A few years back, I was serving with a worship team at a retreat weekend that we put together every year for the youth in our church. One of our team members suggested that we pray through each of the songs that we were planning to lead with that weekend during one of our practices …
Worship Review // The Dispatch // The Dispatch
Album: The Dispatch Artist: The Dispatch Label: Mars Hill Music/BEC Recordings Release: August 12, 2013 For this review here on TCC we will look at a little EP from another band out of Mars Hill Church. The Dispatch formed in August 2012 as the worship band for Mars Hill’s Sammamish, WA location (yes …
Ministry Feature // Seth Rice // CrossPointe Church Valdosta, GA
For this Ministry Feature, we had the privilege to chat with Seth Rice of CrossPointe Church in Valdosta, GA about his church, ministry, and CrossPointe Worship’s latest album. We hope you enjoy getting to know Seth! TCC: Tell us about your church! Seth: I serve at CrossPointe Church in Valdosta, GA, which is about as far south as you …
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Worship Review // Take This City // CrossPointe Worship
Album: Take This City Artist: CrossPointe Worship Release Date: September 19, 2013 Remember that our worship reviews are from the perspective of a week to week worship leader. We recommend each song based on lyrics, melody, style and arrangement. Take This City // This song opens with a great signature riff. It works well as …
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Monday Musings // Forget Your Role, Focus on Jesus
A friend of mine told this to me over coffee. He said “We need to forget about our roles as church leaders, and put all of our focus wholly on Jesus”. Meaning, we get so caught up in being leaders, pastors, counselors, babysitters, etc…..that we often lose our focus on the One true cause. Over …
Worship Review // Bryan & Katie Torwalt // Kingdom Come
Album: Kingdom Come Artist: Bryan & Katie Torwalt Label: Jesus Culture Music Release Date: October 15, 2013 Following Bryan and Katie’s first album Here on Earth that brought us great songs such as “Holy Spirit”, “He is Faithful” and “I Breathe You In, God”, Kingdom Come is nothing short of spectacular. The Torwalts bring us …
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Monday Musings // Who Are You Pouring Into?
One of my family’s favorite things to do is to go hiking in the mountains. We live in Ohio so we only see mountains when we travel. Often times we’ll find a trail that will lead to a stream that flows down the mountain or even a waterfall. I think it’s so cool to be …
Worship Review // Dustin Kensrue // The Water & The Blood
Album: The Water & The Blood Artist: Dustin Kensrue Label: Mars Hill Music/BEC Recordings Release: September 30th, 2013 Welcome to yet another worship album review from The Church Collective. If you are not aware of the church or the music, Mars Hill Church in Seattle was founded in 1996 by Mark Driscoll and now has …
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Worship Review // Hillsong Young & Free // We Are Young & Free
If you know me at all you know I’m a huge Hillsong fan, both Live and United, even London. Their albums, when they release, are playing through the speakers in my car on day one probably for a good month straight. When I heard about Young & Free I was super excited to see what …
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Monday Musings // A Good Start
As worship leaders, Monday mornings can either get your week off to a great start, or Monday mornings can get your week off to a slow start. A lot of that has to do with how our weekend services go. If we had great weekend worship services we can feel energized and excited for the …
Worship Review // Phil Wickham // Ascension
I will say, straight away, anyone who knows me, knows I am a huuuuge Phil Wickham fan! You know what, I may also be a little biased, The fact that I had this albums preordered day one (the t-shirt package) kind of confirms that. So that being said, there are two reasons you should listen …
Worship Review // Matt Redman // Your Grace Finds Me
Welcome to another worship review here at the Church Collective. We look at each album from the perspective of a worship leader…what I can I say? It’s what we do. Here’s the breakdown of Matt Redman’s latest album. There are some really solid songs on this album. You can see some of our past reviews …
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Worship Review // Bethel // Tides
Bethel’s latest album introduces some fantastic music for the local church. Remember that our worship reviews are geared toward the worship leader trying to find new music to introduce to their congregation. I break down each song with some recommendations for how to go about implementing each in your service. Chasing You // The opening …
Worship 101 // “In Christ Alone” in the News, Not the Pews
Can wrath be love? Why does God need satisfaction? This week, we are going to take a quick break from our 101 series to look at some of the theology behind a controversy brewing over why the song “In Christ Alone” got voted off the island and will no longer grace the pages of one …
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