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Happy Thanksgiving

November 27, 2011November 24, 2011 by Travis Agnew

In the last week, the Agnews have been busy. It’s actually been a busy couple of months for us really. We rounded up last weekend with a wedding I officiated with some dear friends. The picture above is Eli and Obadiah getting dressed up in the photo booth at the wedding reception.

From there we were able to have our album release worship service, get a lot of stuff done in the office, work on a bunch of home projects over the week.

These boys, and their lil’ sister on the way, bring so much joy to my life. With busy weeks and exciting stuff happening, they are always there to remind me of the important things in life. Very thankful today.

When asked this morning what they were thankful for, they said:

Songs of Our Faith – Available on iTunes

April 25, 2017November 23, 2011 by Travis Agnew

If you weren’t able to get your copy of our latest worship hymn project, Songs of Our Faith, you can get your copy on iTunes! Click here to get your copy or to listen to samples.

Songs of Our Faith [Recap]

April 25, 2017November 21, 2011 by Travis Agnew

I was absolutely blown away last night during our night of worship. So much work went into pulling yesterday off. From Anthony Gravley working hard in the studio, to Evan Boney working tirelessly on loops and programming, to the band working tirelessly on these ambitious arrangements, to the singers singing their faces off, to Jessica, Jamie, Cory, and the rest of the North Side staff working so hard on details, to the wonderful tech and host teams who had everything so well thought out, to the Watkins who went over and beyond in preparation, to the guest choirs that joined us (North Side was joined by New Life Baptist McCormick and Erskine Gospel Choir), it was a family effort through and through!

We were able to help raise support for Meals on Wheels. We had a great time of just being family during and after. Wonderful time of communion. Songs of Our Faith album finally released.

And we worshiped with everything we had. I have never heard that room so full of not a mixed band or group, but the volume was coming from the worshipers. It was incredible. So much I want to share, and I will in the coming days, but today, I am just grateful that this wonderful team allows me to lead worship alongside them and this wonderful church allows me to be a part of the ride. Grateful.

Here are some more photos from the night:

Songs of Our Faith

March 28, 2017November 20, 2011 by Travis Agnew

Few songs endure for generations. A rare few endure for centuries. Many songs that we sing today will not be sung in five years. So if a song has served as a voice for many generations as God’s people have proclaimed worship to Him, that’s something special. Now, when it comes to arranging and recording …

He MUST Increase

April 25, 2017November 20, 2011 by Travis Agnew

What a great morning at North Side! Walking through the Gospel of John, Jeff decided to take an extra stop a long the way to talk about the joy that John the Baptist had in decreasing. While I hadn’t planned the service around that passage, it was wonderful watching the Holy Spirit unite elements to make a powerful service.

We were blessed to have some missionaries from North Africa talk with us about how to truly partner with missionaries on the field. Awesome insights and wonderful to pray with them.

Today, we worshiped to:

The Frustration with National Adoption Day

December 30, 2016November 19, 2011 by Travis Agnew

I was appreciative of a text message this morning from a dear friend telling me they were inspired by an article in this morning’s Index Journal. I still have only read the short version on the website and not read the entire article, but I was interviewed earlier this week concerning adoption.

Honestly, it took me a moment to realize why I was being interviewed for two reasons: 1) There are plenty of other families that do more than us for the cause of adoption, and 2) I forget that Eli is adopted. In fact, I don’t like talking about it when one child is distinguished as the biological child and one as the adoptive child. God brought both of our children into our family. Different ways, but they are both our sons.

I went along with the interview because today is National Adoption Day, and I figured, if our family could inspire others to adopt, that’s a good thing. That’s worth it.

We had a wonderful day as a family today playing in our home and helping with some friends’ wedding, but it ended on a very bitter note. Right before family worship tonight, I read a tweet from a dear friend that read:

Songs of Our Faith – This Sunday Night!

April 25, 2017November 17, 2011 by Travis Agnew

Last night we had a fantastic practice/worship time as we prepared for this Sunday’s night of worship. I say it was practice, but it was really worship. When you get to work with the people I get to, practice turns into worship.

I’ll say this: this entire project (recording, planning, arranging, practicing) has been a more daunting attempt than anything else we have ever done. The arrangements are very complex. The instrumentation shifts from song to song. Players and vocalists are being pushed to the max.

And, I’ve never been more proud of this group!

When the Church Vote Doesn’t Go Your Way

November 17, 2011 by Travis Agnew

I posted yesterday concerning the approval at the South Carolina Baptist Convention of the Great Commission Resurgence. This approval met with a very significant majority vote (which shocked me personally). While there are many different changes, the one that keeps me focused is that it changes the budget for more emphasis on sending more missionaries to the field. It takes away some money from our institutions but also gives them allowance to raise money in other avenues.

The vote was a significant majority, but everyone involved are not raving fans (I know you’ve never heard of a situation like that in a church setting ;)). I’m sympathetic to both sides. I have dear brothers who were a part of leading the change and I have dear brothers who tried to stop it. I see both sides, but the reality is, the change has happened now.

So, what do you do when the church vote doesn’t go your way?

The Great Commission Resurgence (And South Carolina Baptists)

November 16, 2011 by Travis Agnew

North Side is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention, and within that denomination, we are specifically aligned with the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Yesterday, we took a group of the staff to be a part of the yearly Convention meeting.

Recently, there has been dialogue concerning the allocation of Southern Baptist funds. When the recession hit, the Convention as a whole had to figure out how and where to cut back. From that event, the Great Commission Resurgence was a movement within the Convention to review how we spend money and where we send our resources. Yesterday, part of our leadership were in attendance to decide how South Carolina should go forward with their funds.

When North Side takes up an offering each week, 10% of that automatically goes to the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention. When all of our Baptist churches put their funds together, we “cooperate” and send more missionaries than individual churches could on their own. So, even if you haven’t heard about this discussion, the decision yesterday effected where some of your tithe and offering money goes to.

We thought it would be great for you to hear how a large group of very different people united together around the gospel yesterday. Of course there are concerns about the strategy, and some people are not raving fans, but what I thought was amazing yesterday was very opinionated people got together and shared together in a Christian, civil way.

The following is an article provided by the Baptist Courier: