B18. Get Cultured: The Curse of the White Suburban Worship Leader
Sandra Van Opstal, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Ours is a multicultural nation. We worship as part of a global church in a world where walls of nationalism and ethnicity continue to be broken down. So why do today’s worship leaders—and today’s worship songs—lean toward white-bread acoustic suburban rock? Sandra Van Opstal shows you how to add ethnic flavor to your songs of praise. After all, isn’t that what heaven will be like?
Bio
Sandra Van Opstal, Co-director of Chicago Urban Program with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a second generation Latina born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Millikin University in 1996 with a degree in Music Business, and is working towards her Masters of Divinity at Trinity International University. Sandra serves on the national leadership team for La Fe, InterVarsity’s Latino Ministry. She has been ministering to college students through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for the past 9 years. In addition to her ministry on campus she has enjoyed leading worship at InterVarsity's Urbana Mission Convention and CHIC (Covenant Youth Convention) and her local Church, New Community Covenant.
