THE WORSHIP BARN

6/29/26

Can This Worship Barn Live?

Happy Monday, Worship Watch and Wait amigos! I’ll get right to the point…

Many of y’all will remember me talking about the Worship Barn. It's a dream I’ve had for probably 15 years now. I’ve wanted to convert my backyard barn into a gathering place for worship — housing a recording studio and a prayer room. As dreams often do, however, mine all but died. Life happens.

When God escorted Ezekiel to the middle of that valley full of dry bones, He asked him, “Son of man, can these bones live?” Recently I’ve heard that same question regarding my Worship Barn. Funny how these Bible stories can get real personal. Like God is asking me that same question: “Daniel, can this Worship Barn live?"

I can totally relate to that scene in Ezekiel 37. What the prophet saw was not just a pile of bones — but “bones that were very dry.” Worst-case scenario. Pretty much like my dream. So in the middle of that impossible situation, God invites Ezekiel to engage with Him. Thankfully, Ezekiel went with it. The result was a miracle of epic proportions. Y'all know the story. Those dry bones became the army of God.

I’ve determined that God is inviting me to engage with Him about this dream He has put in my heart. Oh sure, I have reasons, lots of them, to let the dream lie dormant. Dead actually. But the prospect of God’s involvement — transforming this impossible dream into a reality, trumps every other reason to shrink back, and energizes me back into the land of the living.

So, by the grace of God I have decided to prophesy the word of the Lord to my very own pile of dry bones, believing I'll see them come to life and transform into a trophy of God’s amazing grace!

I have zero doubt God has put this vision in my heart. Zero. It’s His job to make it come alive as I cooperate with Him. Even as I write this, courage and resolve are flooding my soul. Encouragement is a powerful thing. More, Lord!

After hearing, or re-hearing my story, if any of you are moved in your heart to jump on the bandwagon and help this dream become a reality, come on! I can guarantee you one thing — it’s a God-dream. 100%. I’ve outlined a 4-Phase plan below. Check it out. There are details and a price tag on each one.

All gifts to Worship Watch and Wait are tax deductible. You can go to danielbrymer.com and click on the “Give” button to give that way. You can also do it the old-fashioned way by writing a check payable to Worship Watch and Wait, and mail to 2608 Main St, Grandview, MO 64030. Thanks for considering!

By the way, my good friend, Julia Otterness, is working on an artistic rendition of the Worship Barn that will knock your socks off. Coming soon!

Phase 1 — Utilities ($25K) 75% done!

  • A little over 2 years ago we redirected our outdoor plumbing and water line, and ran electrical to service the Worship Barn, recording studio and prayer room. All that remains now is tying everything together into the main system.

Phase 2 — Dirt Work and Foundation Work ($25K)

  • Retaining wall, leveling and grading for proper drainage

  • Footing and foundation for the stage

Phase 3 — Stage, Stage Roof, and Turf ($25K)

  • Stage surface with audio and electrical

  • Posts and roof

  • Top soil and grading for turf (worship venue)

Phase 4 — Barn Floor, Walls and Ceiling ($25K)

  • Jackhammer and remove existing concrete

  • Wood flooring with plumbing, electrical, audio

  • Reinforce barn corner posts

Psalm 27:13-14 says, “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD."

A hearty amen to all that! All of God's good promises to us will be fulfilled! Every. Single. One. Hallelujah! It’s great to be in this together!

Going for the Throne,

—Daniel

A Little Worship Barn Background

When Gwen and I first bought our house about 15 years ago, the address (2608) had special significance for me (numbers related to Psalm passages have spoken to me often). So as we were buying the house, I took the address, 2608, and looked up Psalm 26:8. Here’s what it says: “I love the house where You live, O Lord, the place where Your glory dwells.” When I read that, I immediately said “That’s my house!”

 From then till now, many personal and family worship times in our living room have no doubt been a fulfillment of that Psalm 26 verse. But I’ve wanted to draw the circle bigger. I’ve dreamed of converting our barn and backyard into a full blown worship venue – a place where friends and friends of friends can gather to make music and worship and pray and just hang out. As dreams often do, it went dormant for a while. But I can feel it stirring again. I believe it’s time to get going. I’ll keep y’all in the loop on progress, and you can check here periodically for updates. It’s gonna be a doozy! The Worship Barn…I like the sound of that!

3/15/24 Update

I’ve had to take a little detour on the worship barn. We discovered the plumbing in our home had deteriorated to the point that I’ve had to replace 150 feet (count ‘em!) of sewer line — from our house to the street. Whew! That takes care of about 75% of the problem. Next step is replacing the lines on the inside of our house. Y’all will remember that back in the Fall I ran utilities to the barn. But since that plumbing comes through our house before it goes to the street, I had to deal with the house issues before moving forward. Fun stuff! So it slowed me down on my barn project. But God’s gracious gift of an early Spring is making playing catchup much less difficult. Little by little by little…