RELI 101 Planning

So, yesterday, I started with a whiteboard that looked liked this: I was spending some quality time working on the Religion 101 class I will be teaching in less than a month, Sacred Texts and Ideas. I was a tad bit overwhelmed. I’ve read.  I’ve thought.  I’ve read some more.  But I wasn’t sure how to you cram all the …

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Studio Video #9 – Pickin’ and Grinnin’

This next video chronicling the studio development for the upcoming North Side worship album is of JT himself, Eric Bryant. Eric is working on the arrangement and recording the acoustic track for “God of This City,” a fabulous worship tune penned by a band called Bluetree out of Ireland. I make a cameo in the video as well, and somehow …

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Project Rationale #2

My doctoral project rationale #2: The second rationale behind this project is the significant investment that is made in church ministries geared towards children and youth that are providing a minimal return. While these students are very active in church when they are at home due to sincere desire or parental prodding, once these students leave home for college, churches …

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The Living Word

Another great Sunday at North Side.  We talked about the Living Word today in the series, Experiencing God. Today, we worshiped to the following songs: Forever – Chris Tomlin Holy is the Lord – Chris Tomlin Magnificent – Hillsong There is None Like You – Don Moen We Fall Down – Chris Tomlin We were supposed to talk about experiencing …

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Project Rationale #1

Why I am doing this doctoral project?  Rationale #1: Above any other notable rationale behind this project, the greatest reasoning behind equipping parents to be the primary evangelists in their children’s lives is because the Bible commands it. The biblical mandate for a child’s spiritual development is unashamedly centered around the home. The family’s role in the spiritual rearing of …

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Chapter One is Done, Son!

Whew. As I am continually working on my doctoral project, there is a certain time line you have to work through. And if you get held up at any place, it effects everything else! I printed and proofed chapter one which serves as the official project proposal. It has to be approved through three different layers, and once I get …

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Studio Video #7.2 – Loop Work

For your studio video #7.2, I’ll give you a screen shot of me working on a Reason loop for the song, “Make Me Holy.” I wrote that song over the last year and a half, and we have used it a few times at North Side. This is just some of the possible instrumentation we might place in the finished …

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Studio Video #7 – Guitar Hero

Here is some footage from this weekend’s continuing studio work for the upcoming North Side worship CD. I’ve posted other videos here. This clip is of the guitar hero, John Kennerly, rolling out some rhythm tracks for the song “Everlasting God” by Brenton Brown. Enjoy!

Studio Video #6 – Keyboard Time

As the recording is shaping up, we have now brought in the illustrious Woody Nivens to put down the keyboards on the CD. Not only an impressive keyboard player, you got to see what he can do in the math classroom! You can view the previous studio videos here. In this clip, he is working on “Amazing Grace.”