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Kenny Marks, Leslie Phillips, Paul Jars of Clay Rogers at Youthworker Talkback Youthworker STORY 17 Gotee Records has been a label Dallas 1985 We have done over 3000 McCoy and Allen Weed were at the Meeting Bill Hearn (CEO of then EMI committed to doing music for youthworker-artist “talkback” meeting when a youthworker Dallas 1997 Christian Music Group) asked me PRODUCED students. Here’s one of our sessions over the past 30 years. made a bold request, “My kids are to travel with him and his favorite stories of how that These have been amazing peer-to- not singing anymore in youth leadership team to Langley, British BY… GOD played out and impacted millions peer, youthworker-to-youthworker group. When we worship only a STORY 19 Columbia to experience a British of kids. Traveling on the road with meetings. Here is one of our few of them are actively involved. rock-worship band delirious AT WORK bands provides great hang time favorites.. Petra was the largest Can you do something to help SING A NEW concert. My first thought was, and brainstorming time for future band in Christian music—filling me?” Petra’s manager and record “Haven’t I in all the years, seen ministry opportunities. That’s 10,000 seat arenas. We were company president were at the enough bands and concerts?” Boy BEYOND STORY 18 SONG exactly what happened with DC a part of their ministry and meeting. The band felt so strongly was I glad I went—I was blown THE ARTIST TALK’s band on the Free At Last management team and developed that they needed to do this project Steven Curtis Chapman, away at what the the Lord was tour. Each of the guys in the DC WE DON’T dozens of key initiatives with them: (and their label didn’t) that they left Chris Renzelman doing through the band—it was a TALK band had a great ministry the “This Means War” Youth Event, their label and moved to another Youthworker Meeting worship and rock night like I had heart and were well equipped to WANT YOU the “On Fire” Youth Event, the label—the record that came out Portland 1990 never experienced previously— minister to high school students. “Why Wait” Tour with Josh was one of the top selling there were teenagers standing Since they were the most TO SING, McDowell, the “Beyond Belief” Christian albums of all time — next to grandmas and all were fully recognizable “backup” musicians WE WANT movie, and many more. We took “Petra Praise”. engaged with way more than this in Christian music, why not book Bob Hartman and John Schlitt to Read the rest of the story online. band—they were engaged in them into youth conferences, do one of our “talkback” sessions worshipping Jesus. I knew that we have them play DC TALK songs, YOU TO at a regional youthworker needed to do everything we could tell stories and share their faith? conference with around 150 do introduce the delirious? Out of those late night “on the TALK leaders at Forest Home Christian Experience (as we called it) to as bus” discussions with the guys Camp in Southern California. many youthworkers in the US as came the band Zilch and then Artists share with youthworkers possible. Fresh wine—much like Sonic Flood. Gotee President their personal story, their heart for Love Song in the early 1970’s. Joey Elwood had an idea when he sharing the Gospel with students Tobymac From Integrity Music (whose saw the Sonic Flood band perform and then they get to hear back Youthworker special 30 years 30 worship song with their new lead singer Jeff from youthworkers words of Talkback Texas tribute is in YLO100) to Maranatha, Deyo: they are a gifted worship encouragement, challenge, Baptist Conclave from SPIN 360 and our great band, let’s do a worship record. requests for help. Both Ken 1994 partners Joel and Val Engle and The band didn’t like the idea Stan and Sue Moser to Six Steps initially but agreed to do a 5-song with Chris Tomlin, Crowder, Louie EP for youthworkers that would be and Shelly Giglio—there has been included only in the YLO Box. a seismic shift in modern worship When the guys got into the studio over the past 30 years. everything changed. Sonic Flood’s Read the rest of the story online. lead singer Jeff Deyo explained what happened, “We had misconceptions of what praise and worship was. Our idea in the past was that it had to be acoustic Steve Taylor, Chris First meeting guitar, piano and organ. Now, all Renzelman Youthworker with delirious? Gotee Records Founders Joey that goes out the window.” That Talkback Seattle 1986 Langley, BC 1997 Elwood and Toby McKeehan meet record along with the work of Petra, D&K, Geoff Moore, with the WriteGroup 1999 delirious?, Whitecross Youthworker Hillsong and Talkback Nashville 1993 Matt Redman Relient K Youthworker Talkback delirious? changed the Youthworker face of modern Meeting Edmonton worship music Alberta 1999 forever... Read the rest of the story online. Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith Youthworker Meeting Dallas 1985

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