Each fall, the band looks forward bringing churches a sacred and classical program in the evenings and some “fun stuff” for Christian school students during the day.

Dr. Brown said that when the symphonic band goes on tour, the children and teenagers at the churches they visit will never be the same. “They’ll never forget it,” he said. “It will leave an impact.”

But the impact will not just be felt by young people in the churches and schools; Brown said tour is life-changing for the college students, as well. If there is one take-away he would like band members to bring back with them, it’s that there is joy in ministry.

“I just want them to get excited about the difference they can make,” he said.

Brown said the band was what drew him to teach at Maranatha in the first place. He said the band had come to his church, and he watched the band members. He was impressed with how they conducted themselves, how they were such servants. “I didn’t even know there was a place like this on the planet,” he said. “I thought, ‘Where is this Maranatha? Someday, somehow, I have to get to this place.’”