Integrity Music To Release Collection From Beloved Irish
Worship Leader and Writer of “Days Of Elijah,” Robin Mark
Robin Mark Ultimate Collection Available Globally May 14
Integrity Music announces the May 14 global release of Robin Mark Ultimate Collection, a 13-track album from the writer of beloved worship songs including “Days of Elijah,” “Revival,” “Highly Exalted,” “Lion Of Judah” and “Jesus, All For Jesus.”
Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Robin Mark is one of the voices that heralded the worship renewal in Northern Ireland and helped spread Celtic Christian music around the globe over the last 15 years. His best-known album, the live worship recording Revival In Belfast, remains on best-seller lists around the world over a decade after its release, and is Canada’s best-selling album of all time at Christian retail. And his total discography, 13 albums including Come Heal This Land and Days Of Elijah, have resulted in sales of over two million units. Recognizing his contributions, the Gospel Music Association honored Mark with their International Award for his impact on the global church.
The Robin Mark Ultimate Collection features 11 songs penned by Mark as well as two, Martin Smith’s “Shout To The North” and Steve Merkel’s “Lord Have Mercy,” that Mark helped popularize through his recordings. The complete tracklist for this collection is:
1. Revival
2. Shout To The North
3. Days Of Elijah
4. Holy Is Our God
5. One Day
6. I Am Persuaded
7. Highly Exalted
8. Lion Of Judah
9. Everything Cries Holy
10. The Wonder Of Your Cross
11. Not By Might
12. Jesus, All For Jesus
13. Lord Have Mercy
Robin Mark Ultimate Collection is the latest addition to Integrity’s Ultimate Collection series that features the songs of worship writers who are serving and resourcing churches around the globe. Previous Ultimate Collection albums have featured Stuart Townend, Brian Doerksen, Matt Redman, Tim Hughes and Don Moen. All Ultimate Collection projects are available in Christian retail stores and through digital service providers including Amazon and iTunes.
*Robin Mark will be touring North America this summer, including dates in Calgary, Prince Edward Island, New Jersey, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. For tour details, visit http://robinmark.com/events.
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ALL SONS & DAUGHTERS RELEASE FIRST CD/DVD, LIVE,
AMIDST ACCLAIM TODAY FROM INTEGRITY MUSIC
Duo Appears Live In Major Markets Coast-To-Coast Prior To First Headline Tour This Fall
Following four critically acclaimed projects, the Franklin, TN-based worship duo All Sons & Daughters release its first live, full-length recording, LIVE, today from Integrity Music. Receiving widespread critical acclaim, the CD/DVD was recorded in the chapel at Oceanway Studios in Nashville and features members Leslie Jordan and David Leonard sharing their best-loved songs, such as “All The Poor and Powerless” and “Reason to Sing,” as well as new songs, all delivered in a congregationally-friendly, organic worship setting.
Debuting the new music for the first time at a packed out DVD screening event at the historic Franklin Theatre in Franklin, TN, the video for All Sons & Daughters’ new song, “Great Are You Lord,” was also premiered online by RELEVANT Magazine as its “Video of the Day.” Co-written with Jason Ingram, Leslie says the song is “a reminder that our acts of worship originate with the One we worship. It is His gift.” The song is now available as well on YouTube.com, with additional preview clips of videos from the new DVD at www.youtube.com/integritymusic.
With a feature in CCM Magazine’s current issue, a Worship Leader Magazine “Art In Worship” feature story written by Leslie at http://worshipleader.com/art-in-worship/ and coverage from numerous other media outlets, here is just the latest round of critical acclaim for the duo and LIVE:
“I don’t take it lightly in saying this, but I feel I can truly say that this is the best live worship album I’ve heard in many years. It’s an album for not only worshippers, but for music lovers who want something different to listen and worship along to than the norm…All Sons & Daughters present a gorgeous outing in Live. This talented duo continue to turn out excellent pieces of artful worship and this latest venture is their best yet.” – JesusFreakHideout.com (First 5-Star-rated album of 2013)
“This project is a potential game-changer in the area of live corporate worship. Intimate and deeply personal, it still carries the weight of a heavy-hitting worship album recorded in a packed out church or arena…On the musicianship front, David and Leslie’s vocals are near perfect the entire album, which speaks volumes to their talent as vocalists…a sparklingly rugged piece of worshipful artistry. For those seeking the perfect album for soul soaking moments of praise and seeking God, All Sons & Daughters’ LIVE is just what you’ve been looking for.” – NewReleaseTuesday.com
“With the band redefining and possibly even reinventing the worship genre…the band has taken modern worship music and stretched it, placing it on its head to remind listeners that worship music can still be fun and enjoyable, unique and different, compelling, emotive and encouraging all at once….such a hopeful and inspiring album, one of my favorite in April 2013!” – IndieVisionMusic.com
“There is something about these guys – something pure, something natural, something incredible about the way they write and deliver worship songs. This new LIVE release from All Sons & Daughters made me think two main things: 1) it is one of the most concentrated albums of great worship songs I’ve ever heard; and 2) it is a very natural live album – there is a completeness to the set.” – LouderThanTheMusic.com (5-Star review)
“Comprising of Leslie Ann Jordan (on vocals and guitar) and David Leonard (on vocals and piano), they have much to teach us about bringing an organic diversity (in incorporating elements of folk, jazz, country, Celtic and hymns) in their worship… Of all the copious worship bands out there, there is something different about All Sons & Daughters. They are a gracious duo who not only took time to enrich their worship with nuances of various stripes, but they come across as organic, embracing and so heartfelt.” – Breathecast.com
Beginning today inCape Girardeau, MO, All Sons & Daughters will bring the music and message of LIVE to audiences across North America in cities like Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Toronto, Canada; St. Louis, MO; Rochester, NY; and numerous others. Additional tour dates will be announced soon as the duo readies its first headline tour this fall. For the latest tour detail, go to http://allsonsanddaughters.com/dates/.
Releasing as a CD/DVD, LIVE is also available now as an exclusive iTunes LP® that includes all 13 live audio tracks along with chord charts for each song, seven videos in HD exclusively on iTunes, andfour Work Tapes for “Rising Sun,” “All The Poor & Powerless,” “Reason To Sing” and “Find You (Oh How I Need You).” All Sons & Daughters share additional detail about the LP on their website, while a LIVE trailer can be seen at http://bit.ly/ASDLtrailer.
The story of All Sons & Daughters begins in 2010 with artist David Leonard (Jackson Waters, NEEDTOBREATHE) wanting to spend less time traveling and more of it in real relationship with his local spiritual community at Journey Church. David connected with Leslie Jordan, part of the creative staff at the church, and the two began writing songs together, including the popular “All the Poor and Powerless.”
Quickly realizing that they shared a similar style of leadership and desire to foster authentic connections in the church through a transparent form of worship, David and Leslie adopted the name All Sons & Daughters in reference to each other and the listeners who are vital to this active fellowship process. As worship leaders at Franklin’s The Journey Church, All Sons & Daughterssee their music asan extension of their church. They are known for writing songs that focus squarely on Jesus while embracing the tension of the Christian walk.
In addition to LIVE, the duo has recorded three EPs: Brokenness Aside, Reason to Sing and The Longing – and one album, Season One. Drawing comparisons to The Civil Wars and The Swell Season for their harmonies and organic instrumentation, the duo has been named Worship Leader Magazine’s “most enchanting sound emerging in the worship genre.” They were also recently featured on tours with Chris Tomlin and Kari Jobe.
For additional information on All Sons & Daughters, visit http://allsonsanddaughters.com and follow them on
Twitter via @allsanddmusic, Facebook at www.facebook.com/allsonsanddaughters.
THE CITY HARMONIC GATHER FIRST-EVER JUNO AWARD FOR
IHAVE A DREAM (IT FEELS LIKE HOME)
The City Harmonic “I Have A Dream” Spring Headline Tour Features
The Digital Age, Remedy Drive, 33 Miles, Eric Brandon
Band’s YouTube Channel Gathers Nearly 2.5 Million Views
Internationally acclaimed band, The City Harmonic, adds to its list of accolades with its widely acclaimed and first full-length album, I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home), garnering the band its first JUNO Award from The Canadian Academyof Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for “Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year.” The 42nd Annual JUNO Awards, hosted by Michael Bublé, aired on Canada’s most watched television network, CTV, Sunday, April 21.
Continuing to resonate en masse as listeners instinctively join the chorus while the band’s music dynamically bounces from sparse intimacy to soaring celebration and back again, The City Harmonic is currently in the middle of its spring “I Have A Dream” headline tour. Not as interested in finding fans as they are looking for participants in the journey, the tour is billed as an immersive worship experience. With full production alongside the band’s already engaging live performances, the tour also includes special guest artists The Digital Age,Remedy Drive, 33 Miles and Eric Brandon. The upcoming tour dates include:
25-Apr
St Louis, MO *
26-Apr
Lake Zurich, IL *
28-Apr
Cokato, MN *
3-May
Pikeville, KY **
4-May
Lexington, NC **
5-May
Greenville, SC **
10-May
Overland Park, KS **
11-May
Tyler, TX **
12-May
Waco, TX **
18-May
Southfield, MI **
* With Remedy Drive, 33 Miles and Eric Brandon
** With The Digital Age, Remedy Drive, 33Miles and Eric Brandon
Get tickets at http://thecityharmonic.com/tour-2/
The City Harmonic are pictured backstage after their JUNO Award win, as well as signing autographs on the Red Carpet prior to the award show in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The City Harmonic’s JUNO Award follows a Gospel Music Association (GMA) New Artist of the Year Dove Award nomination, the band’s fourth GMA Canada Covenant Award received last fall and over 2,450,000 YouTube channel views. I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home), labeled “fabulous,” “infectious,” “exciting,” “spectacular,” “worshipful,” “captivating,” “creative,” “brilliant” and more by the critics, also sparked the hit singles and videos, “Manifesto,” “Mountaintop,” “Holy (Wedding Day)” and the award winning title track. The band’s “Manifesto” has sold well over 100,000 copies, marking the only song from a new artist in 2011 to break into the top 10 of the SoundScan Top Current digital singles saleschart.
