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Re: My Story - Tam Part 3

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:01:16 -0000

Tam,
Incredible ... and to hear that I'll have the privilege of spending the week w/ you and your husband at re:create in Feb is even more exciting. What an awesome story.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Twitter Church Hurdles?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:59:34 -0000

John,
Great stuff man. I go nuts when Twitter is down, and I'm trying to update something. I still prefer iChat or AIM (Instant Message) for 2-way conversations any time over Twitter ... all the "DM" stuff is cool for maybe 1-2 comments, then, I'm ready to get on IM.

Hey, I'm doing a workshop this Summer at the National Worship Leader's Conference in Austin, TX called "Worship Planning and Web 2.0" ... blogged about it yesterday, and would love your feedback of how twitter and other web-based tech has benefited you in ministry:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/06/05/w...

Re: Good Friday Art Piece

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:57:20 -0000

Amazing act of worship. Wow.

Re: Live election results : Return here all day to see if Barack Obama or John McCain wins

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:28:59 -0000

wow, your widget is from the MOST liberal network on the planet! (grin) ... I'm shocked MSNBC hasn't already called it for Obama!?

Re: What I Hate About America

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:51:10 -0000

HEy,
Thanks a ton for the link love!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: It Brings A Smile

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:50:09 -0000

Hey man, I'd no idea you'd moved the site, this looks awesome!

Fred (still stuck in Chicago Ohare w/ massive flight delays!)

Fred McKinnon's last blog post...Update from Willow Arts Chicago #2

Re: Gravatars Revisited (or, what is the weird blue box where my cute little face should be?)

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:44:15 -0000

Gravatar test, check 1-2-3

Fred McKinnon's last blog post...Update from Willow Arts Chicago #2

Re: It Has Begun!

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:57:33 -0000

So, I guess this little girl will figure out that if she's gonna slip into the life of a blog-family, anything is fair game, huh! Man, if my Rebekah were that little girl, and you'd recorded her phone message and published it on your blog, i'd be hiring hackers to takeover your blog (actually, owning a hosting co for many years and knowing Linux pretty stinkin' well, I may would just hack it myself)!.

Happy 4th of July!

Fred McKinnon's last blog post...Why Jordan Hates Patriotic Songs (in worship)

Re: What Did You Do?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:03:01 -0000

That, my friend, was awesome!

Fred McKinnon's last blog post...Why Jordan Hates Patriotic Songs (in worship)

Re: It Has Begun!

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:24:30 -0000

Brent,
Actually, I'd hack Tam's and Mandy's blog, putting pictures of you there, and leaving your IP address in all the log files. :-)

Enjoy

Re: It’s About The People

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:48:30 -0000

awesome post, and I've been meaning to tell you, LOVE the new theme and header. As you know, Joy and I are big CareNet supporters (big in heart, not in contribution, though I guess it's all relative). Thanks for praying for and supporting those who are serving this incredible need in our culture.

Fred McKinnon's last blog post...FreePlay Friday (FaceBook, The Shack)

Re: Before and After…Blue Skies, Or Not…

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:32:38 -0000

eeek- here, it's the drought .. I'm up at Lake Lanier in North Georgia, the water is so low, it's sad. Thankfully, my brother-in-law's dock is still wet ... so we're able to get out of the inlet and ski, jetski, and boat and have fun. Others have docks up on the mud banks. The water is REALLY low.

Re: Would It bring You Value?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:23:57 -0000

Hey bro,
First, thanks for posting to "Sunday Setlists", I really appreciate it. How cool that you'd already done it BEFORE I emailed and asked if you'd consider being a part of it. Thanks a kazillion.

"Sunday Setlists" isn't meant to replace Worship confessionals at all - as a matter of fact, it's kinda resurrected them to an extent. It's just a way we can all network and bring our "worship confefssionals", "textfessionals" and "setlist recaps" together for the mutual benefit of seeing what others are doing, getting creative ideas from one another, and trading links.

As for this blog - one word for me .. "authenticity". I like your authenticity. I like that you'll just talk about what's happening in your life.

I would LOVE to hear more about your ministry work - it's got to be a huge place in your life, right? But, though we've never met, I also feel like old pals, so I'm interested in just reading about your life.

one thing I'm trying (TRYING) to get better with is keeping my blog shorter.. I'm a miserable failure at that. MISERABLE.

I've got over 150+ blogs in Google Reader in the last couple of days, and I'm coming to realize that I can't keep doing this ... I can't keep trying to keep up with it all ... I've got a ministry, a family, a business, and no longer make time to do creative things like composing and recording.

That being said, shorter is better. I'd rather see a short blog that is broken up over 3 days than long ones. And just to be clear, I'm not speaking out of experience on YOUR BLOG - I think you do a great job of building community and engaging with great comments ... I'm just speaking "generally" ... if it's really long, I'm starting to skip over them, (anywhere) unless I know it's something very important.

Hope that helps. Keep doing it, man. We're reading.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Would It bring You Value?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:38:18 -0000

(dang, my stinkin' comment is too long) :-)

Fred F. McKinnon's last blog post...Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Re: I Need Your Vote!

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:23:18 -0000

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Fred F. McKinnon's last blog post...CCLI Top Songs - Blessed Be Your Name

Re: I Can’t Wait For the Next 17

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:23:18 -0000

Congrats, man! I offered to keep the kids, but, looks like you have that taken care of.

Fred F. McKinnon's last blog post...Sunday Setlists #4 - Share Your Stuff

Re: “Healer”, I think I’ll Say Something

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:11:10 -0000

Brent,
Great comments ... I agree. I can't really blame us for getting excited over the song and testimony - it was (and the song still is) a powerful, strong anthem of God's redemption and healing grace. Would the song have stood alone w/o the video and testimony? I suspect it would've ... it was plenty popular on the Planetshakers CD before Hillsong put out the video testimony.

I dunno, I don't necessarily agree that the "song was held too high" ... maybe we overdid it ... but just because we responded feverishly to a great "something" doesn't make that wrong - as long as we don't let it become a SUBSTITUTE for the Gospel.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred F. McKinnon's last blog post...FreePlay Friday - Weather Man Feed Monkey

Re: “Healer”, I think I’ll Say Something

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:24:17 -0000

Hey,
Agreed - we certainly shouldn't lose hope because of what did (or didn't happen) with a man.

Hurricane? Well, Tropical Storm - I think she's heading across FL now, so it's settling down - at least I'm back online. Posted some video of the beach on FreePlay Friday at my blog.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred F. McKinnon's last blog post...FreePlay Friday - Weather Man Feed Monkey

Re: “Sunday Setlist” #1

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:07:59 -0000

Brent ...

Yeah, boy ... 'bout time you got on Sunday Setlists! :-) Seriously, thanks for posting ... great setlist .. like the others, I love Come Thou Fount. Oh yeah, and congrats on Alltop, btw!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred F. McKinnon's last blog post...Sunday Setlists #5 - Post Your Worship Experience

Re: Sunday Setlist #3

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:54:03 -0000

I'm glad I'm still "good ole' boy" ... good ole' Fred. Thanks, brent!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred F. McKinnon's last blog post...Sunday Setlists #8 - Share Your Worship Recap

Re: I’d Like a Big Mac, Fries and 700 Billion Dollars Please…To Go…

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:24:27 -0000

Dude, I'm so tracking with you on this. The whole point of the thing is to free up the "credit' markets ... and "credit" is what got us into a multi-trillion dollar debt to begin with!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon´s last blog post...Worship Books - Which Ones?</abbr>

Re: I Am 70% Adult (I think some would argue against this)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:34:42 -0000

80/20 - guess which one is 80?
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon´s last blog post...Worship Books - Which Ones?</abbr>

Re: Sunday Setlist #5

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:42:06 -0000

hey man - sounds and looks good ... how 'bout mixing in some of your house tracks - I wanna hear those people singing!

What console are you using?

And of course ... thanks for being in Sunday Setlists w/ us!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon´s last blog post...Worship Books - Which Ones?</abbr>

Re: A Weekend of Jazz

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:51:47 -0000

why wasn't our worship team invited?
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Rock Star Worship Leading

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:15:19 -0000

Hey -

Found the post through a crosslink off Robert Pooley's Blog ... I really enjoyed it.

It has to be about culture ... and what is the culture where God has planted me. Thanks to some gracious friends, I got myself a few new duds, and I felt great and more confident. As a Worship Artist and Pianist, I wanted to look the part a bit more. Born in a small town (proudly somewhat redneck, haha!) in Middle Georgia, I subscribed to the doctrine that if a guy put "product" in his hair ... he'd be beaten alive in the parking lot of the Piggly Wiggly. :-)

So, to have highlights and "product" - wow - what a change.

Even still - I live on a resort island ... most people here aren't overly grudge, trendy - most are more conservative ... you see more golf shirts and slacks than anything else. I have to keep that in mind when I'm relating to my "island culture" here on St. Simons Island, GA.

Thanks for the blog - really enjoyed it!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
Worship Artist, Pianist, Producer

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » My Midday Turns White

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:11:42 -0000

Hey!
Way cool to hear this. I just started day 1 of a new job as the full-time Worship Pastor for St. Simons Community Church here on St. Simons Island, GA ... and one of the first things they got for me was a new iPod Video and MacBook Pro ... woohoo! Can't wait for it to arrive!

Now, it's time to move my mega library of podcasts, iTune store purchases, and ripped CD's on my studio computer (Dual 1Ghz Power Mac G4) to the new MacBook Pro and iPod Video ... wish me luck.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
Worship Leader, Pianist, Producer
http://www.fredmckinnon.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » The Same Conversation Every Sunday

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:21:59 -0000

haha - love it, love it - just like at my house ... Sunday afternoon is probably the hardest, drool-dripping sleep I get all week.

And alas, here I am at 11:30 PM EST ... wide awak .. wired .. and that doesn't change the fact that 6:00 AM rolls around in less than 5-1/2 hours now (and they say you need 8 hours of sleep every night?)

PS: gave kudos to you yesterday when I blogged the vista/osx ripoff video - what a hoot!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Worship Confessional 24

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:28:34 -0000

Hey -
I just may have the bomb on this confessional ...

Yesterday was my FIRST SERVICE as the new, full-time Director of Music and Worship at St. Simons Community Church here on St. Simons Island, GA. I've previously been leading worship for 11 years at another church here LOCALLY, in the same town.

The first two services were great - but I relaxed a bit, and in the 3rd service, I started it out by bringing the band down and shouting "Hey Everybody, let's stand up - welcome to CHRISTIAN RENEWAL CHURCH" ... (duh ... my OLD church).

I said the wrong church! How crazy was that! It was hilarious - everyone fell apart.

Blogged it at:
www.fredmckinnon.com ... for more details ... but it all worked out fine!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » 150,000 Visitor Contest!!!

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:14:37 -0000

Count me in, bro

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Game Over Boys

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:38:58 -0000

Dude -

LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR.

When they say "don't move around for 48 hours - TRUST ME - milk it, sit back, lay down, relax, ice ... DO WHAT THEY SAY!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Congrats Blog Father

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:06:30 -0000

Hey -
Already have your blog at:
http://fredmckinnon.com/myblog/index.php - it's on the right side under links ... a link back would be awesome!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Joel Houston on Point of Difference

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:43:32 -0000

United is in Jacksonville, Fl at my good friend's church in less than a week - tues, 4/17 - i've got 30 tickets and our youth team has about that many ... taking van loads - can't wait for it!

Fred McKinnon
Worship Leader, Pianist, Producer
www.fredmckinnon.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » It Worked for Steven Furtick.

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:18:22 -0000

los -
yeah, I read Furtick ... amazed at how his church is exploding. The whole Technorati thing was hilarious! Another sign that God has some special favor on him, IMHO.

God bless ya today, and the kids! Did u get my email about The Worship Community?

Fred McKinnon

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Let’s All Try This Tonight

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:54:54 -0000

he could eat an apple through a picket fence while barking

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Cinco de Mayo

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 May 2007 21:22:42 -0000

I miss the snow - but the beach is a 5-minute ride - but different ocean!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » The Reason I Am Ignoring Your Blog…

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:19:28 -0000

Los - know any good "most popular posts" plugins for WP 2. ?

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » New Mac Ads

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 09 May 2007 11:02:38 -0000

I'm a 100% dedicated Mac guy ... all the way, bro, all the way!

God bless,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Everybody’s Doing It. Give In People.

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:22:36 -0000

Yo Los -
I'm subscribed via my Google Homepage RSS ... it counts towards feedburner stats!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Tantrum

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 12 May 2007 08:04:44 -0000

Wow -

As a Dad with 4 kids ages 6 and under (no twins) ... I gotta say ... WOW.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Curse of the Blackberry Pearl

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 12 May 2007 08:20:09 -0000

LOS,
Well, I'm a Verizon dude (can u hear me now?) ... seriously, Cingular signal isn't great around here - Verizon seems great just about everywhere.

Anyway regardless of signal - checkout the Palm Treo series ... works awesome, I love mine, and with MarkSpace's "Missing Sync" software, it replaces the Palm Desktop and syncs beautifully with iCal, AddressBook, Memo Pad, etc.

I've got my office MacBookPro, my desktop G4 in the studio, and my phone all sync'd together, and all my address, mail boxes, and icals are always insync b/c I use the .mac "sync automatically" feature.

So, I add somebody's address at my studio - boom, it instantly appears on my MacBook Pro I use @ the church, and when I hotsync (USB or bluetooth) the Treo, I instantly have the same Calendars, Addresses, Email addresses, etc. It's SWEET!

God bless,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Faitherhood - The Other Side of the Tracks

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:54:03 -0000

Los -

This is about 5 minutes from our house. I love on Saint Simons Island ... a beautiful, historical island that's become a resort destination .. "The Golden Isles" of the Southeastern Coast.

Granted, there are different "tracks" here on the island. The street I live on would have once been considered "the poor side". There are still a few old shacks and rickety homes. I drive by them and I think of the rich heritage. There are few wonderful, kind black families on the street ... many of them are on property that would now be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars - it's been in their families for years .. and they have yellow signs on their trees that say "Don't Ask - Won't Sell". Truthfully, those signs eventually come down. The bulldozers eventually come in - either the next gen who inherits the propery is more excited about the money than the histroy, or the taxes on the land drive them away.

I'm grateful that God has allowed me to live in such a beautiful place, and that He's provided for a beautiful home here. At the same time, I remind myself everyday that I'm no different than anyone else - and it's only by His design that we live where we are. I grew up in a tiny, "red neck" town in Middle Georgia. We wore cut off blue jean shorts and swam in the ponds with the cows. My weekends in high school were spent sitting on the hood of the car in the ... you guessed it ... PIGGLY WIGGLY parking lot. Now, I am minutes away from golf courses where it costs a couple of Ben Franklin's just to play 18. (I've never played golf in my life). I attend a church where several PGA Pro Golfers attend. President Bush and the world leaders hosted their G8 World Summit here a few years ago.

What a world. I'd love to spend some time with your family on YOUR SIDE of the tracks! Then again, with my 4 kids (6 and under), combined with your gang - that would be one crazy party!

Love your blog and perspective. Hope we can worship together here on this rock some day soon!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Ragamuffin Soulcast 21 is LEGAL. Bring Your ID’s

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:11:56 -0000

Dude -

Thanks for pimping TheWorshipCommunity.Com! It's been exploding and I'm sure it will really blow up now!

Thanks again,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » SONIC BOOOOOM

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:34:22 -0000

Hey Los

Didn't feel it, but here on the East Coast, we have the privilege of watching it launch - even though we're about 4 hours away, on a beautiful day like this past launch you can see it clear as day from the beach. The previous launch (night launch) was beautiful in the sky just over our house. Haven't seen such excitement in the sky since GW flew in for the G8 summit a few years ago.

God bless,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Mount SainiPhone

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:57:50 -0000

Hey,
Yeah, and my e-commerce store, GetSkinsNow.Com will have the Holster Cases online for sale in TWO DAYS and in our Ebay stores (hppenterprises)

Support a friend, Support a friend, Support a friend!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » ALIVE

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:06:39 -0000

Dude - I'd trade ya east coast beach shores (and plaid shorts and golf shoes, per your podcast!) for that view!

S-W-E-E-T!

Enjoy, and be safe, bro!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » What is a Worship Confessional?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:10:35 -0000

jay is rockin - he got pimped by the WC master man, Los himself. Thanks for sharing the link love, Los!

Speaking of "link love" ... um ... I see no link love to fredmckinnon.com or my worship confessionals .. what did that IM say ... um ... "done?"

Glad u had a good time on the mountain!
Fred
www.fredmckinnon.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Please Explain

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:35:35 -0000

Oh, No ... I think man and wife are going to potty together, side-by-side, and she says "honey, I can't reach the light switch over the toilet, will you please help me" ... so homey finishes up and rather than walking out and around, just scales the wall .. he's about to reach over and pull the cord (I hope it's the cord he pulls).

Umm .. time for bed ... have a great 4th of July!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » God Bless the USA!!! Sort of…

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:38:19 -0000

Thank God for comments - 'cause I didn't get it until I read them ... now I totally understand. (little slow, Sunday AM 6:38, and I've not had a sip of coffee) .. time to go to church.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » You Sunk My Battleship!!!

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:34:26 -0000

Ya - I think it's gotta be the girls doing the work while the boys play. I was born 20 years too late, haha! (jk)

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Church Marketing Tips

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:41:07 -0000

"?"

Would be nice to actually leave a NAME and link ... if ur gonna be critical, be bold and speak without hiding behind a mask!

Rock on, Los.
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » LA Ink Update #6 - Signing My Life Away

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:14:38 -0000

dude - can't wait .. are there any links to the artwork anywhere? Sounds awesome.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Marvelous Light and You?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:16:56 -0000

los,
we're doing it Sunday .. it's an awesome tune, for sure.

I think one of my favorite lyrics right now, though, (even though this song has many of them) is the line from "Sweetly Broken" by Jeremy Riddle:

"what a priceless gift .. UNDESERVED LIFE" ...

Thank God.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » You Sunk My Battleship!!! Answer

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:18:26 -0000

Kathy -
I'm in the south (or Los, would you likely argue that St. Simons is *NOT* really the south, haha!) ... and my wife would be saying, "get off your butt and help me out", haha!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Happy Birthday To Ragamuffin Soul

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:54:26 -0000

Hey los -
Maybe about 6 mos? Wish it were longer. But I've brought a BUNCH OF FRIENDS with me, that's for sure!

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Five…

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:50:03 -0000

hey man ... tried to video chat today w/ you!? nobody home, but the lights were on.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Two…

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:22:53 -0000

Los,
Is that your dad? I would think so ... lots of resemblance! Is he (was he?) a minister?
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » 0…

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 10:03:19 -0000

Love the new header ... almost 3d .. Losiah is coming to get me ...
Just sitting here in between the 2nd and 3rd services this AM ... worship has been great thus far ... looking forward to the complete unveiling!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Thank You Sandals Church And Hello…

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:45:59 -0000

I'll join the congrats, posting underneath my other buds from SSI ... gotta love it. I don't know Tyler personally, "sort of" know Shae, and some of the others - our staff frequents NP as we're modeled after them down here ... it's awesome, and now we can SURELY GET TOGETHA, yah ... I get up that way at least every couple of mos!

Congrats again,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » WiFi High Five…

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:27:27 -0000

ok, so I'm a loser - I saw u on AIM, but thought "I though he was on vacation" - and didn't even see ur post yet ... so I didn't say "hi".

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Alone In My Dome

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:30:20 -0000

My thoughts are ....

I'll call ya on my next drive up for some Varsity dogs ... and .. are you going to become a Bulldog fan? (I suppose maybe you already were?)

