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TESTIMONY SECTION
“Arise Worship Team”
My Experience of Worship with ICCE 2016
Martin Zheng
Christian Liberal Arts Department
Communication Major, Class of 2017
I have been participating in youth worship teams for worship, and to serve one another, the more
years. I enjoy working with friends as we combine our breakthroughs we had in working together as
voices and instruments. Of course, a worship team’s goal well as in our musical skills.
is to worship our Lord, but it is also a beautiful thing to
enjoy the presence of the Lord in the music we make. Christ’s College Taipei hosted the
When I entered Christ’s College Taipei, I saw so many International Conference on Christian
students who were good musicians and worship leaders Education 2016 in March. There were three
and I wanted to bring together all these talented people major worship sessions and Rosemary led
who desired to worship God. our team to take on this responsibility. We
spent time praying and seeking the Lord’s
When I was a sophomore, a recent graduate, Rosemary will on how He wanted us to lead those
Lin, began working for the college. She started gathering conference participants. We also spent a lot
gifted musicians to form a worship team. With God as of time practicing and looking for balance
our leader, after a few times of gathering to get to know in working together as a team. Finally, we
each other, we found our common interest and vision – led the worship. As people from all over the
to establish a worship team, to enhance the worship world came together united by their belief in
atmosphere on campus, and to encourage students to the importance of Christian education, they
respond to worship in Chapel. We named our team “Arise were also coming together to praise God! It
Worship Team.” The more we got together to practice, to was very touching to see.
Upon reflection, I realized it
was an amazing experience, a
dream come true. Not only was
the conference international, but
our worship team is quite diverse
too. We come from Taiwan, China,
Korea and the United States. One
even once served as a musician
with Streams of Praise. God brings
His people together so that we can
unite in giving Him praise. I thank
the Lord for the opportunity to be
part of the “Arise Worship Team.”
May we continue to be light and
salt as we bring glory to God.
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