The Royalwood Worship Arts Collective

Get ready to take your creative arts and music programs to the next level!

You're invited to inspiration and instruction for all genres and styles of arts and church music for worship leaders, songwriters, musicians of all kinds, worship team members, choir directors and members, graphic designers, audio/visual techs, and more. It's our desire that those who attend the Worship Arts Collective walk away with resources, ideas, and practical applications they can put to use immediately!

Get ready to take your creative arts and music programs to the next level!

Clinicians:

Aaron Lindsey, Aaron Shields, Vonnie Lopez, Blake Few, Shayne Hargass, Marcus Gibson, Tauren Wells, Jarrod Ingram, Daniel Bernard, Myron Smith, T’Neil Walea, Jeanna Macey, Lorna Wells, Johnathan Dean, Amber Beard, Logan Wilkinson, Blake Hubbard, Andrew Koontz, DJ Cox, Ben Stuckey, Aaron Lopez, Anthony Hughes, Annie King, Tyler Walea, Kevin Howard, Alvin Richardson, and Reggie Strong.

Classes Include: 

Enhancing Worship with Multi-Media and Graphic Design
Producing A Worship Service
Voice As A Group and Individual 
Song Writing
The Worship Band 
Enhancing Worship with Lighting
Music and Student Ministry
The Effective Music Department
The Church Online 
Live Sound Techniques
Choir
Classes for: Bass, Guitar, Keys, Organ, Auxillary Keys and Drums
AND MORE!

Cost:

Individual Workshop Ticket: $115.00
Groups of 3 or more from the same church: $99.00
Concert Only - Friday, Nov. 2nd at 7:30 pm: $10.00

For more information and download the registration form, visit http://royalwood.cc/#/events

Online Registration has been extended! To register online, visit http://theworshipartscollective.eventbrite.com/ 

Party In The Parking Lot!

Are you ready for Crescendo |Flags| 2012? 

It all kicks off Thursday, October 18th at 8:00 p.m. with Party in the Parking Lot at the Chick-Fil-A at Beltway 8 & Wallisville. This FREE concert features musical guests Graceful Closure and hip hop artist DA Davies! 

What are you waiting for? Make plans to attend!

Crescendo 2012 |FLAGS|

WHEN:    Friday, October 19: 7:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

                  Saturday. October 20: 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:   7803 Uvalde Rd. Houston, TX 77049

SPEAKER:  Joseph Aaron

MUSIC BY: Graceful Closure & DA Davies

COST:  Friday - $15 (Concert & Meal)  |  Friday & Saturday: $20

So what does "FLAGS" mean?

I don’t know why a good man will fall while a wicked one stands and our lives blow apart like flags on the land.

Above is a line from a sobering lyric written by Brooke Fraser. The tension in the lyric and the truth it speaks about the reality in which students live is obvious. The struggle that comes with the relentless force of adversity is blowing the lives of humanity a part like a wind worn flag, doing all it can to just stand and fly. Within the four corners of tightly knitted material, people from all different cultures see an idea beyond what is just spoken in word, as it is revealed in symbol. A visible image of an unseen hope. 

A flag unifies the voice of a nation and displays in color and crest, their inherited identity, a common faith, a resident hope for freedom and justice. In times of war, the flag flies. In times death, the flag flies. In times of triumph, the flag flies. In times of peace, the flag flies. 

The people of God also unite around a common flag. It is a flag that is given to those who have blown a part. It symbolizes love and justice, hope and life, salvation and redemption, power and truth. Ancient men said it like this; “Jehovah-Nissi“ meaning, “the LORD is my banner.” We know Him as Jesus Christ. We echo the voice of an ancient King who said, “In the NAME OF OUR GOD we will SET-UP OUR BANNER.” It’s time for 21st century world changers to take position. To go to the tattered, torn, and broken and show the world that THERE IS MORE. It is time to raise...our...FLAGS.

Cloverleaf Grocery Giveaway - Tomorrow!

WHEN: Saturday, September 29, 2012 | 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Cloverleaf Community Center

On Saturday, September 29th, our Cloverleaf Ministry is giving away 200 bags of groceries. Groceries are first come, first serve and we are excited about the opportunity to "Reach, Teach and Serve" in our community. 

For more information about the Grocery Giveaway or about our Cloverleaf Minstry, contact Waylon & Joy Peoples.  

