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The Church That Built Me

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The Church That Built Me

I first stepped through the doors of Council Road Baptist Church in 1997, as a single, 24-year-old woman. I attended Quail Springs Baptist Church, until leaving for college at Oklahoma Baptist University. After graduation, I lived in Shawnee for an additional year, working at a facility serving adults with severe mental illness.  There are a handful of moments in my life when God has spoken in a near-audible way, and this was one of them. I was sitting at my desk, writing treatment notes for clients, when I heard, “It’s time to move home.” Looking around, no one was in the room with me; I knew the Lord was speaking. Two weeks later, I resigned from my job and moved back to Oklahoma City; at that time my family was attending CRBC, so there I went.

Summers on Staff

Summers on Staff

The summer season at Council Road is one of my favorite times of year! My kids are out of school and can join me in my office, we have sweet interns that we get to pour into, and there is always something exciting being planned. There is less consistency with meetings and everyone learns a new level of flexibility. We are all being pulled in different directions with our various ministries and we all get to cheer one another on! 

From Campfires to Cornerstones: Why Church Camp Is More Than Just a Memory

From Campfires to Cornerstones: Why Church Camp Is More Than Just a Memory

If you’ve ever stepped off that last camp bus, sunburned, sleep-deprived, and full of lukewarm coffee and pizza, you know that church camp doesn’t just leave you tired—it leaves you changed. Not always in the loud music, baptism-in-the-creek, mountaintop kind of way. Sometimes it’s quieter than that, but real change is almost always there. You see it when a teenager raises their hands in worship for the first time, when a mentor prays over a bunk bed, when a mom kneels in the kitchen and prays for her child hours away, or when a minister drags himself out of bed for the fifteenth day in a row to preach to tired teenagers who just want to be on their phones. 

Why I Love Serving in VBS and Kids Ministry

Why I Love Serving in VBS and Kids Ministry

Ah! The fabulous days of summer are upon us again! If you have been at Council Road very long at all, you know that all things for kids and youth are geared up and ready to happen.   From a popsicle fest to the really big Magnified Vacation Bible School and Kidventure week for kids, to Super Summer and Falls Creek for Youth, our focus is on making great things happen in ministry for these age groups. 

Praising His Name

Praising His Name

When Eric first asked me to help record “We Praise Your Name,” I had no idea how much work had and would go into creating this song. Eric originally sent me a rough draft of the song to practice with before we went to the recording studio. Once we got there, we ran through the song 10+ times to make sure we got the right sound, harmony, and fit. After that, I got to see Eric and the recording studio owner interact and mix the song in lots of different ways. It was so cool to see how many decisions went into making the choice on which to use. There were even some lyric changes that were made by Eric to better fit what the song was supposed to portray.

The Reluctant Flutist

The Reluctant Flutist

Late last summer, Eric Wall asked my husband, Dave, and me if we would be part of playing on a recording of “We Praise Your Name,” a brand new song he had written for this year’s Easter season. Dave was all in, but I was hesitant as I was still healing from a shattered wrist and had not played my flute in eight months. I had never played on any kind of professional studio recording, so instant doubts flooded my mind.

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