Shownotes for Episode #41: Interview with Chris McClarney

On this episode, Wisdom talks to worship leader Chris McClarney. We feature Chris’ song “Your Love Never Fails”. We also share more updates on the All About Worship Retreat along with the BIGGEST giveaway we’ve EVER had….seriously….ever.

Sponsor Announcement

We are excited to introduce you to our brand new, long term sponsor, WorshipPlanning.com.  Tom Metz and his crew have been a huge blessing to us.  If you’re looking for a fantastic resource to help with the administration and organization side of planning worship services and worship teams, you HAVE to check out WorshipPlanning.com.  This resource was created by people steeped in worship ministry and understand the limitations, the needs and the requirements necessary to craft worship services that honor Christ and minister to local churches around the world.

Visit their website and check out this nifty tool at www.WorshipPlanning.com.  You can also follow them on Twitter here. Be sure and thank them for being a friend to the podcast by tweeting “Hey @wpupdates, thanks for sponsoring the @allaboutworship podcast!” We’d appreciate it!

Listener Feedback

Last episode we encouraged you to call in and let us know what worship leader has influenced you most on your worship leading journey.  We heard from you and have some great calls to share. Thanks for phoning in! Give us a call and let us know you’re listening! 913-735-4229

Featured Interview

Wisdom had a chance to sit and talk with worship leader, Chris McClarney. Chris has a fresh, unique sound that stands apart from much of what is heard in the worship music world today.   You’ll hear about some of his musical influences, his journey to worship leading and how his  song “Your Love Never Fails” came about….and of course….his MOST embarrassing moment….yeah…it’s a GOOD one.  We also feature his song “Your Love Never Fails” on the show.

Visit Chris’ website here. Follow Chris on Twitter here. Join Chris’ Facebook page here.  Check out his music on iTunes.

HUGE thanks to Chris for stopping by the show!

All About Worship Retreat Update

The amazing folks at YAMAHA have generously offered to donate audio equipment and their time to the retreat. Seriously….how amazing is it that companies like Yamaha are interested in helping bring a positive experience to you! Have we mentioned how grateful we are to our sponsors and friends? THANK YOU YAMAHA, INTEGRITY MUSIC, THEWORSHIPCOMMUNITY, WORD RECORDS, WORSHIP THE ROCK, AND GROUP PUBLISHING!!!

Check out the line up for the retreat and register now…seriously…before it’s too late.

Giveaway

We are giving away over $1,000 worth of gear and registrations.

3rd place – 13 CD’s

2nd place – 13 CD’s plus 6 months of Gold level service at WorshipPlanning.com

1st place – 13 CD’s plus a free registration to the National Worship Leader Conference 2010 in Kansas City.

All you have to do is sign up for the All About Worship Premium membership or write a 3-4 minute song or 1-2 minute video to promote the podcast. If you do either of these, email us at giveaway@allaboutworship.com and your name will be entered into the drawing.

You can watch the video and learn more about the giveaway here.

Contact Us

Visit Wisdom’s site here. Visit Ben’s site here.  Email us at podcast@allaboutworship.com or call us and leave a voicemail at 913-735-4229.  You can also follow @AllAboutWorship on Twitter.  Follow Ben on Twitter. Follow Wisdom on Twitter. Don’t forget to join us on Facebook.

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Shownotes for 3/24/10: Interview with Dwayne Moore

On this episode, Wisdom takes a trip to Alabama for a face to face talk with Pure Praise author and Worship Pastor, Dwayne Moore. We touch base on the All About Worship retreat coming in May along with a toolbox segment featuring Jonathan Riggs with LifewayWorship.com. And a strange story from Ben about his daughter’s prayer on Easter.

All About Worship Retreat

Now is the time! Register today!  Log on to www.WorshipeRetreat.org On this episode, Wisdom reveals some of our food selections for dinner.  And yes…vegetarians are welcome and encouraged to attend! We also reveal that on Friday, May 21, there will be an acoustic night of worship with Jared Anderson, Darrell Evans, Tommy Walker and more.  This worship night will be open to the public.

Check out the line up for the retreat and register now…seriously….go here and do it.

Worship Leader Toolbox

Check out this great resource by our friends at Lifeway.  Jonathan Riggs stops by the show to talk about LifewayWorship.com and its’ resources to help the congregational worship leader.  Check out the Worship Charts and Worship Tracks. GREAT resources for worship leaders “on the go”.  Worship Map is also a fantastic way to help the worship leader plan services.  A great tool for any worship team. Check them out at www.LifewayWorship.com.  You can follow Lifeway Worship on Twitter and also follow Jonathan on Twitter. You can also stop by Jonathan’s blog.  And of course…don’t forget the amazing SUPERCHARTS resource.

HUGE thanks to LifwayWorship for offering our listeners a promo code for 5 free downloads. In the checkout type out: allaboutworship-032010

Show Links

• AllAboutWorshipRetreat.org. You know what to do…why wait? Dwayne’s the key speaker.
• LifewayWorship.com. Check out this great resource. Don’t forget the promo code for our listeners for 5 free downloads: allaboutworhsip-032010
• NextLevelWorship.com. Stop by Dwayne’s great site for worship leaders and church leaders.
• NextLevelWorship Giveaway. Check out what Dwayne’s giving away.
• Blog.NextLevelWorship.com. Leave a comment for Dwayne and say hi from the All About Worship podcast!
• Pure Praise Study. We canNOT preach the importance of this book for worship teams everywhere. A MUST HAVE.
• Dwayne on Twitter. Follow Dwayne!
• Dwayne on Facebook. Go be his friend…Dwayne loves friends.
• Contact us. Visit Wisdom’s site here. Visit Ben’s site here.  Email us at podcast@allaboutworship.com or call us and leave a voicemail at 913-735-4229.  You can also follow @AllAboutWorship on Twitter.  Follow Ben on Twitter. Follow Wisdom on Twitter.

All About Worship Premium Update

It’s coming in April.  Get ready.  Wisdom has been working hard and we’re getting some fantastic giveaways, discounts and partnerships with some of our friends like IntegrityDirect.com, MusicAdemy.com, WorshipPlanning.com and more! Stay tuned for more announcements as we gear up to offering All About Worship Premium.

Listener Assignment

We have a new feature to the podcast.  We want to hear from you.  We’ve all heard from some of the most influential worship leaders, songwriters and artists from around the world…and now…it’s YOUR turn.  Your assignment should you choose to accept, is to call us and leave a voicemail answering this question:

Who has been the most influential worship leader in your life and why?

Call us with your answer at 913.735.4229. State your name, local church or city and state then tell us who has influenced you the most and why.

Thank you to Jonathan and Dwayne for being a part of the show this week. Thanks also to LifewayWorship.com for the special discount for the BEST listeners in the world!!! And as always…THANK YOU for listening and for your support.  Go tell a friend a neighbor and others about the podcast.  Thanks for the love everyone!!!

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National Worship Leader Conference 2010

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Wisdom and Ben are thrilled to announce that they will be official bloggers for the upcoming National Worship Leader Conference 2010. Both Wisdom and Ben will be attending the conference held in Overland Park, KS…home of the All About Worship Podcast.  We hope to meet many of our fellow worship leading friends this year. Check out the official announcement on the NWLC10 blog.

In 2009, Ben and Wisdom were able to attend the conference and were truly blessed by the worship time, the teaching and the new friendships founded with so many amazing worship leading friends.  This year’s conference will undoubtedly be another great opportunity.

If you haven’t heard, there are three conferences being held in different parts of the nation. The larger gathering will be held right here in Kansas City.  Check them out:

• June 15-17 in Albuquerque, NM
• July 19-22 in Kansas City, KS
• October 5-7 in Lancaster, PA

During the week of July 19-22, you can keep up with Wisdom and Ben’s thoughts and also hit their personal blogs.  There are some other great bloggers who have been invited to participate. Here’s the official list:

• AllAboutWorship
• Ben Abu Saada :: Blog
• Brian Wurzell :: Blog
• Cheval Glass :: Cynthia Cullen’s blog
• Live to Worship :: Alastair Vance’s Blog
• Transition Pete :: Pete Kim’s Blog
• Wisdom Moon :: Blog

Giveaway

Stay tuned to this blog as we will be giving away ANOTHER free registration to the upcoming National Worship Leader Conference!!!
If you haven’t registered, check out the lineup and join us in Kansas! Thanks to our friends at Worship Leader.com for the opportunity to help keep so many worship leaders from being left behind!

Shownotes for 3/10/10: Interview with Jared Anderson

This week we catch up with Jared Anderson who will be joining us for the upcoming All About Worship Retreat in May. Wisdom and our great friend Mandy Thompson talk to Jared about what’s happening in his ministry along with some great insights into worship leading and we play a track from his latest release. Check out this great song “Inside”.  We also announce the winner of our National Worship Leader Conference giveaway and give some worship retreat updates. Wisdom gets a new computer…and Ben confesses his accent frustrations. We also hear from you in our listener feedback.

All About Worship Retreat

Another big guest announcement! While Wisdom said previously we were all booked up with special guests….we couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to add Michael Farren to the retreat! That’s right, Pocket Full of Rocks lead singer and songwriter will be joining us in May. It’s not too late to register!  Visit www.WorshipRetreat.org and be a part of the “UNconference”. You can also follow retreat updates on Twitter here.  We also announce the winner of the National Worship Leader conference registration during this segment. Listen to see if YOU won!

All About Worship Premium

Hey! It’s coming! We’ve got an AMAZING opportunity for every listener to take advantage of.  Wisdom has been working hard at working out some amazing discounts and giveaways with some of our friends like WorshipPlanning.com and Integrity Music.  Check out the update on this episode.

Let’s Hear From You

We’re tired of just talking about us and want to learn more about you.  So we want you to call us and leave a message at 913-735-4229 with your answer to this question…”Who has been the most influential worship leader in your life and why?” That’s it. Just call us and leave a message and we’d love to play back some of your answers on an upcoming episode.

Show Links

• Watch D.O.G.S. Ben talked about what he did recently at his daughters school. Go check out this great program.
• MandyThompson.com. Visit Mandy’s site and learn more about our latest AAW team member!
• JaredAnderson.com Visit Jared’s site for the latest news and updates.
• Live From My Church. Check out the latest CD from Jared.
• Song Panelists. We’re looking for people like you.
• WorshipRetreat.org. It’s coming…go register!!!
• AAW on iTunes. Hey! Leave us some feedback. It makes us feel good…real good.
• Facebook Fan Page.  Once again…if you’re on Facebook and you haven’t joined the AAW page…why not?
• Contact us. Visit Wisdom’s site here. Visit Ben’s site here.  Email us at podcast@allaboutworship.com or call us and leave a voicemail at 913-735-4229.  You can also follow @AllAboutWorship on Twitter.  Follow Ben on Twitter. Follow Wisdom on Twitter.

HUGE thanks to Jared for stopping by the show. Once again…we are extremely grateful for the love and support of YOU the listener. We’re thrilled and honored that you’re a part of the show.  Thanks for listening and encouraging us to keep going! To our sponsors and friends….THANK YOU!!!

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Podcast Shownotes for 2/3/10: Interview with Doug Hood Band

On this edition of the podcast, we have a special interview included with our free song of the month. We visit with Doug Hood Band on the All About Worship Hotline. You’ll hear about Doug’s songwriting process and how they compose songs together as a group. Thanks Doug, Jeff and Curt for spending some time with the podcast!

Show Links

• DougHoodBand.com. Visit the official website for Doug and crew.
• 180 on iTunes. Check out their latest release “180″ on iTunes.
• DougHoodBand on Twitter. Follow the band on Twitter.
• DougHoodBand on Facebook. Join their fan page.
• Doug Hood on Twitter. Follow Doug on Twitter.
• WorshipRetreat.org. Register today! Space is limited! Visit the site for to see the lineup of artists/speakers. Register by March 1 to win a free scholarship to the upcoming National Worship Leader Conference.

Giveaway

Doug Hood Band is giving away 3 CD’s of their latest release “180″. All you have to do is drop a comment right here on this post and we’ll enter your name into a random drawing.

Thanks once again to DougHoodBand for sharing their story and the song “Cry” with our listeners.

If you have a song you’d like to submit, please email an mp3 to music@allaboutworship.com

Podcast Shownotes for 1/27/10: Interview with Carlos Whittaker

On this special edition of the All About Worship Podcast, Ben interviews Worship Leader, songwriter, Carlos Whittaker. Carlos is an influential worship artist in the online community through his website RagamuffinSoul.com. Recently Carlos released an online EP with three great songs for the local church.

Show Links

• RagamuffinSoul.com. Visit Carlos’ site. If you’ve never visited, it’s time.
• Integrity Music. HUGE thanks to Integrity for letting us play “Rain it Down”, Carlos’ new single.
• Carlos Whittaker EP. Get the songs on iTunes today.
• Carlos on Twitter. Follow Carlos.
• Carlos on Facebook. Join the fanpage and get the latest news and updates on Carlos Whittaker.
• WorshipRetreat.org. Don’t forget to join us this May for the upcoming retreat.
• AAW on iTunes. Hey! Leave us some feedback. It makes us feel good.
• Facebook Fan Page.  Once again…if you’re on Facebook and you haven’t joined the AAW page…you’re invited!
• Contact us. Visit Wisdom’s site here. Visit Ben’s site here.  Email us at podcast@allaboutworship.com or call us and leave a voicemail at 206.426.7119.  You can also follow @AllAboutWorship on Twitter.  Follow Ben on Twitter. Follow Wisdom on Twitter.

Thanks Carlos for sharing your heart and spending some time with the All About Worship Podcast!  And to our listeners…THANK YOU!!!

Listen to the interview here. Or check it out below.

Show Notes for December 9, 2009: Interview with Tim Hughes

On this episode of the All About Worship Podcast, Wisdom talks about his recent experience going through a worship leading interview process at a local church.  We also get a chance to talk to worship leader/songwriter/author/fellow podcaster (is there anything he doesn’t do?) Tim Hughes! We will hear about some of the projects he’s working on to help equip you, the worship leader, and talk about his latest album “Happy Day: Live Worship//London”.

Giveaway

Our friends at Worship Leader Magazine have graciously provided a way for you to attend the upcoming National Worship Leader conference in 2010….for FREE!!! You can pick from one of three conference locations (Albuquerque, NM, Lancaster, PA, or right here in Overland Park, KS).  We are giving this scholarship away to one of 65 people who register for the upcoming All About Worship retreat.  So go register for the upcoming retreat and enter for your chance to win a scholarship to the National Worship Leader Conference. Learn more about the All About Worship reatreat at WorshipRetreat.org.

Be sure to stop by Worship Leader Magazine’s website here.  And if you’re on Twitter, please Tweet a thanks to @wlmagazine for sending @allaboutworship a scholarship to giveaway. Just copy and paste this in your Twitter status: Hey @wlmagazine Thank u for giving a NWLC scholarship to @allaboutworship podcast to giveaway!!!

Giveaway Part 2

We are also giving away 20 copies of Dwayne Moore’s book “Pure Praise” to the first 20 people who register and the first 10 people will also receive a copy of Darrell Evans’ latest CD “Nothing Less than Everything”. So go register today at WorshipRetreat.org! Huge thanks to Group Publishing and Darrell Evans for providing these items!

Giveaway Part 3

We are giving away 3 copies of Tommy Walker’s new CD “Overflow” and 2 copies of Sara Groves new Cd “Fireflies and Songs”. All you have to do is drop a comment on this post about the podcast and we’ll enter your name in the drawing.

Special Announcement

Recently a new listener to the podcast was EXTREMELY gracious in answering our recent comments about needing some new equipment.  Joe Brookhouse donated to our “Save the All About Worship Gear” fundraising campaign and issued a challenge to fellow listeners. He was willing to match any donation received. How cool is that?!?! Thanks Joe for your love….for the podcast and for the worship leading community who listens to us!

Show Links

• AllAboutWorship Retreat. Check out our first retreat coming May 20-22, 2010 in Overland Park, KS.
• National Worship Leader Conference. Check out the lineup for the upcoming conference in July, 2010. Don’t forget about the giveaway (in case you have extreme short term memory) read above.
• TravisFischer.com. We also hear from many of you regarding the podcast including this UNSOLICITED review from Travis Fischer. Thanks Travis! And thanks to all who have left comments and reviews in iTunes!
• Here I Am to Worship. Ben mentions this book and how it impacted his worship leading ministry during the podcast. Authored by Tim Hughes.
• Happy Day: Live Worship//London. Get Tim’s  CD/DVD on Amazon today!
• WorshipTogether.com. In 2009, Tim Hughes was a part of the WorshipTogether conferences traveling the U.S.
• WorshipCentral.org. A MUST for worship leaders. A resource Tim helped create for worship leaders around the globe. Check it out.
• WorshipCentral Podcast on iTunes. Another fantastic worship leader resource with interviews, tips and free music from Tim Hughes and Al Gordon.
• Give Us Your Courage. Get the song on iTunes. HUGE thanks to Survivor Records for giving permission to play this song on the podcast.
• Tim on Twitter. Follow Tim on Twitter @timhughes77
• Sara Groves. Up next on the January podcast!
• Facebook Fan Page. If you aren’t a part of it yet…you should be.  What are you waiting for?!?
• Contact us. Visit Wisdom’s site here. Visit Ben’s site here.  Email us at podcast@allaboutworship.com or call us and leave a voicemail at 206.426.7119.  You can also follow @AllAboutWorship on twitter. Follow Ben on Twitter. Follow Wisdom on Twitter.

As always…we THANK YOU for being a part of making this little podcast possible. Thanks for listening and telling your friends and family.

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New All About Worship Network

Over the weekend we launched a brand new online network for worshipers, worship leaders, and songwriters. It’s a great place to meet other like-minded folks around the country, post blogs, share your music, post or search job openings, and much more.

The best part is…it’s FREE!

Just visit AllAboutWorship.net and take a few seconds to join.

Be sure to tell us about yourself in the Introduction section of the Forum. We look forward to seeing you there!

New Podcast Episode: Darrell Evans April 2009

On this edition of the All About Worship Podcast, Darrell answers questions submitted by listeners around the country and shares some thoughts on worship.

Featured song: “Worthy” from Darrell’s new album, Nothing Less Than Everything.

Be sure to sign up for our Songwriting Teleseminar with Darrell Evans now to get the special Early Bird Discount…only $22. The seminar takes place over the phone on Monday, May 4th at 8pm Central. All proceeds go to support the ministry of NightLight.

Email questions for the show to askdarrell@allaboutworship.com

All About Worship Podcast is presented in partnership with Darrell Evans Ministries.

If you’re not already subscribed to the podcast, join over 4,000 listeners worldwide! You can subscribe with your iTunes or any other mp3 or podcast player (including Zune).

Darrell Evans Partners With All About Worship Podcast

Exciting News!

The All About Worship Podcast is now partnering with worship leader/songwriter, Darrell Evans (writer of “Trading My Sorrows”).

See the flyer below for more information:

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