October 3, 2024

In This Issue 

Bethel Music's

JOSH BALDWIN,

A worship leader, artist, and songwriter, Talks About His Hit Song, "Made For More" and Leading Worship In Your Local Church

Josh Baldwin joined Bethel Music in 2014 and is most known for “Praises (Be Lifted Up),” “You Deserve It All,” and “Stand in Your Love,” which reached No. 2 on the Christian Billboard charts. His newest album, "Made For More," marks his second live recorded worship album. The title track is currently up to #6 on Billboard's CCM charts.

 Josh has appeared on numerous Bethel Music albums including Victory (2019), Peace (2020), Homecoming (2021), and on Come Up Here (2023) with his song “Time and Time Again.”

In a recent heartwarming conversation between Joshua Swanson, Editor-in-Chief of Worship Leader Magazine, and Josh, the essence of worship and its transformative power was profoundly explored. The dialogue not only shed light on Baldwin’s journey but also underscored the intrinsic value of serving in the local church. This article delves into the key takeaways from their discussion, offering insights into the significance of community, the challenges of spiritual warfare, and the inspirational power of worship music. 

Josh'’s reflections on the differences between leading worship in a local church and being on the road highlighted a deep appreciation for community worship. He described the experience as “refreshing” and emphasized how serving in the local church, whether through leading worship or setting up chairs, roots him in his faith. Baldwin shared his journey from growing up in a pastor’s home to leading worship across various churches, culminating in his current involvement in the church in Tennessee. This transition period, marked by finding a new church home, brought a new perspective on the importance of local church engagement.

Swanson' intriguing question about viewing each song as a book on a bookshelf led Baldwin to reflect on the profound impact of the title track. He shared touching anecdotes about how the song “Made for More” resonated with his family, particularly his son, who found solace and strength in its lyrics. This personal connection to his music underscores the powerful role worship songs play in nurturing faith and providing comfort.

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Billboard Magazine's Current Top Contemporary Christian Music Chart

#1 (LW1) - Elevation Worship

“Praise“

(from Can You Imagine)

(#1 for 30 straight weeks)

#2 (LW2) - Brandon Lake

“That's Who I Praise"

(Single)

#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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in the Annual

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& Holiday Events Guide

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Working For Me:

TAMELA MANN

Breaks Billboard Chart Record After Release of New Single

Tamela Mann has added another win to her storied career. The Grammy Award-winning vocal powerhouse now has the most no. 1 singles on the Radio Gospel Airplay Billboard chart.

Her latest release, “Working for Me,” earned the top spot on the Radio Gospel Airplay chart, making it her 11th no. 1 hit, more than any other gospel artist in Billboard history. Mann spoke about the milestone in a statement. Its there for the third straight week.

“I’m beyond grateful to my fans, my team, and to God for this honor,” she said. “This journey has been incredible, and I’m so excited to share even more music with the world.”

“Working For Me” has country overtones. The accompanying music video even features cowboy boots and banjos with the countryside as a backdrop. The track comes after she appeared on “Mysterious Ways” with MORDA on “The Color Purple” soundtrack back in 2023. Before that record, Mann released songs like “Superheroes Prayer” and “He Did It For Me.”

“Working For Me” is the lead single from Mann’s sixth solo studio album, “Live Breathe Fight.” The album features Mann’s signature blend of powerful vocals and moving messages to uplift and empower listeners.

Just a few weeks back, Mann released the album’s second single, “Hand On Me.” 