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » 250,000 Visitor…

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:50:09 -0000

Hey -
I dunno what's better - to have his site pimped, or for Alex @ BetterthanBlank to be the name the mouse is hovering over (man, if he only moved that mouse down one click for paradise!).

Glad u had a great vacation!

For the Kingdom,
Fred
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com ... or THE Worship Community ... as Los would put it.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Whittaker Woman, Ethos, and Ragamuffin

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:06:11 -0000

Hey ---

LOL ..10,000 ... add a zero, and that's my milestone approaching!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Stretching Scrim Simply Seems Slightly Sucky

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:31 -0000

That would've been super-nice at my prom. It was in the metal VFW building. Our decorations were usually streamers and flowers made out of toilet paper. No, seriously. An ugly metal building on a little grassy lot out in the middle of nowhere - complete with a concrete floor.

Lots of folks would even drive 30 miles to go to a REAL pizza place, like Pizza Hut. That was a big treat.

That is what it was like to grow up in McRae, GA

Assuming we're still on St. Simons Island - I'm sure it will be a bit different for my kids!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » A Note On Church Transition

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:09:02 -0000

that is a quote that is timeless and will last forever - it's FULL OF TRUTH!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Last Day

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:44:55 -0000

praying for you ... those are some long bridges ... but I pray they stay intact, and that you can cross them often to see those you love, and for those you love to come see you!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Gone…

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:30:07 -0000

Dang, that's the worse part ... leaving the wife behind ... be strong!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » A Goodbye Note…

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:10:22 -0000

Sadly, I probably would've caught it that way, too! HAHA

Again, glad that Georgia is bringing you home!
Fred (in Georgia)

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Beautiful Buckhead Day

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:43:17 -0000

Hey man - beautiful a few hours south on St. Simons, too .... Saw your pal Scott today on our construction site - he was glad to have you back in ATL!

He mentioned that he was super-impressed with your children's areas, and it gave him a good vision of what we're trying to accomplish in our spaces here!

We all wanna trek up soon and visit the facility - will you give us a tour?
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Buckhead Blog

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:35:46 -0000

As I said ... alas, how could Carlos allow it to be on BlogSpot!?
HAHA .. I understand you're "working on it".
FM

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Song In Your Head

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:10:13 -0000

I am stuck singing "I'm Not Ashamed" - it's a calypso/reggae type tune off one of Tommy Walker's CDs ... we're having "Church At The Park", which is basically right off the beach here on St. Simons Island on Sept 30 ... and we're going to play that song. My bass player can really groove on it, and i'm even going to play a "real" steel drum, if that works out ...

Anyway, it's been a while since I heard the melody, so I put it on today, and now it's STUCK IN MY HEAD... somebody help me, please.

FM

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » SoCal to Buckhead #8 - Men’s Fashion

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:52:59 -0000

Dude -
so my comment either got deleted or went to spam - I was only saying "they are all headed to St. Simons" ... man, everybody down here dresses like that ... well, not everybody .. but the overwhelming majority of people in OUR CHURCH are dressed JUST LIKE THAT.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Wholesome Wear

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:43:46 -0000

yeah, Shawn, and she ALMOST shows an armpit ...
I used to think - long sleeves ... dont' show that arm or armpit .. always struggling with lust when I see those armpits, ya know.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Hartsfield, Chicken, and a Man Called Wickham

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:22:51 -0000

Way cool, Los ... hope your flight is safe and the family gets moved over easily. I subscribed to Phil's site a while back and get his newsletter and emails ... great stuff. Cool pic.

FM

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Welcome To Atlanta Where the Playas Play #2- Did You Hear Carlos Is A ___________?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:36:51 -0000

Los,

Aaah .. I get it now! Deb is our "SPD", only we are calling her the "SEC" instead.

One question ...

... HAVE YOU DISCOVERED PLANNING CENTER ONLINE YET??? ...

Ohh, baby baby it ROCKS!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » It’s Official

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:56:19 -0000

AWESOME! Congrats, man!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » California Plates Under Palm Beach Tan Under GA Sky

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:19:41 -0000

plenty of palms on St. Simons Island, Patty ... I've just gotta convince Los to come down and visit!

C'mon down to the beach, Los - bring the fam - it's only 4-1/2 hours south of Buckhead Church.

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Crowns, Urinals, and a Hundred Dollar Check

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:35:32 -0000

Carlos,
I'm glad to see that maybe ... just MAYBE ... I have hope in the world of fashion. Maybe.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Worship Confessional #37

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:44:19 -0000

6 weeks? Man, it seems like yesterday you announced the move.

I'm sitting here with 101 fever and stomach crud, and your celebration @ Atlanta made me smile big - thanks for making me feel better ...even if only for a sec!

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » LA Ink - The Backlash

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:00:01 -0000

Hey,
Don't even have time to read the other comments, allz I can say is "word" .. right on, bro. I'm glad you said it ... "for the record".

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » God Moves When Housing Market Sucks!!!

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:52:28 -0000

Feeling you, too Carlos - just got the property tax bill for a little piece of dirt here on St. Simons Island that my brother and I have been trying to sell for over a year. Nearly $1700 in taxes for a tiny piece of dirt.

The lot is priced below the taxed value, and still - 1 year in the MLS and advertising and not a single call .. multiple realtors .. just a bad market.

I'm with you - I gotta trust GOD is in CONTROL!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » WordPress Envy

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:00:37 -0000

Los,
Chris Moncus does a masterful work w/ WordPress- I've not seen him design anything I'd call "Ragamuffin Ready" .. but he's worth talking to - IM me and I"ll give you his AIM - he's our Associate TD.

Also - about posting throughout the day - do you login and publish your drafts, or do you have sort of "timed release/publish" plugin? If so - I'd LOVE to know about it.

God bless ya!
FRED

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » My New Top 5

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:28:35 -0000

well, dude - actually, YOU would be in my Top 5!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » So Cal to Buckhead #10 - Tonight’s Bad/Good Idea

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:34:56 -0000

The legacy you leave is one for life - the relationships still there, and the bridges that are still strong and healthy between GA and CA only speak to the incredible integrity and honor you have with them, and for the leadership that they obviously foster in that church. I'd guess you're getting the same calibur of leadership and integrity @ Buckhead Church.

God bless those times!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Welcome To Atlanta Where The Players Play #5 - My Sundays (Sneak Peak)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:05:32 -0000

1st class, all the way.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » My Kids World - Kid Stuf

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:31:35 -0000

Awesome - our new KidJam room here at SSCC is modeled after that - it almost looks identical ... what is that they say ... "copying is a form of flattery"?

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Blessed

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:51:13 -0000

Ya, amen to that. I feel the same way. And my Dad and Mom comment on my blog, too!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Safe, Female, Single, and Broke

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:53:04 -0000

Dude, I'd recommend my sister, but she's on the other side of the city ... over in Lawrenceville .. she's @ Christian City Church.

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Your Mondays…

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:53:48 -0000

Los,

I love it, too. Mondays are a good recap and planning day ... the only thing I don't like is that our planning/eval starts at 11:30 and goes well through lunch, and I'm starved.

My favorite part is that because it's a new day ... start of a new week ... I always like a fresh start - try to get up and be sure to start out with a good Bible study and prayer time ... stick to my "schedule" ... b/c by the end of the week, it's typically been wrecked!

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » The Super Christian Evil Eye

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:46:16 -0000

Awesome, unbelievable .. you had me .. I thought you were about to eject someone to the foyer ... wow.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Rough Morning at NorthPoint

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:16:06 -0000

Dude, that's when we close up, turn out the lights, and go work from home, haha!
FRED

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Happy New Year Carlos

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:02:50 -0000

It's time to declare RSS Bankruptcy ... I did it this AM.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Worship Confessional 41

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:42:00 -0000

Los,
great seeing the WC's coming back from Buckhead ... I'm been slack myself and need to get back to "confessing" again!

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » My Daily Digital Toolbox

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:24:22 -0000

What, no mention of PlanningCenterOnline? Hard to live without for me!

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » La La La… La La La La La La La La La La

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:59:35 -0000

How He Loves You (Jesus Culture version or John Mark McMillan Version) .. oh my!

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » La La La…

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:00:49 -0000

I dunno if this is considered a "worship song", but if I never sing "I Could Only Imagine" again, it would be too soon. I'd NEVER want to sing it again.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Creative Chaos @ Ragamuffin Soul

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:44:42 -0000

I'm in ... great idea, Los .. thanks for pioneering once again.

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » The Sun’ll Come Out, Tomorrow

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:19:43 -0000

Hey man,
Wed's are my light day, too ... planning/eval/creative mtg on Monday ... staff mtgs on Tuesday, and rehearsal on thursday. We do have a 1-1/2 hour segment of worship/prayer on Wednesdays ... it always feels like a big "oh no, I've got to do that today" prior to, and a refreshing, "aah, God is so good" after it's over.

Have a great "unscheduled" day!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Holding Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:03:21 -0000

Wow, awesome man!
You know, I can't help but think "here is a beautiful type of the Risen Christ on Easter" ... you've got a soul who is pretty helpless, weak, and incapable ... yet, there is One who comes in His Strength and lifts him up, holds him up, and enables Him to do what we could never do on our own ... connect with a holy God.

oh man!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Holding Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:44:28 -0000

Los,
FYI- just posted my thoughts and (ht) here:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/03/24/f...

Thanks again,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Let’s Keep Link Loving

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:02:30 -0000

Hey man,
I knew once I linked to your entry yesterday it was gonna blow up. (hahahahaha, jk). Seriously, I'm glad it blew up, that was an inspiring post. Great blog ... thanks for all you do. You know I've got the link love covered for ya!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Creative Chaos @ Ragamuffin Soul // 4

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:35:51 -0000

Thanks for the cool idea again .. just ours as a creative/service recap for Easter Sunday. The Buckhead video was awesome - we've got some great video gurus on staff here as well, but this time around, we used a SermonSpice video ... call it a time crunch, I suppose! Nonetheless, it was awesome ... "This is the Truth" .. I've seen some homemade knockoffs on YouTube, but don't think they are quite as good.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Great, Yet Sad Day At The Buckhizzle

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:07:47 -0000

Man, can you loan them here? (grin). BTW - check ur email re: a question on the video bg ...
Thkx,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » I Changed My Mind

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:14:45 -0000

Trying to "fast" blogging/twitter, among other things on Wednesdays ... I need to join BAA for sure. It's kinda your fault you know.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » You Don’t Want To Miss This Production Nerds…

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:09:42 -0000

Cool stuff, man - sounds like a director loving his job, having fun! Always makes me appreciate what happens OFF the stage.

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » My Son Is Two, Her Son Is Two

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:12:25 -0000

los, just curious - is internet filtered or censored in Korea? Is she (Losiah's birth-mom) able to login and check out your site often?

Re: Ragamuffin Readers…What’s Your Day Job?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:13:01 -0000

wow - what an assortment, this is awesome!

For me, full-time worship pastor, and as if that weren't enough to do ... I own a small e-business/e-commerce and TheWorshipCommunity.Com forums.

Peace!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Creative Chaos // 7

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:22:48 -0000

Love this idea .. so, our "Creative Chaos" was in FamJam, where kids bring their parents to church ....

We are doing a series on "joy" ... and it involved a dance contest ... so, we brought out our cast members, and got them to do a spoof on "Evolution of Dance". I suppose it's funny to anyone, but for those of us there, who know these guys and who they are in "real life" ... we hurt from laughing so hard!
Video at http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/04/17/e...

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Dear Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:13:48 -0000

I put up with this same lousy service a couple of years ago, when I paid for one of my band members (Carlos Torres) to come play at our concert . I handled all his expenses, made the reservation with my AMEX, even FAXED a copy of the AMEX to them. I called the office where he picked up the car (correction, TRIED to pickup the car) .. I told them, "I don't want any trouble, I don't want you to ask Carlos for money, I want you to have him sign the papers and say "everything is taken care of, Mr. Torres".

They screwed it up royally.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » A New Day At Ragamuffin Soul - The Conversation Grows

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:33:03 -0000

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Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Beautiful Surrender

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:52:23 -0000

ain't it great!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Please Pray…Like Now

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:20:58 -0000

Father, on a day that I celebrate the 6th birthday of my 2nd of 4 children, I'm broken hearted at the news of this tragedy in Steven's family. God, I pray that your peace would surround them. I especially pray for the sibling that was driving - oh God, please keep this sibling from carrying the weight of this tragedy alone, and allow your grace and mercy to triumph in their lives.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Dear Worship Dude

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:17:29 -0000

Carlos,

That's a classic man ... good stuff!
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Dude. Seriously. This Is Rad.

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:06:09 -0000

Yepper, I'm old school. HM3 - "ALL HAIL KING JESUS" with Kent Henry is what "sold the deal" in my heart of wanting to do this forever.

That's totally awesome, dude. This Scripture comes to mind for you, Los:
Prov 22:29

BTW - u going out to Arise next week?
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Tuesday Is Coming

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:29:17 -0000

Sadly, the only "sign" i need to see is "Verizon Wireless" in the service bar. AT&T stinks down here, or else I'd have an iPhone for me AND my wife.

Signed,
A die-hard Mac addict who has already learned that an iPhone is useless at his OFFICE and at his HOUSE. (and half the other places one may go on SSI).

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » My Head Is Bigger Than Crowders But Not As Big As Stetzer’s

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:46:48 -0000

This is a great article Carlos ... thanks so much for sharing. I think it's definitely true.

I also agree about the treatment of the musicians, volunteers, etc ... a "green room" of sorts is a great blessing to them. At the same time, we've noticed there can be an unhealthy "disconnect" if the artists/band/musicians retreat to this space all the time. Recently, we've been encouraging our folks to go to the green room, have some snacks, etc., but then to get out in between services and hang out in the atrium, approach the people, and let them approach you. They want to connect - ask questions about the songs, ask questions about your instruments, etc., and this being accessible is a great way to connect with them on a more personal level.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » The Day Jesus Saved My Twitter

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:26:37 -0000

Incredible story, man ... I'm teaching "Worship Planning + Web 2.0" at the National Worship Leader Conference in Austin this month ... I will certainly use this story in the "Twitter" section!

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Nap

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:37:24 -0000

umm .. anywhere, anytime! (grin).
I'm missing my Sunday afternoon nap because Lappie (my MacBook Pro) isn't behaving, backing her up, wiping clean the hard drive, and doing a fresh install of Leopard.

I prefer a DARK ROOM, ceiling fan on HIGH, AC turned down LOW. No noise, no TV, no music.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » I Hate It When My Worship Leader…

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:10:34 -0000

man, thanks for this ... what a creative topic, every WL should take notes.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » I Love It When My Worship Leader

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:58 -0000

I love it when they arrange the songs in a range where everyday, normal folks can sing w/o trying to do it in chris tomlin's key.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Stress Makes Me…

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:04:38 -0000

No sleep, mean, irritable, my wife doesn't like me when I'm that way. It's not pleasant. Snappy to kids. Mostly, physically, though ... can't sleep.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » God Can’t Show Up In TWO Songs!!!

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:52:38 -0000

Carlos,
I was in a class last week with Paul Baloche and he talked about that .. he basically said we should do LESS songs, and have some breathing room, space to develop, to freely worship, to let people actually connect w/ what's going on.

We actually cut our 3rd song during the 2nd service at SSCC today, and I didn't miss it at all ... instead of cramming 3 songs, we just spend more time on "Jesus Paid It All", and it was amazing!

Good stuff ... thanks for your leadership.
Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » On The Soul Tip

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:02:16 -0000

Sounds good, Los. I emailed u back re: the "Site Sponsor" text links ... just let me know how to proceed - PayPal, check, etc? Looking forward to getting TheWorshipCommunity.Com up there somehow.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Louie Giglio And Passion Church

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:08:49 -0000

Amen. Los, thanks for going "public" with this. I mean, I think .. no, I know .. people are asking that question "what does Northpoint Min think about this .. was there a split, was there a disagreement", etc. I know because I've *HEARD* that stuff.

It's refreshing to see a sense of teamwork and Kingdom-building, and not the territorial control we've heard of.

I guess Andy's not going to call Louie a "pirate", eh!? (EY)

Fred

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Yo Baby. I’m Yo Stat Ho

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:08:29 -0000

Authenticity. I'm just glad and proud to be one of those 1207

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Mega-Church Myths

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:27:40 -0000

Los,
thanks for a great laugh this AM. I know where you're coming from. We (SSCC) aren't a mega-church by normal standards, but pushing 2,000+ each Sunday on a small, South Georgia Island (St. Simons Island) puts us in that status in many eyes around here .. and I've heard all of those expressions about us.

Go figure.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Clover Church Websites

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:16:56 -0000

Our site is done 100% in WordPress ... was actually featured in a recent blog post at TonyMorganLive.Com, which was cool ... what an honor .. you should see the Google Analytics spike for that one!

The site is
www.sscommunitychurch.com

Clover's stuff looks good, though - fo sho.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » August’s Flava

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:28:23 -0000

Hey Los,
I've got Kem, Pete, and Cynthia on my blogroll as well ... hadn't even SEEN Digital sanctuary until earlier this month when Cynthia surprised us with an unsolicited post about www.theworshipcommunity.com ... which was a huge blessing.

Glad to see her on Alltop as well, including yourself. I took Alltops' advice and used twitter to connect w/ Guy and got some love there as well.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Were You There? - Night Of Worship

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:01:18 -0000

Los,
I was leading our rehearsal, so my only interaction was the envy I felt as LeslieBrooke was watching it out in the seats on her MacBook.

Will this be archived somewhere for later viewing? I'd really love the opportunity to see what happened and take part in it "after the fact".

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Were You There? - Night Of Worship

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:38:52 -0000

@Marcus, @kim, and a few others ...
(los, not trying to hijack the blog here, but I'm truly interested in answering this question, not just for Buckhead but for SSCC) ...

In multiple comments I've seen where people really were engaged at this event in physical responses in worship (ie. hands raised, singing, etc) ... and that on Sunday, it's not that way ...

I'm living out the same thing ... recently wrote a 2-3 day blog series called "I Thought I Was *SUPPOSED* To Sing" ... after my experience "off-platform" on Sunday showed me how few people really get engaged.

I've got a "night of worship" planned for Sunday PM, Sept 7 down here on St. Simons island, and I'm hoping to see the same thing ... but .. I long to see it where we can be this free on Sunday AM's ...

Why aren't we? Anyone got any ideas?
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Were You There? - Night Of Worship

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:10:16 -0000

@kim I think you are on to something there ... I hope this will be archived online somewhere .. I'd love to see how Carlos taught them through, and "exhorted"them (to use a churchy word) to step it up to the next level.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Announcing The Buckhead Music Project

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:09:12 -0000

Super cool - we did this for a while down on SSI at Rafters Blues Bar down in the village, but we screwed it up big time. We weren't all on the same page - some of us wanted to do worship, some wanted to have church, some wanted to play non-worship (what exactly is that) ...
Bottom line - we weren't clear on vision, target, or strategy, and it was pretty stinkin' awkward.

Sounds like you have clear vision and leadership - should be amazing. I've no doubt that if Jesus were still here on the earth, he'd be there!

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » I Have Been Littered With Emails On HEALER So…

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:31:24 -0000

Part of me thinks that Mike must have been completely delusional. (I'm 100% pure speculating here). I mean, that interview and video is so authentic ... I just CANNOT see it being faked. The only way I can see that faked is if Mike TRULY BELIEVED (like, in a freaky, delusional way) that this was all true.

I'm not saying I can't be suckered - but typically, I have a high sense of discernment .. and I can't help but think if this was purely an intentional, willful, thought out scam that I would've discerned SOMETHING?

Will be interesting to see how it pans out.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » I Have Been Littered With Emails On HEALER So…

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:12:07 -0000

Carlos, others ...
I've just posted a Featured Article on this subject called "When Vessels Break" on TheWorshipCommunity.Com at:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/when-vessels...

In that article, I share Philippians 1:15-19 ... it's very applicable, I think. Powerful.

We continue to believe, we continue to pray.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Close The Gap - My One Year Anniversary at Buckhead Church

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:12:12 -0000

Carlos,
Man, do I relate. I would so love about an hour or two over coffee or dinner ... I feel very much the same way ... I'm bookmarking this post, and the one you linked to ... my desire is to see that gap closed at SSCC as well ... and it's working, but it's taking a while, and not without resistance.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » Give Us New Tweets

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:38:54 -0000

Hmm ... Ok, you asked for it!

@theworshipcomm
auto-tweets of new articles and/or forum threads created @ http://www.theworshipcommunity.com

@hppenterprises
occasional tweets on deals on mac stuff, computer/accessories, electronics from my ebiz!

urs truly!
@fmckinnon

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » My 3 Day Information and Technology Fast

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:58:34 -0000

Dude, I hope it goes awesome. Thanks for leading us and challenging us.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » TimeLapse Is So Last Year // My Day In 90 Seconds

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:23:07 -0000

wow, that's rad. 90 seconds ... how many hours of shooting and editing?

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » SO SORRY!!!

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:44:56 -0000

Hey,
Hope you find a good host - sorry to see all that downtime for ya. Let me know if you need help, per our IM conversation re: the hosting/setup.

Re: Do/Will Your Kids Believe In Santa Clause?

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:51:38 -0000

Yes. We won't lie to them "when" they ask. We stress Jesus, and God's plan, but allow them to enjoy the fantasy and fun of Santa.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: I’m The #1 Tweet In The ATL

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:27:38 -0000

of course, now we all want to know OUR score - but since you posted it, not the poor site can't handle all the queries. Rock on, dude. And while you're rocking it out, you could follow @fmckinnon (again ... or again, or not ...)

Re: I Bled Eyeliner For Her

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:58:19 -0000

man, that's some flat-out, good parenting. Good job, bro.

Re: Worship Confessional #2 (finally)

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:09:35 -0000

Looks/sounds good, bro!
Fred

Re: What Eternity looks like

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:31:17 -0000

oh how painful - but at least it ships about the same time as the iPhone!

Re: Worship Confessional #3

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:35:41 -0000

Hey, great confessional - it's so vital to hear some when something does NOT go correctly ... I loved the time lapse, btw - I assume you are meeting in a venue that's not on your campus (yet)?) Dunno if you noticed, but my pastor and Associate WD also commented on our Worship Confessional that THEY WISH they'd written Marveous Light, too!

Re: Cool Blog

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:49:58 -0000

Ya - Jay is a cool guy for sure, and really studies up on his stuff. I'm gonna check out digital worship myself.

Re: Daily Devotions: Matt 5

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:50:57 -0000

Hey bro -
Oddly enough, our 'Real Life Marriage" ministry is headed up by a wonderful married couple who each come from divorced backgrounds!

Howz that for restoration?
Fred

Re: It’s Coming

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:46:39 -0000

And the angels sing "Hallelujah! Hallelujah!"

Plus, that stop in Georgia will make it an even more glorious machine!
Fred

Re: The Best Show on TV

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:47:48 -0000

Dude -
I've been trying to catch that Hornsby/Skaggs concert back on CMT forever for my DVR and miss it everytime? Would you mail me a DVD? I'll pay the postage!

Fred

Re: Say a Prayer for Rudy

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:40:51 -0000

yikes, we'll pray, too

Re: America’s got (no) Talent (part II) or Proud to be an American?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:52:02 -0000

It still rocks my world everytime I watch.

Re: Journey to the Darkside is Complete

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:58:00 -0000

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE AN AWESOME WEEKEND!

Re: :( Mac Update

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:03:10 -0000

Phew .. had me worried there ... you'll be more in love with each passing day, bro.

Re: Michael W. McKinnon

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:11:13 -0000

Hey man! Thanks for the share ... glad you liked the song. Michael W .. haha ... I'll take that as a compliment!

Fred

Re: Mac vs. PC

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:13:47 -0000

Bottom line .. if your Mac isn't behaving, you just aren't talking nice to her. Remember, unlike PC's ... Macs have a personality ... a soul, so to speak. Speak to her, caress her, and once she trusts that you've divorced your Dell completely, she'll be genuine to you.

Re: Macy

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:14:55 -0000

gorgeous!

Re: Aviom is here!

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:16:31 -0000

Hey -
Please post a blog on how you consolidate your overall band into 16 channels - I'm always interested to see what gets submixed .. for me, I usually submix my drums into one aux .. that consoliates about 8 channels on the board into ONE on the Aviom .. or two if the drummer insists on hearing himself in "stereo" in his cans.

Re: Better than Housekeeping

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:51:27 -0000

Alex -
Thanks for having me on the list, bro!
Good to "IM" last night ... LATE!

Re: A little humble pie (a worship confessional epilogue)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:54:56 -0000

bro,
If you only knew how many hours I spent on the AutoTune plugin for my last album, haha!

On the other hand - speaking of guest leaders ... how 'bout flying a good ole Georgia boy up there one weekend, lol!

Fred

Re: Just found Twitter

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:05:03 -0000

hha -
i better pass .. that's all I need .. I've already resorted to occasionally updating my "status" on FaceBook w/my cell phone!

Re: New Life Video

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:04:10 -0000

nice .. love the music .. who is that?

Re: Worship Confessional #8

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:56:12 -0000

so, glad to know we weren't the only ones who had troubles on Sunday! U know we're watching!

Fred

Re: Mac vs. PC: Round 6

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:28:16 -0000

Dude,
You are hands down somehow mac-cursed, I think .. I've NEVER seen or HEARD anything like that b4!

Seriously, I've been saying that for the last 6 mos, my Mac is behaving, too ... Firefox is especially a bad culprit ... I suspect something is not quite right in the last few OS updates.

Re: Random thoughts at 11pm

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:34:31 -0000

Alex - "friend" me in FaceBook .. I searched for "Alex McLean", but there were like over 100 to sort through!

Fred

Re: Media Tip: Make those screens Pop! part 1 of 3

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:15:17 -0000

Nice,
We like "CharcoalCY" on the Mac in PP .. check it out!

Re: betterthanblank has new skin!

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:18:08 -0000

me likes

Re: Pet Peeve

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:10:57 -0000

OK, so I'm the guy that wants to yell out the window "take the bike path or the sidewalk" ... we've got nice concrete sidewalks made JUST for bikers here on SSI, yet they they get on the slow, 2-lane road down the middle of the island and backup traffic for miles, literally, cause they won't move over, and the lanes are so narrow, you can't cross the center line to go around them w/o having a head-on. All the while, a nice bike path is right there on the side of the road.

urggh.

Re: Singing Naked

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:54:20 -0000

Alex -

I decided in college that I should take vocal lessons "just in case" I ever did something in church where I was forced to sing. My peers would stand out in the hall, outside the studio, and laugh.

"Amazed" - no doubt, one of the most difficult songs for me to sing, as well .. not sure why, really, but there is something about it that is rough for me.

Re: Karl’s Rant

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:24:05 -0000

Very good ... very good. We're building acoustical amp boxes that will be installed way back stage in our new bldg at St. Simons Community Church ... and we're spending a lot of time (and money) on professional acoustical design and treatments. Hopefully that will work.

I'd say some of my favorite times are when the band completely drops out and we just sing acapella to God. There is NOTHING like the sound of hundreds ... thousands of voices, singing in harmony.

I really respect what he had to say - I look forward to hearing more about how this works out.

Does Karl have a blog?

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Martina McBride Mic Choice

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:02:29 -0000

Alex,
Martina could sing in one of those Fisher Price microphones .. the plastic ones that have the curly phone cord connection to the little speaker ... and she would still sound GREAT. (and she wouldn't look that bad, either).

(grin)

Re: Can I be real? (Worship Confessional 13)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:20:27 -0000

so ... hoping you've had this conversation w/ your staff before posting this blog? (grin)

Re: Preaching this Weekend

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:25:27 -0000

hey .. you left out "take a break and blog about it" ... haha!

Praying for you - what time is your service?

Re: Yeah, I’m workin on it

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:38:29 -0000

I'm liking what I see, for sure ... like the colors and easily accessible columns!

Fred

Re: What I Spent My Evening Doing

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:51:53 -0000

If i even ATTEMPT anything "handyman" it always turns into a disaster. ALWAYS.

I spent my evening at church - I did a surprise dropin at youth group - to observe/checkout the rehearsal time, pray with the team, and engage in their worship with them. It was awesome.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Youth Ministry Memories

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:25:41 -0000

Hey
B4 I was a Worship Leader, I was a cut up, macho muscle guy - that's me, all cut-up, guiding the raft on the top ...

HAHAHAHAHA

Re: The Coolest Thing I’ve Seen All Day

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:13:16 -0000

Two things:

1 - did they win?
2 - "Noch keine Kommentare!"

Re: Worship Confessional 16

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:49:06 -0000

Good job, man .. glad to hear the vocal lessons are paying off. where do I signup?
Fred

Re: Staff Advance: Day 1

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:52:28 -0000

Man, wow .. that's awesome. We're going on Staff Retreat (ya, yeah, yeah ... advance/retreat, blah, blah .. haha) ... 1st week of October, but I don't think where we'll go will look ANYTHING like that!

Fred

Re: Need Your Input

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:52:15 -0000

This is Mandy's "Just a Girl" theme, right?

Re: You Version Beta

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:56:51 -0000

Hey Alex -
I got my login details as a beta tester, but just poked around about 2 minutes .. it was kinda sluggish to login, and then it was time to start home group - maybe I will have more time tomorrow.

Fred

Re: Ministry Frustrations

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:23:34 -0000

Alex,

My rule is "keep short accounts". If the tension is there, just do your best to communicate it and discuss it with the parties involved. And email .. gotta be the worst communication method on the planet for that stuff.

Fred

Re: Google Reader Trends

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:44:34 -0000

I'm thrilled to be in there. And yep'er, you are in my Top 20 ... Top 10 .. Top 5 ... with 52 reads for 78%!

Re: live blogging from church

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:29:18 -0000

How do you blog w/ your treo? Just visit your website and login, or is there some cool way to do it via SMS? I have a Treo 650.

Re: Java: World’s Best Dog

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:34:23 -0000

Dude, what in the world kind of bone is that?

Re: We’re the Best Church Ever (Worship Confessional 20)

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:42:49 -0000

Hey man,

Welcome to the volume war. Keep in mind, MANY MANY times "it's too loud" really means "something in the mix hurts my ears". If you don't have one already, get a db meter (yeah, you can even grab that at Radio Shack) and keep it on the board all the time ... you don't want to sustain peaks over 105 or so if you can help it ... I know your format is pretty progressive and loud works for that - but you may want to look at frequencies, too.

Almost 100% of the time, someone complains that it's "too loud" ... I can roll off some high mids somewhere and they'd swear I'd just turned down the volume 10db, but really the volume didn't change at all ... just the mix.

Just my $.02

Fred

Re: Dippin Dots!

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:20:46 -0000

I always want Banana Split, but i always get overided by the kids wanting "rainbow".

Re: Hillsong 2007 Video

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:30:58 -0000

THanks for the HT bro!

Re: Getting to know You (part 1): Where are You from?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:46:54 -0000

St. Simons Island, GA. Dawgs won. Gators wear jean shorts. Jay decided to actually follow a sporting event. I'm still needing help off the floor. Oh the suffering.

Re: Google Reader Kicked my Butt!

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:31:06 -0000

Dude, I'm just happy to be on the list! thanks!
FRED

Re: Getting to Know You (Part 2)

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:13:31 -0000

Alex,
My vision is based on John 4:23-24 ... about worship in "spirit and truth". The verse says that God is Spirit, and that those who worship Him *MUST* worship him in spirit and truth.

That's a strong command ... and one that makes me search and seek what that is. If there is "true worship", there must be "false worship".

My vision is to help people worship God in spirit and truth ... and that could have a kazillion different looks!

Fred

Re: Go Spend $5

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:40:41 -0000

Thanks, Alex! Send me your address and I'll take care of ya! Thanks for the link love!
FRED

Re: The Season of Giving is upon Me

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:57:07 -0000

Dude, what an honor for WUTS to be packaged with beer, haha!

Re: Church Building Myths

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:59:07 -0000

Good stuff, Alex - we're moving into our new offices Jan 7 and having our first worship services on March 2 ... I can imagine that all of these myths will prove true!

FRED

Re: Windows Vista, what Joy…

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:01:57 -0000

if you call Comcast Internet, the first prompt is "if you are having issues with your internet connectivity and have installed Microsoft Vista, please press 1" ...

Hahah.. translation:
you are screwed, hang up and don't call back .. and go get a Mac

Re: Twittering

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:13:52 -0000

Alex,
Not just ice cream - BlueBell Loaded Butterfinger icecream. My wife just looks over and my out-of-shape-bulging-belly self and rolls her eyes.

Granted, you laugh off all those calories while watching Idol.

So far I'm following:
terrystorch
chrisfromcanada
betterthanblank
loswhit
tpmorgan
transitionpete
russhutto
inworship
dwpatrick
rkweblog
victorestrada
worshipcity
mudpuppy

Selah
FRED

Re: Worship Environments 3

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:18:01 -0000

Dude, how 'bout coming to St. Simons Island since we can't seem to get any pics of our new facility online!

Fred

Re: Typical Worship Experience?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:49:39 -0000

1. structured and planned
2. I prefer planning and structure, but I also prefer to "structure in and plan" room for the spontaneous.
3. why does it matter? the old adage says "failing to plan is planning to fail". Who wants to fail when ETERNITY is on the line?

For the Kindgom,
Fred

Re: Music Monday (and you thought I forgot)

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:22:22 -0000

Dude, as a keyboardist, I'd have to say "JUMP" - I love pulling out one of the old 80's synth patches on my Yamaha Motif and playing the opening licks to "Jump" sometimes - everybody goes nuts!

FRED

Re: Multiple Services & Youth Ministry

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:58:37 -0000

Hey man, our Junior High has the 11:00 AM slot called "Rush Hour" on Sunday AM. The high schoolers have "Inside Out" on Wed. PM.

Re: Happy Birthday to…

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:27:39 -0000

Happy Birthday, man ... and what, no trip to the Golden Isles of the southeast ... sunny St. Simons Island, GA planned?

Fred

Re: Weekend Rewind Easter 08

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:38:51 -0000

Hey Alex,
Cool stuff, man - glad it went well. I just posted our recap as part of today's Creative Chaos at http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/03/27/c...

I love the way you're seeing multiple worship leaders/vocalists leading different songs .. I do that as often as possible, too.

Fred

Re: Graphic Design Confessional

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:01:36 -0000

hey man, your graphic stuff looks great ... got any ideas for this:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/forums/showt...

Re: Commenting: Blog Etiquette

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:22:02 -0000

Hey man,
So does that mean that since you don't comment@ FredMcKinnon.Com, that doesn't necessarily mean that you don't read? (grin) ...

As for coming back - I LOVE the "notify comments via email" subscription options, and wish more had it.

Re: Phone Upgrade

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:24:11 -0000

Alex,
I got the Treo 755 as well, but with Verizon. I tried the Blackberry, but just couldn't make the switch. Too used to Palm.

Speaking of - my 755 freezes up OFTEN - not forcing a reset - it just freezes up for like 10-15 seconds at a time - usually when I'm typing a txt or something ... I thought it was my phone, but other 755 and even 700 users were having the same issue, and blame it on either Verizon's service, or on the Palm OS ... does your phone freeze up any?

Re: Phone Upgrade

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:28:04 -0000

Interesting, mine seems to do it much worse at some times than others. I can't stand that, but like you, it's my only option. AT&T's signal in our area is pretty much non-existent in too many places to have acceptable service for the iPhone. If Verizon had the iPhone, I'd be all over it.

Re: Teen Sex

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:50:02 -0000

Man, that's awful. I'm gonna send our two youth pastors to this post right away.
Fred

Re: Where in the Wolrd is Chris Stout?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:37:48 -0000

dude, I'm jealous - i wanna go. We got a nice tour of a Trident class nuke sub down in King's Bay (only about 45 minutes south) a few years ago - it was fascinating.

Fred

Re: Premalinks: Need Advice

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:42:57 -0000

Hey Alex,
I made that change a long time ago, with the exception that mine also includes the date, ie:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/05/09/m...

Maybe I'll make it even more simple.

Another thing - just doing what Steve says above won't necessarily work. Your .htaccess file has to be mod'd. You can either create a .htaccess file in your root directory and copy/paste the stuff that wordPress gives you into it ... but the easiest way is to create a file called .htaccess in your blog's root directory (there may already be one there?), and use your FTP program to chmod it to 666 - no, not the mark of the beast, rather, RW, RW, RW, for read-write ... in doing so, WordPress will write the changes to your .htaccess file automatically.

When you update the perms, it will either say ".htaccess updated succesfully", or it will say "you need to update your .htaccess file".

Important step!

Duh, however, looking at your URL above, it seems my advice is too late - you figured it out, because I see:
http://betterthanblank.org/premalinks-need-advice/

Re: Weekend Rewind 5.12.08

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:22:02 -0000

dude,
that's SOME drumset.

"Not To US' - get your keys player to try the Peter Gabriel'ish Prologue intro ala Worship Under the Stars!

Re: Will Jesus Come back to ATL First?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:07:15 -0000

That's very interesting. Sounds like his itinerary was quite different than someone like Paul Baloche, who at one time, I was told he turned down an overwhelming # of opportunities to that he could commit to being at his "anchor", his local church at least 2 Sundays per month. But hey ... Louie does LIVE in ATL, so cut the guy some slack! :-)

Re: Will Jesus Come back to ATL First?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:44:10 -0000

hey, yeah I put anchor in "quotes" because that's the word he used and stressed to me.

Re: My Favorite Quotes from Andy Stanley’s “Next Generation Leader” (Part 1)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:36:35 -0000

Alex,
Definitely one of my favorite books by AS!

Re: It’s RagamuffinSoul Week at BTB (Part 5 of 5)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:37:52 -0000

Alex,
Actually, he was mousing down to the blog just BENEATH yours. :-)

Re: Hopes & Dreams

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:20:16 -0000

Alex,
Thanks for sharing, man ... honestly, I think you read my mind and wrote it down as your responses. I ask those same questions, and often feel the same way!

Re: Chris has a new Blog home

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:24:56 -0000

Edit - your code screwed up the link .. here: is a part of the URL.

Re: Macy Update 6.12.08

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:21:04 -0000

Alex,
Man, we've been at Willow Arts Conference, I saw a few tweets, but didn't have time to grab the full extent of this until today ... remember when all that was going on with our Andrew - I'm feeling ya, man ... the unrest and concern, I know it ... pray all turns out great.

Fred

Re: Car Crash!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:31:26 -0000

Dang, man .. keep the faith, keep the faith. Be strong. Yikes, what a month. Still praying for you guys.

Re: My Brother Led Worship!

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:28:44 -0000

I wanna lead worship in Californi-a!

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Effective Leading, continued

Re: Pray for the Least of These

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:47:47 -0000

Alex,
Thanks for this post. My GoogleReader has been seriously neglected since before last Friday, and I had no clue - I'm praying now.

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Nick Hotel, Orlando FL

Re: Macy Update 7.7.08

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:13:04 -0000

This is great news - thanks for sharing! So glad Macy is all better .. and I know you are both relieved.

