John Stevenson is a mature pastor,

whose experience in the ministry of music, writing,

teaching and leading people into the presence of God

is rich in its broad embrace of a multitude of genre.

He is not a novice and deserves to be heard in what it

means to be a true worshiper. John could wear without

pretension the "Been there - done that!" t-shirt.

What you will encounter in this book is a spiritual

father's appeal to persons who are just getting started

and to those of us who have been on the journey for

a while to reexamine what we are seeking to impart

and teach to a multitude of people who are being

awakened to this new season of interest in worship

as a lifestyle. I encourage you to read it with an open

mind and heart and hearing what the Spirit might be

saying to us.

Bishop Joseph L. Garlington, Sr.

Senior Pastor

Covenant Church of Pittsburgh