October 18, 2024

In This Issue 

Bethel Music's

Brian & Jenn Johnson,

"Holy Forever"

(Bethel Music's "We Must Respond" Worship & Ministry Nights Tour Will Be

At the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre in Atlanta on Monday, October 21st)

Q: We're here with Brian & Jenn Johnson from Bethel Music. You wrote so many impactful worship songs including "Holy Forever." You write these songs and God uses them beyond belief.

Brian: It's special. How it's intertwined...the God story behind a lot of songs...it's awesome. There's gifting and crafting. But a lot of orchestrating. It's fun to see God through all of it. f feels fulfilling to write songs for the church that the church wants to sing.

Jenn: Live is our bread and butter, but I think that I love to do new songs in a creative way, either in the studio or something like this, and then redo the songs live so they translate well for the Church. Because that's where we live! 

We love all the music, but songs that translate for Sunday, that's our pride and joy in a huge way. 

Q: Speaking of “Holy Forever,” (Co written with Chris Tomlin, Phil Wickham and Jason Ingram. It was #1 for six weeks, Grammy-nominated and certified Gold. 

 How does it feel to have this song reach beyond the walls of the Church? And why do you think that is the song that is being chosen out of all of them right now? 

Jenn: I mean, I'm glad it is, not only because it's our song that we're a part of, but I'm glad it is because… Holy Forever? Are you kidding? As a song title alone, “Holy Forever” wins. 

That’s amazing in it of itself: that there’s not humanity in the message behind the song. It really just is this heaven, awe and wonder, worship song. It’s eternal and epic.

Brian: And that word. thousand: a thousand generations. It means forever; it’s eternal generations. So not just a thousand! It's kind of like the idea of heaven with a 1,000 generations, every generation since. 

Jenn: There’s this idea of not only the heaven that we go to one day, but the heaven that is the here and now of knowing Jesus. 

Q; If you were to give a piece of advice to a younger version of yourselves just entering music, what would that be?

Brian: I would say write songs for the church, I think God really honors that.

Jenn: Just get planted into a local church. I think that's really important and keeps you grounded in what God's saying and doing. Keeps you normal.

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Billboard Magazine's Current Top Contemporary Christian Music Chart

#1 (LW2) - Brandon Lake

“That's Who I Praise"

(Single)

#2 (LW1) - Elevation Worship

“Praise“

(from Can You Imagine)

(#1 for 31 straight weeks)

#3 (LW3) - Forrest Frank

“Good Day”

(from Child of God)

#4 (LW4) - Tauren Wells

Feat. We The Kingdom & Davies

“Take It All Back”

(from Joy In The Morning: Horizon Edition)

#5 (LW6) - CeCe Winans

“That's My King"

(from More Than This)

Click Here For This Week's Top 25

Contemporary Christian Music Songs

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Atlanta Gospel Artist

LATRICE PACE

#1 Song, "It's Morning" Knows Where She's Been... And Where She's Going

When Atlanta gospel singer and songwriter Latrice Pace belts out the show-stopping “I Know Where I’ve Been” during performances of the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray, the lyrics are likely to hold personal meaning for her.

A member of the Anointed Pace Sisters (nicknamed the First Family of Gospel), Latrice has experienced her share of life’s peaks and valleys. Recent peaks include two 2024 Stellar Award nominations: Song of the Year for “It’s Morning” and Contemporary Artist of the Year. “It’s Morning” was named one of the top gospel songs of 2023 by the Journal of Gospel Music. It's currently in its second week at #1 on Billboard's Gospel Music charts.

The valleys, on the other hand, found Latrice caring for her ailing mother Bettie Ann and then her ailing sisters Duranice and LaShun, also of the Anointed Pace Sisters. Bettie died in 2018, Duranice in 2021, and LaShun in 2022.

“I navigated those losses with faith, knowing that God doesn’t make mistakes,” Latrice told us. “It was just trusting him and knowing it will work out for good—not for my good—but for the overall good of his purpose.”

She added: “I realize now that he allowed us to go through that loss so that we can be there for others in their time of loss. It made me more compassionate, more sympathetic and empathetic. That’s all he wants – for us to be compassionate.”

“ It’s Morning” is based on Psalm 143:8 (“Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning”). “It is a simple prayer,” Latrice said. “Let me hear your voice, guide me, let me know that you’re still with me. The song resonates with so many people because all of us are dealing with something and long for tomorrow to look and feel different.”

The Stellar-nominated song is from Latrice’s latest album, "Exodus: The Journey of Obedience, Volume 2.".

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Billboard Magazine's Current Top Gospel Music Chart

#1 (LW1) - Latrice Pace

"It’s Morning" 

(from Excellence: The Journey of Obedience, Vol. 2)

#2 (LW3) - CeCe Winans

“That's My King"

(from More Than This)

#3 (LW6) - Dorinda Clark-Cole

"Great & MIghty"

(Single)

#4 (LW5) - Jekalyn Carr

"You Carried Me"

(From Jekalyn)

#5 (LW4) - Kenny Lewis &

One Voice Feat. Kim Burrell

"Call His Name" 

(from The Healing Project)

Click Here For This Week's Top 25

Gospel Music Songs

Metro Atlanta Christian Concerts & Family Events

Monday, October 21

Bethel Music

'We Must Respond'

Worship & Ministry Nights

Jenn Johnson, David Funk,

John Wilds, Hannah Waters,

and special guest Aodhán King.

At Coca-Cola Roxy

800 Battery Ave SE #500, Atlanta, GA 30339,

7:00 p.m.

www.livenation.com

Thursday, November 7

"Worldwide Revival Nights" Tour

Newsboys,

Jordan Janzen, The Color

at At Sandy Springs

Performing Arts Center,

1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

8:00 p.m. 770-813-7500

www.citysprings.com

November 9 - January 5

Stone Mountain Park Christmas

At Stone Mountain Park

Each day during Stone Mountain Christmas, you can enjoy park attractions and then as the sun sets, become immersed in holiday magic with evenings full of festive music, millions of dazzling lights, spectacular shows and visits from some of your favorite holiday characters! (800) 401-2407

https://stonemountainpark.com

November 28 - December 3

Georgia Mountain Fair

Mountain Country Christmas

in Lights 2024

At Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee, GA

A holiday treat for the entire family along the shores of beautiful Lake Chatuge in the Northeast Georgia mountains. The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds will transform into a spectacular, magical holiday light show immersed in Christmas music, arts and crafts, food, fun, entertainment, photo opportunities, and a visit with Santa Claus!

Event runs 6pm-9pm Thursday, Friday, & Saturday from November 28 - December 7th. Open EVERY night December 12th - 23rd! (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)

https://georgiamountainfairgrounds.com

November 29 - December 15

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

By Cirque Du Soleil

This joyful show about the virtues

of generosity and friendship promises to leave a lasting impression on families

this holiday season.

At The Fox Theatre

660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

Box Office: 855-285-8499

https://foxtheatre.evenue.net/

Click Here For All Upcoming Concerts and Links For More Information

q - The Bible in a Year

(with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

2 - The Bible Recap

(with Tara Leigh-Cobble)

3 - Girls Gone Bible

(with Angela Halili & Arielle Reitsma)

4 - followHIM

(with Hank Smith & John Bytheway)

5 - With The Perrys

(with Preston Perry & Jackie Hill Perry)

6 - The Bible Project Podcast

(In-depth conversations

about the Bible and theology)

7 - WHOA That's Good Podcast

(with Sadie Robertson)

8 - The Deep End

(with Lecrae)

9 - The Briefing

(Cultural Commentary from a Biblical Perspective with R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

10 - The Chosen People

(with Yael Eckstein)

Click Here For The Current Top 100

Christian Podcasts

Grammy-winning group

ELEVATION WORSHIP

performs their single “Praise,” #1 for 31 weeks, off of their new album “When Wind Meets Fire” live on The TODAY Show as a part of the

Citi Concert series.

Click Here To Watch Performance

More than 100M people of faith could sit out 2024 election: study

As many as 104 million people of faith, including 32 million self-identified Christians who regularly attend church, are unlikely to vote in the upcoming 2024 presidential election on Nov. 5 mainly due to lack of interest, research from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University shows.

The findings of the study released Monday by longtime Evangelical pollster George Barna and his team of researchers are based on data collected in two related surveys of a national sample of 2,000 U.S. adults during August and September 2024.

One of the surveys focused on adults who self-identified as Christians and attend church at least once per month.

Researchers found that voter enthusiasm in 2024 is significantly lower than what it was in 2020.

Over half (57%) of the respondents in the study said they dislike all the major candidates, while 55% felt none of the candidates reflect their most important views.

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Author JONATHAN CAHN

Talks To TBN About His #1 Best Seller, "The Dragon's Prophecy" Pointing to the War in Israel & the End Times

(Best Selling Christian Author and Speaker, Jonathan Cahn's

"The Dragon's Prophecy: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days"

entered the Christian Booksellers'

Top 50 list this month at #1.).

Jonathan Cahn sits down with Erick Stakelbeck on TBN's Praise to discuss his brand new book, "The Dragon's Prophecy", and share incredible prophecy pointing towards the war in Israel and the end times.

Q: "The Dragon's Prophecy" is unlike any book you've ever written. Tell us why?

JC: Yeah, it's kind of amazing to think about. But, I have never written a book about Israel and the end times in general. I speak about prophetic things to happen.

In fact, I was working on the sequel to the "The Return of the Gods" when the Lord interrupted me. I actually saw a dragon in my head. And that was the beginning.

This is the only book where I'm actually working on it and it's happening in the world what I'm writing. So, I had to keep coming back to the book and rewriting because it kept happening.

Everything we're watching, there is a real spiritual war behind it. We're all part of it. And, if you're a believer...even more so.

