www.poiemaworship.com

Welcome to Poiema Worship

     For we are God's workmanship (poiema), created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
- Ephesians 2:10

Why We Exist

The mission of Poiema is to support local worship ministries. We understand the scheduling demands of maintaining a level of worship worthy of our great God. All of us have been or are currently involved in worship ministry at the local church level and we know by experience that every church is blessed with a different level of musicianship and worship leading skills. Our desire, our calling, is simply to help wherever we can. With many years of experience between us, we can provide a solid worship team on short notice to cover your service(s) and help your church out of a potential bind or crisis. Whether you're trying to give your worship leader a break to protect him/her from burnout, or trying to develop a different style of worship that is more relevant to your community, we can help.

 If you schedule us to lead your congregation, please know that we will commit to praying for them before we ever step foot into your worship center.

We're not about concerts; we're not about selling CD's; we're about serving.

Who We Are

The ministry is essentially made up of one worship band called Poiema, with five core members. The band was put together by Mike Theriault, former Worship Pastor at Cornwall Church in Bellingham, Washington for over ten years. Consisting of Mike, Jake Wiebusch, John Biondolillo, Rob Taylor and Jared Bryant, all local musicians, we represent over forty years of combined experience. Occasionally we rotate different personnel within the band depending on availability and scheduling conflicts. We try to fit in with the worship culture of each host church while maintaining our own unique style.  The heart of every member of the team beats for God and we have dedicated our musical lives to being a blessing to Him and the local church.

How We Can Help

  • Cover worship team shortfalls when people are just not available. 
  • Allow your Worship Pastor/Leader a weekend off for vacations, conferences, retreats, etc. - avoid the "burnout."
  • Provide worship support in the event of family/health situations involving your Worship Leader (weddings, surgeries, births, etc.)
  • Give your worship teams a break after big holiday events when burnout is highest.
  • Introduce your congregation to a more modern style of worship. The risk in bringing someone from the outside to test the waters is minimal versus a complete shift in your approach.