About
I have a heart to help people make connections with God, with themselves and with each other. I'm also passionate about fostering creativity through music and the arts to build a bridge between the world and the church. I’ve been married 22 years to an amazing man and we have three beautiful children.
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Work Experience
Supported the Senior Pastor and church leadership in carrying out the mission of Normandy to be an “ever-expanding family that carries the presence and purposes of God into the world.”
• Developed and oversaw AV and worship teams
• Administrated for AV and worship teams using Planning Center Online
• Coordinated and scheduled volunteers for Sunday services
• Cultivated community with Volunteer Worship and AV Teams
• Planned, coordinated and facilitated seasonal events - Good Friday, Kids events including Seeds Family worship & Children's Christmas play and Candle light services
• Created service plans and set lists for Sundays
• Mentored other Worship Leaders and Worship Team members
• Planned and facilitated rehearsals
• Set up and tore down all music and AV equipment on Sundays with teams in rental space
• Concepted and implemented visual background and lighting upgrades for stage
• Led worship vocally from guitar for Services, Women's Ministry, Events, and Retreats
• Spoke at events
• Wrote for church blog
• Wrote and designed monthly newsletters
• Hosted and lead House Church (March–May 2022) to help transition Normandy community after dissolution
• Hosted a House Church Seder dinner top to bottom - from food to creating guide
Hilltop Church, Cross Timbers in Denton, Keller, Eagle Mountain & Argyle, Re-engage @ Lake Pointe in Rockwall, City Point, GRG Conference, New Hope
Ministry to post abortive couples seeking healing and restoration
• Planned worship for Worship Nights and Ladies events
• Coordinated teams
• Coordinated sound equipment rentals for big events
• Facilitated rehearsals
Supported the Senior Pastor, Worship Pastor, and Church Leadership in carrying out the mission to help the local church “Live A Life That Counts.”
• Led worship for Services, Women's Ministry, Events, and Conferences
• Led worship vocally and on acoustic guitar
• Cultivated community with Volunteer Worship Team members
• Created service plans and set lists
• Mentored other Worship Leaders and Worship Team members
• Planned and facilitated rehearsals
• Developed songwriters and original material
• Recorded 3 live Worship albums
• Worked with Youth Director to help create, coordinate, and manage events that supported and
fostered the Student Ministry, including weekly services.
○ Responsibilities included: Everything from curriculum to budgets, communication with parents and youth,
volunteers, locations, accommodations, catering, menus, seating, decorations, media and worship team.
• Fostered relationship and clear communication with Student Ministry volunteers
○ Included trainings & equipping
○ Planned ministry nights for volunteers. Made sure they were cared for and involved in the church
community.
• Administrated for the Student Ministry
○ Created monthly volunteer schedules including worship team schedule.
○ Used Microsoft Word & Excel, Planning Center and Fellowship One.
• Established College Ministry Worship Team in 2000
• Led worship for College Ministry, Special Events, and Conferences
• Created service plans and set lists
• Mentored Worship Team members
• Planned and facilitated rehearsals
• Developed songwriters and original material
Writing
During our House Church season we were privileged to host a Seder Dinner in our home. I assembled a script for the dinner from various resources. While I did not write this material it took me hours to research, study and assemble. It was one of the best traditions we've ever begun in our house.
Blog post for church community.
Our church met in homes in the fall of 2020 during COVID. We missed each other and collectively decided to take the risk. My daughter and I put together a Christmas play for the kids. We pulled excerpts from the Jesus Story Book bible. Unfortunately, the final Sunday before the play, we met to rehearse and the entire church came down with the big C. We were never able to perform the play. It would have been amazing!
Blog post for church community.
I was asked to speak at the 2019 Normandy Women's Retreat. Garden Life was the message I shared. We put the message into booklet form for the ladies.
One of the events I was privileged to put together yearly for Normandy Church was our Good Friday Service. It was a multi-media, interactive service with times of worship, scripture readings and moments for reflection. We had an artist on stage painting from start to finish. This planning center order of service gives a snapshot of the event.
Volunteering
My husband and I helped our church family transition after dissolution of Normandy Church for three months this year from March to May. We hosted church in our home, created services including worship, kids, messages and discussion times. We were able to have a Seder dinner for Easter weekend. It was a rich, beautiful and sad time.
The Ledbetters began this church out of their home and I helped them launch the worship side of things.
• Led worship for weekly meetings
• Planned worship for all events small to city wide including weekend retreats
• Coordinated teams
• Coordinated sound equipment rentals for big events
• Facilitated rehearsals
Called HOZ at the time, we were early adopters to this house of prayer in Dallas. Services began in Eckert Home, transitioning to their now location after they reached capacity.
• Led worship for equipping services and special events
• Coordinated teams
• Facilitated rehearsals
Projects
An artist community turning your stories and memories into custom songs.
Alternative Rock Band with a mission to be a bridge between the world and the church.
• Founded with Anthony Ayers (my husband)
• Ascenders album produced by McKenzie Smith @ Redwood Studios in 2014
• Wrote songs
• Arranged songs
• Arranged bgv's
• Sang lead on all songs and girl bgv’s
• Designed and created website
• Booked & Played shows at small local venues
Blues Rock Band with Dallas guitar legends Jimmy Wallace and Jerry Branch. We’ve played private events, in restaurants and bars, at half-time for the Texas Tornadoes, The Dallas International Guitar Festival and other events in the DFW area. The J’s provided a constant opportunity to reach out to people in very broken places that would never darken the doors of a church voluntarily.
These quarterly events took place in our home. We ate together, worshipped, prayed and ministered to anyone who needed it. They were so fun.
Started with Worship Leader Brooke Wesson for songwriters age 7 and up. The kids had a blast learning about how to put their stories to song. We taught about the craft, went through exercises to stimulate creativity and encourage collaboration and spent time
with each student working on their song. The goal was for every student to leave with a song they wrote!
Education
Discipleship Training School