2019 ARTISTS' RETREAT
"Developing and Delivering Spiritually Moving Performances - Part 3"
March 29-30, 2019, held at Northside Baptist Church in Indianapolis
Woody Wright was not only IGMA's main clinician for the weekend, but also headlined the concert to conclude the Retreat!
He shared his knowledge, perspective, and experience with all who attended, organizing his presentations around three questions: What are we saying? How do we say it? and Is it Ministry, or Business, or Both?
Photos* from the 2019 Artists' Retreat
* All photos courtesy of Michael Hale.
The IGMA Artists' Retreat was once again well-attended and everyone certainly got their money's worth! Post-Retreat surveys were strongly in favor of continuing IGMA's emphasis on training for more effective ministries.
Ray Seaman gave a great training session on Emcee Pro in an early-bird session on Friday.
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Woody gave a demonstration of some of the ideas in his three presentations.
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Kristen Station's session was on "Using Social Media" to grow your ministry.
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Starting off the Retreat with a Pizza Party always seems to be a great way to begin!
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Woody's presentations were very well organized - Power Point slides and all!
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Woody kept the Retreat participants engaged for the entire Retreat - Great job, Woody!
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Concert Opening Acts
Redeem the Time led off the Saturday evening concert.
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Kristen Stanton belted out a number as one of the three opening artists.
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His Voice Through Us finished up right before Woody came on!
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Main Concert
Woody doesn't need a guitar to sing his heart out. We were treated to many of his great songs.
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A great guitar player, Woody needs no band. Great chords behind all his music.
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Woody is quite the story-teller - funny, interesting, and inspiring!
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Woody got a little crazy during the Finale! - Not sure what he was going for here!
People who made the Artists' Retreat happen!
Many thanks to these giving people!
- Woody Wright, for his graciousness in "giving back" to Gospel Music and the IGMA!
- Pastor John Reeder for running sound for the Retreat
- Pastor John Reeder for making Northside Baptist Church available for the Retreat and Concert and being available for our needs
- Howard Cottengim for playing piano for the amazing Friday night Sing-a-long, plus all the soloists!
- Redeem the Time, Kristen Stanton, and His Voice Through Us for opening the concert for Woody!
- Michael Hale, for photographing the event
- Jim and Mary Cae Thomas for arriving early to make coffee, cleaning, and helping serve meals
- Linda Sue Treptow for managing the setup for the pizza dinner, the Chick-fil-A lunch, and working on cleanup
- Amos Plaster for video-recording the event
- Rich Treptow for organizing the event
- All those who attended and contributed to the day!
The Schedule for the Retreat
Friday, March 29:
3:00 - 5:00 Early-bird class - Ray Seaman on Using Emcee Pro
5:00 - 6:00 Registration open and available for check-in
6:00 - 6:50 Pizza dinner together
7:00 - 7:50 Opening Presentation #1 - Woody Wright - "What are we saying?"
8:00 - 8:45 Break-out Session #1, with personal sharing and application
8:45 - 9:30 Sing-a-long with Howard Cottengim accompanying on keyboard
9:30 - Prayer of Dismissal - Champlain Rick Clayton
Saturday, March 30:
9:00 - 9:30 Coffee, rolls and juice, and late registration for those arriving on Saturday
9:30 - 10:15 Presentation #2 - Woody Wright - "How do we say it?"
10:30 - 11:20 Breakout session #2, with personal sharing and application
11:30 - 12:00 General Session - Summary input from breakout sessions
12:00 - 12:50 Lunch on site - Chick-fil-A
1:00 - 1:30 Main presenter demonstration (Woody) with comments, Q&A
1:30 - 2:15 Presentation No 3 - Kristen Stanton, on Using Social Media to grow your ministry.
2:15 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:45 Presentation No 4 - Woody Wright - "Is it Ministry, or Business, or Both?"
3:45 - 4:30 General Session - Discussion of all retreat content
4:30 - 4:45 An Inspiring time singing in the Racquetball Court! Prayer to close
5:00 - 7:00 Dinner break
7:00 - 8:45 Evening concert - Opened by selected IGMA artists with Woody headlining!
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3:00 - 5:00 Early-bird class - Ray Seaman on Using Emcee Pro
5:00 - 6:00 Registration open and available for check-in
6:00 - 6:50 Pizza dinner together
7:00 - 7:50 Opening Presentation #1 - Woody Wright - "What are we saying?"
8:00 - 8:45 Break-out Session #1, with personal sharing and application
8:45 - 9:30 Sing-a-long with Howard Cottengim accompanying on keyboard
9:30 - Prayer of Dismissal - Champlain Rick Clayton
Saturday, March 30:
9:00 - 9:30 Coffee, rolls and juice, and late registration for those arriving on Saturday
9:30 - 10:15 Presentation #2 - Woody Wright - "How do we say it?"
10:30 - 11:20 Breakout session #2, with personal sharing and application
11:30 - 12:00 General Session - Summary input from breakout sessions
12:00 - 12:50 Lunch on site - Chick-fil-A
1:00 - 1:30 Main presenter demonstration (Woody) with comments, Q&A
1:30 - 2:15 Presentation No 3 - Kristen Stanton, on Using Social Media to grow your ministry.
2:15 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:45 Presentation No 4 - Woody Wright - "Is it Ministry, or Business, or Both?"
3:45 - 4:30 General Session - Discussion of all retreat content
4:30 - 4:45 An Inspiring time singing in the Racquetball Court! Prayer to close
5:00 - 7:00 Dinner break
7:00 - 8:45 Evening concert - Opened by selected IGMA artists with Woody headlining!
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