The City Harmonic, who wrapped a 65-city tour with Newsboys last spring, made appearances on main stages across the US in front of tens of thousands during the 2012 summer festival season, and led its first headline US tour last fall, are about “getting people in on the act—hearts pounding and feet moving.” Forming a little over two years ago, the band went from anonymity to widespread acclaim, headlining tours across North America and gathering numerous awards along the way.
All the latest detail on the band and its touring can be found at:
www.thecityharmonic.com
http://www.facebook.com/thecityharmonic
http://www.myspace.com/thecityharmonic
http://www.youtube.com/thecityharmonic
http://twitter.com/thecityharmonic
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REVEALING JESUS U.S. TOUR FEATURING DARLENE ZSCHECH, ISRAEL HOUGHTON WITH SPECIAL GUEST BJ PUTNAM
REVEALING JESUS U.S. TOUR FEATURING
DARLENE ZSCHECH, ISRAEL HOUGHTON WITH SPECIAL GUEST BJ PUTNAM
LAUNCHES TODAY IN SAN DIEGO
World-renowned worship leader and best-selling author, Darlene Zschech, and five-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Israel Houghton, open their U.S. “Revealing Jesus Tour” in San Diego today (April 16) followed by events in Las Vegas (4/17), Phoenix (4/18), Irvine and Rancho Cucamonga, CA (4/19), Houston (4/20-21) and Dallas (4/21). In addition to new music from Zschech and Houghton, the events will feature special guest worship leader and songwriter BJ Putnam. For all the latest tour detail and ticket information, go to www.darlenezschech.com.
Christians across continents are joining in the call to worship presented through Zschech’s Revealing Jesus live CD/DVD and 365-day devotional hardcover gift book from RGM-NEW BREED Music / Integrity Music and Bethany House Publishers, respectively. Released March 19 amidst international acclaim, her long-awaited new recording was produced by Houghton and features special guest appearances and song co-writes with Michael W. Smith, Kari Jobe and Houghton. The first video from the Revealing Jesus DVD, “Victor’s Crown,” has already received over 255,000 YouTube views, with additional videos, several song stories and more available now at http://www.youtube.com/integritymusic.
Gathering more than 48,129,000 Revealing Jesus Twitter impressions in the two months leading up to the release of the project, Zschech has received widespread critical acclaim with numerous covers, features and reviews from radio, newspapers and television outlets internationally. Dr. Chuck Fromm, founder and publisher of Worship Leader Magazine / Song Discovery says, “Among today’s hymnwriters and music creators, Darlene Zschech is a pioneer, mentor and vital contributor with worldwide impact.” Charisma Magazine says, “Zschech, with Houghton’s direction, has crafted one of the finest live worship projects in recent memory, which serves as a bridge for those raised on early Hillsong music who want to sing a newsong.” CCM Magazine says, “In her classic fashion, worship leader Darlene Zschech brings her A-game once more in this newest release.”
In addition to the 12 new Revealing Jesus CD/DVD worship anthems, bonus tracks in custom versions of the album will include fresh takes on such internationally acclaimed songs as “Shout to the Lord,” “Hosanna” and “Worthy is the Lamb,” as well as the Houghton-penned “Jesus at the Center.” The custom versions include a “deluxe” CD/DVD combination, an ebook with songs, and an iTunes LP® that includes video plus bonus resources, song devotional videos and more.
The companion Revealing Jesus book was poured out from the pages of Zschech’s personal journals. Honest, raw, and beautifully written, the devotional contains meditations and Scriptures revealing the heart of Jesus. Worship Leader magazine says the book is “beneficial for those who may feel stuck in a rut in their prayer life or for those who may not know where to start, overwhelmed by the vastness of the Bible…[it] will help readers to gain a fresh perspective and renewed hope for each day, deepening their understanding of God and drawing them closer to Him.”
For more information about Darlene Zschech, Revealing Jesus and Israel Houghton, go to www.darlenezschech.com, www.revealing-jesus.com and www.newbreedmusic.com, respectively.
For more information on RGM-NEW BREED Music, Bethany House Publishers and Integrity Music, go to www.rgmusa.com, www.bakerpublishinggroup.com and www.integritymusic.com, respectively
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DARLENE ZSCHECH REVEALING JESUS CD/DVD/BOOK RELEASES TODAY
AMIDST WIDE ACCLAIM!
Zschech, Special Guests Join Social Fusion Tweet, Chat, Interview Event
At GetRealLive.com Beginning Today at 8:30 pm ET
Zschech Featured at Three U.S. Conferences This Year
World-renowned worship leader and best-selling author Darlene Zschech releases today amidst acclaim her long-awaited Revealing Jesus live worship CD/DVD and 365-day devotional hardcover gift book from RGM-NEW BREED Music / Integrity Music and Bethany House Publishers, respectively. Produced by five-time GRAMMY Award-winner Israel Houghton, orchestrated by Dr. Henry Panion III (Stevie Wonder, Carrie Underwood, Chaka Khan) and featuring special guest appearances and song co-writes with Michael W. Smith, Kari Jobe and Houghton, the Revealing Jesus CD/DVD was recorded live Sept. 28 and 29, 2012 at the Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, AL.
