For our 82nd episode, we feature an interview with Anthony and Chris Hoisington, the brothers behind the worship band Brothers McClurg. They discuss their recent EP on Integrity (Alive), their first co-write (with Paul Baloche no less!), and their heart for their hometown, Buffalo, NY. What Else? -Wisdom and Ben are once again joined by All About Worship team members Chris Olson and Mathew Reames. -Mat tries out for the open(?) co-host position. -Wisdom invites Susan Foutaine Godwin, founder of Christian Copyright Solutions back for another...
read moreIntimacy – it’s what we desire with the Lord (see Psalm 63), and it’s the one word I can use to sum up the latest of a long line of anointed and powerful albums from Bethel Music. Every song carries within it an overriding message of drawing closer to God, and moving deeper into relationship with Him. When combined with the setting, the worship intensifies to the point where the presence of the Lord is tangible, and this atmosphere has been captured perfectly on this album. Let’s take a closer look. It may seem surprising to some...
read moreChris Olson and Julie Terwilliger had the opportunity to co-review Kari Jobe‘s new album, Where I Find You, releasing on Tuesday, January 24th. Here’s their conversational-style review… Julie: Hey Chris! Once again we team up for a review of an epic album release! First things first, what was your first impression of this highly anticipated release? Chris: After my first time giving it a full spin, I was immediately in love with the album. Admittedly there were a few songs that I wasn’t as bought into from the get go, but...
read moreThe team from Worship Central, a school of worship in London, has just released Spirit Break Out in the US, its first live worship album. Spirit Break Out was recorded live at London’s famed HMV Forum theater and features 14 tracks from the Worship Central team of Tim Hughes, Ben Cantelon, Al Gordon, Nikki Fletcher and Luke Hellebronth. As the title implies, Spirit Break Out’s overarching theme is the cry to allow God more freedom and power in worship. “We always need to be looking to be Spirit-led in our worship,” says Tim Hughes....
read moreEnd of 2011, we held our 2nd annual All About Worship Awards, where you (our online community) got a chance to vote for your favorites in various categories. We announced the winners of each award on the first episode of 2012, All About Worship Podcast. In case you haven’t listened to that episode yet, here are the winners. We will be sending a trophy to all the winners. Male Artist of the Year: Matt Redman Female Artist of the Year: Kim Walker-Smith Band of the Year: The City Harmonic and Jenny & Tyler (tied!) Album of the...
read moreBack on November 14th, 2011 we hosted a live, online round table discussion on the topic of catering weekend services. We invited the following worship pastors/leaders to be part of the panel: Fred McKinnon (Worship Director/Founder of TheWorshipCommunity.com) Rich Kirkpatrick (Blogger/Worship Pastor) Chris Vacher (Director of Worship) Rob Rash (Blogger/Worship & Creative Arts Pastor) Troy Kennedy (Worship Pastor) We discussed topics like: -Doing secular songs during service (is it okay or is it not okay?) -Convergence worship vs....
read moreOn this episode, we feature a special interview with Marcel Preston of Sky Terminal, a Toronto, Canada-based Christian band and gain some insight into his song creation process, including the song “Tonight”. Also on this espisode, Dan and Joe: Introduce the focus of the podcast for the 2012, specifically trying to dig deeper into the craft of songwriting, Explore the question, does God give people songs? Announce the release of the All About Worship Collective, Vol. 2 Quick Links: Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes Subscribe to the...
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