Zoe . . . Hallal . . . and YOUR Music
We just finished another Zoe conference. Singing with Zoe is as good as a cappella music gets. Thanks so much, Brandon and Randy, for your leadership. It has been such a blessing in my life to work side-by-side with you (and with Ken Young and the amazing Hallal Singers, too!).
I just listened to a new CD from the Westside Church of Christ in Beaverton. Someone handed it to me and asked if I’d listen to it. It’s wonderful. (”I am weak and the current strong.” Indeed!)
That’s happened to me so many times through the years. And I love it. A group of friends from a local congregation using their gifts to bless the church (and others). You can find out more about their CD at www.westsidepraise.org.
How about your church? Any music projects you can tell us about? Please use the comment space to tell us!
I agree that the Zoe music is great. But the best a cappella singing I ever heard was in the women’s prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
God bless,
Ken Hines
Thanks for the kind words, Mike! Praise God for the gift of music and for giving us a larger church community of believers with which to enjoy it.
The Zoe Conference West was awesome again this year! Thanks to everyone who put it on and to the Lord who met us there. The presentation on Revelation last night was unlike I have ever seen. “God’s team wins in the end. Pick a side now.” Amen!
Nothing from my church, but Won by One, a group here at Pepperdine, puts out great stuff!
Won by One is AMAZING! Absolutely — I have 2 of their CD’s and we just welcomed 2 of their former members at church and already have them plugged into praise team!
SoHills is blessed with abundant vocal talent. (I’m not bragging on myself — there’s a reason I interpret for the deaf! — I’m bragging on my talented husband and his cohorts!) Every once in a while, they toss around the idea of a recording, but nothing yet. We’ll let you help us get the word out when we do.
Have a copy of the Westside CD “Carry Me” It’s great! Very inspiring music.
The best part of the Westside CD, Carry Me, is that it’s nearly all original music by Josh Stump (our awesome worship guy) and Jennifer Davis (who seems to have talent in every area!). Good stuff. I’m a bit biased, however, since I have the great joy of preaching every Sunday at Westside!
Mike, thank you for the kind words about the CD. I am glad you are enjoying it.
God is good.
we’re a hippie church so were stuck with the music when artist come through town like Pierce Pettis, Beth Moore, David Wilcox, Steve Forbert and others. Dave Madden a Berklee grad leads often.
The Memorial Drive Church of Christ in Tulsa did a Christmas cd titled “Christ Has Come” in 2007 to support our medical mission team. We’ve raised over $3,500 to date. You can hear some clips by going to my blog and clicking on the “Christ Has Come” link in the sidebar.
We’re getting ready to record our next cd. It will be titled “Brand New: Songs to Start Life Over”. We hope it will be a great outreach tool. Should be released this fall.
Some other churches whose cd’s I love are Richland Hills and First Colony.
Cool. It is always a pleasure to sing at Westside every week. Glad you enjoyed this Mike.
Caleb Cox, our worship minister, and our praise team is doing a terrific job of calling our hearts to that place of quiet rest near to the heart of God. Caleb and the team know how to move out of the way and let God and His Son Jesus receive all the praise. Their work is the Spirit of Jesus doing what He does to bless at Southeast church in Denver, but Caleb also has helped the great church at Littleton CO as well.
Happy — STEVE FORBERT?!? *The* Steve Forbert? Saw him open for Buddy & Julie Miller a few years back at the Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points here in ATL. And David Wilcox, too? Wow. Send me a map to this church!
Happy,
My husband and I love David Wilcox. I didn’t know he played the church circuit. That would be a treat. We usually have to go to a pub or something to catch him.
“We usually have to go to a pub or something to catch him.”
Tracy, that’s were Happy goes to church.
Be nice Clint we don’t even use real wine for communion.
I have a poor, weary class at ACU trying to find good lament songs that match themes in the Psalms of lament (because they have such as an assignment). Just curious Mike if you have a top ten list of singable laments.
Glenn,
Obviously not Mike, but I am a worship leader: here are some lyrics from a song Randy Gill wrote (I believe)
Deep Calls To Deep
From the depths of my soul I cry out
Lord can you hear me? Have mercy oh God
From the depths of my soul I cry out
In the midst of the sea I cry out
Save me the water is over my head
In the midst of the sea I cry out
There is a time to mourn
There is a time to weep
There is a time for sorrow
when deep calls to deep.
I know I’m a little late in posting this, but I’d really encourage people to check out what True Lift is up to… True Lift (under the direction of Jeremy Johnson and Alan Beard) has created some fantastic hymns collections as well as two great contemporary praise CDs: “Songs of Worship” and “My Everything.”