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Worship Confessional Do’s and Don’ts

Re: Graphic Design Confessional

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:29:24 -0000

Hey man, awesome graphics ... you are definitely full of talent in that area!

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Introducing TheWorshipCommunity.Com v2

Re: John Mayer in Chulawana

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:33:24 -0000

I've heard great things about this tour. I think Travis and some folks from here are going to see him later this month (Labor Day Weekend, I believe) in Athens.

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Sunday Setlists #2 - Share Your Setlist Link

Re: Sunday Setlist

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:10:38 -0000

Alex,
Thanks man ... "Sunday Setlists" isn't supposed to take the place of Worship Confessionals at all ... as a matter of fact, it's helping resurrect them .. it's just a way to tie them all together - whether it's a worship confessional, a textfessional, a setlist review, etc.

Thanks a ton for doing this.

As for the aloha worship ... wow .. that's a lot of butt shakin'and hip swingin! (grin)

Re: Oops, I Don’t Have Terminal Cancer!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:03:05 -0000

Alex,

So true. We have to focus on the bigness of God, and how He redeems. This is a tragedy. Anytime Satan has a win by getting his works broadcast to the world is a hit we don't like to take.

Hope you'll pardon the scattered thoughts and some copy/paste commenting ... I'm trying to comment on some of these blogs that have linked back to my own. Much has transpired today, I've spent a good bit of time in prayer and worship, thinking of this situation.

Overall, it's disappointing. By the end of the day, I start wondering if Mike wasn't delusional at this point - I mean, I've watched that video over and over the past months. Even knowing the hoax, I still watch it and identify so strongly. I typically have a high level of discernment, yet I watch and it seems so authentic. Maybe he really was believing this lie, or part of him.

The song - I still love it, though it's somewhat tainted with this tragic revelation. But, God wasn't surprised. Maybe He knew ... Maybe He knew that we, the Church, needed this song. Maybe THAT's WHY his favor seemed to rest on that song so strongly. Maybe it's a reminder that God can (and will) use any vessel to communicate ... even the weak, or people and ways that confound the wise and religious.

Many, many questions. I'm sad, disappointed, but in the end .... I BELIEVE YOU'RE MY HEALER. I BELIEVE YOU ARE ALL I NEED. AMEN.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred F. McKinnons last blog post..Healer - Mike Guglielmucci Exposed

Re: BetterThanBlank: A New Look

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:15:44 -0000

Hey,
Maybe I'm showing my cultural ignorance here, but ....
what is a "renaissance" pastor?

Fred F. McKinnons last blog post..Healer - Mike Guglielmucci Exposed

Re: BetterThanBlank: A New Look

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:45:23 -0000

Alex,
Yep. So, I'm a full time Worship Director, own a production company, a publishing company, operate highestpraise.com (which rarely has been updated in years, sadly), theworshipcommunity.com, operate multiple e-biz websites, including PowerSeller on Ebay and Amazon, Head a non-profit and a real estate holdings LLC (with a grand total of one property). Does that make me a "renaisaance" man, or an idiot? (hahah)

Re: Oop’s I Don’t Have Terminal Cancer (part 3)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:50:28 -0000

Alex,
thanks for putting my stuff in the links list ... I've been trying to keep up w/ all of this, but my blogroll keeps swelling bigger and bigger. That, on top of a tropical storm ... it's been crazy, crazy. Plus, two funerals this week ... yeah, one of those weeks!

BTW - I did give you a shout-out today on FreePlay Friday - here's to 200 RSS readers!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred F. McKinnons last blog post..FreePlay Friday - Weather Man Feed Monkey

Re: I Finished ‘The Shack’

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:49:40 -0000

yes, I loved it - I wish more would read it!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnons last blog post..Worship Books - Which Ones?</abbr>

Re: New Study Bible & The Shack

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:20:57 -0000

Glad you got to experience "The Shack" ... I fought back the tears many times as well, but the tears won ... and to tell you the truth, they felt pretty doggone good warming my face.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnons last blog post..Sunday Setlists #12 - Your Worship Recap</abbr>

Re: Sarah Palin Rap

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:41:39 -0000

oooh ... thanks for the laugh!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Character…

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:35:37 -0000

Just saw your tweet - sounds like I"m not the only one who has been forced to choose between Google Reader and other items of importance ... w/ Google Reader not making the cut!

#446 and counting ... yours was #1. I'm back. (for now)!

Re: http://transitionpete.org/?p=1147

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:12:02 -0000

Hey Pete -
Did you mean to put this in "Worship Confessional"? It imported into TheWorshipCommunity.Com, haha .. but I'm missing the whole worship confessional, set list, etc., (grin)!

Love power!
Fred

Re: suspended?

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:52:44 -0000

Dude, if I still owned my hosting co, I'd hook you up. Time to export WordPress and get outta there!
Fred

Re: Indies

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:28:56 -0000

Hey man,
The link to her music doesn't seem to work?

Re: contagious laughter

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:11:27 -0000

Hey, reminds me of some revival meetings I attended and led worship in during the mid 90's!

Re: go get your $25

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54:19 -0000

Dude, I did it - got my $25, you should have your $10!

Re: gateway and twitter

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:25:57 -0000

Hey man, cool - I'd be interested to see how this goes, and how the church reacts ... we have quite a few converations about some of this stuff @ our church, and most feel like it's a ridiculous waste of time! I can see it as a cool way to update people from that 'culture', though.

Re: blog policy?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:13:11 -0000

Hey man, just wanted to say "thanks" for the redirect ... I *REALLY* appreciate it.

Fred

Re: i might drool

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:17:03 -0000

Yep .. and if you're not careful, you may fart, too. (sorry, but it's TRUE)

Re: pete’s tweets…

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:36:55 -0000

So, there was a day when we got more than just tweets ... so, since you prophetically tweeted that I'd call you out on your blog, too ... here goes nothing.

Git'r done, boy!

BTW - need some inspiration? Post a Worship Confessional, Textfessional, or simple Sunday recap, and link it back to Sunday Setlists and join the carnival at:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/08/10/sunday-setlists-3/

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred F. McKinnons last blog post..Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Re: He’s following me!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:16:15 -0000

wow ... wait 'til I tell my twitter-hatin' co-workers that they're totally missing God.

Re: reminder for extra cash

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:40:19 -0000

very impressed - got my money card from them, official bank statements, and all my referrals paid and I got the money in the bank. They are legit!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnons last blog post..Sunday Setlists #12 - Your Worship Recap</abbr>

Re: Bible Journey > Lamentations

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:25:22 -0000

Tony -
Awesome revelations ... makes me wanna go back and read Lamentations straight through -

Can you give a Chapter/Verse type recap on the "music from the young is heard no more" ... I'd love to study that one out!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
Worship Leader, Pianist, Blogger/Podcaster
www.fredmckinnon.com

Re: Skype Late Adopter

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:11:22 -0000

Tony -
Welcome to Skype - i use it everyday ... and it's especially easy w/ the new Macs with built-in camera.

Tye "SkypeOut" feature rocks - long distance, international calling, etc .. I am loving it.

Enjoyed the SS podcast .. wish i'd been listenign long before. I just made a very similar transition myself, but I didn't move states - i moved 2 miles down the road to a different church ... talk about awkward! But God is blessing it.

Enjoy your blogs!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
Worship Leader, Pianist

Re: Post #1,000 and I’m Throwing a Comment Party!

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:56:18 -0000

TONY -
Love the blog - have you on MyGoogle. I'm the Worship Director, and a pianist/producer at St. Simons Community Church on St. Simons Island, GA - a beautiful vacation spot! I'm not a Newspringer, but one of my dearest friends is there. Miss the podcast. I've got my blog at www.fredmckinnon.com and do the Highest Praise Worship Podcast and Worship Interludes podcast, all on iTunes.

Lastly, I'm a die-hard, 100% Mac Addict.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Axe-Worthy Event

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:07:24 -0000

Congrats, Tony. It's a noble, humbling, and rewarding thing - more than a ceremony .. I'm convinced that with the ordination comes an impartation .. an anointing and equipping to do what He's called you to do in greater measure.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: A Focused Message

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 09 May 2007 07:49:06 -0000

Good word, Tony ... focus is critical, and all too many times, I find myself spread over a mountain of things, and not focused on anything at all.

Thanks for the reminder!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
Worship Artist, Pianist, Producer
www.fredmckinnon.com

Re: Don’t Touch My Skin!

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 May 2007 18:39:36 -0000

Tony,
Would love a copy/link/or name of that specific personality profile - can you share it?

thanks
Fred

Re: Communication Lessons I’ve Learned from Perry

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 23 May 2007 04:05:03 -0000

Tony,
Everyday is a win for me when I read your blog. The content is compelling, informing, and I brag about you guys all the time!

Thanks for helping me become a better worship leader, communicator, and minister.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon

Re: Moxiegate?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:00:55 -0000

Ah, c'mon, Tony - you can't put Mark & Tony in the same boat ... MARK is a book of the BIBLE! But alas, I think "Tony" is even a cooler name than FRED. Who names their kid "Fred" anymore? Go figure. :-)

Re: Megablog Status

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:37:17 -0000

Tony,
None more deserving, bro! Thanks to you and your great team!
Fred

Re: Figuring out Facebook

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:06:57 -0000

Hey Tony -
You are SOO cool now, haha - and you beat me to it .. I was already on your friends list ... I've taken it a step further and geek-ified it by getting SMS messages on my Treo phone when someone requests to add me as a friend, so I can rely with "a" to add them, "m" to message them, etc.

One thing for sure - setup the external RSS so all your blog entires automatically import into Facebook!

Re: Eagles, Constraints, New Campuses and the Other Woman

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:01:39 -0000

Hey Tony -
Gotta love WordPress!
Fred

Re: FeedBurner Stats: Feed Subscribers

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:48:15 -0000

Tony,
Awesome, inspiring stats, my friend. Just curious - how many readers aren't using RSS at all ... they just come directly to your site?

I always read via GoogleReader unless I want to comment (like now) .. then, I click on the title in GR and come here to your blog to post ...

Interesting in # of RSS versus actual unique web visitors per day. Feedburner can track that as well, in case you've not added it!

Re: FeedBurner Stats: Feed Subscribers

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:49:10 -0000

Also .. Shawn ... I can help you w/ FeedBurner if you're using WordPress ... not sure how the redirect works on TypePad.

Re: Pulse 07 @ NewSpring

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:57:35 -0000

Tony -
Awesome report .. I can't wait to visit there sometime.

Our youth ministry (Inside Out Youth) at SSCC had their opening night for the Fall this past week - the youth pastor challenged them on "how far are you willing to go to change a life" .. and introduced "Student Impact", a vision to get the teens engaged in "reaching out" and getting involved in service ... lots of youth attend that aren't regular attendees of our sunday services, but well over 40% responded that night with commitments to serve ...

God is doing something in the hearts of our kids, no doubt!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
Worship Director, St. Simons Community Church (GA)

Re: Perfect Sports Weekend

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:44:48 -0000

When I saw that "GO NOLES" up there I just knew it would've been Robert Pooley ... but no such luck ... but be it RP or CB .. >i have to side w/ them on that one ... I'm not FSU guy, but Clemson is more of a UGA revival, even though they aren't the same conference ... it still goes back a LONG WAY ...

So, go noles, but more importantly ... GO DAWGS .. SIC'em ... WUFF WUFF WUFF.

:-)

(yeah, worship pastors dig football, too!!)

FM

Re: Catalyst Discount for TonyMorganLive.com Fans

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:06:29 -0000

Tony,
Wow, awesome deal. Sadly, we aren't making the trek north either. Last year the entire staff of St. Simons Community Church took their staff retreat for Catalyst. It was truly a "catalyst" moment. This year, we're taking off that first week of October, but we're staying nearby for a time of staff "R&R;" before final stages of moving into our new facility (woo-hoo!)

Appreciate the offer, and look forward to hearing about it .. I know my blog buddy Robert Pooley is going and will probably blog about it.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Joe’s Crusade

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:31:22 -0000

Hey Tony -

Way to go on getting so honking big that your RSS feed has ADS in it! (no, I'm not putting you down ... if God has blessed your diligence here such that you can reap some benefit from it, I scream "Praise God" for you.

Seriously - I read your blog in GoogleReader and don't click through unless I need to, or wish to comment. There's a cool "Blackberry" ad on the bottom of this post's RSS feed today - I was curious if that ad was part of your content, or just a RSS ad .. but it's not here, so it must be an ad inserted into your RSS.

Do tell!

God bless ya, tons.
Fred, St. Simons Island, GA

Re: How would Apple do church?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:28:45 -0000

Sorry, Tony - have to be humorous this AM ... (or at least try).

DISCLAIMER: I'm an Apple Addict.

Ok ..
Steve Jobs (Apple) would build a state-of-the-art, interactive worship center that meets all the demands of teaching, preaching, worshiping, and fellowship ... it would surpass everyone's expectations, and after a couple of months there, he'd say "this is obsolete, we have a new, smaller, but better facility right here".

;-)

Re: Joe’s Crusade

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:32:43 -0000

totally cool - congrats.

Re: Is Podcasting Dead?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:26:52 -0000

Tony -
Sheez, I hope not. Both my "Worship Interludes" and "Highest Praise Worship" podcast are just increasing in # of subscribers, and one of the reasons I recently SOLD my web hosting biz is to have more time to devote to writing, being creative, and you guessed it ... producing more podcasts.

I've got 3-4x more podcast subscribers than blog subscribers, although the blog subscriptions are rising daily.

I think the key is content, and niche. Much like a blog, I suppose. I actually just got notified by podtrac.com that I had our first official "paying sponsor" for the podcast as well for the next episode. All that was really encouraging me ... 'til I read your post, haha!

So, I'm holding out and hoping for the best. Many times, I've had more-than-enough with "christian radio" (doesn't take much), and I'd much rather here a podcast. Heck, that's how I keep up with my buds in Pensacola, with NewSpring, and Elevation!

Fred McKinnon
Worship Director, St. Simons Commmunity Church, GA

Re: Big Day for Clemson Football

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:08:49 -0000

Ah, I'm glad to see that UGA is still in the running - could be a POWERFUL year for Georgia .. and heck, I'll pull for Clemson forever as long as they are rivals to South Carolina, and especially to Spurrier!
(spoken like a true bulldog!)

BTW - WISH we were coming to Unleash ..we're pretty much on staff lockdown as we are preparing the big transition/move into our new facility. It's almost ready!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon

Re: Los Thinks He’s Funny

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:07:39 -0000

Tony, Tony, Tony - are you really wanting to pick a fight with the Blogfather? (haha)

Fred

Re: Los Thinks He’s Funny

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:37:40 -0000

Once you've been poked by Robert Pooley, you'll never be the same. I know, I shared a room in Tanzania, Africa with the guy. Pass the mosquito net, please.

oop .. sorry ... back to our regularly scheduled program of saving Tony.

Re: Say Hello to Jared Anderson and Integrity Music

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:00:31 -0000

Congrats on the sponsorship, Tony. The folks @ Integrity are some of the best folks to work with on the planet, and are great advertising partners.

Wish we were gonna make it to Unleash - maybe next year. My NewSpring pal, Monica and her daughter, Melissa, are headed down here to St. Simons Island instead!

Fred

Re: New Unleash Site Goes Live

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:35:54 -0000

Tony,
Awesome - kudos to the programmers, audio techs, video techs and everyone that is able to make this last beyond the conference. We *REALLY* wanted to get up there, but are still settling into the new digs down here on SSI!

God bless,
Fred

Re: I don’t know how to shag.

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:44:20 -0000

whah, whah, whah ... electric guitar flick music, hahaahahaha, sooooo funny.

Re: Top Ten Tweets

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:43:52 -0000

Tony,
Just curious ... what app do you use to follow ... I use "Twitterrfic" on the Mac, I can't imagine just refreshing/reloading the twitter.com page ... and SMS notifications got overwhelming quickly ...

oh yeah ... does Typepad not have a "subscribe to comments via email" feature?

Questions, questions, questions!
FRED

Re: Your Branding Sucks

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:05:46 -0000

OK, Sorry, I can't resist - one of my favorite brands/slogans ever is for A-1 Septic Services in Brunswick, GA ... on their big red septic tank trucks, they have the slogan/branding:
A-1 Septic - We're #1 in the #2 business

No, I'm not joking.

Re: FeedBurner Only Works 6 of 25 Days

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:55:21 -0000

Tony,
Hey man ... I'm w/ Andy .. if he's interpreting this correctly ... although I don't have hear the subscriber count, I went into my FB stats over the last month, and Google Feedfetcher is accounted for every single day. Google FF is averaging around 51% of my subscribers on feedburner over 30 days.

Just so we can all help troubleshoot togther - are you saying that on those 600-subscriber drop days, Google FF is not showing up AT ALL? If so, that's a serious issue, just not sure where it would be happening.

Can you tell what % dropoff that is overall ... I have about a 8% dropoff on the weekends - ESPECIALLY on Sunday .. but, looking at my 30-day chart, that curve and subscriber drop is VERY CONSISTENT and NORMAL. If -600 subscribers is a typical 8-10% drop on "busy" or "off" days, I'd think that would be normal, but your drop seems to be random and w/o explanation - of course, if Google FF is NOT showing up on those days, you have your issue - now, we just have to find the cause!

Hope it gets resolved, man!
Fred

Re: Answers to Questions | Part 2

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:36:19 -0000

Tony,
I know "exactly" what you mean?

Question: Is Emily "into" blogging/twitter, does she "get it"? My wife is loving and gracious to let me at it, but certainly doesn't understand the allure, and probably bites her tongue about it more than I'd like to think!

PS: nice new theme, hadn't been here in a while, usually just read it your FAVORITE app, Google Reader (haha)

Thanks for your leadership,
Fred

Re: Hybels Affirms Commitment to Seeker Church Movement

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:16:14 -0000

I've gotta say - my respect for them is through the roof. First, to say "some things aren't working, and we're making adjustments". Second, to labor through criticism in love. Third, to come out and "set the record straight".

I'll be at Willow Creek's "Arise - Worship & Arts" conference next week and can't wait!

I say let the bloggers "get togetha" out there somehow!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon (Worship Director)
www.fredmckinnon.com

Re: “We Stand” on Video

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:56:04 -0000

Tony,
So cool, thanks for posting this ... I enjoyed an awesome coffee break w/ Lee yesterday at willow creek - super great dude. Unfortunatley, I ran into them LEAVING Ohare as we were entering - our flights were delayed .. theirs were CANCELLED.

Fred

Re: Pre-Order Killing Cockroaches on Amazon

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:21:43 -0000

Tony, I'm in ... looking forward to applying some of this to being the Worship Director, and overseeing a large worship ministry.
Fred

Re: Using WordPress for Church Websites

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:53:12 -0000

Tony,
I'm a bit late chiming in on this as I've been out of town, but checkout our church's site at www.sscommunitychurch.com ... it's 100% driven by WordPress, and I don't think it looks like a "blog" at all. Kudos to our Associate Tech Director, Chris Moncus (chrismoncus.com) for his design/wordpress/coding expertise.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Using WordPress for Church Websites

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:35:24 -0000

Tony ... well, it would've HELPED if I would've actually CLICKED THE LINK in the article to the church site that Scott mentions .. IT's OUR CHURCH! That's what I get for reading and commenting via GoogleReader, man!

Chris Moncus is excited, he just IM'd me and showed me the stats on the clickthrus ... that's super cool.

To Scott ... thanks for putting sscommunitychurch on the radar.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon (Worship Dir. St. Simons Community Church)

Re: 5 Questions with Seth Godin

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:13:11 -0000

Tony,
Any chance I could get an invite to triibes?

