Hey there James ---

I think I am close - you are in Pottstown and I am only in Reading, which is right up the road I believe.

I'm going out of town this coming weekend -- and have something on the 17th and 24th - both Saturdays, I do believe - but other than that, I'm free - maybe even if you are interested, I could do something at your coffee shop with tracks. I don't have a band presently and have a ton of worship tracks and tracks for my originals -- let me know what ya think.

I thank you for your suggestions and will follow up...Reading is just a weird place. So, I'm very much open to travel.

not on indieheaven but will check that out as well...

thanks again - jewels

Worship is my heart -- actually the originals are like worship for me - or i've always thought of them as such --

i was on praise team for like 2-3 straight at Spring Valley - went out into the city (City Light: an outreach of SV) and started leading to track - then replanted to Hope of the Nations and have just started leading the full team, when I am given the opportunity -

i'm in a worhship class right now, distance learing through HisCall.org and have felt the call to change professions as it were to lead worship full time - (not sure why i'm sharing)

i started off as a vocal perf. major in college but was very much in the World and lost for about 16 years - so the last four has been quite an adventure - and now - 20 years later, it appears i am a music major again, this time focused upon Worship - God has brought me full circle

God Quest - i love that name

i would go anywhere too - it's my desire to go on a Worship tour eventually -

it seems very difficult here in this area to actually even get anyone to "partner" with or work with - i drove 5 hours south to Richmond to minister one P&W song and one original - it was totally worth it - but i feel stiffled in these parts --

that's awesome that you get called to other places...so it's mainly through your connections as a worship pastor that you get to go out? awesome!

until God opens up the worship pastor position for me, i will keep on walking from glory to glory --
and keep my hands to the plow

do you have any recommendations of how to connect with churches? or venues? or anything?

j

Thanks for hte info - i'm guessing the coffee house would help too --- i am looking for opportunities to minister...do not have an electronic press kit - though the Reverb Nation site does offer that -- i have a ton of websites -- jewelspetrie.com myspace.com/gemsfromthejewelrybox and i'm on facebook -- just having a hard time making local connections -- i guess i need to get crackin' on the press kit - though at this point, i'm not even sure who i would send it to...i only did two local events this summer - the rest were out of town -- where do you lead worship? - j

may i ask how you are going about getting local gigs? do you have a booking agent or management company?