23 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

I don't do auditions

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I read an article today, in one of the magazines that comes to my office every month. It was written by a guy i respect - and have studied, and have read - and the title of it was "letting volunteers go." The premise of the article was answering a "question" from a reader about how to let a volunteer go - one that has been involved in the ministry for years, simply because they weren't a solo-quality voice.I'd offer a different perspective.I'm grieved at the thought that was would use "distraction" or "not-as-skilled" to justify excluding someone from worship…
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21 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – June 20. 2010

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Great time of worship yesterday morning. The choir was singing. It was Father's Day. Great, great morning.We opened yesterday with a rather slow, mellow ballad from Israel Houghton called Say So. :)After our call to worship we sang Because of Your Love, O Worship the King, Everlasting God, and Revelation Song.Our offering song was God You Reign - a Lincoln Brewster song that we first did during our Palm Sunday Spectacular.We did a different arrangement of Everlasting God - one that I heard Anthony Evans do last year at the National Worship Leader Conference - it's got a bit more…
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14 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

My NICU baby turns 9 today

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I posted Drake's story last year. I'm gonna post it again.He was born at 6:01, on a Friday - June 15, 2001. This was after 30 hours of labor, 3 doctors, 5 nurses . . . and then she pushed for 3 hours. They were about ready to do a C-section when the doc saw the head.He came out grey . . . and not breathing. Mandy's uterus wasn't clamping back down, and she was losing so much blood that they were going to transfuse her. They hit the red button on the wall, and my parents, and brothers and…
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14 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – June 13. 2010

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Being away from Oak Mtn - even for a couple days, always makes me fond of the people and the community when i return. Yesterday was no exception. We opened yesterday with Begin My Tongue, another tune i wrote as a part of a hymn-[re]writing group that I was a part of quite a few years ago.After our call to worship we sang Beautiful One, Holy is the Lord, Amazing Grace (Chains are Gone), and Hear Us From Heaven.Our offering song was Everything (Hughes).For Communion, Alicia sang Child of God (K. Scott). GREAT tune. Check out 7:22 Band's recording of…
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08 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – June 6, 2010

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It's honestly hard to believe it's already June. Before you know it, we'll have the wreaths hung above the stage again . . . Anyway - Bob continues his series on revival. Let me encourage you to get the sermon downloads from iTunes. We opened last week with Awake My Soul, a tune I wrote when i was a part of a hymn rewriting group a few years ago. After our call to worship we sang Filled With Your Glory, What a Savior, Search Me (Ronnie Freeman), Surrender (Brewster), and Jesus Paid it All (Stanfill). Our offering song was another…
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03 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

Len Sweet "Faithful Till He Comes"

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I've heard Len Sweet speak so many times - and have read quite a few of his books. I find his thoughts challenging, insightful . . . http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12266849&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1
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02 Jun 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – May 30, 2010

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Heath and Justin Hale led worship for us last weekend - did a tremendous job! I was down at Gulf Shores with our singles' group, leading worship for their retreat. We've got a great group of singles - and i think it's awesome that they would set aside time at the beach to spend in worship, prayer, and study.Back here - the Hale's opened with Amazing God.After the call to worship they sang Prince of Peace, Come Ye Sinners, Give Us Clean Hands, and I Stand Amazed.For the offering song - they sang How Deep the Father's Love.Our new summer…
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24 May 2010
By jasondsears

Monday morning Recap for Sunday – May 23, 2010

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Greetings blog-readers . . . Yesterday was a choir Sunday. Choir takes a break now - but only for two weeks, and resumes rehearsals on June 9 as we prepare to lead in worship on June 20. we opened yesterday with You Lifted Me Out (Tomlin, and a bunch of other people). My opening encouragement yesterday was that as we sang the songs that we know well - to consider the text of the tunes, in light of Pentecost Sunday, and how they take on a whole new meaning, or bent, or angle. Pretty cool. After our call to worship…
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