I wrote this article from the beautiful city of Arequipa, Peru situated high in the Andes near the border of Chile. The views are beautiful, the food amazing, and the people, though much shorter and struggle mightily to pronounce Shawn’s name, are very warm and welcoming. While laying awake this morning listening to bustling streets and[…]
You may have already noticed, but we are having a presidential election this year. With all the commercials, news coverage, signs in the neighborhood, and the endless posts on social media it’s hard not to know about it. But no matter what your political beliefs are, it is simply fascinating that though the actual election[…]
To say that Michael Farren is one of today’s top songwriters is a bit of an understatement. Besides penning “Let It Rain” which has sold a mere 2 million copies, been translated into multiple languages, and is impacting worshipers across the globe, Michael has written and is writing many of todays top songs for Christian[…]
We live in an English speaking world, or at least it seems that way to us, here in the US of A. It’s hard to believe, if not completely shocking, that English is not the predominant language in the world. It’s actually 3rd behind Chinese and Spanish. This statistic is interesting to me in a[…]
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Paul Baloche about life, ministry, and his new worship album. Here is a portion of that interview. All About Worship: You’ve led worship around the world, recorded many albums, written many songs, and helped so many people with your training. Is there any one of those that is[…]
Have you heard the news? Christmas IS ON A SUNDAY this year! It doesn’t happen again till 2022 and then again in 2033,2039 and 2050. But like it or not, it’s a reality in the here and now. So what are you going to do about it? The last time Christmas was on a Sunday[…]
How and Why You Should Recruit a Christmas Choir It may not feel or look anything remotely close to Christmas outside, but there is something in the air that brings back that ol’ “It’s after Labor Day, better get ready for Christmas” feeling. A season enjoyed by some, dreaded by others, but necessary for any[…]
Passing the money test For many around the world worship leading has never been about the money – simply because they have and never will be paid a dime for their dedicated service. However if you have been, are about to be, or someday want to be one of the fortunate souls to live the[…]