Celebrating the release of Revealing Jesus, Get Real Live will host an exclusive “social fusion” tweet, chat and interview event beginning at 8:30 pm ET tonight and featuring Zschech along with special guests, Houghton, Smith and Jobe. The event will include new music from Revealing Jesus, as well as Zschech sharing a devotion from her Revealing Jesus book. Listeners/viewers are encouraged to join in, sending their questions via Twitter using the hashtag #RevealingJesus and addressing them to @DarleneZschech. During a similar Get Real Live event last month, more than 13,583,000 twitter impressions were received in just two-hours.
Leading up to today’s release, Zschech has received widespread critical acclaim with numerous current and upcoming covers, features and reviews from media outlets such as Worship Leader, Charisma, Worship Musician, Christian Retailing, Houston Chronicle, CCM, Praise.com, Soul 2 Soul Radio International, Bookreporter and more. Continuing to receive coverage, on Maundy Thursday (March 28) The 700 Club plans to feature the video of the Zschech, Houghton and Jobe-penned song “Victor’s Crown” from Revealing Jesus, which released as an Easter resource and has already received over 111,000 YouTube views. The next day (Good Friday), Praise.com plans to launch an exclusive “14-day devotional with Darlene Zschech” that includes one new devotional each day from the Revealing Jesus book. With an additional exclusive 15-day devotional series for mobile applications currently being featured through YouVersion.com, Zschech devotionals, as well as four videos, chord charts and more, are also available on the microsite, Revealing-Jesus.com. Then slated to air in April, TBN will premiere all 12 of the new worship anthems featured on the Revealing Jesus DVD.
In its March cover story, Christian Retailing says that Zschech has “become ‘part of the fabric of contemporary worship’ in the church.” The critics are in agreement as they applaud Revealing Jesus:
“Zschech, with Houghton’s direction, has crafted one of the finest live worship projects in recent memory, which serves as abridge for those raised on early Hillsong music who want to sing a new song.” – Charisma Magazine
“What do you get when you combine world-renowned worship leader and songwriter Darlene Zschech, five-time GRAMMY winner Israel Houghton as producer, guest appearances by Michael W. Smith, Kari Jobe and Houghton, along with several brand new songs and some classic favorites? You end up with one outstanding worship experience and subsequent album: Revealing Jesus, the latest live worship recording from now solo artist Darlene Zschech.” – Worship Leader Magazine
“In her classic fashion, worship leader Darlene Zschech brings her A-game once more in this newest release.” – CCM Magazine
“Darlene Zschech’s much anticipated new album, Revealing Jesus, is her first recorded on U.S. soil and is packed with songs that will be soon be filling sanctuaries around the world… Revealing Jesus is a fantastic worship album for individual listening as well as corporate worship.” – Foursquare Leader
“Featuring some of the most engaging live music this year, Revealing Jesus gives us a great chance for us to bask in the glory of God as we hear some of the most heartfelt, confronting and comforting worship songs all year.” – Indie Vision Music
In addition to the 12 new worship anthems on the Revealing Jesus CD/DVD, bonus tracks in custom versions of thealbum will include fresh takes on such internationally acclaimed songs as “Shout to the Lord,” “Hosanna” and “Worthy is the Lamb,” as well as the Houghton-penned “Jesus at the Center.” The custom versions include a “deluxe” CD/DVD combination, an ebook with songs, and an iTunes LP® that includes video plus bonus resources, song devotional videos and more.
The companion Revealing Jesus book was poured out from the pages of Zschech’s personal journals. Honest, raw, and beautifully written, the devotional contains meditations and Scriptures revealing the heart of Jesus. These devotions are designed to inspire and encourage the reader’s journey,especially when times are hard, tenderly calling readers to sit at the feet of the Lord, learn from His wisdom, embrace His love and experience His peace.
Taking her music and message to conferences across the U.S. this year, Zschech will be featured during the Joyce Meyer Conference in Portland, OR (May 24 – June 1), at the Wave Conference in Virginia Beach, VA (July 31 – Aug. 4) and at the Imagine Women’s Conference in Los Angeles, CA (Nov 1 –2).
About Darlene Zschech:
A worship leader, pastor, singer, songwriter, speaker and author, who has led millions of Christians in worship, Zschech has written and performed over eighty songs, including such global anthems as “Shout To The Lord,” a song that is sung by an estimated 30 million churchgoers every week and hasbeen covered by at least twenty other artists. She has also penned bestselling books, such as Extravagant Worship, The Kiss of Heaven and The Art of Mentoring, which combined have been translated into 19 languages. As a teenager, she sang jingles for McDonalds, Special K, KFC and Diet Coke, and in the year 2000, she received the Gospel Music Association International Award for her impact on the Global Church. While serving as a worship leader and pastor for Sydney’s Hillsong Church, Darlene wrote for, performed on and helped produce 16 Gold and Platinum-selling live Hillsong albums.
Today, Darlene and her husband, Mark, are senior pastors of Hope Unlimited Church on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and together founded HOPE: Global (www.hope-global.org) and work with Compassion International, serving the world’s poorest of the poor. The couple has three daughters, Chloe, Zoe and Amy, a granddaughter, Ava Pearl, and a grandson, Roman Emmanuel Mark. Learn more about Darlene Zschech and RevealingJesus at www.darlenezschech.com.