Re: 40 Things You Might Not Know About Me

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:44:14 -0000

Tony,
Nice ... I had no idea the last one was gonna be the b-day one!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Worship Leader Wednesday #3 | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:02:23 -0000

Hey,
Thanks for the honor of interviewing me!
Fred

Re: Snow! | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:19:49 -0000

Crazy man - where are you located?
Fred

Re: iLife: Fasting | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:12:08 -0000

Hey man, your comment validator say s"please add 9 and 3" .. keep in mind, I'm a musician, and after counting to 4, I start over.

Seriously, this is a great blog entry. Fasting is as much worship as singing Passion or Hillsong! It's a discipline most of us hate, and don't practice nearly enough. Food has such a dramatic pull on us.

Thanks for the great reminder.
For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: The best wall art | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:19:26 -0000

umm ... where are the keyboards?

Re: The Monday Minute | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:18:09 -0000

Hey Jeff,
We had an awesome service. Probably the most "effortless", "easy" Easter service I"ve had in decades, which was odd!

God bless,
Fred

Re: The Monday Minute: What’s that song? | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:23:52 -0000

Oh where ..... is my hairbrush?
O where ........... is my hairbrush?
Oh where, oh where, oh where, oh where, oh where, oh where, oh where, on where ...... is my hairbrush?

Fred McKinnon's last blog post..New Barna Info on Marriage and Divorce

Re: Top 100,000 and my First Contest. | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:56:03 -0000

I'm in

Re: An effort to post something… | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:59:23 -0000

Jeff,
Feeling your pain, man - went to bed last night w/ fever, chills, and stomach *****.

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Ch-Ch-Changes

Re: What’s your concert going style? | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:49:41 -0000

Dude, we're the ones singing loud, dancing, jumping, and having a blast. What frustrates me is those same people at the DC*B concert ... you know ... the ones singing as loud as they could, jumping, spinning, dancing .... will for the most part, stand with a dull, lifeless stare back in their congregations on Sunday.

WHY THE HECK IS THAT?????????????

Fred

Re: What’s your concert going style? | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:03:06 -0000

Dan (and all)
I think the whole 'concert venue' lends itself to greater freedom. I know when I led the first-ever "worship concert" type thing in our area (see WorshipUndertheStars.Com), I was amazed at how active and lively the folks were - way more than I know they worship in their local churches.

I can't help but think that one thing that really helps is VOLUME. Most concerts are LOUD, and we can sing strong, and not feel like we're all alone, or standing in our living room singing to the TV.

Then, in most churches, there is always people complaining about the "volume", so the sound techs are forced to keep it a moderate level, and as a result, if you sing very strong, you're automatically louder than anything in the room.

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Quick Happenings

Re: Worship Confessional: May 18, 2008 | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:59:44 -0000

James,
That *IS* a retro-list, but I bet it *DID* bring out some participation. You probably earned enough brownie points from the older crowd to do new songs every week for a year!

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Re: Turn about is fair play… | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:52:39 -0000

Congrats, Jeff -

I got the invite as well, and have been slack - I need to do it and get that stuff up there .. .Conrad is up at Marietta Vineyard in ATL, I have some good friends there!

Fred

Fred McKinnons last blog post..From the Word - 1 Peter 2:11-12

Re: How blogs, social networks, and twitter have revolutionized my life. | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:59:53 -0000

Good stuff, man ... I actually am trying to get as much info on this as possible, as I'm teaching a class called "Worship Planning + Web 2.0" at the National Worship Leader Conference in Austin, TX this Summer.

Blogged about it here:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/06/05/worship-planning-web20/

Feel free to bring your stories over, and I'll bookmark this thread for reference, too!

Fred

Fred McKinnons last blog post..From the Word - 1 Peter 2:11-12

Re: The Monday Minute: Time to de-lurkify yourself | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:02:00 -0000

Fred McKinnon
Worship Director @ SSCommunityChurch.Com
Blogger @ http://www.fredmckinnon.com
Founder of:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com
http://www.highestpraise.com
(and the list could go on for a while).

Love what you're doing bro! You're in my GoogleReader. Am *I* in yours!? :lol:

Fred

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Worship Confessional #18

Re: The Monday Minute: Time to de-lurkify yourself | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:02:29 -0000

PS: love the "CommentLuv and KeywordLuv" add-ons.

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Worship Confessional #18

Re: Desperation | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:45:34 -0000

Jeff,
I think to know God, and His Presence, is probably one of the most "desperate needs" we could have!

Re: Give me a Revelation… | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:36:21 -0000

Jeff,
Wow - sounds like that song is for you. I've sure been there before. How can I pray for you?

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Sunday Setlists #2 - Share Your Setlist Link

Re: Worship Confessional: August 10, 2008 | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:49:20 -0000

Jeff,
Let's all admit it - we all married up!

Thanks for being a part of Sunday Setlists - I appreciate you doing this with us!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Fabricated ministry: We were warned | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:16:56 -0000

Jeff,
Thanks for your insights on this saga ... and as always, thanks for being gracious enough to link over to what we're all saying as well!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Worship Confessional: August 24, 2008 | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:59:38 -0000

Hey Jeff,
As always, thanks for sharing ... and congrats on Alltop, btw!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Positive Post Tuesday | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:42:45 -0000

Jeff,

Here here! Great guy, great blogger, and though we've not met, a great friend.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Best Rocks (my world) | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:02:22 -0000

Jeff,
I bought it a few months ago after hearing a few great quotes mentioned @ Willow Arts.

I'm not an avid reader, and big words and deep theology (sadly) makes my eyes close quickly.

I just can't bring myself to read this .. everytime I try, I get 3 pages into it, I can come back the next day - read the same 3 pages again, and swear I never read it.

I know it's a great book, though - I need to 'labor' through my laziness and read it!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Best Rocks (my world) | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:28:27 -0000

JAtlanta,
Yep - St. Simons Island, and you? (how did you guess, was it my southern accent on my typing?)

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Worship Confessional: Sunday, October 5, 2008 | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:07:54 -0000

Jeff,
Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. I'm kinda that way, too ... my ears are ringing super loud, constant headache - more sinus stuff, I think.

I totally relate to what you're saying, though. I've led worship breaking sweats and running fever, and had the strength to get through it, only to collapse shortly thereafter!

Thanks for being a part of Sunday Setlists again!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

PS: Hey, would you consider putting a "TheWorshipCommunity" graphic up there w/ your sdcommunity button, etc., to your profile there?

Re: Worship Confessional: Sunday, October 12, 2008 | Consuming Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:46:35 -0000

Jeff,
I love it when it all comes together like that as well. "I Must Tell Jesus" - i did an arrangement of that back at my old church, I should dig it up!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Thoughts from a guy who runs ProPresenter…

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:31:34 -0000

Ricky,
Great article, practical, and just good stuff. One of our tech directors down here at St. Simons Community Church (St. Simons Island, GA) found your article and forwarded it to all of us, as we use PP and PVP. I am the Publisher/Founder of TheWorshipCommunity.Com and thought this would be a good article to republish over there for our readers. Are you interested in allowing us that privilege? We'd love to have you contribute some more for the site ... always looking for people in the trenches who are getting it done, and can write about it.

TheWorshipCommunity.Com (TWC) is a grass-roots community of worship leaders, artists, singers, musicians, and technicians from all over the world.One of the things that sets TheWorshipCommunity.Com apart is the grass-roots nature of the content. Our articles are written by contributors all over the world who are “in the trenches” …. leading worship in small, medium, and large churches. We combine exclusive content with re-published articles from what we discover as “the best of” from worship and ministry-related blogs, discussion forums, and resources.

I just added you to my twitter follow list ... hope to hear back from you. Followed Gary's blog for quite some time.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon

Re: How Google Connects Our Worship Team

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:56:16 -0000

Good stuff, man - REALLY good stuff!
Fred

Re: Txt: Friends

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:28:49 -0000

Russ,
Good stuff - it's a shame we've not gotten together, man - VD is only about 2-1/2 hours away ... we should do it sometime!

Fred

Re: We Baptize Badasses*

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:21:37 -0000

Russ,
That's awesome .. and hilarious! We baptized 16 on Sunday ourselves, and have 2-3 more "booked" sunday evenings throughout the Summer for more.

Fred

Re: I Hate Starbucks…A Little Less

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:15:16 -0000

Hmm .. I'd say a Caramel Macchiato.

Re: Seeker or Skeptic

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:39:15 -0000

Good mag, the editor is out here w/ us at the conference, and is on twitter. Maybe we can pick up some pointers and ideas from that format for TWC v2?

Fred

Re: Seeker or Skeptic

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:39:54 -0000

PS: to answer the question .... I'm both.

Re: The Worship Community dot Com

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:44:43 -0000

Thanks, Russ ... you forgot to mention that YOU are one of our contributors!!

Re: The Worship Community dot Com

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:43:08 -0000

I read about as good as I listen.

Re: The Worship Community dot Com

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:43:32 -0000

PS: dude, you're not on wordpress.com anymore right, so you can get the Subscribe To Comments Plugin!

Re: Worship + Web 2.0 @ National Worship Leader Conference

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:34:32 -0000

THanks, Russ - I'm glad you could come along, and have really enjoyed the hangout time. It feels weird typing this comment when you're chillin' out right behind me in our hotel room, though.

Re: Conversations with Ron Kenoly: National Worship Leader Conference

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:37:34 -0000

we had a blast, didn't we? Anyone want to debate w/ Ron? It's suicide!

Re: Sunday Setlist with Itunes Links

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:56:17 -0000

Dude, thanks for doing the carnival w/ me ... this will be fun each week!

Re: Broadcasting a Live Show From Buffington’s Tonight

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:31:46 -0000

Dude, how did it go? Sorry I missed it, was on vacation (still am) and didn't even see this until Sunday AM.

Re: QuietTime.tv Public Beta Testing Open

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:28:56 -0000

So, are the Raybans' required for video editing, too? :-)

Re: Sunday Setlist [8.10.08]

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:25:54 -0000

Russ,
Looks good - how did the new song go over this AM/? Would love to hear it!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Wearing Sunglasses In Worship: To Do or Not To Do

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:33:41 -0000

Dang, in the midst of a very busy week, this thing is BLOWING UP over here!

Re: Changes Around Here

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:56:25 -0000

looking good, bro!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Healer - God Still Is

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:31:09 -0000

Amen. Period. Amen. Thank you, Russ, for this perspective.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Sunday Setlist [8.24.08]

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:18:24 -0000

We wanna hear Rhythm!

Re: Played a Gig @ Buffington’s

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:22:11 -0000

Russ,
Thanks for giving me a heads up re: this post. I wish I could've been there. Honestly, I have no clue why this guy would've done that. Maybe he was convicted ... but then again, why? He wasn't necessarily doing anything WRONG, right? So, if there was conviction, it would only be on his own lifestyle ... not what he was about to do.

Maybe he saw the crowd you brought ... was your crowd a bulk of the audience? If so, he probably felt like he needed to explain that his music wouldn't be what they were used to.

Here's my question .. do you know the guy? If so ... invite him to lunch ... tell him how much you enjoyed his set, and maybe just say "I couldn't help but notice you felt like you had to explain that your music wasn't worship music, but man ... what you did was great, and if that's what God has you doing, then go for it big-time" ... that would probably bless his socks off!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Sunday Setlist [9.07.08]

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:17:32 -0000

Hey Russ, do you mean u don't have anyone there who shreds like Lincoln?

Re: I Used To Be A Hip Hop Star

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:24:24 -0000

Open My Eyes, Jesup Style {seesmic_video:{"url_thumbnail":{"value":"http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/L5vJV1GhO1_th1.jpg"}"title":{"value":"Open My Eyes, Jesup Style "}"videoUri":{"value":"http://www.seesmic.com/video/nZSINuUxmI"}}}

Re: Sad Song by Shaun Groves

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:08:29 -0000

Right here on SSI ... had to lead worship for a women's bible study that AM ... was in shock.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Sunday Setlist [9.14.07]

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:58:23 -0000

Hey man,
Do you find it hard to sing the Bridge to Glorious while playing those rhythms they play on the album. It's TOUGH - the melody rhythm falls totally "off" the rhythmic hits in the Bridge ... after 3 weeks, I'm finally getting to where I can play the correct rhythmic hits AND sing the Bridge at the same time!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: A Successful Experiment With Worship Team

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:43:41 -0000

Russ,
This would make a great post for TWC! Great idea - my first impressions are that making it "too regular" would take away from how special it is. Maybe quarterly ... weekly, it would definitely get into something you'd probably get tired of preparing for. (maybe?)

I have often had separate vocal and band rehearsals - they are much more productive!

Great idea - good creativity, man!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Headed to Catalyst 08

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:54:47 -0000

dude, wish I was going

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Sunday Setlist [With a twist]

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:03:20 -0000

Russ, looks awesome - is that Kelly in front of the Jonah backdrop? You know, we just finished our 4-week series on Jonah.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Space Invaders Intro

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:34:39 -0000

dude, that's tight!

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon’s last blog post..FreePlay Friday - Wassupppp?</abbr>

Re: No Shave November 08

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:28:56 -0000

I do it for a few days, then shave ... you've seen old worship confessionals, so you know I can .. haha ... but I don't like how the wife backs away when I want a kiss!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon’s last blog post..Gratitude - Mr. Potato Head Version</abbr>

Re: An Historic Happening

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:17:50 -0000

I like it - He's got my allegiance as well!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Blog Friends [Fred McKinnon]

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:37:21 -0000

Ah, buoooyy, that's so sweet!

thanks, man! have you started working on a way to re:create yet?

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon’s last blog post..Happy Birthday To Me</abbr>

Re: Proposed Bail Out for Unhip Worship Teams

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:27:23 -0000

Russ,
Just found this (can you tell I'm behind) ... thanks for the links to the forums, but me thinks this should be a featured article on the homepage!

fm

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..Sunday Setlist #17 - Worship Service Recaps</abbr>

Re: Clarus Photography

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:31:07 -0000

Great photos indeed! Happy T'Giving, man!

Re: Do It Yourself Church Website

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:58:19 -0000

Russ - wow, man that looks amazing! Great job!

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..Sunday Setlist #19 - Worship Service Recaps</abbr>

Re: Sunday Setlist [12.07.08]

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:38:07 -0000

Russ, I'm trying to figure out if you're doing "Gloria" way higher (can't imagine) or lower than us - did you have a female lead? We did it in (D) ... and I have to drop to alto on the Chorus. So I'm guessing you lowered it so you could hit the lead?

Thanks!
Fred

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon’s last blog post..Sunday Setlist #19 - Worship Service Recaps</abbr>

Re: iTunes Shuffle - What’s in Your Top 25 Most Played?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:56:45 -0000

Hmm ... seems like I just did this recently?

Here we go - this is from my studio Mac Pro library - no telling what's on here!

1. Everlasting God (New Life Worship)
2. O Praise Him (David Crowder Band)
3. Love Never Fails (Don Potter) .. ummmmm, good
4. I Give My All (Centrifuge Crosspoint)
5. Forever (Fred McKinnon, Worship Under the Stars)
6. Our God Saves (Paul Baloche) *remind me to go back and hear that again!
7. Unto You That Fear My Name (Ken Mullis) *my Dad wrote that song!
8. Light of the World (Darrell Evans)
9. O Come All Ye Faithful (Song DISCovery Volume 28)
10. High and Lifted Up (Hillsong LIve)
11. Glorious God (New LIfe Worship) *out of nearly 1800 songs, that doesn't seem right
12. Yesterday, Today, and Forever (Vicky Beeching)
13. Viva la Vida (Coldplay)
14. Gloria (Mercy Me)
15. How Lovely (Christ for the Nations)
16. Held (Natalie Grant)
17. Come and Listen (Steve Fee)
18. Lord Let Your Glory Fall (Rita Springer)
19. Restore My Heart (Fred McKinnon/Kim Dixon)
20. Carmina Burana: In Taberna Quando Sumus (Boston Symphonic) *good stuff
21. Just Over in Gloryland Medley (Undone)? (who is this?)
22. Nothing Can Separate Me (Martha Munizzi)
23. What Can I Do (Paul Baloche)
24. More (Undone)
25. God Rest Ye (Melissa Jones)

Phew, that was long, but fun ... I always like this stuff.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon’s last blog post..Christmas Carols - To Sing or Not to Sing</abbr>

Re: What Does Your Gloria Sound Like?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:47:12 -0000

Sounds good man .. and thanks for the link.
I like the way you hit the traditional chorus for a sec there ... I should do that on Christmas Eve, shannon lewis is leading this as our "walk-in" ...

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..Christmas Carols - To Sing or Not to Sing</abbr>

Re: Merry Christmas All

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:58:46 -0000

Merry Christmas, my friend!

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..Christmas Carols - To Sing or Not to Sing</abbr>

Re: Time 2 Change [Design I'm Working On]

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:44:28 -0000

we're tracking w/ ya ... "Change is Coming" is our Jan 4 series

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..Christmas Carols - To Sing or Not to Sing</abbr>

Re: Sunday Setlist “We Worship” [12.28.08]

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:23:09 -0000

russ, u know I read in Google Reader, but your design is way too groovy to miss, so I always click the link just to come read and get some eye glory here!

:-)

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..Christmas Carols - To Sing or Not to Sing</abbr>

Re: Freebie Wallpapers

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:42:30 -0000

downloaded, and in use - also just plugged this on human3rror.com

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon’s last blog post..Christmas Carols - To Sing or Not to Sing</abbr>

Re: Wait What Happened to RussHutto.com?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:04:47 -0000

def like it- I mean, the mag theme was rockin', but this is simple and clean, I like it a lot. Like the pic, too - you look happy, laid back, have that look that says "come hang out with me and we're gonna laugh and have a good time" kinda look.

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..Christmas Carols - To Sing or Not to Sing</abbr>

Re: Digital Toolbox: Running Filters On Your Inbox

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:05:28 -0000

Man,
I have my own filter? Get out. I'm feeling the love today.

<abbr>fred’s last blog post..FreePlay Friday - I Ain’t No Metrosexual, Twitter, Life</abbr>

Re: Sunday Setlist [1.18.09]

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:36:04 -0000

I wanna see a video!

<abbr>Fred F. McKinnon’s last blog post..Sunday Setlists #26 - Share Your Worship Services</abbr>

Re: Simpl3 Theme

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:31:22 -0000

Russ, looks awesome - and I'm especially grateful for that TWC banner on the sidebar!

Re: Revue: Champions Live - Light In The Darkness with Freddy Rodriguez

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:03:58 -0000

Russ,
Thanks for being pat of the ReVue!

Re: Sunday Setlist [2.15.09]

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:34:49 -0000

I've heard people talking about "We Shine" - I gotta check that one out!
Thanks, Russ!
#sundaysetlists

Re: Worship Confessional Photo Style House of Joy Sunday Feb. 15, 2009

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:53:47 -0000

Dude, it looks RIGHT for you to be out front like that - I bet it really helped'em engage!

Re: 299th Post. What Should 300 Be?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:22:13 -0000

Roll Call -

Hey, I know you.

Re: RevTim Skydiving

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:44:19 -0000

sweet, that was so awesome, and something I want to do myself! congrats, and Happy B'day!

Re: A Big British “Hooray” for the iPhone!!

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:28:47 -0000

Hi Vicky,
If only AT&T;'s service was worth ANYTHING here in Southeast Georgia, I'd be having my own iPhone for sure. I'm a die-hard Mac Addict, and not being able to enjoy the iPhone is a tragedy!

I'm hooked on blogging/twitter, too ... isn't it fun? I started following your tweets yesterday (www.twitter.com/fmckinnon)

As for denominations - we are "non-denominational", ironically, which has become a "denomination" of it's own!

