Ministry teams, His Instrument and Sound Foundation, commence their spring tour in Michigan and then across the Midwest during spring break with Chorale.
The teams differ because of the style of music they play. Christopher Paterson, His Instrument’s student leader, said they have a “wooden kind of vibe” in their performances.
These teams travel to churches throughout the state performing their sets. Their audience ranges from church congregants to students at camps.
While they are there, they perform a worship service and set up an Indiana Wesleyan University table promoting the program.
His Instrument finished up in Michigan at Bair Lake for a Bible camp.They play next during spring break.
The tour goes from Holland, Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Jackson, Michigan. Then they will head toward Delaware, Ohio and back to Indiana playing in Sharpsville and Portland.
Sound Foundation will wrap up their tour on Feb. 15 in Martinsville, Illinois.
To prepare for their trips, they practice once a week.
The teams use their different skill sets to build harmony in their worship services.
His Instrument “practices different ways to approach songs and set lists,” said Paterson.
His Instrument even added drums for their retreat last weekend in Michigan in hopes of making themselves stronger as a group.
New teams are selected each year, making a new dynamic of people and musical style. The teams are selected carefully and intentionally.
Member Cail Bowlin from His Instrument said that the members all come from different academic backgrounds.
“It’s cool that our majors are different, but we still have opportunity to find things in common and come together to worship the Lord,” Bowlin said.
Christopher Paterson, who is the group’s leader, said they got together and dreamed of what they wanted to do this year and “have an interesting menagerie of instruments.”
Becca Bowlin, the associate director of University Relations, oversees the details in where they play and their mission as a group and representation of IWU.
Becca said there are many benefits from experience, travel, and impact, but she stated that “The most important part is the ministry aspect.”
Ministry teams utilize their gifts by “sharing the good news of Jesus Christ through sung worship,” said Becca.
