by Matthew Paden | Aug 1, 2025 | 2025, 2025 Tour, Featured, For Hosts, For Parents, For Singers, Public
It has been an interesting tour thus far now that we are on our penultimate day. Sorry, that is a word I use when I could use a more common phrase and blend in, but it makes me think I’m smart, even though I’m talking to many who are way smarter than me. Regardless,...
by Matthew Paden | Jul 31, 2025 | 2025, 2025 Tour, Featured, For Hosts, For Parents, For Singers, Public
Tonight, I laughed so hard I thought I was going to fall out of my chair. It has been a long time since that happened. You get to know a group of kiddos for a couple of weeks and your main interactions with them are through the work of tour. This means a kind of...
by Matthew Paden | Jul 31, 2025 | 2025, 2025 Tour, Featured, For Hosts, For Parents, For Singers, Public
Some of you may know that in another life I spent 22 years in the Army. I know, I don’t look that old. For most of that time I was in Army Recruiting, and in recruiting, we have something called the magic GOV. A GOV is a “Government Owned Vehicle”. The reason it was...
by Matthew Paden | Jul 29, 2025 | 2025, 2025 Tour, Featured, For Hosts, For Parents, For Singers, Public
We ended up going to Macon, GA by a complete accident. Bemo had one more stop left to book for tour, and he enlisted me to help him reach out to churches in the Tallahassee area. He took the Georgia side, and I took the Florida side. Bemo ended up finding some...
by Matthew Paden | Jul 29, 2025 | 2025, 2025 Tour, Featured, For Hosts, For Parents, For Singers, Public
Well friends, it’s the day after yesterday, which is when we went to Disney. I’m still tired, but I’m determined to knock out both posts today. Here’s what is important for you to know; the thing that was really on everyone’s mind yesterday: we all baked for 13 hours....