For the Kingdom
Fred McKinnon

Re: Buckhead…A Brilliant Weekend!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:03:02 -0000

Vicky,
I'm normally leading worship down at my church on St. Simons Island, GA, but was up in Norht Atlanta this past weekend. I'd really hoped to get down to Buckhead Church to see ya, but would up going to Northpoint's Browns Bridge instead .. but I know it was awesome at Buckhead.

God bless,
Fred

Re: Check Out How Twitter Helped A Worship Leader….

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:04:08 -0000

Hey vicky -

Awesome - thanks for being so "real" and easy to contact ... we all realize you can't answer every tweet and email ... but it's awesome to see how you've helped Chris .. and he's a great guy for sure!

God bless you tons!
FRED

Re: Unfortunate Whale, Fortunate Shark

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 06:54:43 -0000

It has become somewhat common for one or two great white sighting to occur during the winterÂ months anywhere fromÂ Savannah to Jacksonville.Â Probably the cool water temps and large supply ofÂ food.

Â

Different Story:Â Last summer a friend and I were chumming for kingfish at Grey'sÂ Reef.Â The water was extremely calm that day.Â We had a chum slick going for about two hoursÂ and we saw a large fin about 100 yards behind the boat that was headed our way.Â A minute or so later, we had to remove our chum bags because we had a tiger shark that I would guess to be around 12 feet long mouthing at our boat.Â At one point, the shark rolled on his side and mouthed one of my shinny stainless steel props.Â I ran to the front to get a camera.Â My friend had climbed to the highest spot in the boat.Â About the time I went to take his picture, he spotted a live pogy that we had accidently dropped in the water that morning.Â The pogy darted between my twin 225 johnsons and so did the shark.Â His head was wider that the space between my motors.Â He wedged and with a violent thrust unwedged in about a second.Â The motion from it made my 25 foot hydrasport rock sideways enough for me to realize just how powerful this creature was.Â He swam off and I was glad.

Â

About 5 minutes later, some good friends trolled over next to us to say hello.Â While they were coming by, the hooked a smoker of a kingfish right next to our boat.Â WeÂ watched them chase the fish and fight it off of our port side.Â About 20 minutes into the fight, the countenance on their faces went from excitement to disbelief.Â The same shark had came up and bit there kingfish in half.Â The bad thing is that we were fishing in the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament.Â You can not weigh in a fish that has been mutilated.Â The part of the fish that they had remaining weighed 33lbs.Â It would have been well over 40lbs and probably placed very high in the tournament.

Â

Good to hear from you!

Have a wonderful day!

Â

Scott Kick

Re: Friday AM Coffee Sippin’ Ramblings

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:54:10 -0000

Russ

Yes - that's her! I just edited the post, as well - someone pointed out that my wording "left in the hands of", etc., wasn't really complimentary ... I didn't intend it to sound that way - my heart was to say she was leading worship, etc, and that she'd do a great job!

Fred

Re: Friday AM Coffee Sippin’ Ramblings

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:51:20 -0000

Hey -
Awesome - but copy/paste it INTO THE FORUM as well! LOL!
FRED

Re: What I love About Kids …

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:32:05 -0000

Now, I would've LOVED to have seen that!

Re: Live Painting Performance

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:05:44 -0000

First Baptist, Woodstock, GA

Re: Kudos to StaplesÂ® Customer Service

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 May 2007 06:20:52 -0000

Hey David -
Working on a new podcast this past weekend with a guest worship leader. At first, I thought your comment was a joke, but I see you're in the UK ... trust me, AMEX is no status of "rich" here in the USA - anybody with a brain can get credit cards here ,and they get most people in trouble. Not bragging at all - just sharing life.

FM

Re: Kudos to StaplesÂ® Customer Service

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:22:07 -0000

Brooke
Staples has a $50 rebate right now ... best deal out there.
FM

Re: My Video featured on homepage of GodTube.Com

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 10 May 2007 10:13:19 -0000

Hey -
I'm with you 100%. When I first saw it, I was immediately ticked off - another knockoff .. another way for the Christians to isolate themselves even more. Actually one of the most popular blogs I've ever written was about some of the "Myspace" christian sites.

If I were the business owner, I think I'd also be weary of using God's holy Name as a marketing ploy as well. Just think - the Jews revere His Name so much that they won't even SAY IT. Yet, somebody sticks it in there as a marketing trick.

So .. I saw the GodTube and thought "geez" ... but at the same time, I realized that there is a "niche" there who may enjoy the music, so I figured I'd upload ... try to "scatter seed" as much as I can. I'd much rather be featured on the homepage of YouTube, but I'll take what I can get.

As for the pentecostalism preacher - didn't listen .. didn't look ... but login, and leave a comment and dog him out!

God bless!
FRED

Re: My Video featured on homepage of GodTube.Com

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 10 May 2007 10:25:25 -0000

"This" being the site .. or "this" being the fact that it was a water slide?

LOL

Re: Tragedy upon Tragedy - Lappie is Dead

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 May 2007 23:18:40 -0000

Thanks -
But how can the church protect their computers from idiots who drop them? Provide us each with titanium cases, loL!?

FM

Re: How I USED to Play, Pt. 1

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 22 May 2007 22:44:49 -0000

Thanks, Tim -
Yep, that's where all the "training" came in, haha! I don't regret it for a bit, and as you'll hear later this week when I poste the Chopin Ballade in Fm, I really put my heart/soul/emotions even into the classical ... worshiped as I played ... so, it was a great experience.

God bless!
FRED

Re: Can you hear me now?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:55:07 -0000

HAHA -
well I dunno about that! But I do have grey/silver hairs poking through my sideburns (urrggggh!)

Re: Worship Confessional #2, June 10, 2007

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:31:09 -0000

Hey -
Thanks for the comment - glad you stopped by ... even more glad you took the time to leave a comment and say "hi" ...

I totally understand about Google versus YouTube ... there is more junk on there than anyone in the Kingdom needs to be exposed to, for sure.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Worship Leadership and this Blog …

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:06:57 -0000

THanks, bro!

Appreciate your putting me onto this a few years ago.
Time for another trip together!

God bless,
Fred

Re: New Blog Design, Bells & Whistles

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:41:13 -0000

Thanks Angie -especially for the extra click from MySpace!

Alex - yeah, I'm going to be integrating Flickr instead - so that's broken now, as well as the Calendar!

Fred

Re: iPhone is here tomorrow, iPhone cases are here today

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:48:55 -0000

Hey Conner -

I can't say for sure - I have the "Toughskin" for my iPod video, and I don't think it would've scratched it because it's just a thick rubber surface ... and don't know how rubber could scratch it. There are some other "hard plastic" type cases out there, but I"ve not used them ... but I'd say the leather holster would be good, and the rubber toughskin cases would be good.

I wouldn't know if it had scratched my iPod because I've never taken it back out of the toughskin since I put it in there, actually!

God bless ya,
Fred

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #1

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:51:59 -0000

Alex,

I think so - absolutely. I think it's something best observed in moderation ... I've been on the other end of the spectrum - spending too much time reading everyone else's blogs, writing my own, and not enough time writing songs. When it's all said and done, I'd rather write worship songs that bless the Body of Christ (and my local congregation) AND I'd like to think that I can dialog about worship and leadership on my blog and impact folks for the Kingdom that way, too.

It also depends on the environment and leadership where you serve ... in some cases, where the pastor, etc., are active bloggers, it's an easy sell. On the other hand, if you have leadership who think the whole subculture is ridiculous or a waste of time - it becomes a hard sell.

For the KIngdom,
Fred

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #1

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:52:21 -0000

Billy - ABSOLUTELY
Dad - Thanks!

Re: I’m Ticked Off!

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:59:40 -0000

Hi Shelly -

Indeed, it was a huge bummer. Hopefully, we'll learn to be more sensitive to that voice!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #4, June 24 2007

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:28:27 -0000

Debby -

Thanks so much for your comment ... you know, reading these comments puts the bigger perspective on this ... we cut up and have fun doing this, and it's entertaining for us (and probably will eventually become a burden, like every other repetitive thing we start doing, haha!), but I'm realizing from your comment and dozens others like it that this idea really does help people. I am inspired by the comments .. thanks so much!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #1

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:11:07 -0000

Hey Ben -

Thanks for the comment .. I just visited your blog and commented there as well - interested to hear more about your audition process.

I'm glad the article was a good read for ya - w/ all our various hats, Creative Time can be hard to come by - we have to make it a priority, and I think everyone will be astounded by how much more "fresh" we are in what we bring forth!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #1

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:12:16 -0000

Jack,

Thanks so much ... I wholeheartedly agree with you about the prayer and personal worship time. That's actually an entirely separate "Pitfall" that I'll be addressing shortly ... and is one of the absolutes we must hold to. I appreciate your reading and sharing.

For the Kingdom
Fred

Re: WOW - talk about inspiring - get some Kleenex

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:17:38 -0000

Hey -
Yeah, I think this guy did win! As for Connie, I've no clue.

God bless ya,
Fred

Re: America’s 50 Most Influential Churches

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:28:34 -0000

Rich -

You know, I"d never thought of it like that! Great perspective!
Fred

Brooke - no kidding?

Shelly - I didn't even *REALIZE* you were AT NP! Way cool - enjoy!

Re: America’s 50 Most Influential Churches

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:04:58 -0000

Hey Ryan!

Great to hear from you, man! I'm glad you're still lurking and haven't given up on my piano work. Pray for me to find the time and discipline to do it .. I'm no where close, really .. but in the right moment, I could get it done quickly, perhaps!

Fred

Re: Worship Q&A - Song Selection Strategy

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:57:02 -0000

Post your comments, or your suggestion for the next Worship Q&A; below!

Re: Worship Q&A - Song Selection Strategy

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:55:25 -0000

Karen -

Thanks a TON .. I appreciate you taking the time to leave the comment. Congrats on the new interim job .. I pray that God empowers you above what you'd ever dream of!

Thanks
Fred

Re: Worship Q&A - Song Selection Strategy

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:13:29 -0000

haha -
you so funny ... me thinks you should've read it before correcting "Chris is Lord" to "Christ is Lord"

FM

Re: The Supernatural … Do You BELIEVE?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:40:08 -0000

Let the confessions begin ... lay it all out.

Re: The Supernatural … Do You BELIEVE?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:47:12 -0000

Chris -

Hey ... is this your first comment? didn't recognize your name, but always happy to hear from readers and make the new relationships. thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it! Look forward to hearing more from you.

God bless the USA and Canada! (and everyone else!)
Fred

Re: The Supernatural … Do You BELIEVE?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:52:28 -0000

Susan,

Thanks for the comment ...yes, I often think we're so "over-educated" and "taken care of" that we are deceived into thinking we are "self-sufficient" ... it's a shame!

Fred

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #1

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:07:28 -0000

Jordan -
Awesome - would you share some more details of what a typical "creative time" looks like for you?

Thanks!
Fred

Re: Fix My Eyes on FanFaves - Please Support

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:09:09 -0000

Post your support or comments here. If you'd like to subscribe to the "comments" as a RSS feed, use:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/comments/feed/

Re: Fix My Eyes on FanFaves - Please Support

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:56:24 -0000

THanks, Joel!

I'm grateful ... as oft' as you can, and from as many computers as you can, do this in remembrance of me! (LOL)

Fred

Re: Fix My Eyes on FanFaves - Please Support

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:56:41 -0000

Dad -
IT's wild - it always works from the home PC when I'm there ... strange.

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #1

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:51:52 -0000

Hi Janet -

This is a great comment and question ... one that I'd love to tackle in a future posting - so stay subscribed and tuned! Thanks for it.
Fred

Re: I love my job!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:59:58 -0000

Wanna track the comments and replies via RSS?
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/comments/feed/

Re: Marriage Tag (thanks Mandy)

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:15:19 -0000

Share your special thoughts on marriage here!

And .. keep up with the comments and discussion by using the Comments RSS feed

Re: Marriage Tag (thanks Mandy)

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:56:37 -0000

aaah.... nice ... sounds like my weekend w/ joy!

Re: Marriage Tag (thanks Mandy)

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:23:37 -0000

Hey Chris ... thanks to the "edit" button, you are now officially tagged ... me thinks you never get tagged because "you no blog enough" (yeah, I meant to say "no" and not "not" ...!

Re: To move or not to move … Rated T for “Tech”

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:36:33 -0000

Billy -

Thanks - awesome article - I posted a comment and subscribed to the comment feed so hopefully I'll get a reply.

Thanks,
Fred

Re: Winning Souls? How do you measure up?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:13:00 -0000

Hope you'll share here ... I've made my confession. Hope this will be an inspiring, comment-based discussion. If you'd like to keep up with the discussion, return here frequently, or subscribe to the Comments RSS Feed

Fred

Re: New Instrumental Soundtrack

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:32:58 -0000

Man you are quick on the draw! I just posted it!

Glad u enjoyed it ... may the peace of the Lord be all over you!
Fred

Re: New Instrumental Soundtrack

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:51:04 -0000

Chris ...
Probably some good ones in the support areas of DigiDesign.Com.

Jace ... thanks - that means a lot coming from you! I hope everyone will check your music out at myspace.com/jacevek

Re: New Instrumental Soundtrack

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:39:10 -0000

Hey -
Ahh ... well, don't stone me .. but I have that option turned on intentionally ... who knows, it may be on my next record!

Seriously, though - if you dig around enough in the code (or the RSS feed, hint, hint) you can probably find the source file just fine!)

Re: Sunday Recap for 8/19/07

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:27:19 -0000

Hey man -
O Taste and See (A) ... it *IS* a little low for the guys on the Bridge, especially.

Center (D)

Re: Mixing Techniques

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:22:21 -0000

Brent -

Thanks for your comments ... i totally agree about the vocal. My mixing technique may be a bit different, but when it's all said and done my goal is to make sure the lead vocal - especially the melody and any "exhortations" are clearly heard above anything else!

God bless,
Fred

Re: If Hymns are Better ….

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:18:56 -0000

Brent ... exactly ... "inappropriate definitions of what a song to God is ..." .

Which is why this post will be about helping define it .. thanks for your input!

Ed - read this post and Mandy's to get caught up .. it's not about "I like this or that" - more about definition and perception.

Re: If Hymns are Better ….

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:47:29 -0000

Hey, inWorship -
Great input ... but you are answering the reason for the discussion in your reply ... you say there is already a definition ... but because "some call it this", "some call it that" (ie. older songs called hymns, newer ones called choruses), that reinforces the whole discussion.

Example:
I'll have someone (usually an elderly person) come up to me and say "I wish you did more hymns". Well, I'm more mellow than I used to be ... at that time, quite "tongue in cheek", I'd reply "what in the world do you think it is that we're singing now!"?

Of course, I knew exactly what they meant ... "I wish you'd sing those old songs I learned when I grew up - the ones that are in the hard bound books in the racks behind the pews".

So, I think that there is a huge misconception about what a "hymn" truly is. It is NOT a song from a time period!

Which brings me back to the discussion ... how would YOU define a hymn ... are hymns still written today .. and how can we try to bring awareness that just because a song wasn't written my Wesley, Luther, etc ... that it doesn't mean it's not a "hymn".

Fred

Re: If Hymns are Better ….

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:54:03 -0000

or stupid!

Seriously ... will be interesting to see ... I think we all know what we think of when we hear the word "hymns" ... but my question is "why" are "those" the only "hymns" .... lol

Call me insane ... I doubt the answer really is that cut and dry, but should bring on some interesting discussion!

God bless ya,
fred

Re: Sunday Stats, August 26

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:30:37 -0000

Ya, baby .. get it going!
Does wordpress.com give you referring stats?

FM

Re: Sunday Stats, August 26

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:26:42 -0000

Hey Mandy ...

It's kinda like skeeball ... you need a LOT of points to get an eraser.

Have a gr8 day!
Fred

Re: Pray, Pray, Pray

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:19:26 -0000

AMEN x10! Thanks, Bill!

Fred

Re: Pray, Pray, Pray

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:24:54 -0000

Andrea -

Thanks a ton .. hopefully, I'll be doing MORE podcasts soon!

Thanks
Fred

Re: The End of the Internet

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:27:44 -0000

Hey Conner -

Ya - when you login to Google Reader, click on "Settings' (up at the top right, next to "My Account | Help | Logout" and when you click Settings, choose "Goodies" ..

If you use Firefox .. just click and drag that "next" button into the bookmark bar .. and boom .. it's awesome!
Fred

Re: Pray, Pray, Pray

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:29:23 -0000

I am amazed, blessed, and humbled by the outpouring of prayer and support - keep it up ... all is well!

Fred

Re: Thanks for Praying … I’ve Got an Announcement

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:54:34 -0000

Thanks, Alex!
Bill .. absolutely ... I knew in my heart that I'd never be "great" at webhosting, nor did I have the desire to really pursue that - even though it was the financial backbone of the company ... the ideas/concepts (ie. "interludes") that I feel God has birthed in me are things I can do ... and do with PASSION and PURPOSE.

So, it's really just all about obeying .. saying "yes", even though it's kinda scary!

Thanks for praying and encouraging!
Fred

Re: Highest Praise Worship Podcast, Episode #20

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:34:27 -0000

Awesome, thanks Ariel ... hope they encourage you more and more!

Fred

Re: Thanks for Praying … I’ve Got an Announcement

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:47:00 -0000

Hey Toby -

Thanks, man ... I know you'll enjoy their new service and benefits ... and if I can be of any assistance for you in the future in the "consulting" capacity, please let me know - I haven't even "launched" that yet ... we're taking a much-needed vacation next week with the family, and I'll get going when I return!

God bless,
Fred

Re: Move over Oswald Chambers .. it’s Living h20

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:59:29 -0000

Shelly,
Hey -
Sure thing - look forward to hearing about how things are going - Craig's entries are like 1-2 paragraphs - very short and quick to read.

Donna -
Great, you'll enjoy Craig's entries, then!

Re: Update from Vacation - My Favorite “Character” Shot

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:03:53 -0000

Robert,
Hurt me - I'm laughing so hard!
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

Re: From the Word: Romans 4

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:15:40 -0000

Dad -

Eeek - you are right! I've edited it!
Thks!
Fred

Re: Piano Prayer Interlude

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:27:42 -0000

Right on ... my new MacPro tower arrives TODAY, sporting the new big macs, and 3GB RAM ... so lots of ProTools power!

Fred

Re: O Happy Day - She’s Here

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:08:37 -0000

Mandy,
It's time to do another, for sure. I've learned ... well, let's say ... QUITE A BIT since then!

FM

Re: Responding to Negative Comments (Warning - Graphic)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:53:34 -0000

HAHAHAHAH
"Money money money money ........ MONEY" ('you're fired')

Re: Time for a Quickie

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:34:14 -0000

Oh, the horrors ...

As I logged onto IM this morning, I got a message from Mom (yes, Mom .. mother .. you know ... HER) ....

and it said ...
I am glad you had time for your 'quickie'.

Re: Worship Q&A - Professional Worship Leader, Pt. 1

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:09:48 -0000

Awesome posts here ya'll ... I'm writing part 2 now, and we'll certainly touch on calling and giftings. Originally I was (and still will) move into the practical response of "I qualify - how do I get the gig" ... so to speak, but there is lots more to dicuss, I think, in this series.

Re: Worship Q&A - Professional Worship Leader, Pt. 2

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:56:00 -0000

Shannon:
Hey,
Didn't you read Pt 1? That whole post was on musical ability, skill and talent?

Earth to Shannon ... earth to shannon!
LOL,
Fred

Re: Worship Q&A - Professional Worship Leader, Pt. 2

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:59:07 -0000

Caleb
Welcome, friend! Glad you posted - I wholeheartedly agree with you on that one. I tend to talk way too much myself - maybe not so much while leading worship, but as a rule of thumb, if I'm awake, I'm talking and not listening very well.

