This Is It

Well, this is it...not like the Michael Jackson documentary, more like this is the last post before my internship ends. I've been extremely luck to end up with the internship I have. Ideally, internships are supposed to be helpful and are supposed to prepare you for a career; but I've heard too many horror stories about church internships going awry to believe that every internship went as well as mine. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by mentors who took the time to walk me through each step of my training; I was not required to do mindless hours of busywork or office work; and most of all, I was not taken advantage of my intern status and spread thin with my time and energy. I was also allowed to be involved in other ministries along with my internship.

I have been given a wealth of resources and opportunities to grow in my skills and talents as a musician, sound technician, and overall team leader. Looking back at this last year, I am pleased to see how much I've grown and and progressed as a volunteer leader at Rock Harbor. One of my favorite things to tell people when they ask me about my sound experience is how I knew almost nothing about mixing a year ago. From last June to this March, I went from knowing nothing about gain, EQ's, compression, the "sonic landscape", or artistic mixing to becoming one of the two main mixers and production leaders at the Fullerton campus. This is an amazing turnaround considering that I basically started from square one only a year ago. To me, this shows how successful Rock Harbor's method of training and equipping volunteer leaders really is. I now have these skills that not only give me the ability to serve in the church but also to use in the real world as a trade.

I am extremely thankful for everything that I've learned during this internship. I hope to use the skills and knowledge I've taken from this experience in my future endeavors as I continue to grow into an adult.