October 2009

Newsletter #3

New Horizons
by Eugene van Deventer
Worship
...breaking the chains of tradition

I remember my first few sations and finger pointing that J.A.S.O.N. Project was est and respectful way.
weeks at the Miederpark fluttered my way. Ranging born and after eight In correlation with the
Dutch Reform church. The from my ability to teach to months we had our first home-groups and the wor-
air was thick with the va- my vocabulary used during interdenominational wor- ship sessions, MANY
pour of teenage skepticism. services. ship session. young people started an
During the musical wor- Despite the persisting These sessions paved the honest and pure relation-
ship sessions, the attempts threats the music was ab- way for teenagers to come ship with Jesus Christ; not
of some individual teenag- sent for a month. The teen- basing their relationship
ers to engage in conversa- agers started realizing that on legalistic rules created
tion with God were worship is not a planned by the traditions of previ-
drowned out by the con- event, but a response to the ous generations...
versations of disinterested realization of who God is.
youth.
Every month I invited new ...but seeking the guidance
Something drastic had to musicians from different
be done… of the Word and the Spirit.
denominations to join us in J.A.S.O.N. Project interde-
”How dare you take away worship at Miederpark. nominational worship.
the music sessions?” was Not to teach the teenagers
the scorn of the elderly, about musical worship, but together, irrespective of
and parents’ threats to show them how we wor- race, class, language or de-
started pouring in. ship. nomination. The goal was
to worship God in an hon-
On a daily basis, new accu- This became so successful

13th Floor
...a step of tremendous faith

About five months ago I received a tele- Floor (formerly known as C-Kruis) is to to create interdenominational relation-
phone call from the eccentric Flaps van “impact society with an alternative style of ships between 13th Floor and the
der Merwe, CEO of 13th Floor Interna- ministry through the arts and media.” churches, schools and universities in the
tional. The motive of his call was plain area.
My role in 13th Floor will mainly focus
and simple:
on managing and ministering to the ...sounds like J.A.S.O.N. Project, but
A position on the staff of this perform- teenage musicians who have joined the based in Pretoria. God works in mysteri-
ing arts company. The focus of 13th gap year program. In addition, I will try ous ways!!!

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