Actually, on those classic "spiritual gift assessments", my highest gifts are always the same - prophecy, exhortation, discernment, and leadership.

Discernment was a great one - I forgot all about it .. or ... maybe I should say .. I' didn't "discern" it! :-)

God bless ya,
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #9, Sept 16, 2007

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:15:10 -0000

Billy,
Thanks -yeah, that's the beauty of a confessional ... you can "confess" the bad stuff, too.

Re: From the Word: Isaiah 5:11-15

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:37:47 -0000

(comment posted from Enduring House @ Shoutlife)
www.shoutlife.com/enduringhouse

Good Word Brother,
what you wrote " spending all their time and effort, from sunrise to sunset, chasing their own selfish ambitions and desires and neglecting the will (and people) of God"
is AWESOME and reminds us to be HUMBLE before the Lord and HE will bring us UP at the right time, and we must remain in HIS word and think of others before ourselves.

Reminds me of a couple of scriptures as well.

Matthew 19:29-30: 29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

Sometimes we try to MAKE ourselves FIRST.

and this verse, helps us when we try and be humble and watch others of prideful nature run all over us and try to be FIRST in the world.

Matthew 22:44: 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."

Needed this word this morning Fred... Thanks and God Bless!

Re: Worship Q&A - Professional Worship Leader, Pt. 2

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:07:31 -0000

Hey Shannon -
Agreed ... that's what makes this position so vital ... we need more than just talent - we need so many other things that aren't "physical" at all!

Re: From the Word: Isaiah 5:11-15

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:19:44 -0000

Posted on MySpace by Greg Lockett Ministries
www.myspace.com/satevejoy

Greg Lockett Ministries - SMJ Podcast *Sept 29*'s Comment:

"Ouch! And I repent Lord for being too busy with ministry to minister to you. Good word Fred!"

Re: From the Word: Isaiah 5:11-15

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:57:18 -0000

Peter,

Yeah, me too. IN that interview, the host asked Dr. Henry Blackaby what he'd say to those pastors or leaders who got up at 6:00 AM, drank some coffee, kissed the wife, ran out and met for a breakfast appointment, then the rest of their day was filled with tasks, appointments, meetings, sermon prepration, and the like. They never really made time to just sit with the Lord.

Dr. Blackaby's response was fearful - he said, "well, I'd tell that man that He didn't really know God. He knows a doctrine ... but He REALLY doesn't know God".

phew!
Fred

Re: A Famous Call about My Town!

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:58:24 -0000

Ah, LSU - great team, great fans, incredibly LOUD stadium.

Ya, I'd be surprised if somebody didn't bring a radio or TV to the Married Event had it been in the middle of the UGA game.

Go Tigers.
Fred

Re: Kidjam and The Who?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:02:14 -0000

Mandy:
HAHA.

Hope THIS makes you laugh today - you wanted a laugh every day this week, right?

FM

Re: Kidjam and The Who?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:31:40 -0000

Ben - Let's Do it!
Robert -

Did you guys have someone cover it like that - like w/ a recording, or did they sing it live? I told Deb I should get that audio trax to North Point in case others needed it.

Yeah - same curriculum ... great stuff. The kids DON'T FORGET this stuff.

See ya, bro!
FRED

Re: Worship Q&A - Professional Worship Leader, Pt. 1

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:04:46 -0000

Hey Mark -

Good one ... I touched on that in the being a "teacher" area ... being a good steward of the Word, etc.

Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #9, Sept 16, 2007

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:05:57 -0000

Chris:
Hey -

hahaha .. yeah, I did that on purpose .. turned it on, went outside, closed the door, opened the door, sat down, and edited out the beginning ... I'm glad somebody noticed!

Fred

Re: Survivor China

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:23:59 -0000

From Jason Spears @ MySpace:
www.myspace.com/jasonspears76

Dude, no doubt with the Christian chick. I said, "Good for her", when she chose to leave the ceremony, but your right dont play the God card everytime. In that respect, survivor is so predictable. Putting the gay mormon flight attendant with the Christian radio host? Please, i almost cant stomach it anymore. Anyway, the best part for me ws discovering that the mullet lady was the lunch lady! Classic!

Re: Survivor China

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:25:10 -0000

From Amy @ MySpace:
www.myspace.com/beloved3160

would have to agree that your thoughts lined up pretty well with mine. As of right now, I would say James is my favorite. I switched back and forth b/t survivor and beauty and the geek, which I have never watched and let me tell you . . . there were rocks smarter than some of those girls! Oh my goodness! As a woman I was like (please close your mouth and don't make the rest of us look bad!) Anyways . . . have a great day and I have 3 new blogs from the last day and a half if you'd like to share some wisdom! Have a great weekend!

Re: Survivor China

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:26:01 -0000

From Ray @ ShoutLife:
www.shoutlife.com/rayfrench

I've watched every season Fred and concur with you on James. However, not real certain on how he will fair when attacked by the ruthless contestants... he could beat the crap out of them I guess...

Chicken was destined to go first, if not second. PG was who I had hoped would go first. Yikes, what an attitude...

I too concur with you on Leslie's decision not to bow down, because it definitely was (not according to Jeff) a religious ceremony... way to go Leslie. Lay low on the Christianese stuff however...

ray -

Re: Survivor China

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:11:13 -0000

Chris,
Yeah, I almost threw up .... I think that was definitely rehearsed.

Re: Survivor China

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:16:19 -0000

Hey -
Ya know you can watch it on CBS.Com for FREE!

I voted for us, thanks!
FRED

Re: AC180 - From Saul to Paul

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:21:09 -0000

Paul,

haha - that sounds like my 7-yr old, Jon Michael. he's convinced his Dad is "famous" because he has his own website and a DVD. HAHA. At disney on vacation, he asked why the lady who took our ticket didn't recognize me.

Too funny.
FM

Re: I’m back! (SSCC Retreat)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:31:06 -0000

Thanks, Debby -

Sounds like a good time to come ... I pray that it's refreshing and meaningful, and that God is already establishing the next leader who will be there for you!

Fred

Re: I’m back! (SSCC Retreat)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:39:52 -0000

Sounds like a Thanksgiving challenge to me.

FM

Re: I’m back! (SSCC Retreat)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:24:27 -0000

Thanks, Kurt!

I realized I didn't have your blog in my blogroll, so created a "Fellow AC180 Bloggers" category and put it in there!

God bless,
Fred

Re: I’m back! (SSCC Retreat)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:05:24 -0000

Hey Scott -

HAHAHAHAHA - man, you gotta be careful what you write - you NEVER KNOW who reads your blog, haha.

Seriously, you guys have done an awesome job. I'm sure it's been a tough one for you all - we've got some strong personalities working for us, but when it's all said and done, they just want something great. We can't wait to get in - you'll have to come worship with us once we get in there!

God bless,
Fred

Re: In Memory Of Cue Herndon

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:18:27 -0000

Dad, I had no idea - but not surprised. She was a true servant.

Susan (Sis) - glad it stirred you, as it did me. What a heritage we have. How blessed we are, DAD .... to have parents who brought us up in church, with those memories.

FreedbyJC - thanks for your words. Knowing you've loved the music means you loved her heart and what she did. God bless you.

Re: In Memory Of Cue Herndon

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:19:51 -0000

Teressa,
Thanks for the post ... awesome to hear from another person out there in "blog world" that was impacted as well!

Fred

Re: In Memory Of Cue Herndon

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:17:44 -0000

Sandy,

Thanks so much for this wonderful tribute. I appreciate your telling Mr. H about it, and I think Celese mentioned it, too. Hopefully he'll be able to take some time and read not only my remarks, but yours and so many others. I've gotten emails from several people in McRae that I've not heard from since I left, so I'm assuming that people must be "hearing" about this site and the tribute. I'm happy about that - the more people that know, the more people that can post their own "remembrance".

Great hearing from you!
Fred

Re: Tuesday Rehearsal

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:33:18 -0000

Great minds think alike, eh?

FM

Re: Worship Confessional #11 - Emergency Surgery

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:09:42 -0000

Jay - duh, I don't know what I was talking about.
Brooke - Hey

Thanks! No kidding on "Rescue" - we just didn't have enough minutes in that service, or maybe we didn't manage our minutes as well as we should've .... but it was good - I'm glad some people stayed behind and worshiped with us!

Chris - Thanks for the encouragement!
Russ - yep, nice hawk!

Re: From the Word: Proverbs 23:23

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:11:38 -0000

Posted by "yshwa4life" @ IndieHeaven.Com:
http://www.indieheaven.com/artist_main.php?id=4680

"Whatever it takes to gain it...do it...but give it away when you get it."

Re: Prayer for Wisdom

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:53:03 -0000

Thanks, Dad -
Maybe we are caught up in symantics, but I think James made it clear that we can, and should ask "the Father" for wisdom in James 1:5. I think what you're saying is that the process of RECEIVING that wisdom comes by the Holy Spirit, which I totally agree with.

Re: Notice of Bankruptcy

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:21:30 -0000

hahahahahah!

have YOU ever done it?
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #12 - Oct 21, 2007

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:25:06 -0000

Hey -

"all the beards", plural? Am I growing more than one?
Fred

Re: Spontaneous Combustion

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:21:33 -0000

Hey Russ,
Yeah - like saying "clap with us" or raising your hands over your head to "demonstrate" that you are supposed to be clapping. I would've never coined it as that ... and still have no issue with it, really, done strategically, and led by the Spirit ....

Re: Worship Confessional #12 - Oct 21, 2007

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:55:21 -0000

Hey Ben,

Thanks! Glad to know someone else who relates. It's definitely about growing, learning, and being taught. I kinda felt like some of my time in prayer is making a difference. Not that my goal is to "change" the folks - they are awesome, and love Jesus. But it does excite me for them to feel a bit more comfortable in celebrating and participating in that way.

Glad you like the hair ... I think I would've shaved already if there were some shaving cream in the house!
FM

Re: Spontaneous Combustion

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:56:23 -0000

Hey Billy -

Agreed - the spontaneous form DOES rock. I'm with you - I always like to clap, although I do get tired of it sometime. We've got some folks out there in the congregation who are quite regular with it now - I look at them and smile, nodding with approval - I think it helps encourage them, and then others say to themselves, "hey, it must be OK".

God bless ya,
Fred

Re: Spontaneous Combustion

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:21:43 -0000

Chuck,
WOW - awesome testimony - thanks!
Fred

Re: Oh My - O Holy Night Revealed

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:23:54 -0000

Rob - believe me, I'll work it for every bit I can! Can't divulge much now, there is an exclusive interview coming up from another site (not mine, unfortunately).

Nathan - that is totally HILARIOUS!

Re: Spontaneous Combustion

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:25:54 -0000

Hey Chris,

I guess I'm so busy my head is stuck in the sand ... what IS going on in SoCal right now?
Fred

Re: Gators Wear Jean Shorts

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:55:42 -0000

publish messed up - had to re-publish

Re: On Leadership: Budgeting Time, Pt. 2

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:42:11 -0000

Russ,

Thanks for kicking us off, bro!

Re: On Leadership: Budgeting Time, Pt. 2

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:12:21 -0000

Peter -

You know me well ... actually, I'm already talking that up w/ some folks.

Rob -
Sounds great! Can't wait to see it.
FM

Re: On Leadership: Budgeting Time, Pt. 2

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:18:41 -0000

Hey Ben,
Welcome to the too-many-hats club.

Re: Beautiful Halloween Moon - You Gotta See!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:13:42 -0000

Yep - thank YOU for the pic Chris. I hear your sweet wife, Amanda, sent it to you via email!

Re: Away In A Manger

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:29:56 -0000

SWEET .. that means it's WORKING! Relaxing ... and of course, ... chills .. you know, that's the Holy Ghost. (no disrespect intended)

:-)

Fred

Re: October Stats

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:15:19 -0000

Thanks, Chris!

Re: God Speaking (Mandisa)

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:45:48 -0000

Brent,

Good stuff ... I would agree as well, but with the lyrics as a whole, I can't believe that's what the lyricist is trying to say. There is all this "suggestion" in there .. you know, "who knows what God would do" ... "his ways are higher" ... a lot of the junk (well, let me say .. what *I* feel is junk) that I hear when people don't understand something, so they cop out by attributing it God's Hand ...

That line "who knows how God will get ahold of us ..." combined with the rest of the examples ... I can't help but think that the author is suggesting that God is "involved" in making the stuff happen.

I guess my main point is this ... if the lyrics are that wishy-washy ... if they are that open to interpretation, and if one of those interpretations is just not Scriptural, I think there are plenty of "solid" songs out there to choose from instead of risking one that doesn't have a stable interpretation.

Re: God Speaking (Mandisa)

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:47:48 -0000

Bernard -
Now that brings the biggest smile to my face I've had all day! Thanks!

Re: God Speaking (Mandisa)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:20:37 -0000

Matt -

I completely agree. Maybe I didn't make myself clear - of course, God can (and will) speak through circumstances - bad and good. God will take bad things, and use them to work good for Him.

My issue was the way I "heard" the lyrics, they were somehow suggesting that God was involved in causing the circumstances directly, or indirectly (ie. that God was involved in letting us be trapped in fear, etc" ....

Fred

Re: Concert: Lighting of the Tree, Tonight

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:09:39 -0000

Thanks, Dad ... as always, it blesses my heart to have a great Dad in the natural and in the faith to pop in and I know you've got me covered, always!

Re: Concert: Lighting of the Tree, Tonight

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:54:40 -0000

Hey,
It was awesome, thanks! Lots of fun. We had to cut our set short, but other than that, it was a fun night.

Re: Music from my Niece, Madeline

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:47:25 -0000

Thanks, Chuck -
Yeah, no kidding .. I hadn't really talked to Madeline about that, but I should get the contracts ready, haha ... plus, I have fwd: it to a few record label execs I know. Who knows!

Re: Music from my Niece, Madeline

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:39:49 -0000

WOW -

Funny you should said that! My wife heard a Colbie song on the radio the other day - had never heard of the artist, but googled the lyrics and found out who the artist is ... yes, I agree - they are very similar!

Fred

Re: Music from my Niece, Madeline

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:40:24 -0000

Thanks, Russ ... I agree ... it's cool stuff!

Fred

Re: The Doctor is Real In

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:06:29 -0000

Shannon,
Yes Yes. What does it mean?

Re: God Speaking (Mandisa)

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:27:07 -0000

Mr. Lewis -

Thanks so much. Your reply seems absolute and authoritative, as if you know the writer personally, and have direct knowledge of the writer's intention ... is this the case, or is this just your interpretation? I'd love to know this was straight from the writer (Ronnie?) ... sure makes the song wonderful for me again!

My issue wasn't that the writer meant one thing or another - but that it "could be" interpreted to mean it was caused - it was questionable enough, that without interpretation and explanation, I wasn't comfortable using it.

Hope you'll come back and respond.
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #13 - Sunday, Dec 2

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:40:48 -0000

Hey ..

Haha .. love it ... maybe i"ll make a whole album of simulated drum beats per song!

Fred

Re: HELP - Joy to the World, Mariah Carey

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:58:31 -0000

Thanks, Matthew ..

Hmm .. I think I have it almost figured out ... I *DEFINITELY* have the notes down .. now, just figuring out what to call those chords ... I'd share here, but I wanna wait and see what anyone else comes up with ... I'll reveal my guess later .. I promise I'll be truthful, haha! Ultimately, it won't matter - 'cause me and the bass player are the only ones playing here anyway ... and allz Gary (bass) needs to know is A - D# - G# C# ...

Re: O Holy Night

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:16:52 -0000

Hi, there is no video - any video claiming to be Steve Mauldin, the original singer, doing this at the original time of the recording is a fake.

Re: 10 Ways to Better Listening

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:27:55 -0000

here here .. I break ALL those rules, ALL the time.

Re: What Do You Think …

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:10:17 -0000

Thks, Rob - my thoughts exactly.
Bernard -

Thanks for the comment - btw, I noticed on your site that you are a "pianist" ... any music posted online somewhere? Always like to checkout other pianist works!

Fred

Re: God Speaking (Mandisa)

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:38:31 -0000

Hi Rosemary,

Thanks for your comments .. I'm glad you found the blog, and hope you'll stay around as a daily reader! The more I hear from people, the more I can see that hopefully that's what the writer meant. Actually, a friend of the songwriter has contacted me and said that's DEFINITELY what the writer meant, so it makes me enjoy the song so much more.

All along, I thought it was a beautiful song, I just didn't necessarily think I could use it in corporate worship w/o some explanation ... I didn't want to leave that up to "interpretation".

God bless,
Fred

Re: God Speaking (Mandisa)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:32:07 -0000

Matt,
Great observation - I totally love how this discussion has continually evolved.

Now that i've heard all the discussion, I really like the song. I did hear from a person recently who personally knows the songwriter, and they verified that the writer is ABSOLUTELY NOT suggesting that God "caused" the bad things; rather, that He was there in the midst.

Of course, that may revive the whole "first cause" argument .. but I guess my main issue all along was that because it was unclear, and "up to interpretation" to me ... I just didn't feel that it was the right fit for our corporate worship service.

That doesn't take away from the song overall, and I'd totally be all for someone singing this as "special music" and taking 2-3 minutes to talk about the song and what it suggests - that would be sweet. I just didn't want to perform it as a stand alone w/o any opportunity to explain it, and in the scenario I originally blogged about, that would've been the case due to time constraints.

So great having this discussion!
Fred

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:07:05 -0000

Shannon,
by saying "by Jesus Culture", I was simply referring to this particular cover/version/recording of the song .. I knew it was written by John Mark ... I just happen to live this version "by Jesus Culture" better.

I'd love to have John Mark sometime .. that would rock. He has great stuff.

As for that line ... David's comment wednesday was "that's over the top". :-)

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:27:03 -0000

"AMAZING song! Love it...do hate to take out that line too though! That line about regrets is one of the most powerful ones to me!!"

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:31:33 -0000

matthew -
I'm a big M'star fan. I went to my first WW conference in Jax years ago and probably received one of the most marked "impartations" in my entire life. In our wedding, of all songs, Joy came down the aisle to "Creator of the Universe". I've not been plugged into them for a long time, and need to hookup again, maybe checkout that podcast you mention.

Peter - glad you are on the song, too ... "like a speedpass", that's hilarious!

Heather - I'm with you ... I'd rather modify the 2nd verse than ditch it because I LOVE that line!

Keep it going ya'll!

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:24:57 -0000

Bobby -
LOVE IT when you stop by and post ... thanks. I will get with Will ASAP - if anyone can make it work, he'd be the guy.

I totally missed ya'll at the retreat, and don't feel the same for missing it - it's a vital part of my year, but I know it was right for me to be here, shoulder-to-shoulder w/ our staff during this move.

This facility is CRAZY AWESOME - you gotta come check it out!

FRED

Re: Are you Twittering?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:03:25 -0000

Oh Mandy, dont' worry - you can update your "status" from your cell phone, too. haha! (or from some cool plugins).

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:37:39 -0000

Hey Debby,
I wouldn't be too worried about that ... adapting it to fit your congregation is fine, IMHO ... especially if it's just a line or two. If you were recording it or distributing it ... that would be a different idea, I'd think, in regards to copyright laws, but otherwise - just go for it!

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:18:12 -0000

Hey Debby,
Well, I'm not implying that the songwriter will "like it" ... but especially in regard to worship music, I think most writers (myself included) would just be happy that the song is being used to bless others.

FM

Re: J-Blank All-Star, continued …

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:35:29 -0000

Kevin,
Would that be "The Devin Went Down to Georgia" ... we both felt it didn't come off so good, so I didn't post it!

