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One of the world's most influential worship leaders, Don Moen is coming to India for the first time! Apart from concerts in Mumbai, Shillong and Chennai, he is also holding worship workshops at all 3 places: Here are the dates: Mumbai: Workshop Date: Friday, April 23, 2010 Workshop Venue: Shanmukhananda Hall Concert Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010 Concert Venue: MMRDA Grounds

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Here's the review of "Vapour Water Ice" by The Joint ReviewSYNOPSIS KLAMPERT: BYRD: Kerygma Worship is basically an unknown. I love finding new music, in this case it’s particularly interesting because they’re from India. Right off the bat, this project deserves props because this is certainly a resource meant for the local church. They’ve crafted 10 songs for congregation singing and have

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The CD is now available for online purchase at the following stores: emusic peoplesmusicstore Amazon Amazon-UK Musica Online Napster Tune Tribe iTunes  

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Published at Associated Content: I was intrigued from the minute I received the email asking me to download and review this CD. The email contained the basic information on Kerygma, a Christian Worship ministry based out of India. "Wait" I thought to myself “India that's considered hostile territory for most Christian missions and ministries. These men and women are pretty bold in their faith to

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Started with the thought of making it a self titled album named after KERYGMA worship ministry. Then tried naming it after one of the song titles: We Will Follow Reign Lord Reign All Hail Yahweh Praise The Lord Our God Awake O My Soul Song Of Christ O Come Sweet Anointing Holy Spirit Purify Me Sanctus No satisfaction. Then tried some phrases from the song lyrics: God

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It's done. Final versions of the mixed and mastered tracks. 4 years of songwriting...and rewriting…and praying...9 months of music making and the album is finally ready to be launched. Just listening to the finished sound fills me with deep joy. The album artwork and package design are also completed and ready to print. Thank you Lord!

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When Christians (especially those in active ministry) neglect looking after one's own spiritual growth, they will experience the 'B' effect: Breakdown - whenever a storm hits them, they break down, because the problem seems too big to handle. But the real reason is not the size of the problem but the spiritual strength (or the lack of it) of the Christian facing it. Blowup -

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Image by law_keven via Flickr Another cool reflection I learnt at the retreat on 'Commitment' When God calls someone, He leads the person through three stages of relationship with Him, we can call them the 3 P's: 1. PROMISE - God gives a promise when He calls someone; for e.g. when Joseph is called, God promises him that he would be the greatest of his brothers. 2. PREPARATION - This is

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Image via Wikipedia 1. A Servant is a Giver - because the Christian servant reflects God who is the greatest giver ever, no one can out do Him in giving. As His servant we give our time and other resources and make ourselves available for the purpose of the Kingdom. 2. A Servant is a Forgiver - an outstanding Old Testament example of forgiveness is Joseph. In the New Testament we have

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Well, we added percussion, modified the dynamics a bit and I still didn’t like it…always got the feeling this song deserves more. So we ditched the entire music and redid it completely. We changed the rhythm adding some light drums to a different set of percussions, put in an Indian flute along with some piano and that did it! Now the song sounds like what I heard in my mind - only need to add

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Image by Loci Lenar via Flickr The second cut has percussion tracks added in, sounds very neat and full now. After listening to it a few more times, feel like tinkering with the percussion arrangements some more, else it sounds a little monotonous towards the latter half of the song. Also thinking of replaying the flute parts at the next octave, will try it and see next week.

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Liked the music the first time I heard it in Mano’s studio. However, on repeated listens later at home, find the synth/strings work too overpowering - definitely needs to be toned down somewhat. The intro also has a particular tone that needs to be replaced, will work on it next week and sort it out. This is a 3/4 song and I really don’t have a confident sense for this rhythm, so will probably

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Image by Celestial Photography via Flickr Re-worked the whole arrangement with Mano today and now it sounds complete. This song starts with a rocking piano intro and maintains an up-tempo rhythm throughout. From the bridge onwards, it gets more interesting with tabla and flute giving an Indian feel, creating a fusion sound overall. Still need to add in the guitars and I’ll probably

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Image by hickory hardscrabble via Flickr This one’s all rock - liked it instantly when I heard it. The interludes are full of happy sounding flute work with lots of space left for Bruce to fill in with his guitar later on. It’s a simple single verse + chorus type of song of the Holy Spirit The music is nicely built on a Celtic up-tempo rhythm and I don’t really feel like changing

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"...I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also." - 1 Corinthians 14:15 If the worship leader is sensitive to the moving of the Holy Spirit, then somewhere at some point in the worship session, there will be moments of spontaneous worship and praise. It may happen at the beginning, middle or end of a song; it can

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The music for this one is completely different from the other songs - lots of mellow electric piano, strings and flute work and no drums or percussions. Once vocal harmonies and guitars are added, it should sound much fuller. Spoke to Sheetal who wrote this song, she prefers some light percussion work to be included, will request Mano to maybe add in some Indian percussions. Otherwise, the

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There was this retreat during a weekend 6 years ago, where I had to lead worship and I needed a fresh song of praying for the Holy Spirit. I was looking for a short and simple song that would express a worshipper’s prayer to receive the Presence of the Lord. Well, to cut it short, I never found that new song and so I took the other alternative and wrote one myself. Lyrically, this song is

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Worked with Mano on ‘Holy Spirit, Purify Me’ today. First, we reworked the arrangement of the lyrics to bring down the monotony a bit (though this happens to be a chant actually). Then we continued the percussion line in the intro into the verses also, this gave the continuity between intro and verse, which I felt was somehow missing (my wife, Irene had the same feedback) in the first cut.

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‘All Hail Yahweh’ with guitars sounds even better now. Bruce has played a cool guitar solo before the bridge on a very unique scale bordering on carnatic notes - not something usually heard in worship music; it does add a different colour to the song. The changes to the bridge part are also done reducing intensity and then building it up into the chorus, which enhances the worship effectively.

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At some point or the other, people active in on-stage ministries like preaching or worship struggle with the performance spirit. On stage, with the spotlight on, with all the excitement, songs, music, people clapping & cheering etc. it’s so easy to get carried away and turn the session into a musical concert riding on people’s emotions. That’s when the session doesn’t anoint but annoys.

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Robert finally made it to Chennai to complete the vocal recording for ‘Song of Christ’ today. His classy singing + Bruce’s guitar work well with the rest of the music to bring out the exact overall feel I had in mind when I wrote this song. Must say it’s very satisfying to listen to this version!

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First cut of ‘Holy Spirit, Purify Me’ reached me today. This has a lot more Indian/Ethnic sound to it - starting with a simple ethnic stringed instrument intro, the music builds up with a brief flute line leading into the verse, then space for some guitar interlude with percussion provided by an Indian Tabla. Since this song is more of a chant, we repeat the verse, then another interlude and

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Percussions and Bruce’s guitar work added, now it sounds absolutely awesome! The tone of the electric guitar from the second verse onwards is one of the most pleasant sounds I’ve ever heard. Great fills and a special emotive solo, all in all, high quality electric guitar work. Mano’s trademark flute and electric sitar all add up to make ‘Awake O My Soul’ very special.

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I recently spoke on this subject in my prayer group...since all of us struggle with some temptation or the other, I thought of blogging my talk's notes, hope they help you in come way! IT’S SOURCE Temptation comes from the enemy and myself, James 1:14, “but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.” It arouses and manipulates the senses (sight, smell,

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First cut itself blew me away! This time, the intro is a simple piano riff leading into the first verse, chorus, interlude and going full-on with drums into the second verse, then space for a guitar solo, reducing intensity for the chorus, then slowly building up again into another repetition of the chorus and then the outro. Just wish for some light percussion work from the beginning, which

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Heard the first cut of ‘All Hail Yahweh’ today. This has a distinct Indian/Ethnic feel to it, starting with an electric sitar intro followed by verse-1, chorus, verse-2, solo, bridge, chorus and an electric sitar outro. The percussion work sounds neat and may be better to make it more prominent in the final mix. The other change I suggested is to tone it down after the solo and build the

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All changes done and the music sounds great; the Indian flute especially stands out. Sent this version to Robz to practise his singing and he likes the music too. His vocals would lift this song up another notch!

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You lead worship and just can't engage the congregation...you preach, no one listens...you pray over someone, nothing happens...forgot the last time you gave a prophecy, visions have disappeared, words-of-knowledge seem a million miles away...you go through the ministry motions and when someone talks about the 'anointing', you think "anointing? now, what in heaven is that??" Sounds familiar?

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Met with Mano and Bruce today to explain in greater detail all my requirements on the overall sound of the album. We walked through ‘Song of Christ’ section by section, replacing the oboe intro with an Indian flute and repeating it as the interlude before the second verse and the outro. Mano had added a percussion track from the second verse onwards, we added it to the first verse also and

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“Look, I shall send my messenger to clear a way before me. And suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to his Temple;” – Malachi 3:1 For the people to behold the arrival of the Lord, a way is to be organized for Him. Similar to Malachi in the Old Testament or John the Baptist in the Gospels, the worship leader is called to prepare the way of the Lord. It’s not that the omnipotent Lord of

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Mano informed that music for ‘Song of Christ’ is ready for listening…sort of a first cut. Listening to it totally zapped me that someone could listen to just the vocal track and create such beautiful music around it! The song starts with a melodic oboe intro followed by verse-1, chorus, interlude, verse-2, bridge, guitar solo, chorus twice and outro. Mano plans a lot more guitar work for the

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One of the coolest guitarists I’ve ever known is a multi-talented dude called Bruce Lee (no relation to the martial arts superstar, though I happen to be a fan of both!) – ‘multi’ ‘cos apart from bass, lead and rhythm guitar, he also plays drums, mridangam, flute, keyboard, saxophone and God knows whatever else! He and his wife Nisha (an out of the world pianist herself) also happen to be my

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Contacted Gerard a.k.a. Mano to his friends to check if he would be willing to take up the music production for the album and he agreed. Gave him raw recordings of the songs and he seemed to like them :) Mano’s way of making music is very unique – he wants only the vocal track sung in preferred key and tempo. He decides on the feel of the song from the vocal track, chooses the chords and

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Writing many songs over 4-5 years, it’s a bit challenging deciding which ones should get into the album and which ones to leave out. After lots of reflection and prayer, sensed the Lord leading me to bring out a collection of songs that is totally Trinity focused. The idea is to have 3 songs of the Father, 3 of the Son and 3 of the Holy Spirit and culminating with the final track worshipping

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Is God really the object of my worship? I frequently challenge myself with this question. Worship sessions sometimes have the potential to subtly create many other gods - the song...the music...the stage...the band...the people...the compliment...the musical instrument...my skill...my voice...and...me. Any of these can become an idol. Makes me realize how much prayer I need to keep my focus

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One day, this timeless hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ kept playing in my mind repeatedly for a few hours; after awhile, for no particular reason, started singing verses from Luke 4:18-19 and John 6 to the tune of ‘Amazing Grace’ and suddenly something sparked off the idea for ‘Song of Christ.’ Riding back from work that evening, as I kept humming to myself, the tune slowly started changing and by the

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The Bible says in Psalm 92:1, “It is good to give thanks to Yahweh, to make music for your name Most High...” And so obediently we worship in our personal/family prayer and in community services like the Mass or prayer meetings. Because we know it is good as per God's word. And yet the Bible also says in Romans 11:35-36, “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from Him and

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