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Worship Leaders - Quality or Quantity on the Worship Team?

no@spam.com (Bob Kauflin) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:00:00 CDT

Question: We currently have four worship teams, giving 15-20 people a month a chance to lead in music. We’ve discussed cutting the number of teams down to one or two that would be much more musically adept; the downside of this is that many “moderate” musicians would no longer have a chance to share their musical gifts as a part of worship. We want to be sensitive to everyone, yet provide the highest quality music possible for all of the obvious reasons. What biblical principles should we use in determining which direction to go?

Mighty To Save (Laura Story Version)

no@spam.com (Branon Dempsey) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:30:00 CDT

Watch and Listen to the testimony that everyone has been talking about: Laura Story (author of Indescribable) in her version/song "Mighty To Save." You will be moved by the song and the message of Laura's testimony and the battle of her husband's life. She declares her tried-by-fire confidence in God's faithfulness in authentic love through this infectious song "Mighty To Save," Enjoy this song and testimony and now find it here on PraiseCharts!

Evangelism and Worship in the Bible: A Survey

no@spam.com (Daniel Collison) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:00:00 CDT

The biblical story of worship includes a subplot that draws attention to the relationship between outsiders and the corporate worship experience. The Old Testament refers to outsiders or non-Hebrews as ‘strangers’. The New Testament Church continued the Old Testament usage of ‘foreigner’ (Luke 17:18; Acts 26:11). However, as alignment to Jewish nationality became less of a guide to religious affiliation, terms such as “foreigner’, ‘sojourner’, or ‘stranger’ developed a new theological identity.

Chris Tomlin (Hello Love) God Of This City

no@spam.com (Chris Tomlin) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 CDT

Watch the story behind the song "God of This City," Chris Tomlin shares how the Church continues the missional work of Jesus Christ, particularly in dark places. We have just released a new arrangement for this song on PraiseCharts that combines a slightly different chord progression (as featured on Hello Love), enjoy the video (3 in 1 Feature) and get this song today!

Paul Baloche - Hallelujah To My King

no@spam.com (Paul Baloche) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:00:00 CDT

Paul Baloche shares the story behind his new song written with Brenton Brown "Hallelujah To My King." There is nothing like singing the old classic hymns in a fresh new way. Watch this video as Paul describes the process of creating an old time sounding melody into a modern anthem of praise. In the second video, Paul shows us how to play this new song on the guitar - you do not want to miss this 2 for 1 video special. Enjoy "Hallelujah To My King."

Two Thousand Years of Worship In One Thousand Words

no@spam.com (Daniel Collison) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:00:00 CDT

This article is a follow-up to my article "The Biblical Story of Worship In Less Than 1,000 Words". Biblical history ended with the completion of the book of Revelation (96 A.D.) and the death of the apostle John (98 A.D.). However, the story of Christian worship continued to be written through three major eras.

The Effective Worship Rehearsal

no@spam.com (John Telman) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:30:00 CDT

Rehearsals can be a great time of growth in skills and abilities, but they can also be times of frustration. Most worship bands have a wide variety of skill levels in their musicians and singers. The wise band leader/worship will recognize this fact and have a strategy to deal with it. The following are some tips to unify the team under the pressures and grow in strength as a team.

Parachute Band Cover Story

no@spam.com (Parachute Band) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 CDT

The new Parachute Band from New Zealand (Integrity Music) packs a punch with a fresh young sound. With their new album release "Technicolor," set for October 14th, the band shares their testimony of this new project. Join us for a closer look at the heart of the Parachute Band. Be sure to see the second testimony video as well!

Mighty Jesus

no@spam.com (Jon Althoff) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:00:00 CDT

We love this slow, soulful song of confidence in our savior Jesus Christ, from worship pastor Jon Althoff. Please listen to it, and let us know what you think!

More of Matt Maher - Story Behind Empty and Beautiful

no@spam.com (Matt Maher) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:00:00 CDT

You may have seen the exciting new releases of Matt Maher this week on PriaseCharts. Now watch this video as Matt explains the development of his new album "Empty and Beautiful." Matt also shares his testimony of saving grace, life and music, in which God led him into ministry. Join us as we hear Matt's heart and his songs from the new album!