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Billboard Magazine's Current Top Gospel Music Chart

#1 (LW1) - Tamela Mann

"Working For Me"

(from Live Breathe Fight)

#2 (LW3) - Latrice Pace

"It’s Morning" 

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

#3 (LW4) - CeCe Winans

“That's My King"

(from More Than This)

#4 (LW2) - Koryn Hawthorne

"Look At God" (From On God)

#5 (LW5) - Ricky Dillard

"Hold On" (from Choirmaster II)

Click Here For This Week's Top 25

Gospel Music Songs

Metro Atlanta Christian Concerts & Family Events

Sunday, October 13

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

At Church on Main

2400 Main Street E. Snellville, Ga 30078

In addition to the concert, Sunday, October 13 is Church on Main’s Special Needs Sunday, highlighting and worshiping alongside the Inspire Special Needs Ministry during our morning worship services and during the Night to Shine benefit concert.

Dinner 5:00 p.m. Concert 6:00 p.m.

770-978-7000

www.churchonmain.net/concert

Sunday, October 13

Gold City, Anthem Edition, LeFevre Quartet

Gospel Day at the

Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

1311 Music Hall Road, Hiawassee, GA 30546

2:00 p.m. 706-896-4191

www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com

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 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

1 - The Bible Recap

(with Tara Leigh-Cobble)

2 - The Bible in a Year

(with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

3 - Catholic Classics

(with Fr. Jacob Bertrand, Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris)

4 - Girls Gone Bible

(with Angela Halili & Arielle Reitsma)

5 - The Bible Project Podcast

(In-depth conversations

about the Bible and theology)

6 - WHOA That's Good Podcast

(with Sadie Robertson)

7 - followHIM

(with Hank Smith & John Bytheway)

8 - With The Perrys

(with Preston Perry & Jackie Hill Perry)

9 - The Briefing

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

10 - Timothy Keller Sermons

Podcast by Gospel in Life

(with Timothy Keller)

Click Here For The Current Top 100

Christian Podcasts

The gift and the glory:

Malaki Starks’ journey to stardom with Georgia football

They slept in hotels. Some nights it was an aunt’s living room, other nights an uncle’s couch. The Starks family of four — mom, dad, daughter and son, Malaki — found shelter wherever they could, depending on the kindness of family and friends or finding the money when they could.

Many years later, Malaki Starks will say that one of the causes closest to his heart is homelessness because he knows what it was like. Between his third- and sixth-grade years, the family experienced it in and around their hometown of Jefferson, Ga., but mom and dad kept working, and things got better.

“My parents just worked. If we didn’t have anything, if we had anything, they just worked,” Starks said. “And they got the opportunity to start working and earn some really good money, good enough to where we could get out of the situation we were in.”

His father is now the manager at a chicken plant. His mother stays at home. And Starks can use the money he gets as a college football player to send to his family, while he’s on track to make a lot more next year after the NFL Draft, where he’s likely to be one of the first safeties taken, almost certainly as a first-round pick if he chooses to go pro.

“The biggest thing is when I was a kid, people poured so much into me,” Starks said. “Like my parents, my older cousins. People I saw at the highest level. For me, the highest level was high school. They came back and spent time with me. My mom always told me that God gave me a gift, and it would be a shame an a sin not to use it and not to give back.”

His mother, Tisha, first told him that in middle school. God gives everyone a gift, Tisha told her son, whatever it may be. Starks’ gift is to play football, and he can use that to impact lives.

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Author

PRISCILLA SHIRER

discusses New Book

"I Surrender All"

and Movie "The Forge"

(Best Selling Christian Author and Speaker, Priscilla Shirer's "I Surrender All: More In The Forge Series"

entered the Christian Booksellers'

Top 50 list this month at #7.).

Priscilla Shirer, renowned author, speaker, and actress, recently sat down with Juandolyn Stokes on On Point with Juandolyn Stokes to discuss her new book, "I Surrender All," and her movie, "The Forge." In a captivating conversation focusing on themes of faith, surrender, and purpose, Shirer shared profound insights that left listeners inspired and uplifted.

"I Surrender All" is Shirer's latest literary offering, a poignant exploration of the power of surrendering to God and trusting in His plan. Throughout the discussion, Priscilla emphasized the importance of relinquishing control and allowing God to work in our lives, even when we may not understand His ways. Shirer stated “You have to be willing to surrender”.

“You trust that the same God who sustained you on the mountain is going to sustain you in the valley” as Juandolyn posed questions about faith, prayer, and balance in life.

Listen ‘These the best questions I’ve been asked all day” said an excited Shirer as the conversation shifted to Prioritizing God, Mentorship and Discipleship “Discipleship come at a cost”.

In addition to her book, Shirer also provided a sneak peek into her upcoming movie, "The Forge," a compelling drama that promises to challenge viewers to reflect on their faith and purpose. Playing ,a single mother, a pivotal role in the movie, Shirer stated about her character "She recognizes that no matter how good of a mother she is she cannot hand him his Manhood a man is going to have to do that”. Through her role in the film, Shirer hopes to spark meaningful conversations and encourage audiences to deepen their spiritual journey.

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Christian Booksellers'

Top Christian Books 

#1 - Max Lucado

“What Happens Next”

A Traveler’s Guide Through the

End of This Age

#2 - John Mark Comer

"“Practicing

The Way"

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

#4 - Gary Chapman

“The 5 Love Languages”

The Secret To Love That Lasts

(New Edition)

#4 - Demi-Leigh Tebow

“A Crown That Lasts”

You Are Not Your Label

#5 - David C. Cook Publishing

“KJV Standard Lesson Commentary ®

Large Print Edition 2024-2025” More in Standard Lesson Commentary Series

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

(Christian Author Jen Wilkin's

Bible Study, "Revelation"

rose up 18 spots to #7 on this month's Christian Booksellers' Top 50 list).

When I was 10 years old, I attended a screening of a movie called A Thief in the Night. It offered a vivid depiction of end-time events, images that would terrorize me well into young adulthood and leave me paralyzed to read the book of Revelation. One of the scenes that caused me the greatest anxiety involved the tattooing of a barcode on the forehead of one of the main characters. I used to lie in bed at night, repeating to myself, “Whatever you do, don’t get the tattoo.”

Because I was too afraid to read Revelation, it was years before I learned it holds multiple scenes in which people receive marks, and not all of them are terrifying. Some are extremely reassuring.

Marked with a Name

True, in Revelation 13:16–17 we learn that the beast “causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead . . . the name of the beast or the number of its name.” And true, it’s this mark that identifies those who’ll suffer God’s wrath at the great white throne judgment (20:11).

But this mark is mentioned only after we’ve first seen the faithful saints marked with a seal on their foreheads (see 7:1–8). In 14:1, we learn this seal is the name of the Lamb and the Father. In Revelation, the unrighteous are marked with the name of the beast and the righteous are marked with the names of the Lord.

We intuitively understand the everyday significance of this kind of mark. Recently, I was cleaning out our attic and came across a cassette player my husband had kept since college. I knew before I turned it upside down what I’d find underneath: his full name etched with an engraving tool. When we first got married, I quickly learned his family had a comprehensive practice of labeling everything from electronics to beach towels to Tupperware with their names to ensure the items could be returned to their proper owner. Everything he brought with him to our first home was labeled.

Revelation’s depictions of labeled people show us that God knows exactly who belongs to him and who doesn’t. But it does more than that.

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The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards Reveals Second Round Of Performers

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has revealed the second round of artists performing at the 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards. Performers include Anike, Anne Wilson, CAIN, Chandler Moore joining Maverick City Music with Naomi Raine, Tye Tribbett, and a special multilingual performance of “Holy Forever” from Brian and Jenn Johnson, Miel San Marcos, and Gabriel Guedes.

Confirmed Dove Awards presenters include Anthony Brown, Autumn Nelon, Bill Gaither, Colton Dixon, Darlene Zschech, David & Tamela Mann, DOE, Erica Campbell, for KING + COUNTRY, Gabby Barrett, Jekalyn Carr, Lecrae, Matthew West, Rachael Lampa, Rhett Walker, Sarai Rivera and Steven Curtis Chapman.

The GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on TBN and TBN+, this Friday, October 4th at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET and the audio simulcast will air on SiriusXM’s The Message (ch. 65) and on the SiriusXM App.

Prior to the 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards broadcast, tune in to watch the Red Carpet with Krist(770) 206-2022in Adams, Friday, October 4th, 2024, only on TBN+.

An encore presentation of the broadcast will air on TBN and TBN+ October 11th, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET.

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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

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Rickey Smiley on Faith, Loss, and Finding God's Peace after Tragedy

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Rick Warren lists 10 action steps through the book of Acts to help church leaders ‘finish their race’

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The Haven at Hebron maternity home

is one step closer to helping

pregnant minors - Click Here

QB Jalen Milroe knows he can 'lean on my Lord & Savior' as Alabama Crimson Tide returns to No. 1  - Click Here

Washington Commanders rookie QB Jayden Daniels named Player of the Week, gives 'glory to God' - Click Here

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Want to Change the Country? Get Out and Vote, Christian Actor Urges

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TODAY Host Savannah Guthrie Calls Her Children ‘A Miracle’ - Click Here

Eagle's Landing Baptist Church - More than 1000 college students encouraged to answer God’s call at Confluence

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Oct. 3 Bring Your Bible Day Aims to Encourage Students and Adults to Share Their Faith Everywhere

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Salvations, Baptisms Follow Large Gathering at U. of Arkansas

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James Earl Jones Passes at 93: How He Came to Meet 'the Author of the Scriptures' He Once Narrated

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The Passion of the Christ Sequel to Begin Filming in 2025 with Jim Caviezel Returning as Jesus - Click Here

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Forrest Frank Talks GMA Dove Awards Nominations, Success of ‘Good Day,’ Finding His Voice as an Artist: ‘This Whole Journey Has Felt Like a Gift’ - Click Here

We Are Messengers Unveil New Anthem “Give Thanks to God” Featuring Matt Maher - Click Here

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Bethel Music Announces Their WORSHIP & MINISTRY NIGHTS:

WE MUST RESPOND Tour - Click Here

Latrice Pace With #2 Gospel Song, "It's Morning," Knows Where She’s Been…and Where She’s Going - Click Here

Caleb & John Celebrate Number One Single With ‘Somebody Like Me’ Featuring CAIN - Click Here

Matthew West & Brandon Lake Named 2024 ASCAP Songwriters Of the Year

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Kenny Lewis & One Voice Release

"The Healing Project" - Click Here

Big Daddy Weave Releases Anthem of Infinite Hope With ‘My Hope Is Jesus’

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Phil Wickham Shares His Dream of the Future, Says “I Want to Practice What I Preach” - Click Here



Amy Grant Featured In USA Today

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Worship Saved CeCe Winans’ Son From Serving the Devil - Click Here

Danny Gokey Recovers From

Biking Accident - Click Here

The Isaacs release new single “Goodness of God” ahead of upcoming album "Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah" - Click Here

Tauren Wells Talks Returning As Host Of 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards

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Unspoken Releases Fourth Full-Length Studio Album “IV”, First In over

Five Years - Click Here

The Mississippi Mass Choir Releases New Album “We Still Believe”

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Sidewalk Prophets Finds Miraculous Faith on New Song “Unbelievable

(feat. Ben Fuller)” - Click Here

Erica Campbell Shares Powerful Message on Patience and Trusting God’s Timing - Click Here

Justin Bieber & Evan Tunes Release Worship Anthem “Holy Jesus”

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Anne Wilson Inspires with Powerful 'Stand' Lyric Video Performance

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Marvin Sapp Talks New Music, Reunion Tour, and His Next Chapter - Click Here

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A Worship Leader’s 4-Chair Turn

 “Shook Up the World” & Made

Reba Do Full Pushups

on NBC's The Voice - Click Here

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