Made Especially For You
Our Worship Podcast
Hey there, fellow worshippers, music enthusiasts, and tech-savvy friends! Welcome to the Cornerstone Worship Podcast, your go-to hub crafted specifically for the members of our worship and tech teams. Here, we release new episodes monthly, tailor-made to pair with our monthly worship theme. Take a listen each month to be encouraged & glean invaluable insights. Our hope is that after you listen, you'll feel more fully equipped to lead our community with a better understanding of our monthly worship focus, its significance, and the important role that you play in our community.
This Month's Topic
Singing in worship can be a way to "mortify sin" by actively expressing repentance and acknowledging your shortcomings before God, using the lyrics of hymns or worship songs to reflect on your sinfulness while simultaneously focusing on God's grace and forgiveness, essentially using the act of singing as a tool to actively fight against temptation and sinful desires in your life.
This Month's Episode
In this episode, host Jeff Graves sits down with worship team members LaDonna, Abby, and Anne to talk about using singing as a tool to overcome sin. This is the last podcast in our monthly focus series. We want to thank all of the team members who made this possible. Next month we will start our new series of worship podcasts, focused on the individual testimonies of our team members.
Past Episodes
FEBRUARY 2025
Jeff chats with Justin, Laramie, & Larissa about using singing as a tool for instruction.
JANUARY 2025
Jeff chats with Laurie, Laura, and Steve about the value of multi-generational worship.
DECEMBER 2024
In this episode, Jeff dives into the importance of rest and Sabbath- something we especially need during the busy holiday season.
NOVEMBER 2024
Jeff meets up with John VanBuiten, Noreen Abdon, and Laramie Street to talk about the balance of corporate and individual worship.
OCTOBER 2024
Jeff meets up with Jarred, Nicole, and Amy to talk about our role as worshipers in regards to spiritual warfare.
SEPTEMBER 2024
Jeff meets up with Stan, Abby, & Alex to talk about how worship unites us.
AUGUST 2024
Jeff meets up with Anne, Jesse, & Jerry to talk about edification through worship.
JULY 2024
Jeff meets up with Jordan, LaDonna, & Morgan to talk about responding to God's call through worship.
JUNE 2024
Jeff meets up with Tim, Zach, & Larissa to talk about glorifying god through worship.
A Few Random Facts
Meet The Team
Jeff Graves
There's always some song bouncing in my head, but who knows what genre it is. I'm all over the place. I had my first church solo when I was in first grade and sang "God Can Do Anything!" I recently retired from vocational ministry after 40 years serving in Texas, Illinois, and New Jersey, mainly dealing with teens. I love thinking outside the lines and in between the lines of the Bible.
Laramie Street
Music & creativity have always been a part of my life. I started violin when I was 5 years old and electric bass at 14. After graduating with my BFA in studio art, I got involved with a church plant and I started to serve with my artwork. I've been tinkering, wiring, paper mache-ing, building, designing, painting, and installing stuff in the church ever since.
Beck Smith
I grew up in a musical family and dabbled in playing most instruments, but found that it wasn't the ideal way for me to feel engaged in worship. When I was 14 I began helping out with the tech in the church, and I have been all tech, all the time, ever since. When I'm not elbows deep in cables or hours into an edit, I'm in school studying production.
Noreen Abdon
In a small church in the Philippines at the age of 6, I performed a special number- singing with a CD instrumental track. That was the first time I sang on stage by myself. In the following years, I joined a vocal master class led by renowned pianist, Vera Tisheff, served on my church's worship team for 6 years, and attended WPU as a Popular Music Major. I am now studying Music Therapy at MSU.
John Van Buiten
JVB to some, John or Johnny to others. Accountant by day, musician by night (and I guess also some days). I started piano at 5 years old and organ at 13. I played in church for the first time at 6 years old and have been involved in worship music ever since. When I'm not accounting or making music, my three kids keep me on my toes.