How did I get here?

Something I wrote in my first post was that I hoped to work in a church full-time one day, and right now I work in a church part-time. So I thought I would give you an insight of exactly what I do around Central Reformed Church and answer the question I constantly ask myself- how is the world did I get the honor of doing what I do? This past January I got the honor of getting paid to do something that I loved, and had been involved in since about 7th Grade. I still remember helping the sound guy at the children's Christmas program. My job- running the CD player. That's right, I was in charge of the fast forward, rewind, open and close, and pause buttons.  That was my start, something that was so simple, yet it gave me the feeling for helping do something that was bigger than me. At that time I would have never guessed that A. I would be going into the ministry and B. I would become the Technology Director nearly 8 years later! Craziness, I know. From the first time I pushed that play button  to now I can honestly say I still love it. I loved volunteering and creating an awesome Godly worship experience all of those years, and I still love all the additional responsibilities I got with this job. We have some amazing people who take their responsibilities very seriously knowing that they are doing their work for God and there is no way I could ever thank them for everything they do. It can be hard to remember that all of this is for the glory of God. When things get busy and there is a million things going on around the church I have found it extremely important for me to take a timeout and realize- it's all for God and his glory. It's about how  awesome a logo may be or how cool a certain effect was on a video or even how great the praise team sounded on a Sunday morning. It's about making a Godly atmosphere for the congregation or the people who will see the things we are doing, and there is no greater satisfaction for me than when everything comes together I see what God is doing in our church at that very moment. In fact, as I write this I can't help but to think what it would be like if we just showed up to make church a production. We would lose so much the congregation would lose so much. That is something that I have learned a lot about over the years, because a church without a God center isn't really a church at all.