Joshua Seller
Song Of The Angels
By: Joshua SellerFrom: Passionate Reverence EP
Themes: Adoration, Holiness, Praise, Worship
Worship Rises
By: Joshua SellerFrom: Passionate Reverence EP
Themes: Offering, Praise, Prayer, Worship
In a time when the lines between church music and mainstream music
have been hazed and blurred, Christian artists rooted in humility and
focused on exalting Christ are hard to find.
That's where Joshua Seller comes in.
Based out of Harvest Bible Chapel in Oakville, ON, Songwriter / Worship
leader Joshua Seller represents a breath of fresh air in both Canadian
church-culture and the larger Christian music industry too. Seller is
passionate about his art but also determined and mindful to eliminate ego
from the equation. No rock star attitudes here.
But don't let his modesty fool you. Having opened for Casting Crowns on
their 2009 Canadian tour, garnered mega-exposure for his song "Song of the
Angels" through CCLI, won "Scriptural Song of the Year" at the 2009 Covenant
Awards and, last but definitely not least, finished in the Top 10 in the
2002 season of Canadian Idol, Seller has definitely been a busy man.
"Through the Canadian Idol experience, God showed me a brief season of
fame," Seller explains. "The whole time I thought I could serve both God and
the World. But I was wrong." It was through releasing and touring a secular
album that God revealed that no fame could buy happiness for Seller. "I
remember getting to the point where I had to choose between Christ and the
world. I chose Christ because He revealed His love and grace to me in such a
way I could do nothing but choose Him."
Following these life changes, Seller found himself at Harvest Bible Chapel,
a church where he would soon put down roots with his family. Serving there
now as a full-time vocational worship leader, Seller's number one focus is
writing songs for the church and leading services there.
His progressive sound is built around songs that move and build - from soft
and intimate to big and exciting. Drawing inspiration from worship leaders
such as Chris Tomlin, Bob Kauflin, and Kristian Stanfill, Joshua Seller is
excited about being used as a Psalmist for our generation: Writing songs
that God would allow the world to sing to Him.
Seller is passionate about the church, plain and simple. "The heart of why
I write & sing is to make Jesus known and lead people into His presence."
Whether with local congregations in Ontario or on larger stages through out
North America, Joshua Seller's passionate songs and servant-heart will
continue to inspire and draw people in closer and closer to where God is
leading.
"Came To Save" Song Story
"Came to Save” in a nutshell is my life story and the purpose of why Christ came. Funny thing is it was never intended to be on the album. I co-wrote the song with Nate Smith at Centricity Music and did a quick demo and stored in and among a bunch of other songs that were 80% finished. About a week before we went into the studio I came across the demo while looking through some old song ideas for the final track on the album. I sent the demo More
Giveaway From Joshua Seller
Joshua Seller is one of PraiseCharts' newest artists and we're so excited about his new album, My King Is Coming. To celebrate, we're offering the chord chart and MP3 of Came To Save for free! Have a listen to the full audio samples- we know you'll enjoy every minute! Hear Joshua's heart and the story behind Came To Save More
NEW ALBUM: VICTORIOUS
If you haven't picked up a copy of the new release we would love it if you did! You can get it on iTunes here:
Canada Store
US Store
HARVEST WORSHIP | 2 SONG SAMPLER
Our team has been working hard on a new 8 song project featuring songs around the theme of Easter. You can now download the title track "Victorious" and "Came to Save" 2 songs featured on this project for FREE!
The full length album comes out every on April 12, 2012 or Easter Sunday if you have tickets to Easter Together at the Hershey Centre.
FAMILY DAY
BUILD A BEAR
He's napping with it now. A great day.
A GREAT NIGHT TOGETHER
WHY I HATE RELIGION BUT LOVE JESUS
Interestingly I posted this yesterday when it had 300 views. Today for some reason it has over 6 million. Funny thing this internet.
With all the views comes all the buzz, comes the sides comes the analysis, comes the you get what I mean. However a man I highly respect and admire (Kevin DeYoung) posted a critique of this video going line by line. I'd invite you to read it, chew on what he's saying and let me know your thoughts.
Here is a excerpt from the article:
"The word “religion” occurs five times in English Standard Version of the Bible. It is, by itself, an entirely neutral word. Religion can refer to Judaism (Acts 26:5) or the Jewish-Christian faith (Acts 25:19). Religion can be bad when it is self-made (Col. 2:23) or fails to tame the tongue (James 1:26). But religion can also be good when it cares for widows and orphans and practices moral purity (James 1:27). Unless we define the word to suit our purposes, there is simply no biblical grounds for saying Jesus hated religion. What might be gained by using such language will, without a careful explanation and caveats, be outweighed by what is lost when we give the impression that religion is the alloy that corrupts a relationship with Jesus."Here is the link to the entire article:
MORNING INSPRIATION
Stop animation. Shot in Toronto at one of the bookstores on Queen. There would be about 30 different photos taken per second to make this work. Amazing.
ELEPHANT ROOM 2
What is the Elephant Room conference? The Elephant Room isn't about men side stepping around real issues the church faces. It is however disrupting the way we think, the way we lead, and the way we do church with the intent to God's word as our standard rather than pragmatics or popularity.
I think its safe to say we believe uncomfortable conversations, passionate discussion, tense dialogue can sometimes lead us to see Jesus more clearly. Getting tied up in church work we tend to even at times looses sight to the work of the church. I believe Pastor James' heart for this day isn't making friends or even being nice, his heart in all of this is to open up a space where real dialogue can happen and we can lay the facts on the table about what God has clearly laid out in His word for us.
This conference isn't for the church goer looking to be a fly on the wall, its way more than that! It's for the church leader looking to seek wisdom and council from men just like you and I who desire to make our life and ministry count for the Kingdom.
January 25, 2012 is going to be Round 2, a new roster of leaders, more in-your-face conversations and at the end we believe a greater understanding of truth and unity.
CHRISTMAS EVE
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