About RGM-NEW BREED Music:
RGM-NEW BREED Music was formed by merging Israel Houghton’s NEW BREED and Galley Molina’s RGM (Reverence Gospel Media) to create this new multimedia and music company. In addition to Zschech’s Revealing Jesus and Houghton’s Jesus At The Center, RGM-NEW BREED is getting ready to launch I’m in Love with a Church Girl, a feature film written and produced by Molina and set to release in 2013. Houghton executive-produced the film, produced the soundtrack and provided additional scoring, marking his first foray into the faith-based feature films genre. See www.rgmusa.com for more information.
About Bethany House Publishers:
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, has been publishing high-quality books for over 50 years. One of the largest publishers of Christian books, Baker Publishing Group is composed of six divisions: Bethany House, Revell, BakerBooks, Baker Academic, Chosen Books and Brazos Press. Baker Publishing Group is also the exclusive publisher of GOD’S WORD® Translation. Bethany House offices are located in Bloomington, MN, and Baker Publishing Group is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For more information, please visit www.bakerpublishinggroup.com.
About Integrity Music:
Integrity Music is a division of David C Cook, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life-transforming materials. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Integrity Music’s resources are distributed in more than 160 countries and sold worldwide. Additional information can be found at www.integritymusic.com.
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INTEGRITY MUSIC CELEBRATES GATEWAY CHURCH’S
HERITAGE OF WORSHIP WITH MARCH 19 RELEASE OF
GATEWAY WORSHIP: THE FIRST TEN YEARS
Integrity Music celebrates Gateway Church’s canon of modern hymns and worship anthems with a new 14-track collection, Gateway Worship: The First Ten Years, releasing March 19. Led by Worship Pastor Thomas Miller along with Gateway Worship members Walker Beach, Sion Alford, David Moore, Zach Neese, Jason Tam and Dove Award-winning artist Kari Jobe, Gateway Church and its dynamic worship ministry have grown to be one of the most influential in the world.
In just a little over a decade sinceit’s beginnings, the Gateway Worship team has sold over 200,000 albums and 500,000 individual tracks, as well as contributed dozens of songs that rankamong the top most used songs in churches as evidenced by numerous top CCLI(Christian Copyright Licensing International) chart listings. Featured on Gateway Worship: The First Ten Years will be the hugely popular “Revelation Song,” as well as “The More I Seek You,” “You, You Are God” and “Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King” (see the full track listing below). As the songs have traveled the world, the majority of Gateway’s most popular songs have now been translated into five languages.
“Gateway Worship: The First Ten Years is a compilation and reflection of what God has done at Gateway and a reminder that he’s got incredible things in store for our future as we keep giving Him everything in worship,” says Miller, Gateway Church Associate Senior Pastor and leader of the worship ministry. “We try to write songs that will speak to everyone and their walk in life, at the same time staying true to what God wants our congregation to sing; those things He wants our church to embrace from His word.”
“Gateway Worship is committed to taking the songs birthed locally and sharing them around the world,” says Craig Dunnagan, Integrity’s Vice President of Music Publishing and MinistryAlliances. “And Gateway’s powerfulmusic flows from a talented team with more than 40 contributors who are committed to expressing how God is moving through and speaking to the church.”
Representing the church’s rich tapestry of experience, talent and perspective, Gateway Worship: The First Ten Years is available as a CD, a deluxe CD/DVD that features 13 live worship videos and an iTunes “LP” that includes all the music and videos, plus chord charts, making it a valuable tool for worship leaders.
About Gateway Worship
Gateway Worship, part of Gateway Church located in Southlake, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth), has evolved over the last 10 years. Leading 200 people in its infancy, the worship team now minister to over 24,000 members each week, capturing the sound and songs of the local church. One of today’s fastest growing congregations, Gateway’s gift of worship to God is being echoed in churches across the world. United with one voice, the aforementioned worship leaders and more than 40 others on the team, are committed to leading the church Body into a place of intimate worship and an understanding of the power of worship; a catalyst for change that helps transform people’s temporary view ofthemselves and God to an intimate exchange between every believer and the Creator of Heaven and earth. This remains a mission that is more important than the music itself, and one that has become an essential part of Gateway’s culture.
More information on Gateway Church and Gateway Worship: The First Ten Years can be found at http://gatewayworship.com/ and www.integritymusic.com.
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Pastor, Author and Worship Leader Glenn Packiam
Discovers The Mystery of Faith With New Music and E-Book
“The way you worship and pray shapes the way you believe, which in turn shapes the way you live.” – Glenn Packiam
“What if the way we worship isn’t just an expression of our faith, but is what shapes our faith?” This is the question posed by pastor/author/worship leader Glenn Packiam as he examines the concept of corporate worship in the light of an ancient Christian faith with his e-book Discover The Mystery of Faithfrom David C Cook and companion eight-track EP The Mystery of Faith from Integrity Music, both releasing March 5.
Packiam, who serves as pastor of new life DOWNTOWN in Colorado Springs, Colorado, says the projects represent a renewal of his love of theology and the history of the Church as well as his journey to answer that basic question. He shares a bit of this journey at The Story Behind The Mystery Of Faith.
