Mars Hill megachurch starts record label
SEATTLE, Wash. (WordNews.org) June 25, 2012 – Megachurch Mars Hill Church is launching a record label, Mars Hill Music. The label will feature musicians and worship leaders who serve at the church’s 14 locations. Mars Hill described the label as being “defined by Christ and culture and corporate worship.” The label isn’t looking to enter […]
Read More →75,000 turn out for Palau festival
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) June 18, 2012 – With temperatures in the triple digits, more than 75,000 central Californians turned out for evangelist Luis Palau’s festival on the grounds of Cal Expo on June 16-17. Major Christian artists TobyMac, Skillet, Mandisa, Phil Wickham, and Lincoln Brewster performed at the event as well. “We were ecstatic with […]
Read More →Saturdays with Sandi Patty: How God makes something new out of the broken pieces (Part 4 of 4)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (WordNews.org) April 21, 2012 – Legendary Christian singer Sandi Patty would have done some things differently if she knew then what she knows now. “I would have taken breaks early on” as her career gained “downhill momentum.” “I would have learned to say no to things so that I could have personal breaks […]
Read More →Saturdays with Sandi Patty: Who’s the best? (Part 3 in a series)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (WordNews.org) April 14, 2012 – It’s a question music artists are asked all the time: Whom do they listen to? Sandi Patty, who’s received the most awards for a female recording artist, takes no time answering: Adele and Natalie Grant. “I just downloaded Adele’s project,” Sandi told WordNews.org. “I tend to really be […]
Read More →Saturdays with Sandi Patty: Entering a new season (Part 2 in a series)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (WordNews.org) April 7, 2012 — Christian recording artist Sandi Patty says she’s entering a new season of life when things just matter more. “After having been in this business for these many years, I think that at this season in my life—I’m 55—things just matter more to me.” Sandi has been reconnecting with […]
Read More →Saturdays with Sandi Patty: The gift of reconnecting (Part 1 in a series)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (WordNews.org) March 31, 2012 – Sandi Patty just completed another leg of the Sandi Patty & Friends Tour that featured her friends Larnelle Harris, Wayne Watson, Clay Crosse and the group 4HIM. Sandi said the time was right to bring out some classic songs with some friends from the past. The idea came […]
Read More →A conversation with 4Him’s Mark Harris: Transparency (Part 4 in a series)
MOBILE, Ala. (WordNews.org) March 6, 2012 – Mark Harris, the lead singer/songwriter for 4Him, says as his latest solo project came together, a theme began to emerge. “I think it would be the word transparency,” said Harris. “I think it’s a very transparent album.” His third solo album, “Stronger in the Broken Places,” is in […]
Read More →A conversation with 4Him’s Mark Harris: ‘Stronger in the Broken Places’ (Part 1 in a series)
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Feb. 20, 2012 – Mark Harris, the lead songwriter for the Christian band 4Him, says he’s enjoying a “sweet time” in his life. He recently released his fourth solo album, “Stronger in the Broken Places” and he’s doing things his way these days, he told WordNews.org. If you don’t know him by […]
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