Music matters: Who is raising up the next generation of worship leaders?

Rhon Carter

Many of us who serve in ministry today can point back to a moment when someone believed in us early.”

Every ministry leader eventually faces the same question:

Who will lead after us?

Who will sing the songs of the church?
Who will lead worship with conviction and humility?
Who will understand both the craft of music and the calling of ministry?

The next generation of worship and music leaders doesn’t appear by accident.

They are identified, encouraged, trained, and discipled.

One of the greatest ways we can invest in that process is by intentionally exposing students to environments where their musical gifts and spiritual calling can grow.

That’s exactly what happens every summer at SURGE Music Camp.

Why Camps Like SURGE Matter

Many of us who serve in ministry today can point back to a moment when someone believed in us early.

Maybe it was a choir director who gave us a solo.
A worship leader who let us join the band.
A pastor who invited us to serve.

For many students, camps like SURGE become that moment.

At SURGE Music Camp, students experience:

• focused musical training
• biblical teaching and discipleship
• leadership development
• friendships with other students who love worship and music
• exposure to mentors and leaders who model ministry

They begin to see that music in the church is more than performance.

It is ministry.

The Power of Being Around Other Young Musicians

One of the most powerful moments for students is simply realizing:

“I’m not the only one.”

When a student who loves music and worship walks into a room filled with hundreds of others just like them, something shifts.

They begin to imagine what God might do with their gifts.

They are challenged.
Encouraged.
Inspired.

And many begin to sense that God may be calling them to serve Him through music in the church, in education, or in ministry leadership.

Ministry Leaders: This Is One of Our Greatest Investments

If you have students in your church who:

• sing in the choir
• play in the band
• lead worship in student ministry
• love music and want to serve the Lord
• show leadership potential

Then consider encouraging them — or even helping sponsor them — to attend SURGE Music Camp June 15–20.

There are few environments that combine musical excellence, spiritual formation, and leadership development the way SURGE does.

And the investment you make in a student today may shape the worship leader your church — or another church — will need tomorrow.

You can learn more about the camp, see the schedule, and register students at:

www.surgemusiccamp.com

Let’s continue raising up the next generation of worship and music leaders together.

The church will need them.

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