WCON Worship Set July 16/17

July 18, 2011 in Set Lists with 0 Comments

Can I just say we were 30 minutes away from making this an acoustic set! For some reason this week saw just about every drummer I have available out of town for the weekend and the one guy scheduled had an honest family emergency pop up on Saturday. I was just about ready to pull the trigger on an acoustic weekend when I got a call from one of my friends whom I frantically text earlier. And what a weekend it was. People responded in a great way. It’s humbling to remember sometimes that we don’t really control how things are going to work in service. God is in control not us.

Greatly To Be Praised by Steve Fee and Eddie Kirkland
Your Grace Is Enough by Matt Maher
Glory To God Forever by Vicky Beeching and Steve Fee
Shout To The Lord by Zschech, Darlene (Lincoln Brewster inspired)
From the inside out by Joel Houston
The Wonderful Cross by Tomlin, Chris \ Watts, Isaac \ Walt, J. D. \ Reeves, Jesse \ Mason, Lowell

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Worship Leader Roundtable

July 14, 2011 in Uncategorized with 5 Comments

With the wonderful advantage of modern technology it’s seems a waste to not utilize one of the best resources that exists for worship leaders today, each other. We can now sit in our respective places while still meeting face to face. We can challenge, lift up, edify, and inspire each other no matter where we are in the world.
So let’s do just that. Starting once a month we’ll gather and have some good fellowship and discussion about the things we do and challenges we face as worship leaders. I hope you can make it.

Our first Roundtable will be Tuesday July 19 2011 at 11:00 am MDT (1:00 pm EST).

http://nathansutliff.com/roundtable/
password: worship

see you there

If You Could Have Written Any One Hit Wonder…

July 14, 2011 in Questions with 2 Comments

I recently had a conversation with a friend who works as a maintenance man and janitor and joked that he was born on national janitors day, what choice did he have but to be a janitor. It reminded me of my birthday which at one time I discovered was national one hit wonder day.

So I ask you now, if you could have written any one hit wonder song which one would it be and why?

Also it is not even close to my birthday but since I was thinking about it I pose the question to you now.

Mine would have to be Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen because it’s just a great song that demands you sing along with it. Plus I look great in overalls.
Or The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony because it’s still one of my favorite songs of all times. It’s a beautifully written song that just always works for me.

Inspiration: Great I Am

July 12, 2011 in Inspiration with 3 Comments

Have you heard this song yet? Amazing new song from Jared Anderson and the group at New Life Worship. You should consider this song in your services. Amazing!

Great I Am-Song from New Life Worship on Vimeo.

Scripture Videos: Parable of the Sower

July 11, 2011 in Media with 0 Comments

For our Red Letters series we decided to take the main scriptures for each week and present them in different formats to help reinforce the point for the day. This week was the parable of the sower. We took a night to have a number of different people read through the verses. We edited them together and put them to video. And here is what we came up with (on short notice and pulled all this off from a Wednesday night to a Friday). One of our editors here put in overtime getting them done in time for service by Saturday night.

WCON Worship Set July 9/10

July 10, 2011 in Set Lists with 0 Comments

First week of video announcements at WCON. Went really well, many minor tweaks I still want to make but it’s a great start. They seemed to be accepted really well being that this was a first here (check them out below). It was a really good day I know a portion of the songs are older but they really seemed to connect today in ways they haven’t in the past. Love it when God does something unexpected. We also started our Red Letters series and we decided to take the main scripture for the day and present it in video format throughout the service to help reinforce the message. I’ll post those at a later time.

New Video Announcements

There Is A Fountain by William Cowper and Lowell Mason (Enfield Hymn Sessions Version)
Blessed Be Your Name by Matt and Beth Redman
Revelation Song by Jennie Lee Riddle
You Are My King (Amazing Love) by Billy Foote
Victory by Cody Carnes

 

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Jesus not only to loved the broken and hurting, the outcast and the beggar, the prostitute and tax collector but then challenged them to live a better life. He calls us to do the same. As pastors and ministers we are meant to love those around us and challenge them to live a holy life.

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Inspirations: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

June 30, 2011 in Inspiration with 0 Comments

Visually, audibly, and creatively inspiring. I hope it challenges you to be more creative in the same way it has me.

Don’t Let Your Groove Become Your Rut

June 28, 2011 in Worship with 0 Comments

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We all want to hit that groove in our lives.  You know that perfect place where things are operating like a well oiled machine.  Where you just know how things will work, where even when a curveball comes you know how it will be handled.  Where ideas flourish and creativity is at it’s peak.

It’s tough to get there.  Sometimes it takes months, years, or even decades.  It takes time to get the teams together, to get the processes in place, and to determine the best practices for your particular place.

Isn’t it wonderful to get to that point in your ministry or your career! To just feel so good about how things are working.

It’s also a dangerous place to be.  It’s a place where complacency can set it.  A place where laziness can creep up into the cogs.  A place where creativity begins to whither away.

It’s easy to cruise along in that groove and suddenly look up to find yourself in a rut that is nearly impossible to escape.  So how can we fight this?

1. Keep a list of short-term and long-term goals and continually add to them.  When things move along too smoothly you begin to see that list shrink and an empty list of goals is empty reminder of former progress.

2. Schedule self-evaluations.  Put it on your calendar to take a day, weekend, or week to just stop and look around.  Take time to see where you are heading and how you are getting there.

3. Keep people around you who have the same ideas and ideals.  You can’t do it on your own.  Keep a group of people around that help you stay refreshed, challenged, and motivated.

4. Take time off! Even when things are moving along super smoothly you need to take breaks.  And I’m not talking conferences or places to be fed and refreshed.  I mean complete breaks from your related field.

5. Pray and journal.  It’s never easier to see how far you’ve come or how far you’ve yet to go than by looking back.  We always remember to pray about things when the are not working the way we want them to be but when things start moving along smoothly we begin to neglect them in our prayer life as well.

WCON Worship Set Jun 25/26

June 27, 2011 in Set Lists with 0 Comments

This has to be one of the most eclectic weeks I’ve been part of in a long time.  From modern to contemporary to a little southern gospel to an a cappella hymn.  But all the different parts came together and created a wonderful moving service.  I have fallen in love with One Thing Remains (better known to CCLI as Higher than the Mountains (Love Never Fails)).  It has quickly become one of my favorite to play on my iPod and to lead in worship services.  Check it out it’s killer!  This was a big week as it was another choir weekend which is always a great time and they stepped up big time to pull off some new music as well as provide a soul stirring a cappella version of Glorify Thy Name.

 

One thing Remains by Brian Johnson
Choir – He Made The Difference by James Bignon (Christ Church Version)
All Because Of Jesus by Steve Fee
Let The Praises Ring by Lincoln Brewster
We Fall Down with Holy, Holy, Holy by Chris Tomlin (Hymn by Heber. Reginald and
John Bacchus Dykes)
Choir – Glorify Thy Name (a cappella) by Adkins, Donna

 

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