Gateway Worship, Book Review, & Free Worship Conference

Welcome to Digital Worship News, Edition 45. This issue includes three resources for you. This issue includes a album review of Gateway Worship's "Great Great God", a book review, and an announcement of a top notch FREE worship training event in Memphis! See below for the details!

blessings,
Kim Gentes

In the last month, I have been listening to the newest album from Gateway Worship called "Great Great God". Listening, yes- and loving it! In it's short history, Gateway church in Southlake, Texas has been the seedbed to some great new songs, leaders and songwriters. With worship leaders and songwriters like Thomas Miller, Walker Beach, and Kari Jobe (among others), both the recordings and the songs coming out of Gateway have been top notch music and vibrant songwriting. This latest album, Great Great God, is no exception to that trend...

Click here for the full review and to read more.

"Blood Brothers" is the first book from Palestinian Israeli Elias Chacour. Elias is a Christian priest and community leader in Galilee, Israel. He lives and serves his community of Palestinian Christians in a village of Muslim, Druze and Christian villagers. This book is the personal story of his youth, the expulsion of him and his family from his home village of Biram, his training as a Melkite priest, and his eventual work in the ministry of bringing hope to a broken and terrified group of alienated Arabs in Jewish Israel. Unlike his other book We Belong to the Land, Chacour focuses more poigniantly in Blood Brothers on his personal and family life. Most profoundly, he explores the character of his father who serves as an arch-type for both God and the image of what good men can be. Elias Chacour treasures and follows this image into a lifetime of seeking reconciliation, hope and love for the Palestinian people of the village of Ibillin...

Read the full review here...

HOSTED BY VISIBLE MUSIC COLLEGE + DAN WILT

The Gathering is a one day inspirational gathering for every worship leader, musician and tech leader in the Mid-South US - that is 100% FREE.

Hosted at the stunning new home of Visible Music College in the historical/musical mecca of Memphis, TN (think the blues, Johnny Cash, MLK and Elvis), you and your team will be treated to a day of 21st century inspiration, connection and training.

This amazing day is hosted by Visible Music College and Dan Wilt (WorshipTraining) to serve and inspire you in 2012. There will be gifts for all, meals together, encouraging speakers (Dan Wilt, John Johnson) and optional training workshops with professionals – all in the heart of Memphis.

Starts at 9 am and ends at 9 am, so you have time to drive there and back in one day. REGISTER BY MAR. 22.

Click here for more details and information. The event is FREE, but you still must register! Available seating is filling up fast!