Friday Night in Manchester

My phone was charging on stage and I totally forgot to grab it, so I didn’t get nearly as many pics last night as I wanted. Maybe someone can post a couple, or send me a few.

We played to a packed house at Church of the Living God in Manchester, CT and what a night it was! My band has never sounded better, and I’m not exaggerating. So proud of their dedication to their music craft.

The flow we had in the Holy Spirit was indescribable; at one point, everyone stopped singing and Denis played the keys for about five minutes. No one moved. It was truly a #heavenmeetsearth moment as God visited us in that room.

If you were there, what was God speaking to you? What was your favorite moment? (Use #heavenmeetsearth on Twitter & Facebook).

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We had lots of great conversations after the concert, and “Michelle the Merch Queen” was selling the new Bald V-Neck t-shirts and #heavenmeetsearth wristbands faster than we could stock them! Yes, the infamous t-shirt design we toyed with a while back is a reality, as pictured by Mike Kim, who’s responsible for designing that crazy bald head icon. (We’ll make them available in our store shortly).

The fellowship that followed was nothing short of chaos. We crashed at my favorite Jewish deli out here, and I snapped a picture. Of course, not thinking, I had everyone say “Yahtzee!”

…which to the rest of the restaurant sounded like we screamed “Nazi!”

Perfect. ch:

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Saddle Up

After almost a month off from traveling, Jennifer and I are headed to Connecticut for a full weekend of ministry with CHB at Church of the Living God in Manchester.

Follow @find_ch & @find_chb on Twitter for moment-by-moment updates, and lock in here for recaps & pics. I promise that whenever I’m around Mike Kim, and the rest of my band, things are guaranteed to get nuts.

Thanks for riding along. ch:

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Message: Leading in the Pew

Saturday I had the privileged of speaking at Outloud Worship Conference 2011 in Manchester, CT. But not to musicians or front-man/woman worship leaders. I got to address “those other” worship leaders.

The ones sitting in the pews.

While I was a bit surprised when Pastor Mike Kim handed me the topic, I suddenly realized this is the very teaching I wish I could present to every congregation I ever led in worship. To explain to them in great detail the power of their position.

You can purchase all of the main session teachings and afternoon workshops directly from the great folks behind  Outloud Conference via their website, but I wanted to give the notes from my session away for free. I hope they are a resource for you and your church in cultivating an atmosphere where heaven and earth meet. ch:

DOWNLOAD PDF NOTES: Leading in the Pew

Live CD Review | Thurs 2pm EST

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For those that remember, both of my previous attempts to review Mike Kim‘s new album, In Our Day, fell through. Be that as it may, I’m giving it a go again, hoping that the old adage is my charm. So mark your iCal, OutLook, or OldFashionedHangingCalendar for 2pm EST this Thursday, September 17th. And please consider FaceBook’ing or Twitter’ing any friends who are searching for a new worship album. See you online! ch: