8 | March 2025
Worship 4:24 Trains Worship Leaders and Teams at Record-Setting Event By Zac James, SCBO worship consultant
Worship 4:24, a partnership between Cedarville University and SCBO, had another amazing year setting multiple re- cords while training worship leaders and teams from Ohio and across the nation. God is truly at work in our state, and the kingdom foot- print He allows us to have to invest in worship leaders and teams is enormous. Last year, we saw a massive increase in total conference attendance. In 2023, our attendance was 804, and it shot up to 1,485 in 2024 with Shane & Shane. This year, the conference continues to grow, as we cele- brated 1,265 conference attendees, plus 141 high school students who came early for Cedarville’s Weekend of Worship and stayed through the conference. We hosted 125 speakers, vendors, and those they brought with them to help. Once again, shoutout to the Cedarville Team for solving so many logistical hurdles! Roger O’Neel, John Chillicothe, Susan Troth, and Jesse Oliver. Also, shoutout to Katrina Umphrey for redesigning registration, and to our SCBO and volunteer team which hit a home run in getting people registered quickly. This year conference attendance was 1531, a new record. On top of that, 1,354 people bought tickets for the Friday night Charity Gayle worship concert with the 4:24 Worship Choir. The chapel was filled with worshipers, and if you couldn’t make it, you missed something awesome. Charity Gayle,
her husband, Ryan, and their team did a phenomenal job leading us in worship the whole weekend. They were a delight to work with and the worship was incredible. All told, we had 2,885 people during Worship 4:24, which is 4 less than last year. More major milestones: we hosted 480 students. Our at - tendees came from 29 states and 308 churches. To serve this many attendees, our speakers hosted 128 breakout sessions. Here’s what that means: • Last year was not an anomaly. It is no small thing that the Lord showed favor so we could maintain and build on the huge spike from last year. Worship 4:24 broke records while training, encouraging, and challenging worship leaders and worship teams.
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