We have seen many new faces around Veritas Church! Praise God! We know that it can be hard to get to know leadership sometimes, so we thought that it would be fun to do a blog series introducing each staff member and a few fun facts about them. This week we want to introduce you to Josh Murray, our Worship Ministry Assistant!

What first brought you to Veritas?
We moved to Fayetteville in July 2017 for my job at Fayetteville State University. After a few months of church hunting, my wife Kendra discovered Veritas online, and we visited the following Sunday. The worship and expository preaching were refreshing, and after attending several gatherings we decided to call it home.

Tell us about your role at Veritas.
As the Worship Ministry Assistant, I help to coordinate the Worship Ministry at Veritas. In addition to leading worship for the Sunday gatherings several times each month, I also audition new band members, oversee band leaders, and plan liturgy for church gatherings.

What are some of your hobbies?
As you might expect, I love playing music and writing songs. I’m in a local band that plays around the Fayetteville area regularly, and those nights are always a blast. I also love playing video games, especially with my kids. (I even teach a Video Game Storytelling course at Fayetteville State.) And, as a Georgia native, I’m a huge fan of the Atlanta Braves. Baseball season is the best time of the year, and the 2021 World Series was glorious.

What’s your favorite beverage?
I drink at least two to three cups of coffee a day, which definitely makes it my most consumed beverage. I’m also a sucker for sour beer, especially anything from Edmund’s Oast.

What is the last fiction book that you read?
When it comes to reading for fun, I enjoy crime/detective fiction. I’m currently reading through all of Michael Connelly’s books, several of which were adapted into the TV series Bosch. The last novel of his I read was The Poet.