Also, the war is not only with Israel and the world, but it's also the church and each of our lives

There's one mystery here that actually may enable us to allow us to know exact events yet to come down to when exactly they're going to happen

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Christian Booksellers'

Top Christian Books 

#1 - Jonathan Cahn

“The Dragon's Prophecy”

Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days

#2 - John Mark Comer

"“Practicing The Way"

Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as He did

#3 - Max Lucado

“What Happens Next”

A Traveler’s Guide Through the

End of This Age

#4 - Sarah Young

“Jesus Calling”

Enjoying Peace In His Presence

#5 - Priscilla Shirer

“I Surrender All”

More in Forge Series

Click Here For The Full List of This Month's Best Selling Christian Books

Q&A with author

CHRIS FABRY,

author of the film novelization, "The Forge" 

(Christian Author Chris Fabry's

Novelization, "The Forge," Bible Study, based on the motion picture by

The Kendrick Brothers, entered #1

on this month's Christian Booksellers'

Christian Fiction list).

"The Forge" is about the power of prayer, the transformation only God can achieve, and the lasting influence one person can have on others. Chris Fabry has collaborated with Athens, Georgia's Alex and Stephen Kendrick on several best selling books including "The War Room," "Facing The Giants," "Overcomer," and "Lifemark."

Without giving too much away,

can you tell us a little bit about

the storyline of "The Forge"?

The novel is slightly different from the film because it shows more of the story of Isaiah’s mother, Cynthia, as she struggles to love her son well and give him a vision for manhood. We learn a lot of the backstory of these two in the novel and see the effects of an absent father on the heart of a young man. When Isaiah comes into contact with a business owner who sees something in him, the story takes off.

How is writing a novelization different

or similar to your writing process

for your other novels?

I like to say that the Kendricks make all the hard choices with plot and characters, so they put up the fence and I get to play in the pasture. I have the basic outline and dialog for the story, but I get to follow my curiosity. So you will see more backstory and material about the major characters in the novel simply because there is more time to explore that than there is in the film.

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Winners Announced For The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards

CeCe Winans Wins Big

with Three Awards Including Artist of the Year, Forrest Frank Wins New Artist of the Year at the

55th Annual Dove Awards

The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out Tuesday night, October 1st, 2024, to a sold-out, live audience in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jonathan Smith was most awarded with seven wins including Producer of the Year. Phil Wickham took home four Doves including Worship Album of the Year.

Gospel music icon CeCe Winans was another big winner of the night with three total wins including Artist of the Year.

Song of the Year went to “Holy Forever,” honoring songwriters Chris Tomlin, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Jason Ingram and Phil Wickham.

Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, and Jason Ingram each received three awards and Forrest Frank, who won two awards, took home New Artist of the Year.

The show aired October 4th, exclusively on TBN and TBN+ and simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. Returning host, Tauren Wells led the all-star, high energy, multi-genre night of music.

To watch the 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards on demand on TBN+: CLICK HERE 

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SGN Scoops Magazine Top 100 Southern Gospel Music Charts

#1 (LM5) -

The Whisnants -

"He Made A Way”

(from He Made A Way)

#2 (LM3) - The Inspirations -

“He Sent Him For Me"

(from The Legacy Continues)

#3 (LM9) - The Nelons -

“There's A Hole In My Heart”

(from I'm Free:

Songs That Wrote My Story)

#4 (LM3) -

Southbound -

“Middle of Nowhere”

(from Lost & Found)

#5 (LM16) -

Mark Trammell Quartet -

“After All”

(from Classic)

Click Here For This Week's Top

Southern Gospel Songs

Christians who don’t vote are rebelling against God, says megachurch Pastor Josh Howerton - Click Here

Resolutions may now be submitted for the 202nd Georgia Baptist Convention

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Georgia High Court Reinstates Heartbeat Law - Click Here

Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries students join Helene relief efforts

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Prominent Christian school in

North Carolina reels from $15M in

flood damages - Click Here

Faith-Based Comedy “Our Church Thinks We’re Dating” Coming To Theaters October 29th - Click Here

Julie Chen Moonves’ Big Faith

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Christian Baker Gets Relief from Colorado Supreme Court - Click Here

Oklahoma Superintendent Under Fire for Reintroducing Religious Teachings in Schools - Click Here

NC school district rejects Ten Commandments classroom display

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Brandon Lake's "That's Who I Praise" Tops CCM Charts Elevation Worship's "Praise" Leaves Top Spot After 31 Weeks - Click Here

Forrest Frank reveals hit 'Good Day' helped him walk through dark season: 'I had to put my words in action'

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New Video For Hot New Release...

Anne Wilson & Chris Tomlin's

"The Cross"- Click Here

Jekalyn Carr Releases New Visuals

For New Collaborations ‘Wonder'

And ‘For My Good’ - Click Here

Bethel Music Releases “Holy Song (Acoustic)” With Brooke Ligertwood & Brian Johnson - Click Here

Down East Boys Release New Album, "Something To Shout About"

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'Changed my life forever': Leanna Crawford honors 103-year-old aunt in single, "Still Waters," rising three spots up CCM charts - Click Here

Gospel star Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91

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Gold City's New Album, "Right Now," Hits Streets October 25 - Click Here

Doug Anderson of Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Offers Exclusive Insights into "Live In Memphis"

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