Blogs

Episode thirty-seven: podcasting from Boston, MA. Casey and Anabeth sit down with David Linhart, the lead singer and songwriter for the band Win By Knockout. David has been previously featured on other episodes of the podcast. His band recently released an album with Varietal Records called "Risk Everything". It is a reggae, worship album (yes, those do exist!). David was born in Haiti and raised in Jamaica. This episode features 2 songs from the album, "Definite" and "Example" as well as an acoustic version of the old spiritual "Lonesome Valley". David shares about his family, musical background, the recording process of the album, and a unique past time of re-arranging old spirituals. For more of David's music, checkout www.vineyardresources.com.

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Episode thirty-six: a special video edition of the podcast featuring Nigel Briggs and the Trent band from Nottingham, UK. Nigel is the worship pastor at the Trent Vineyard as well as a talented songwriter. He has written songs such as "Hold On", "Unfailing Love", "What a Love", and this episodes featured song "Now and Ever". This is an excerpt from Trent's latest project Burn Bright that included a Live DVD. You can find more songs as well as the full length project at www.vineyardresources.com.

Enjoy!!

Episode thirty-four: podcasting from Kansas City, MO. Anabeth sits down with Varietal Records artist Autumn In Repair to discuss their recently released album (Autumn In Repair) as well as this episode's featured song "Freedom Doxology". Autumn In Repair consists of Steve Jones, Brandon McCoy, and Josh Urban. Steve is one of the worship pastors at the Kansas City North Vineyard. To hear more from this band, go to their website www.autumninrepair.com.

Episode thirty-three: podcasting from Houston, TX at Vineyard Music studio. Casey and Anabeth sit down with the National Worship Task Force for the Association of Vineyard Churches in the US to discuss the impact of the music industry on contemporary worship within our churches.

Episode thirty-two: podcasting from Houston, TX at Vineyard Music studio. Casey and Anabeth sit down with the National Worship Task Force for the Association of Vineyard Churches in the US to discuss the impact of the music industry on contemporary worship within our churches. This is part one of a two-part discussion. In a roundtable conversation, these leaders wrestle with the "pros" and "cons" of the development of the worship leader as a career as well as the influence of the music industry.

Episode thirty-one: podcasting from Nashville, TN. Dan Wilt shares with us reflections of Easter through "the fire of resurrection". He discusses the significance of Easter, the implications of the resurrection, and also gives some ideas and resources for worship planning related to Easter. This audio is taken from a series of "webinars" that are offered through WorshipTraining.com. Please go to their website and take advantage of these wonderful worship tools.

Happy Easter!

Episode thirty: podcasting from Long Island, NY. Kenny Petrowski, the worship pastor of the Brooklyn Vineyard, sits down to interview Chris Orza, a worship leader at the Rockville Centre Vineyard on Long Island, NY. Chris is the author of this episode's featured song "Always". He shares his heart for songwriting as well as the story behind the song. Also featured in this episode is an audio essay discussing "the five notes that changed the world" by Crispin Schroeder. Crispin is the founding pastor of the new Vineyard church plant in Covington, LA just outside of New Orleans.

Episode twenty-nine: podcasting from Estes Park, CO at the National Worship Leaders Retreat (West). This episode gives an inside look into one of the night sessions at the retreat featuring a teaching by Jay Pathak, the senior pastor of the Arvada Vineyard in Arvada, CO. Also at the end of the podcast, there is some live worship from the retreat with Clarence Church, the worship pastor at the Columbus Vineyard in Ohio, and Marie Barnett (Heaven Came Down), the author of the song "Breathe".

Episode twenty-eight: a special video edition of the podcast featuring the work of Travis Reed, a talented video documentarian. Gary Best, the National Director of the Association of Vineyard Churches in Canada as well as a talented author (Naturally Supernatural) and speaker, discusses the "rule of love" pertaining to God's view of life and others.

Episode twenty-seven (the first of 2010): podcasting from Asheville, NC. Anabeth and Jason sit down with John and Marie Barnett to talk about their worship journeys, Marie's album "Heaven Came Down" (a new Varietal Records release), and this episode's featured song "Oh Lovely One". Marie is the author of the song "Breathe", and John wrote the song "Holy and Anointed One" among others. You can check out more music from the Barnett's at... http://www.vineyardmusic.com/vm/content/roots-worship