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Live video from the Vineyard USA National Leadership Conference in Galveston, Texas. Chris Lizotte, Crispin Schroeder, and Diane Thiel leading the song "To Him Who Sits On The Throne" with over 1200 people in attendance.

• Direct Download: Chris Lizotte Live

Episode sixteen - podcasting from an abandoned warehouse in the middle of nowhere (we were really in downtown Nashville, TN) Casey and Anabeth sit down with the band 1000 Generations to talk about their families, their musical history as a band, their upcoming Varietal Records project (Turn Off The Lesser Lights), and this episode's featured song "Fascinated". 1000 Generations is from Indianapolis, IN. The lead singers and songwriters of the band are Steven and Amanda Potaczek. Steven is the worship pastor at the Vineyard Community Church in Indianapolis. Look for the upcoming album to release August 4th, 2009.

Band website is..... www.1000generations.com.

• Direct Download: Fascinated by 1000 Generations
• Chord Chart: Fascinated

Episode fifteen - podcasting from Lucko Sound Studio in Atlanta, GA. Mike O'Brien sits down with Sheri Carr to talk about life since her Varietal records release "Fearless Now", as well as some worship-leading insights, and this episode's featured song "Sing Your Praise". Sheri is a "full-time music missionary" and currently supports her husband, who pastors at the Flowery Branch Methodist Church. Visit her website at www.shericarr.com.

• Direct Download for "Sing Your Praise"
• Chord Chart for "Sing Your Praise"

Episode fourteen - podcasting from beautiful St. Stephen, New Brunswick (Canada). Casey sits down with Dan Wilt to talk about his family, his worship journey and current ministry, as well as this episode's featured song "All You Are". Dan is the director of The Institute of Contemporary and Emerging Worship Studies at St. Stephen's University. He discusses "The Institute" and all of the various programs that they offer. Also, we get a glimpse into the story and life behind our featured song.

Website for "The Institute"... www.theworshipartisan.com.

To close the podcast, we have a song called "Escape Velocity" by Andrew Smith, a talented tap-style guitarist, that has spent some time at "The Institute" in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

• Direct Download for "All You Are"
• Chord Chart for "All You Are"

Episode thirteen - podcasting from the Rocky Mountains in Estes Park, CO. Casey and Anabeth sit down with Josh Holloran to talk about his worship journey and this episode's featured song "Stir The Embers". Josh is a worship leader at the Arvada Vineyard in Arvada, CO.

Also featured in this episode is an audio essay discussing "leading centered-set worship" by David Linhart. David is the youth pastor at the Greater Boston Vineyard as well as the author of the song "Kingdom Keys" from episode four.

• Direct download: Episode 13 Stir The Embers
• Chord Chart for "Stir The Embers"

Episode twelve- a video podcast from Vineyard Music studio in Houston, TX. Casey Corum sits down with Jeremy Riddle to discuss his upcoming Vineyard Music/Varietal Records album "The Now and Not Yet" and some of the themes from the project as well as talk about one of the tracks "Christ Is Risen" (this episode's featured song). Jeremy is the author of the song "Sweetly Broken" and released an album in March 2007 entitled "Full Attention".

Look for the new release (The Now and Not Yet) on March 3rd, 2009.

• Direct download: Episode 12 Christ Is Risen
• Chord Chart for "Christ Is Risen"

Episode eleven - podcasting from the mountains of Estes Park, CO. Casey and Anabeth attended the National Worship Leaders Retreat in Estes Park and now are giving an inside look into what goes on up there. You will hear testimonials from various worship leaders about the retreat, and worship veteran Andy Park (author of "In The Secret") discusses his own worship journey and challenges. To end this episode, we have a glimpse of one of the worship sets led by Nigel Briggs and Andy Park.

Look for more information about our next worship retreat in September 2009 at Ridgecrest in Ashville, North Carolina.

• Direct download: Episode 11 Estes Park Worship Leaders Retreat

Williamsburg, NY (Brooklyn area). Casey sits down with Mike Turrigiano and Kenny Petrowski to talk about their church and this special journey that led them to a bar, where they have "Church at Trash". Mike is the senior pastor of the North Brooklyn Vineyard, and Kenny is the worship pastor. They discuss the logistics of the church as well as share stories of how this church within a bar has impacted lives in so many ways.

• Direct download: Episode 10 Church At Trash

Episode ten - After featuring "Church At Trash" in the most recent episode of the Inside Worship podcast, we are releasing a bonus video that was filmed by the North Brooklyn Vineyard to give people an inside view into what goes on at the Trash Bar.

To see more about "Church At Trash" visit http://www.northbrooklynvineyard.org/trashbar/

A special video podcast from Compound Studio in Signal Hill, CA. Chris Lizotte is the featured artist of Vineyard Music/Varietal Records newest release "Signal Hill Revival". This video is an excerpt from the bonus DVD "On Signal Hill". The featured song, "Sweet Mercy", includes guitarist Marc Ford.

• Direct download: Episode 09 Sweet Mercy
• Chord Chart for "Sweet Mercy"