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To Know Your Name Loop Element

Head over to Chris Brown's blog to listen to Aaron's loop from Sunday. It turned out to be a really unique and worshipful moment for Elevation.

Worship Set

[guest blogger-chris brown]

Small Is The New Big - Week 2

• Burn For You - Fee
• Look To You - Hillsong United
• Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin
• *To Know Your Name - Hillsong
• Song of Hope - Robbe Seay Band


*We had the mastermind, Aaron Robertson, remix this song with Postal Service-like beeps and Kenna style beats. Aaron did a sick job putting it together, and it was like the musical icing on the cake for this series. More to come soon on exactly what Aaron did in creating it...and maybe a little sample.

-Chris

Early Vacation

After we found out Ferris was pregnant in January, we decided to do an early vacation for our anniversary before she got too uncomfortable to enjoy it. Now that we found out about the twins, it works out even better than before.

So I am writing this in the airport at Ft. Lauderdale before we catch a cab and head to our cruise ship for the week. This is my first cruise and I can't wait. Lots of time with my wife, a few books, the vast ocean and about 5 hot tubs that I will be in at all times (Ferris can only dip her feet in the hot tub - too bad for her!).

Needless to say, there won't be much blogging going on by me while we are gone. However, I have recruited some help for a few guest blogs, so stay tuned during the week.

Sugar Pants

Next time you are at a restaurant with a group of friends, try this to mix things up.

Open up a pack of sugar secretly so that no one else notices. Under the table, toss the sugar on the pants of the person next to you or across from you. For the next few minutes, repeatedly address them as sugar pants. They will look at you like you are an idiot at first, but then they will realize that you have bested them and gotten them good. Real good.

If you have been a victim of sugar pants, relax. Plan your counterattack. At least you aren't Chris Brown, who pioneered the name sugar head today.

Worship Set

Small Is The New Big - Week 1

• All Because of Jesus - Fee
• God Of This City - Tomlin's version
• To Know Your Name - Hillsong
• Mighty To Save - Hillsong
• You Deserve - Hillsong United

For Mighty To Save, we tried to illustrate the main idea of the series that small things add up to make a big impact. The whole band went off stage during announcements and the worship leader started the song just on acoustic with only a spotlight on them. As we got to each section of the song, one of the band members would walk out and add their part to the mix. After everyone was back in, we kicked in huge with the "shine your light" bridge as all of the lights came on. It was a really powerful moment of worship and also a nice musical tie-in to the message.

Big News

We are having twin girls!!!

When No One Is Looking

One of aspects of my heart that I hate to admit is there is the desire for recognition. Maybe you are a better person than I am, but no matter how much I don’t want this to be the case, there is always this little voice wanting people to notice when I do something that I think is noble or good.

To counteract this, I am really trying to practice the discipline of secret service. Doing things for others or a random act of kindness that no one will know about or that isn’t broadcast on my blog. God uses this discipline to help cultivate a heart of humility.

As a worship pastor, one of the main qualities I look for in other worship leaders and band members is their willingness and heart to serve behind the scenes when needed. I want to see a humble heart that doesn’t have to be on stage or take the coolest song in the set to lead. Thankfully, I serve with two worship leaders who truly model this for their bands.

What would our churches and cities be like if we all made secret service a regular discipline?

V-Neck of the Week

I am trying out a new weekly installment on the blog. And by weekly I may mean only this week.

V-necks are quite the fashionable item at Elevation, and one common misconception is that they are only for worship leaders.

The question of the day is this - who is wearing this striking V-neck ensemble? Cast your votes now.

In Our Time

Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known ... Habakkuk 3:2


Every week at Elevation I feel like I am seeing this verse come to pass. I can’t believe that we are able to witness this amazing move of God where countless lives are being restored and a city is being changed by Jesus. It is something I never want to get used to or take for granted.

My prayer for the worship ministry here is that we will give our people words and a voice to proclaim the awesome work of God in our city. That we will write songs birthed from the vision God gives our Pastor for our church. Above all else, that we will see the name of Jesus made famous in our generation.

In our time make them known ...

Set Lists

Break Out - Week 5

• My Hero - Foo Fighters (we had extra kick drums and toms on stage which made this pretty massive)
• You Deserve - Hillsong United
• We Have Overcome - Israel Houghton
• Lift High - Eddie Kirkland/Steve Fee
• All Around The World - Elevation

Break Out Student Event

• My Future Decided - Hillsong United
• All Because of Jesus - Steve Fee
• Hosanna - Hillsong United
• My Chains Are Gone - Chris Tomlin
• Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin