This could include
any (or all) of the following:
Singing of her own songs (solo) and sharing the stories behind them.
This usually involves some congregational singing as well
Leading worship - either on her own or with the music team of the church
Speaking (sermon)
Ministry time - a time of taking people into the presence of God - through music, praying with people etc
Can range in length from one to two hours
Judy will accompany herself on guitar/piano, with some backings on mini disc.
There will be some congregational involvement throughout
Although Judy's music is best described as adult contemporary,
people of all ages enjoy her concerts
Judy will share her faith throughout the concert and is able to
adapt to all types of audiences
Sitting around tables in the evening, eating and drinking coffee - this is a
great way to help people relax and take time out to think on spiritual things.
This style of event is very effective for a Sunday night Cafe church or a Fri/Sat
night - particularly suitable for outreach.
Judy will often use some appropriate secular music for an evangelistic
event as it can help communicate her message and provide music that is well
known to non-church people.
Judy is a gifted speaker, strong in the word and always teaching from a fresh well. She is demand as a speaker to both men and women. Young people find her very inspiring, passionate and relevant. You will find her able to communicate powerfully to any age group. Judy is happy to just come and be the speaker, but also loves to combine singing and speaking if the occasion arises. A conference or camp is a great time also for Judy to maybe lead the worship and/or sing and not necessarily be the speaker
Judy has a real heart for womens ministry, believing that they are sacrificial givers and need time to be filled up. She is able to communicate with women of all ages and can target an event for either Christian women or for the unchurched. Her music, her humour and her stories all help in taking women into wanting to know more of God. You may wish to you Judy in just a speaking capacity. She has been the main speaker at women's conferences, bible study events, church services, evangelistic style events.
You will find Judy a great choice for your next community outreach event as people find her relaxed, easy going, passionate about her faith and able to explain it in ways people can easily understand. Her anointed singing and speaking will be a powerful tool for you to use to reach out to those who don't know Christ.
Judy will share her journey in worship and challenge the way we view and take part in worship. She draws on her experience as a worship leader and director, singer, songwriter, musician, speaker, school teacher and administrator to give keys in building a spiritually powerful worship team within your church. The length of the seminar is usually 4 hours but can be adapted for a shorter time span if required. Follow-up seminars also available following this - for general worship or how the role of worship in the prophetic. As an alternative Judy has run many worship retreats over a couple of days
This seminar can be for people who simply have a desire to write songs but don't know how to start ... or for song-writers who wish to improve on their skills. We will mainly look at the format of the worship song but the seminar can be expanded to include solo song writing. The length can vary according to needs of the group. A shorter version (2 hours) would include ideas, inspiration and basic concepts to start song writing. A longer time span (day seminar) would allow work on these new songs, individual help, and a look at more advanced theoretical knowledge and skills.
Indonesia & the Persecuted Church
Judy,
as part of a team from her local church, went to Indonesia in Sept 2002,
2003 & 2005 -
to minister to the Christian refugees. 10,000 Christians have been killed
there since 1999 and over 600,000 were left homeless.
Judy would love the opportunity to share about her experiences and the people she met - to be their voice. She will also share her new songs - written since her trip about the people and their faith under persecution. In these times, we all need to know the truth about Islam and its impact on the Christian church around the world. She will eventually include some of this trip on her website - but until then, click on the two sites below to read more about the refugee crisis in Indonesia:
http://cryindonesia.rnc.org.au
In 2006 Judy travelled to Israel
for four weeks with 30 people from her
own
local church. With many photos, stories, first hand experiences and a
scriptural understanding of Israel, Judy is able to share passionately about the
nation of Israel - its significance to the Lord and its role
in these end times OR just about her trip in a 'lighter' way.
Judy's pastor is also now the Australian Director of Christians for Israel
- take the time to look through their website
http://www.c4israel.org.au
Many great songs are written by people who can't read music and then they become very difficult to pass onto other people to learn. With Judy's skills as a musician and trained music teacher, Judy is able to produce music books for other peoples songs, particularly recommended if accompanied with an album.
With the use of a computer music programme, Judy will produce a full piano score with melody line, lyrics and chords - all she needs is a recording of the songs, lyrics and chord charts. Have a look at one of the PAGES from her own music books that Judy has had published. Contact Judy for more information.
Judy has a selection of over 100 secular (non Christian) songs - many of the classic hits of the last 40 years - all chosen for suitable for background music at any dinner function. Judy accompanies herself on keyboard and guitar and, with her mellow Gaelic-like voice will create a wonderful relaxed atmosphere. Judy can provide her own sound system. If it is for a Christian event, Judy can also combine some of her Christian songs into the selection. Judy is in popular demand as a soloist for wedding services and is able to do any song requested. She is can also lead any congregational singing, and provide the accompaniment if needed. Judy can provide relaxing live background music suitable for your reception.