Music was the first place in the local church where I felt like I had something to contribute. From singing in choirs to playing guitar and drums in contemporary worship, I have been making a joyful noise for decades. I love the way that music can provide the words when we don’t know what to say or the feeling when we aren’t sure what to feel. When we create we reflect the image of our Heavenly Father in ways that are uniquely fulfilling and can help us to feel near to Him when we need it most.

In the winter of 2020 our portable church was unable to meet in person due to a spike in COVID cases and district policies at the school where we met. In order to provide something meaningful for our people during that holiday season, we created this digital Christmas Eve experience. All audio and video was shot independently by each musician in their homes on their phones. I then took all of that footage, stripped out the audio, mixed it in Ableton, and then put all of the footage together along with the b-roll and created this 35 minute production. I had to use all of the tools I had (and some I had to learn on the fly!) in order to put this whole thing together and I love the way that it came out considering the circumstances.