“I’ve been looking at congregational worship through new eyes,” he explains, “because corporate worship doesn’t just reflect our faith, it shapes our faith. And if that’s true, then we need to look at the kind of faith that is being produced by our worship services—the singing, the preaching, everything we do when we gather. I can’t help but wonder if the anemic faith that plagues the Church today is due, at least in part, to sloppy corporate worship.”
“For decades, church leaders told us that how we worship is simply about forms and methods and that we should adjust them based on the people we want to reach,” Packiam continues. “But for centuries, the Church Fathers told us that the way we worship and pray together becomes the way we believe, and that we must make sure that everything speaks of Christ and the Gospel. So maybe it’s time to take a closer look at what we say, and sing, and do each week.”
With his book Discover The Mystery of Faith, Packiam draws from his own discovery of ancient worship practices, helping modern believers understand why the Church has made creedal proclamations and Psalm-praying a regular part of their worship. And he challenges Christians to discover why the Lord’s Table has been the climactic point of the liturgy’s “re-telling of the salvation story.”
“When our worship becomes a rich feast, our faith is nourished and no longer anemic,” he adds. “The more our worship speaks of Christ, the more we enter into the mystery of faith.”
With The Mystery of Faith EP, Packiam shares six new songs woven together with the Nicene Creed and a spoken-word prayer to express the shared foundational beliefs of Christianity while “telling the story of our faith.” The songs were penned by Packiam with guest co-writers Desperation Band’s Jon Egan (“Magnified”/“I Am Free”), Dove Award winning “Songwriter of the Year” Jennie Lee Riddle (“Revelation Song”/“One True God), Dove Award winning producer/songwriter Ian Eskelin (“Crazy Love”/ “Beautiful, Beautiful”) and best-selling author Ian Cron (Chasing Francis).
The complete tracklist for The Mystery of Faith EP is:
1. Victorious God (Written by Glenn Packiam and IanEskelin)
2. For The Life Of The World (Written by Glenn Packiam and Jon Egan)
3. The Nicene Creed (Version from 381 AD; this translation from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer)
4. Grace Flows Freely Down (Written by Glenn Packiam and Jack Mooring)
5. Prayer of Confession (From the Book of Common Prayer, 1979)
6. We Confess (Written by Glenn Packiam and Ian Cron)
7. The Lord Be With You (Written by Glenn Packiam and Ian Cron)
8. Mystery of Faith (Written by Glenn Packiam and Jennie Lee Riddle)
Worship Leader magazine calls the project “fresh and present and filled with theological richness,” and adds that “…worshiping with this release, you will claim the victory of Christ, recognize need forGod’s redemption, pass the peace of Christ, revel in the mystery of faith, and … get this … sing a confessional song. Talk about an EP filled with songs that needed to be written.”
Both the EP and Discover The Mystery of Faith e-book will be available through all major digital media providers including iTunes and Amazon, with iTunes offering a special “LP” version of The Mystery Of Faith that includes devotional videos and two bonus songs (acoustic versions of Packiam’s “Forgiven Forever” and “Our Messiah Reigns”).
About Glenn Packiam:
Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Glenn Packiam is the lead pastor of new life DOWNTOWN, an extension of New Life Church, where he serves on the executive team. As one of the founding leaders and songwriters for the Desperation Band, and a worship leader/songwriter for New Life, Packiam has been featured on several Desperation and New Life Worship CDs. He also released three, solo studio projects, Rumors and Revelations, The Kingdom Comes and The Mystery of Faith. In addition, he is the author of LUCKY: How The Kingdom Comes to Unlikely People, Secondhand Jesus: Trading Rumors of God for a Firsthand Faith, Butterfly in Brazil and Discover The Mystery of Faith. Packiam holds a B.A. inTheological/HistoricalStudies and a Masters in Management. After doing two years of graduate work at Fuller Theological Seminary, he is now beginning a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry at Durham University, in the UK. For additional information,visit http://glennpackiam.com.
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Media contact for music, interviews, etc.:
Shannon Walker, shannon.walker@integritymusic.com / 719.536.0100
SITE FEATURES NEW SONGS, VIDEOS, SHEET MUSIC, DEVOTIONS FROM
REVEALINGJESUS CD/DVD/BOOK RELEASING MARCH 19
Anthemic Easter Resource “Victor’s Crown” Now Available At iTunes®, Amazon.com
World-renowned worship leader and best-selling author Darlene Zschech releases on March 19 her long-awaited Revealing Jesus live worship CD/DVD and 365-day devotional hardcover gift book from RGM-NEW BREED Music / Integrity Music and Bethany House Publishers, respectively. In anticipation of the release, a newly launched microsite, Revealing-Jesus.com, previews four of the new songs and videos from the CD/DVD, offers select devotions from the companion book, and features a free download of the chord chart for “Victor’s Crown.”
This brand new anthem, destined to become an Easter season resource for churches around the globe, was written by Zschech, Israel Houghton and Kari Jobe, and is being made available for download from iTunes and Amazon.com.
“Victor’s Crown” was also recently debuted by GetRealLive! in a BlogTalkRadio.com show featuring an interview with Zschech and Revealing Jesus producer and five-time GRAMMY Award-winner Israel Houghton. During the interview, which sparked 13,583,657 twitter impressions in just two-hours, Houghton shared his reason for wanting to be involved in this project:
“Darlene has paved the way for so many people, including myself,” said Houghton. “As much as we marvel at ‘Shout To The Lord’ and all those Hillsong songs, I feel like the best has been left for now! There has never been a greater time to hear the heart of Darlene…From the time we started writing the songs, to the moment we finished in Birmingham and since, I feel that we are being allowed to handle something very precious to the heart of God.”
In her gracious way of reflecting the praise and putting it back on God, Zschech responded following Israel’s comments: “I need the Word of God. I need Church family… These are not just pretty poems put to pretty music. These are songs that teach my soul to sing. One of the ways I take heart is that I worship. It’s very powerful when you feel the joy of the Lord beside you, so incredibly powerful.”
Zschech also writes in the Digital Booklet featured at Revealing-Jesus.com: “Once you read through the credits on this project, you will see that there are many, manyamazing people who have worked beautifully to put this recording together. I actually had resigned myself to maybe never doing a live project again, knowing that to date I have been privileged to work with some of the finest people ever to write and record songs of praise… and maybe that season was over. But after some long conversations with God and then with friends in our world, and a lengthy D and M (deep and meaningful) with Israel H, Mark [Zschech] and Idecided we would record live one more time.”
Recorded live Sept. 28 and 29, 2012 at the Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, AL, Revealing Jesus is orchestrated by Dr. Henry Panion III (Stevie Wonder, Carrie Underwood, Chaka Khan) and features special guest appearances, as well as co-writes with Michael W. Smith, Jobe and Houghton. Along with the dynamic participation of thousands of worshipers, the live recording also captures a compelling performance by the Alabama School of Fine Arts, based in Birmingham.
In addition to the 12 new worship anthems on the Revealing Jesus CD/DVD, bonus tracks in custom versions of the album will include fresh takes on such internationally acclaimed songs as “Shout to the Lord,” “Hosanna” and “Worthy is the Lamb,” as well as the Houghton-penned “Jesus at the Center.” The custom versions include a “deluxe” CD/DVD combination, an ebook with songs, and an iTunes® LP that includes video plus bonus resources, song devotional videos and more.
The companion Revealing Jesus book was poured out from the pages of Zschech’s personal journals. Honest, raw, and beautifully written, the devotional contains meditations and Scriptures revealing the heart of Jesus. These devotions are designed to inspire and encourage the reader’s journey,especially when times are hard, tenderly calling readers to sit at the feet of the Lord, learn from His wisdom, embrace His love and experience His peace.
About Darlene Zschech:
A worship leader, pastor, singer, songwriter, speaker and author, who has led millions of Christians in worship, Darlene Zschech has written and performed over eighty songs, including such global anthems as “Shout To The Lord,” a song that is sung by an estimated 30 million churchgoers every week and has been covered by at least twenty other artists. She has also penned bestselling books, such as Extravagant Worship, The Kiss of Heaven and The Art of Mentoring, which combined have been translated into 19 languages. As a teenager, she sang jingles for McDonalds, Special K, KFC and Diet Coke. And in the year 2000, she received the Gospel Music Association International Award for her impact on the Global Church. While serving as a worship leader and pastor for Sydney’s Hillsong Church, Darlene wrote for, performed on and helped produce 16 Gold and Platinum selling live albums.
Today, Darlene and her husband, Mark, are senior pastors of Hope Unlimited Church on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and together founded HOPE: Global (www.hope-global.org) and work with Compassion International, serving the world’s poorest of the poor. The couple has three daughters, Chloe, Zoe and Amy, a granddaughter, Ava Pearl, and a grandson, Roman Emmanuel Mark. Learn more about Darlene Zschech and Revealing Jesus at www.darlenezschech.com.
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Album Features Tim Hughes, Al Gordon, Ben Cantelon, Nikki Fletcher,
Luke Hellebronth, Miles Dhillon
FREE ONLINE WORSHIP CENTRAL COURSE RUNNING IN
OVER 60 NATIONS SO FAR
Worship Central, based out of London, England’s Holy Trinity Brompton Church (HTB), releases on March 12 their third worship album and second live recording, Let It Be Known, from Integrity Music. Recorded live in London by the faculty, training team and students at Worship Central, which is led by Tim Hughes and Al Gordon, the project features worship leaders Hughes, Gordon, Ben Cantelon, Nikki Fletcher, Luke Hellebronth and Miles Dhillon.
Produced by Cantelon and written by the team at HTB, along with its extended family that includes Martin Smith, Matt Redman and others, Let It Be Known highlights the passionate worship of HTB.
“We decided to collaborate much more with our songwriting, spending more time writing together,” explains Hughes. “These songs are the fruit of that passion.”
Capturing the heart cry of the church, the album features the title track and video that can be seen now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRdlSRYPThg, as well as features “Dry Bones” and the new anthem, “Our Generation.”
“So many times I look out at our youth and students and I see so much potential for God to use them,” says Hughes, explaining the hope behind “Our Generation.” “But they lack confidence to see. We’re desperate for God to turn things around. He’s the only one that can.”
