Love Hymns? Giveaway: In Christ Alone: 25 of Today’s Most Powerful Hymns

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Thanks to Integrity Music we’re giving 2 winners this great 2-disc collection! See giveaway below!
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The Symbol of My Journey by Carman

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My trainer asked me if I wanted to go to a local park and see a flight of stairs that professional UFC fighters train on. Of course I said, “Yes,” but I knew there was more to it. So when we arrived, this is what I saw (see image above). It looked like the road ahead of me. All uphill, intimidating and way over my head. So I tried to run up it and got about halfway before my lungs felt like they were going to burst.

You see with Multiple Myeloma Cancer, it deprives your bloodstream of vital oxygen and you lose your breath fairly quickly. The doctor said, “You can’t push beyond it because there’s nothing to push to until your blood gets healthier.” [Read more...]

Worship Music News: Tuesday, June 11, 2013

New music today from:

  1. Ocean’s Edge School of Worship
  2. Hezekiah Walker
  3. Rebekah Maddux El-Hakam

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Review: The Blood and the Breath by Caroline Cobb

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Caroline Cobb’s new album, The Blood and the Breath was born from a simple sounding but challenging endeavor – to write a song from every book of the Bible. This gem of an album that Caroline now shares is the fruit of that effort.

As Caroline puts it: “My hope for this album it that it would take you on a journey through scripture, beginning with creation and ending with the second coming of Christ, with every song pointing to Jesus’ death, resurrection, and return.” Listening to the record, you will find her hope is not in vain. [Read more...]

[Video] Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies] Song Story by Chris Tomlin

Chris Tomlin shares the story behind the song God of Angel Armies from the Burning Lights album releases in January 2013.

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All Sons & Daughters Release Songs for Oklahoma to Help Tornado Relief Efforts in Moore, OK

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Responding to the devastating F5 tornado that raged through Moore, OK this week causing significant loss of life and property, Integrity Music’s Franklin, TN-based worship duo All Sons & Daughters are donating all proceeds from their Songs for Oklahoma EP that is available now through Noisetrade.com. [Read more...]

[Worship Music News] David Crowder Releases “All This For A King” May 21, 2013

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David Crowder*Band Releases a ‘Brilliant,’ ‘Solid Collection of Hits’
All This For A King: The Essential Collection – May 21, 2013

Nashville, Tenn. (May 21, 2013) – The last David Crowder*Band album, Give Us Rest (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys]), debuted as the No. 2 record in the country and marked the highest selling debut for the band. Paired with an epic final performance at the Passion 2012 Conference, the release was the denouement to an impactful, multi-decade career. Now, fans of the David Crowder*Band can cherish their career in full with the release of the first DC*B Greatest Hits, All This For A King: The Essential Collection, May 21.

The 14-track album features some of the band’s biggest songs, including “How He Loves,” “O Praise Him (All This For A King),” “Everything Glorious,” as well as three new remixed tracks from Family Force 5, Capital Kings and The Digital Age (consisting of former DC*B members Mike D., Jack Parker, Mark Waldrop and B-Wack). The album concludes with an all-new track from CROWDER, “This I Know.”

[Video] “Ragamuffin” Trailer – Feature Film Based on the Life of Rich Mullins

“In the end it won’t matter if you have a few scars, but it will matter if you didn’t live.”- Rich Mullins [Read more...]

[Interview + Music Video] You Shine Through by Brothers McClurg

The Brothers McClurg have a great new music video for You Shine Through. It is a beautiful song and has all the elements of a GREAT corporate worship song. Watch it and listen to it and add it to your Sunday Setlists!

They have a 5,000 view goal by the end of this month, let’s help make it happen! [Read more...]

Leading Worship Without A Microphone

In my opinion, the primary function of the music ministry in our worship services is to do our best to create a distraction-free environment where people can experience and glorify our loving, living God and the life-changing power of grace through His Holy Spirit. At our church the mission slogan is: “Evangelize Seekers, Edify Believers and Glorify God”.

The question is: “How do we best accomplish this?” Is the answer as simple as having great musicians and singers and then letting God take care of the rest? I think we all know that answer is only half true. Yes, God will take what we authentically and humbly offer and use it for His purposes and glory but every church has the people they have and unless you hire out, you’re not always going to be blessed with the most gifted musicians and singers on the planet.

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