Nagpur leaders

I realize that I'm jumping around chronologically in these posts. But at this point, I'm not sure what to do about that. Today's post has to do with the leadership meeting for all the Mission India leaders and their wives (if the latter could come). This occurred on Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning. This first vid shows the pastors on Tuesday morning. We had just had our "chai" break! And were coming back for another session. So this will give you a taste of their praise session at that point.

To this point all the singing I had heard about the believers involved either a capella singing, with clapping, or if a drum was available they would add that. (At Jodhpur's Bible school, they also used a tambourine.) I mention this because of the next video. As the second part of Tuesday session got under way, I realized quickly that they would be talking about budget matters. I tend to get lost with such discussions even in English. So I ducked out and explored the campus. I will post some still pics of the campus at a later time. But here I will add a video that shows the worship team practicing. These young people are all from the seminary where this conference took place. They took turns at each of the morning and evening sessions when the full conference got underway (Wed night through Sunday morning).

At first, I was attracted simply because they incorporated more musical instruments: electric guitars and keyboard, plus a wider variety of drums. But the more I've listened (both then and in the recordings), I realize they are adapting Western songs to Indian style. Plus, they are writing their own music in their traditional patterns. It makes for an exciting prospect when looking to the future of the Kingdom of God in this subcontinent.

Next time, some more still photos of some of the people I met.

Thanks for reading!

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