As Worship Central reaches out to its own growing community in the UK, Let It Be Known was also recorded during a period of significant international growth. Part of that growth has been fueled by the online worship course (http://www.worshipcentral.org/course) that Worship Central has made available free of charge since last year. With 1,255 courses running in over 60 nations, more than 18,000 worshippersaround the world have already participated. Through the Worship Central Course, there are now hubs in Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa – each devoted to empowering, equipping and releasing others to strengthen their own church’s worship life.
“We’re trying to invest in relationships, to empower and release others to run with it and make it their own; to use the material as well as their own ideas to resource leaders in their own countries,” says Hughes of the Worship Central course.
Recently completing a well-received, first-ever tour of South Africa, Worship Central will also bring the music and message of Let It Be Known to an eight-city tour of the UK this spring. For all the tour dates, go to http://www.worshipcentral.org/events.
To see a video trailer for the new recording, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiJn3tqcG1I, and the full Let It Be Known track and songwriter listing follows:
- Ready For You (Luke Hellebronth, Nick Herbert, Ben Cantelon)
- God Most High (Ben Cantelon, Luke Hellebronth, Martyn Layzell)
- Let It Be Known (Tim Hughes, Nick Herbert, Tom Smith)
- The Cross Stands (Tim Hughes, Nick Herbert, Ben Cantelon, Matt Redman)
- Dry Bones (Nikki Fletcher, Tom Smith & Tim Hughes)
- Kingdom Coming (Tim Hughes, Luke Hellebronth, Martin Smith, Pete Greig)
- Guardian (Ben Cantelon, Nick Herbert, Stu Garrard)
- Draw Me Close (Nikki Fletcher, Luke Hellebronth, Joel Wardle)
- The Constant (Al Gordon, Ben Cantelon)
- Hallelujah (Ben Cantelon)
- Our Generation (Luke Hellebronth, Myles Dhillon, Tim Hughes)
- Set Me Free (Luke Hellebronth, Myles Dhillon)
- The Same Power (Ben Cantelon, Nick Herbert)
About Worship Central:
Launched in 2006, Worship Central is a Christian school of worship from Holy TrinityBrompton (HTB), the church that also pioneered the Alpha Course. The school is led by Tim Hughes and Al Gordon and aims to encounter God, equip the worshipper and empower the local church. The school has trainedthousands of worship leaders, musicians and worshippers around the world. For more information, go to www.worshipcentral.org.
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THE CITY HARMONIC GATHER FIRST-EVER JUNO AWARD NOMINATION FOR I HAVE A DREAM (IT FEELS LIKE HOME)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 20, 2013
The City Harmonic/RELEVANT Launch Three Exclusive Acoustic Videos
Praise.com Features The City Harmonic in Four-Part Video Interview Series
Internationally acclaimed band, The City Harmonic, set about “getting people in on the act—hearts pounding and feet moving” from its outset just a little over two years ago. Since that time, the band went from anonymity to widespread acclaim, headlining tours across North America and gathering numerous awards along the way. Adding to its list of accolades, The City Harmonic received its first nomination yesterday from The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for a “Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year” 2013 JUNO Award for the band’s widely acclaimed and first full-length album, I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home). The 42nd Annual JUNO Awards, hosted by Michael Bublé, will air on Canada’s most watched television network, CTV, Sunday, April 21.
Continuing to resonate en masse as listeners instinctively join the chorus as the band’s music dynamically bounces from sparse intimacy to soaring celebration and back again, The City Harmonic were recently featured on the RELEVANT Podcast. Music fans can catch the podcast, along with exclusive live acoustic video performances from the band of its hits “Manifesto,” “Mountaintop” and “Holy (Wedding Day),” at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/podcast/city-harmonic-performs.
The band also share their heart for worship at http://praise.com/artist-interview/roots-city-harmonic, the final installment of a four-part video interview series with The City Harmonic by Praise.com. The other three compelling segments feature the band discussing how the song “Holy (Wedding Day)” helped the band through a difficult time, how Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired the band and the “Good and Bad of Touring.”
The City Harmonic, who wrapped a 65-city tour with Newsboys last spring, made appearances on main stages across the US in front of tens of thousands during the 2012 summer festival season, and led its first headline US tour last fall, will announce soon the launch of their “I Have A Dream” spring headline tour. The tour promises to be an immersive worship experience, with a full production alongside the band’s already engaging live performances.
Find more tour dates here http://thecityharmonic.com/tour-2/
The City Harmonic’s JUNO nomination follows a Gospel Music Association (GMA) New Artist of the Year nomination and the band’s fourth GMA Canada Covenant Award received last fall. I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home), labeled “fabulous,” “infectious,” “exciting,” “spectacular,” “worshipful,” “captivating,” “creative,” “brilliant” and more by the critics, also sparked the aforementioned hit singles and videos, as well as the video and single of the award winning title track. The band’s “Manifesto” has further gathered more than 1,800,000 views on YouTube.com and sold well over 100,000 copies, marking the only song from a new artist in 2011 to break into the top 10 of the SoundScan Top Current digital singles sales chart.
Despite all the attention, The City Harmonic is not as interested in finding fans as they are looking for participants in the journey. All the latest detail on the band can be found at:
www.thecityharmonic.com
http://www.facebook.com/thecityharmonic
http://www.myspace.com/thecityharmonic
http://www.youtube.com/thecityharmonic
http://twitter.com/thecityharmonic
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