THRIVE 2022

MAIN SESSIONS INCLUDE:

• Soul Care: Developing Your Green Space with God

• Core Vineyard Values in Worship

• Worship Leader Master Class

BREAKOUTS INCLUDE:

• Building a Setlist

• Administrating Your Worship Ministry

• Vocal Care

• Drum + Bass – Learn the basics of the foundation of the band

• Electric Guitar, Keys + Vocal Day – Learn How to Communicate to All Players

• Live Sound Training (Thursday Night)

• Songwriting For Local Church (Thursday Night)

COST

Your registration fee includes written materials, lunch on Friday, snacks, and all the coffee you can drink.

• $99 Super Early Bird—GREAT VALUE!

• $129 after 10.3.22

• $159 after 11.1.22

TEACHERS 

Mike O’Brien VSOW Director

Mike O’Brien has served as a worship pastor, speaker, record producer, and songwriter for over 25 years. For 18 years he served one church (Vineyard Community Church of Marietta, GA) training hundreds of worship leaders and musicians; in that church, he founded a creative common called “Poured Out Like Wine”.

Mike serves as the director for the Vineyard School of Worship (vsow.org) and has produced numerous albums including "Shine On Us", "Miami Vineyard Live", and "Not Be Moved". He holds his Masters of Worship Studies from the Robert E. Webber Institute and is currently serving the church at large in worship team training and worship leader mentoring.

Mike, his wife Susan, and their son Ezekiel live in Atlanta GA. You can find out more about Mike at threestreamsworship.com

MELISA KELLER

Melisa Keller is a wife, mother, worship pastor, and the Director of Events & Project Management for Vineyard Worship. Melisa is a native Californian and has been a part of the Vineyard movement since she was young. She is passionate about the Vineyard and cares deeply about the health and vitality of its worship community. Melisa oversees all of the Vineyard Worship Leader Retreats and uses her role to encourage, care for and equip worship leaders from around the US. Melisa resides in Orange County, California with her husband and two children.

AARON JONES

Aaron Jones has served in worship for over 25 years. He now serves as the Worship Pastor at the Desert Vineyard in Lancaster, California. Aaron has a passion for worship music that fosters a tangible sense of God’s presence. You'll find him leading worship from the keys, drumming, and (every once in a while) preaching with enthusiasm for God's people in the Antelope Valley.

Aaron developed a passion for music at a very young age. He played drums for his church choir when he was 11 years old. He was drum captain of his high school band and marched in the Tournament of Roses High School Honor Band in 1991. After trying the 1990s LA band scene, he realized his passion was using his talent to bring glory to God. He began playing drums for a church in Lancaster where he met his wife, Kimberley. In 2002 he began leading worship for a small church plant in Lancaster, California. In 2010 he started attending the Desert Vineyard and began serving on the worship team in 2011. By 2012 he was one of the worship leaders; eventually becoming the Worship Pastor in 2022, leading a team of around 30 musicians and worship leaders.

Aaron has a Master Certificate from the Berklee College of Music in Music Production with Pro Tools. Along with previous work, Aaron helped perform, produce, mix and master Desert Vineyard Worship's 2020 release "You Are There," featuring Joshua Miller. He also helped with the release of Heaven And Earth's 2022 EP.

Aaron has a passion to learn from others and share what he has learned. He loves to see people grow in their musical and technical knowledge and ability. Aaron and his wife of 25 years, Kimberley, reside in Palmdale with their 4 amazing children.

CASEY CORUM

Casey Corum is a songwriter, worship leader, record producer, and creative catalyst based in the greater Los Angeles, California area. Casey is best known for his work with Vineyard Music having served as Chief Creative Officer for over 10 years. Casey's songs have been sung in thousands of churches all over the world in numerous languages. Some of his best-known songs include "Dwell", "Form Us", "No Longer Strangers", and "You Have Set Me Free".

Casey also travels extensively working with artists, churches, and creative leaders on the stage and in the studio. Living life as an act of improvisation, Casey has given his life to unlocking creative potential in others and breaking through creative roadblocks.

Casey is married to his high school sweetheart, Angie. They have four daughters and live in Fullerton, California.

MEGAN ZEILINGER

Megan Zeilinger is the worship pastor at Tehachapi Vineyard Church. She is passionate about hospitality and making space for people to experience the love and presence of God in corporate worship. She loves coffee, authentic conversations, and watching people’s lives be transformed by the love and kindness of Jesus. Her husband, Jeff, leads the Production Team, and together they love serving the church with what they have been given to give away. Megan, Jeff, and their adorable two-year-old daughter live in Tehachapi, California.

TERRY BUTLER

Terry Butler is a veteran Vineyard songwriter and worship pastor, but he is first and foremost a worshipper. Drawn into the mystery and majesty of God through anointed hymns in his early childhood, Terry has written songs and pastored worship for over 42 years.

Best known for the classic Vineyard songs "Cry Of My Heart,” "At The Cross,” "Psalm 19 (May The Words Of My Mouth),” and the 2019 Vineyard Worship single "All The Same,” his pastoral work in raising up younger generations into ministry reflects his passion for true, heartfelt congregational worship.

Adam Russell says, "Terry is a PhD worship pastor teeming with wisdom and a rich legacy of calling out and raising up worship leaders and songwriters."

JEFF ZEILINGER

Jeff Zeilinger is the Production Director at Tehachapi Vineyard Church as well as a full-time Registered Nurse. He has been in the Vineyard for 29 years starting with David Parker at the Desert Vineyard, then with Barry and Saundra Galloway at Tehachapi Mountain Vineyard, and currently with Mike Safford at Tehachapi Vineyard. Growing up in the Vineyard around worship leaders and music producers as well as being on the worship team at Desert Vineyard, Jeff learned through proximity and patient watching. As well as having production experience through church, Jeff also worked with his dad, Mark, recording business conferences all over the nation. For the last six years, Jeff with his wife Megan have been efforting to build a sustainable worship culture at their local Vineyard Church through focus on community and relationship.

KRISTA ASHLOCK

Krista received her MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot School of Theology. Vineyard Fullerton is her family and where you can find me on Saturday nights. As a trained Spiritual Director, her role is to be a companion, a “soul friend,” one that discerns with you the movements of God in your present circumstances and in the beautiful landscape of your story. Her hope and prayer is for you, in the sanctuary of Spiritual Direction, in the safety and rest offered here, that you would encounter an abundantly loving Lord whose delight in you knows no bounds.

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