SeptemberSep 5 Wednesday 07
Keep It Real
Check out this video for practical instruction on the art of the homie handshake.
Robbie Seay Band & "Fracture" Review
I picked up a great new album (finally - new music!) yesterday by the Robbie Seay Band. Their latest is titled "Give Yourself Away" and has a very Crowder-esque vibe to it, which is a good thing. This album is definitely worth picking up and is gonna be spinning in my …
SeptemberSep 3 Monday 07
Guitar Amp Miking Positions
I'm always searching for the best guitar tone I can find and one of the most influential factors in your tone has nothing to do with your gear! I'm talking about the position of your guitar amp mic. Check out this helpful video for the best demo of miking options I've …
CCJ Worship CD Review (Pete Kim)
Top-tier blogger Pete Kim had some kind words about the album on his Transition Pete blog. You can check out his review right here.
SeptemberSep 1 Saturday 07
Student Ministry Worship
Almost a year ago, I took over leadership of the Student Ministry worship team at CCJ. After a great summer break from our weekly MERGE meetings, we got things started again on Wednesday night with a GREAT first night back!
When I was 16, I had a passion for music, …
AugustAug 30 Thursday 07
Blogging and Innovative Church Pastors
Newspring Church in Anderson, South Carolina is the kind of the church that begs you to judge it. The do stuff like sermon series on hell complete with on-stage fire as the band runs through "Hells Bells" by AC/DC and a video clip plays where average "people on the …
CCJ Worship CD Review (Chad Myhre)
Calvary Chapel pastor/thinker/philosopher Chad Myhre was kind enough to review the album over on his blog, Simple Minded Preacher. Check it out...
AugustAug 28 Tuesday 07
I'm In Love...
My quest for the perfect amp is over... sort of. There's still the pesky little matter of selling my 2 current amps (Fender Custom Vibrolux Reverb and Mesa Boogie Nomad 55) and raising the cash but I know EXACTLY what I want.
It's hand-wired. It's 15 watts of pure …
AugustAug 27 Monday 07
Miss Teen USA 2007
There's not a lot of things more awkward than having stereotypes COMPLETELY affirmed...
HT: Monday Morning Insight
AugustAug 21 Tuesday 07
CCJ Worship CD Review (Alastair Vance)
Fellow worship leader and blogger Alastair Vance did a sweet review of the CD over on his blog, "Live to Worship". Click here to check it out.
AugustAug 20 Monday 07
Emergency Worship Planning
Have you ever found yourself in an emergency situation and thought to yourself "I REALLY should have a had a plan for this..."?
That's exactly how I felt last Sunday when our bass player didn't show up and we had to scramble to get an acoustically-based set together at …
America's Next Top Pastor
Thanks to my buddy Shawn for turning me on to the greatest Christian comedians on the planet over at RockTV. It's hilarious and insightful Christian satire at its finest - whcih explains why we've never heard of these guys!
AugustAug 14 Tuesday 07
Cheesy Evangelistic Resources
Remember when you were a teenager and your mom or dad would say something completely embarrassing in front of your friends? Maybe they'd get the name of a popular band wrong crack an incredibly lame joke. Remember that "Take me now, Lord" feeling you'd get?
Well check …
AugustAug 13 Monday 07
Worship Confessional 1
RSS >>> There's a video here. Click this link to watch it.
AugustAug 11 Saturday 07
Top 10 Worship Taboos
This video is one giant inside joke for worship leaders and almost perfectly points out the ten most common things that worship leaders do wrong every Sunday. While the video is hilarious, it's also an amazing teaching tool and reminder to worship leaders of how things …
AugustAug 10 Friday 07
Musician Jokes
Victor Estrada did a great joke on musician jokes on his blog and received some hilarious responses. Here are the best ones so far...
What's the difference between a guitar player and a park bench?
A park bench can support a family of four.
What's the difference between a …
AugustAug 9 Thursday 07
John Mayer Concert Review
Last night the missus and I went to the John Mayer show with Andrew, Lyndsey, Mike & April. We caught JM when he came through about 6 months ago with Sheryl Crow and after the show pretty much decided we would go to every West Palm show he does for the rest of our …
KID #3...
I got the call from Charlene yesterday that she's PREGNANT! That's kid #3 on the way with an ETA around April 3-5, 2008. Maybe by then Charlene will have warmed up to my idea for a boy's middle name, "Laser". Also under consideration are "Blaze" and "Blazer".
Keepin' it …