HIS Ministry Teams
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| Dates | |
| May 10 - 21 |
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| Cost | |
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$1,800 Trip cost includes round-trip transportation, food, lodging, and local ministry material. |
| Leader | |
| Mr. Dan Hollingsworth Mr. Robert Bigley |
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| Application Deadline: March 31 Download an Application |
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Ministry Opportunities
In May, the LBC Chorale will be traveling to Spain to premier Mendelssohn’s 
“Elijah” in Spanish. Our choir and orchestra from Lancaster Bible College will join other singers and musicians from the U.S. and Spain to create a powerful evangelistic music ministry team.
Sixty Spanish churches from several different regions are organizing this evangelistic concert series that forms a part of a national evangelistic strategy in 2008 to proclaim the Gospel through public cultural performances. Mendelssohn’s Elijah is a great tool—presented for the first-time-ever in Spanish, pointing out the folly of trusting in man’s devices and the wisdom of trusting only in the Lord.
Spain is a totally un-reached country with only about 0.76% of the population claiming to be believers. True, it is a Catholic country. However, Spain never received the influence of the Reformation and still today, the Spanish Catholic church denies their people access to the Bible. So, in spite of strong “Christian” traditions, Spain is still a “pre-Gospel” country. In fact, the regions where we will perform have an even smaller percentage of believers (about 0.3%-less than one half of one percent). To put this into perspective, Iraq has about four times more believers! What a great opportunity to share Christ with the lost.
The team will perform in public auditoriums and national television of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” in Spanish, combining the voices and instruments of the chorale and orchestra, with Spanish singers and musicians. The performances are organized in Spain by local churches in Salamanca, Leon and Galicia.
Purpose of Our Trip
- Proclamation: Participate in a cross-cultural proclamation of the Gospel to Spain.
- Proclamation: Participate in a cross-cultural proclamation of the Gospel to Hispanic USA.
- Vision-building: Encourage LBC students to participate in an overwhelmingly effective international music ministry movement.
- Vision-building: Expose LBC Worship and Performing Arts’ students to a missions’ opportunity at the invitation of the national churches of Spain.
- Discipleship: Encourage young adults in the U.S. and Spain to mature in their faith-walk, while using their gifts and talents in the Lord’s service.
Leader
Dan Hollingsworth - Artistic director, conductor
Currently chair of the new Worship and Performing Arts department at Lancaster Bible College, he is also the founder/artistic director of the National Evangelical Choir and Orchestra of Spain, where he resided from 1993-2006. He continues to serve as a director, teacher and consultant in Spain when not at LBC.
Robert Bigley - choir master (U.S.)
Recently hired by Lancaster Bible College to lead the music performance program in the Worship and Performing Arts department, he is a highly acclaimed director, musician and worship leader, having served as conductor of the Miami Youth Symphony, the Shoreline Chorale (Seattle, WA) and various local professional and semi-professional ensembles. He has directed and taught on special invitation in Spain over the past seven years.
Jonatán Molina - choir master (Spain)
An outstanding young national worship leader and director in Spain, Jonatan Molina directs the Evangelical choir of Leon, Spain as well as guest conducts other choral and worship groups.
Skills/Qualifications Needed
This trip is open to members of LBC Chorale and Orchestra as well as interested community members who are qualified musicians.