Healing and Deliverance Service

Bro. Justin Leyva will be ministering at this service. It will be THIS SUNDAY @ 6:00pm.

You don't want to miss it!! Invite your friends, family and coworkers for this special evening at Royalwood! God is doing awesome things!! Over 60 people have been filled with the Holy Ghost in this revival and many healed and delivered!! Come expecting a miracle!

The Christian Series | Spiritual Warfare

Deborah Randall will be at Royalwood the next two Wednesday nights (8.3 & 8.10) at 7:30p.m. She has authored three books on spiritual warfare: Treasures of Darkness, Being Expert in War and Under the Shadow of the Almighty. Sis. Randall is a sought after speaker and teacher on spiritual warfare and relationship with God through prayer, fasting and the Word.
Don't Miss it!! It will be LIVE on our website at www.royalwood.cc

Purchase her books for $10 each
http://www.royalwood.cc/#/general-info/products

The Greatest Misconception of My Generation

One of the greatest misconceptions of my generation is that we can have a move of God without having to do the work of God.

In the Old Testament there was a detailed, specific, and methodical process that had to be followed stringently when transporting the Ark of the Covenant which symbolized the very Presence of God.

At one point David was to move the Ark. Despite his knowledge of the protocol, he decides to transport it on what the Bible calls a 'new cart.' This cart was technologically advanced making the once cumbersome task more convenient, less challenging, and hands-free.

Prior to the new cart, we find earlier in scripture that the Ark was to be moved by specific men a specific way. Among other details, it was to be carried by two men on each side providing...balance. It was also to be carried on the shoulders of these men.

It was heavy.

It was uncomfortable.

It was work.

It was hard.

The method was out of date = not cool.

In fact, when the Philistines took the Ark captive they developed a more clever way of transporting it. Some propose that this is where David's idea for the new cart came from in the first place.

It is interesting to note that although for many years prior to Israel reclaiming the Ark, the Philistines had in their possession the presence of God yet they refused and denied the power of God.

I can't help but see a parallel.

In our culture it seems as though we not only tolerate but collectively have an affinity for the presence of God. Everything is 'spiritual.' In fact, everyone is 'spiritual.' As a nation we print 'In God We Trust' on our money, sing 'God Bless America' on the Capital steps, and our pseudo-Christian leaders even close national addresses with, 'God Bless You.' But when it comes to a demonstration of the power of God we/they get uncomfortable. Unfortunately, I'd say this is even true in our churches. It's as if we are cool with God being there as long as he doesn't do anything too crazy, challenge our paradigms too much, or remotely convict us to change.

As for me and perhaps some of you reading this, I not only want God in attendance, I want God active. I don't just want him around me, I want him in me, operating through me. But these opportunities are carried on the shoulders of sacrifice, discomfort, and inconvenience. We can't afford to make the same mistake David made in pawning off this massive responsibility by thinking we can take a short-cut.

It's a burden we have been chosen to bare and we must choose to bare it.

The tragedy in this Old Testament story is that in the process of the movement of the Ark, it began to fall and the young man driving the cart stretched out his hand to grab it, hoping to stop it from hitting the ground.

Instantly...

He died.

This young man was in line for the priesthood, he had a destiny, undoubtably, he had a calling. But because David didn't teach him (by example) the importance of carrying the Ark on his shoulders, the way God intended, when it began to fall the young man tried to take matters into his own hands.

And in this we uncover the truth that:

The presence of God cannot be carried into the world in sinful hands, but rather, solely on the shoulders of sacrifice.

In our hands it becomes merely a possession or perhaps a commodity, while on our shoulders it becomes a burden. And with every step its weight reminds us of the responsibility and the opportunity we have to carry Christ into the world.

Our mission as the church mirrors the very mission of David in that day. We must bring God back to a place of national consciousness. To a place where He is not just present but experienced. This isn't going to be convenient, it's going to be challenging. It will not be absent of sacrifice or discomfort. And if you or I intended on being a part of God's Kingdom being ushered into the earth in the 21st Century, we better be willing to shoulder the burden that comes with it.

One of the greatest misconceptions of my generation is that we can have a move of God without having to do the work of God.

For God's Renown!

+Tauren Wells

Anthem Student Ministries Assistant and Songwriter