Visit our ZOE facebook fan page!

Visit our facebook fan page! We have transitioned into keeping up with all things ZOE over there! :)
Thanks for checking in! :)
http://www.facebook.com/theZOEgroup
a Christian ministry dedicated to worship renewal in the lives of individuals and the churches to which they belong


Hello, All! ZOE Weekend is upon us!
Just got back from the Metro Church in Orlando (Oviedo), Florida. They have some amazing things happening there. They have taken an old grocery store space in a strip mall and have totally converted it into a beautiful, functional church space.
Sheryl, Karin, and I hang out during the pre-show rehearsal Sunday afternoon.
Our director John Coates covers some last minute details with singer Marty Goetz before the show begins.
Last night the ZOE singers were privileged to participate in A Light for the City. We joined the Nashville Chorus, Greater Nashville Community Gospel Choir, and others in a night of worship and praise in the new Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Other featured artists included Marty Goetz, Ashley Cleveland, Buddy Greene, and Mandisa of American Idol fame.
Not only did we sing with the 400 plus choir, but we were also asked to perform "How Great is Our God" as well as to sing the lead part on an arrangement of "As the Deer" with the entire chorus.
Words can't describe the experience! The music was so powerful and genuinely beautiful-- my husband said that during the first few opening numbers he thought he was in heaven!
Some of the best highlights:
ZOE has been so blessed to participate in community activities here in Music City. Next month it is the Ryman! Yeah, God!

One of the featured speakers this year was Lauren Winner, author of Real Sex, The Naked Truth about Chastity. I have to confess, that I was a little worried that we had taken on a topic a tad too bold for the typical ZOE conference attendee! Yes, we have stretched their comfort zones in the past-- (remember the interpretive dancers?!!)-- but, sex is just not something that we often tackle in a worship setting. I'm proud to say-- I was way off base.