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Digital Lounge: Orchestrating worship and music at the Special Session

Raymond Trapp's task as worship and music director for the Special Session of General Conference 2019 is to orchestra a spirit of worship with music intended to connect the global audience. His goal, he says, is for everyone to feel a sense of home as the songs are performed by a multicultural group of musicians.

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