! I got to observe the goings-on behind the scenes: making sure people were on standby, getting the right people out at the right times, keeping track of microphones. A lot of work and responsibility! Next service, I shadowed the producer, which I also did last week.
Sunday morning, 7 o'clock service, I handed out bulletins, then sat in on the message. Next service, I sat in on the whole service, on the other side of the auditorium. (different perspective :] ) For the last service, I once again shadowed producing. As you can tell, I am interested in the producing aspect. ;) I definitely I want to do it sometimes in our student-led chapels at school next year! Each time I shadowed, it was a different producer, and it was cool to see different people's styles. It was very interesting to see the same service from different perspectives, and the different behind-the-scenes work that goes into a service. It was also awesome to be able to talk to the different people I was shadowing or working with, and see and hear the heart of New Hope. :)