"Focus Groups"

The Capstone Project has to be about more than recording and promoting an album. Ministry is the focus, obviously, of a Master of Ministry program. So, the question becomes, "how do these songs promote ministry?"

One essential component of ministry is that it involved the people of God being willing to be used by Him to impact the lives of others for His purpose. Being used in this way improves the relationship of God with His people, His people with themselves as community, and the community of God with those who remain outside the community.

For these songs to effectively serve as a ministry tool, it is my view that they must lead to some sort of impact that is both personal and relational. To this end, "focus groups" are being formed and conducted which explore the lyrics and probe the potential for conversation. It is in conversations that one heart shares with another and both more clearly see the path to eternal friendship.

The first of these "focus group" sessions is scheduled to take place in a few days out in Midland, Texas. A group of Fine Arts students at Midland Classical Academy and I will be led by their tutor, Cameron Smith, in a discussion of the conversational merits of one of the songs from "least".

However, I am finding that there is an already ongoing "focus group" of sorts taking place in your responses to these songs. I hope to return from the MCA experience equipped with some great questions to guide our conversation. In the meantime, I would LOVE you to review the lyrics and ask me some questions. Please risk being critical.