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:20:42 -0000

Hey Justin,
I knew you'd love that line, hahaha ... I'm not opposed to the imagery at all ... just think it only works in certain environments ... for me, it was just hard to connect the imagery ... heaven meeting earth like a sloppy wet kiss ... hmmm, I wonder what that means? What's sloppy about it? I suppose a sloppy wet kiss is likened to be a good thing, a passionate thing ...so it could work! (Joy wipes mine off, haha!)

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:21:31 -0000

so ... Chris ... if you're ditching Dave on this one ... what are you waiting for??
FM

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:29:37 -0000

Brooke -
way cool ... that's awesome, except for the pricey $50/month data plan. The BlackBerry had a $29/month unlimited (forgot to put that in the shootout).

Are you referring to the EVDO technology? The Treo 755p has that as well, but I read somewhere that it's not compatible with the Mac OS ... did you get it working?

Fred

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:34:45 -0000

Shannon,
That's just downright eloquent. Amen. Hooray. It's one of those things, like the Mandisa song we were discussing, where I'd want an opportunity to say just what you said before singing the song ... at least, in our main auditorium .. you know the diversity that's there!

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:26:52 -0000

Hey Kev,
Yeah, I actually thought about your Dad 'cause I knew we both loved our 650's. Tell him to checkout the "review!"

FM

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:14:16 -0000

Alex,
It's Fred, you dawg .. not Frank .. haha.
I don't think the Centro is on Verizon .. is it?

Re: Are you Twittering?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:28:18 -0000

hey Tracie,

So cool - thanks for suggesting it! (Tracie is the one I was mentioning in the blog who saw the Twitter update on FaceBook - we had a nice briefing on "Twitter" on the stage after the 11:00 yesterday! ;-)

Re: Worship Confessional #14, Jan. 27, 2008

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:00:30 -0000

Down the drain!

Re: Bo-Man, Bo Mann, Bo*Mann, Bo, BOO!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:24:30 -0000

Not boo'ing as in "boo- hiss" .. but boo'ing as in a scary movie .. "BOO" ... I dunno why ... just to get someone's attention, lol!

Re: Bo-Man, Bo Mann, Bo*Mann, Bo, BOO!

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:39:32 -0000

Ha ha ... just c'mon over and hang out a while and you'll find the answer to that really fast!

FM

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #2 - New Music

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:58:23 -0000

Hey Everyone,
This is some GREAT discussion about new songs in our set lists!

I love hearing you all talk about how you do it .. the frequency, how many times you do it, when you bring it back, etc.

ChrisfromCanada - love that line about making history .... Amen to that! I'd say a song like "How Great is our God" has done that, for sure!

Older isn't necessarily better - we need the new stuff, for sure ... it's just when we get so overloaded with the "new" that nothing is comfortable or familiar anymore ... we can't get past the surface.

Keep the discussion rocking!
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #15, Sunday Feb 3, 2008

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:11:13 -0000

Thanks Shannon (and Cyle) ... that's definitely a complement, and I guess it's the south georgia coming out of us!

Re: How He Loves Us

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:13:09 -0000

Clint ... like I said, I'm not opposed to the analogy in SOS at all ... it's beautiful ... we did the song yesterday and changed the lyric to "heaven meets earth where no words can express" ... it definitely wasn't as cool!

Fred

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:17:45 -0000

Gregory -

You are right about that!

I will say that I've found a couple of things that I don't like ... one of which was already mentioned in lots of reviews ....
* battery life - barely makes it through a day ... I'd read complaints about that on other reviews, so I can't say I hadn't already heard about that.
* no "lookup from contacts" in the "send message" area. For example, previously, when you went to send a SMS or MMS, you could select from a drop-down list of previous recipients, or you could choose "select from contacts" which linked you over to the search contacts area .. .that's gone in this Treo.
* frequent OS freezes ... I find that when the orange data light glows .. it frequenly "locks up" the whole phone for a few seconds at a time ... which gets frustrating.

All in all, NOTHING will compare to the Treo 650 ... it's still the best phone I've ever had .. but the Treo 755 will work as an upgrade.

Bottom line for me - if your 650 is still in good shape, don't upgrade at all ... otherwise, you'll be OK with the 755 - it's nothing magical, but compared to moving over to Blackberry ... for long-time Palm users, it will be fine.

Fred

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #2 - New Music

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:19:40 -0000

Ronnie -
Once a week - yeah, I can imagine that being fun for the band, but not for the congregation .. I'd be willing to bet if you slack off so much new stuff, you've got enough to get you through the next 6 months .. .and you'll see an increase in corporate participation, which should be your goal for a corporate worship service.

God bless,
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #15, Sunday Feb 3, 2008

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:24:05 -0000

Debby,
That's awesome news - sounds like a promising future!

Fred

Re: Local News - Patriotism or Defiance?

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:22:25 -0000

Matt -

SPLENDID response!

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #2 - New Music

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:12:38 -0000

Matt -
No shame in just beginning. Although I can relate to your 3rd goal .. and I've heard it all my life - I've always kinda disliked it .. since when is worship the "pregame show" to the sermon? I often think worship gets minimized because people view it as a "process to prepare for the sermon".

Although we are much more receptive and prone to hearing God's voice when we've spent time in worship (so that COMPLETELY validates your Goal #3) ... I dunno .. it always just rubs me the wrong way for some reason.

Anyway - when those worship team members start getting bored .. true, we can (and should) bring forth new music - but just remind them that they'll often be bored of a song WAY before the congregation.

I had a similar conversation with one of my players the other day .. not so much about being bored with the music, but having to play with some "less-than-skillful" other musicians ... his comment was that he just didn't really enjoy it and didn't want to play if the other musicians weren't good .. .my response was "guess what .. it's not about you"!.

Merciless, huh!?

Fred

Re: Local News - Patriotism or Defiance?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:15:55 -0000

Travis,
Actually, I do agree with you ... I think the overall "ban" on how many flags you can fly is too liberal ... that more thought should go into an ordinance, more clarity.

Plus - I think (THINK) that there are already some well-established guidelines on the proper etiquette and use of the American Flag.

I remember Rev. Dave Hanson walking into CRCSSI once to bring something by ... and as he stood in our sanctuary, he politely pointed out the fact that the American Flag we had on our stage was on the WRONG side of the stage. We had no clue, and were grateful for his guidance.

I think that veterans also police this issue to a degree - if they see gross usage of the American flag, they are likely to stop and mention it to a store owner.

In this case, it seems (according to the Brunswick news, at least) that the veterans are stopping to show support ... of course, the owner here of the car dealership is a veteran himself.

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #2 - New Music

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:18:35 -0000

Mandy -
I'd be crazy to actually suggest a number, haha .. it varies from church to church. But from my experience, with a demographic that is mixed from teenage to old age ... traditional to seeker to charismatic ... on a rotation of 5-6 songs/Sunday ... I'd probably limit a "brand new song" to no more than 3-4 per quarter.

Now - that being said, if the sole purpose of a "new song" is to be a "special music" - to be performed, and not necessarily designed for corporate singing ... I wouldn't include that type of songs in this mix ... those could be done more frequently, as one of your 5-6 songs ... and don't need to be repeated ever again, necessarily.

Just my own $.02 ... some other churches may vary greatly!

Fred

Re: Worship Confessional #15, Sunday Feb 3, 2008

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:20:09 -0000

Hey Kevin -
Nope, Jay would be flattered that you asked if he really covered a Lincoln Brewster solo!

As for the 2nd Verse, we sang:
When heaven meets earth where no words can express ...

Definitely not as powerful!

Re: Worship Leader Pitfalls #2 - New Music

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:31:55 -0000

Aaah ... well, I decided to login to our PlanningCenterOnline.Com database ... and I got tired of counting already - I was in the "L" songs and got to 100.

That means there is probably 250+ songs in our database right now. They would've all been added over the last year since I came on board .. into PlanningCenter, that is ... not added as new songs.

Harriet is leading this week with me, and I've got to add 3-4 more to PCO from the "Harriet Archives" ...

So, when you look at a total # of master songs, it can be misleading - because some of them may NOT have been used very often in the last year or so.

That master list either bulges and grows, or someone has to prune it.

Let's say regardless - we want a total # of songs that we consistently "pull from" .. whether that's called a master songlist or not ... I'd say that 100 would be a good number. I get that by saying 5 songs for 26 weeks ... would be 130 songs .. and granted, we want plenty of repeats ... and room for new songs ... so this gives room for plenty of repeats.

I'm not quite smart enough to calculate "if you have 130 songs and 26 weeks, with 5 songs used each week - how many times would a song repeat ... I guess it depends on the song!

FM

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:22:47 -0000

Brian,
A carrier that "only carries Blackberry"? I'd say "change carriers". LOL.

Have you tried MarkSpace.Com's "Missing Sync" software? It works like a gem.

My advice would be to hit Ebay and find a used-in-good-condition 650.

Fred

Re: WARNING: Heaven on Earth

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:29:06 -0000

Hey Monica,
That must be God telling you to stay away ... 'cause the pic loads fine on the blog .. it's a pic of Edy's "LOADED" Butterfinger Ice Cream. And it's "heaven on earth" as far as I'm concerned!

Great to hear from you, u piffy lurker, you!

Love ya!
FRED

Re: From the Word: Jeremiah 42:7

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:40:45 -0000

Dad,
Wow - how amazingly odd is it that out of all the verses in the Bible, you and I were both sitting on Jeremiah 42:7 this morning!

And fellow readers .... how cool and blessed is it to have a Dad who's a Spiritual Dad, too ... and who hangs out on your blog!

Thanks, Dad - you're awesome!
Fred

Re: Prayer for Andrew

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:39:07 -0000

Thanks everyone - it's comforting to know people are praying!

Re: SSCC - The Stage is Nearly Set

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:04:07 -0000

Mandy,
Yes - and the top-of-the-line Mapex Orion series - and they sound fabulous!

Re: Earthworks PianoMic System

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:23:29 -0000

Woo-Hoo ... I was told "no way" to the expense, but 24 hours later, it appears someone made a gracious donation to cover the cost - so I have been given the green light to order the Earthworks PianoMic system for our piano first thing Monday morning! HOORAY!

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:53:40 -0000

Hi Stephen,
I wouldn't be a good person to do that head-to-head, as I'm about as anti-Windows anything as any person on the planet. I'm a 100% Mac Guy. Had the iPhone had any decent carrier besides AT&T;, I"d be on it!

Re: So, let’s see …

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:09:53 -0000

Hey Matthew -
Yeah - I think "hash" is also called "pot" .. haha.

As for on-stage adjustments - two reasons:
1. TD doesn't like the look of them - another thing to clutter up the stage.
2. We don't want musicians constantly stopping playing to become mix engineers - we want them to be musicians - and not be fiddling w/ the mix all the time on their monitors.

I totally agree that most times, they are searching for perfection. Last night, Shannon (he'll probably comment here once he sees this blog) stopped and said "can I get just a tiny, tiny bit more of this" ... and My response was "dude, if all you need is a "tiny, tiny bit more", live with it and leave it alone!

Fred

Re: So, let’s see …

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:58:26 -0000

Matthew -
Funny you should mention it .. that happened on our E-GTR's channel - they figured it out fairly quickly. Sometimes, I almost wish it *WAS* post-fader, so we could get the "live mix" more, but then we'd barely have "drums", as they are mixed lower in the room since even though they have shields, they are still able to be heard acoustically as well .. but they sound GOOD!

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:16:54 -0000

Hey Matt -
Well, I had a $100 discount for the "new every two" promotion. Then, there was a $50 mail-in rebate. Then, I had an additional $100 off coupon I rec'd in the mail as part of a "valued customer" promotion. Finally, by activating the $49.95/month data plan, I got an additional $100 off ... and I can cancel the data plan after 1 billing cycle.

Re: So, let’s see …

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:02:24 -0000

"do as I say, not as I do". ;-)

Re: So, let’s see …

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:02:58 -0000

Shannon, PS: the "muhahahahah" made my day ... I can hear it now!

Re: So, let’s see …

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:08:38 -0000

Mandy, Jeff ... I think what Travis would say (and I tend to agree) is that professionals have been using IEM for a long time - way before "personal mixing systems" were around. And even still today - when watching professionals in concert, on TV, etc ... how often do you see them all messing with their Avioms? Seldom, if ever.

Granted, it's tough .. and they are ... well .. "professionals" ... I guess in a way, we're trying to step up the game and reach for that level ourselves.

Fred

Re: So, let’s see …

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:53:49 -0000

Hey - yeah, I used Avioms for years, and initially fought for them here, but we made the decision to not go that direction .. and only after 3 nights, we're getting more and more comfortable. Plus, we can focus on making music, not turning knobs. I never said it would be easy - but hey, in the long run, I think it will be even better. We're hearing things in our mixes we NEVER heard before - it's like being in the studio- and it forces our musicians to not just focus on "them", but to listen and hear everything, and place themselves in that mix. Our FOH/monitor engineers are doing a fantastic job, too.

I wouldn't recommend it for churches who don't have the professional tech staff to handle the mixing, but we've got a super group of techs working for us, and I'm excited about it. Actually, although there have been a few times it would've been nice to 'tweak the mix' over the last few days, I can say that NOT having it there is helping me focus more on what I need to be doing - leading worship, singing, playing ...

Just my $.02

Re: SSCC - New Facility Open

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:52:29 -0000

Chris,
You are too kind, bro. I feel the same way about all the incredible design stuff you do. There is nobody better.

Kudos on the photography, too - I'm GOING CRAZY to blog some pics, so I hope you have some ready soon! Of course, I'll give you plenty of link love!

Fred

Re: Event - Fort Belvoir Open Air Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:03:01 -0000

Russ,
Cool - which song? I'd like to get more familiar with the music of these artists before I spend the weekend with them!

Fred

Re: Event - Fort Belvoir Open Air Worship

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:28:38 -0000

Chris,
Thanks - corrected. It's up at Ft. Belvoire, outside of Richmond, VA and Washington, DC

Re: SSCC - New Facility Open

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:19:01 -0000

Scott,
Let me know when the pics are up - I hate I didn't get to see you - now, next time drag ole' Carlos down here! :-)

Fred

Re: Gravatar-ized!

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:50:32 -0000

is that doggie poo on your shoe?

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:55:36 -0000

Michael,
3 of my co-workers have the BBerry WE ... they love it. However, I didn't want this phone for a couple of reasons:
1 - I'd already figured out I liked the PalmOS (as archaic as it may be) better, and didn't want to sacrifice the apps I've come to love on Palm.
2 - I think the BBerry World Edition does NOT have a camera built-in ... something I use ALL THE TIME as a father of 4 young kids ...

As for the coupons - one of them ($100) came by mail ... but I was getting phone calls or promotions almost every week - since I was out of contract, I suppose.

FM

Re: Finally - Andrew’s MRI Results

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:50:38 -0000

Shannon,
In Jesus' Name, may Kenimer be healed and recover quickly, quicken Cyle so that she does not get sick, and protect little Tucker!

Amen!

PS: go to Gravatar.Com and get your gravatar account so you'll have an icon next to ur comments!

Re: Creative Chaos - The Candle Moment

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:14:05 -0000

Thanks, Dad, and Travis!

Re: Man, that was tough …

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:15:09 -0000

Matthew,
Thanks a ton, bro. Prayer is something I can't get enough of!
Fred

Re: Man, that was tough …

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:04:00 -0000

Kim,
Glad to have you stop by ... thanks! Cool getting your "Twitters updates" now as well. I appreciate your candor ... "poo" is absolutely welcome here ... sometimes I'm quite full of it, haha!

I tend to agree - it's SO EASY to guage our worship based on the quality of the music - and that can be SO WRONG.

Shannon, thanks for your encouragement as well ... I agree with both of you ... I believe God will be praised and worshiped on Sunday, and that His great Name will be exalted ... and I really look forward to bringing a positive "worship confessional" next week.

Speaking of - I kinda hope to make a WC from LAST WEEK's grand opening if I can find the time today!

Thanks for the comments ya'll .. I love the community and discussion - keep'em coming!

Fred

Re: Man, that was tough …

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:36:28 -0000

Travis -
1. cool gravatar ...
2. thanks for the clarification - I didn't really take it as a negative ... just an observation.
3. I agree about rehearsals - that's another reason I've been intentional about scheduling myself a little more "thick" and "consistent" in the rotation for the next month - to help lead people through the transition.
4. Brent .. haha .. yeah, it would help to get them in properly Thanks for your help and leadership!

Fred

Re: On Leadership: 3 Nuggets, Pt. 1

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:48:36 -0000

Jeff
That is TOO FUNNY.

Re: Man, that was tough …

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:55:00 -0000

MandRon,
Hey, glad to know I'm not alone. Just as we both suspected, we had great services today ... everything went off just fine!

FM

Re: The Stand … Love it, Leave it, Lose it

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:09:40 -0000

Robert, thanks for the comments ... I agree!
Scott - I don't think you can make that an "either/or" .... I would venture to say that by encouraging them to "2" memorize the catalog of songs, that is making them more ABLE to do "1" leading people before the throne of God ... more efficiently and with greater zeal and enthusiasm.

Right now, the thing I keep thinking is this ... and although Reg did touch on limited resources and personnel, I don't believe that it requires near the "hard, tedious study and work" we'd lead people to believe. I mean, if you are a musician with a half-decent skill set, and you listen to songs frequently, and you can remember that key they are in .... most musicians can listen along and feel/hear what those chord changes are.

I think part of the problem is that in many, many churches ... because we're strapped for volunteers ... we have musicians and singers who SELDOM EVER LISTEN to the songs we're using except at rehearsal and on Sundays.

I did a "pop quiz" once with the worship team and a former ministry - asking them "how many of you have these songs on your iPod, on a CD in your car, or playing at your home". I was shocked how many willingly admitted that they never listen to those songs at home or in their car. One member of the team was so *offended* that I suggested that they make this a habit, she walked out and quit the team.

Maybe we, as Worship Directors, .... somewhat in the OT biblical role as a "Levite" ... should be more proactive in teaching/training our musicians/singers?

Re: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:14:49 -0000

Hey ...
Unchained Melody is definitely in the mix ... was practicing that a few minutes ago ... lol!

Re: The Stand … Love it, Leave it, Lose it

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:55:39 -0000

Bernard -
I'm devastated. :-) ... nah, just kidding, bro .. I completely agree. I was disappointed in MYSELF for having that stand on "Worship Under the Stars" ... and labored over the decision very hard. We were making a CD/DVD ... and I think I was so paranoid I'd make a mistake that would be too hard to "overdub" or fix in the studio. As for Mandy and the other vocalists - yes, there were 3 big confidence monitors in the front row ... which I also used. Truth be known, I probably didn't use that stand much, but it looks awful on the video. Rats.

Vicki - thanks for you input too ... was *I* the Worship Leader who snagged your music?

Luis - great insights. Your final question is a great one to ponder. I'm 100% sure that this can't always be an "all or none" and it will be different for whatever church you are in.

I don't think I would be so bold and arrogant (or would i?) ... or worse ... or did i? ... to say this is the law for everyone. I'm just curious as to what people's thoughts are.

I still believe that *IF* we could learn our music so that we're comfortable with it ... we'd be more free without having it there. Because in most cases - having there "for emergency purposes only" usually means we wind up looking at it anyway ... if you had it "only to look if you got lost" ... well, it's too late - by the time you get lost, then you've gotta look down, and try to figure out where you are ... the mistake has been made, and it was obvious. The only thing the music stand would do there is help you get back on your feet - which, if you couldn't do that otherwise, it would be a GOOD THING to have.

I'm not opposed to having them ... I'm just saying let's discuss. It's different for everyone.

My GOAL is to develop OUR TEAM so that we can be confident in using them without. However, as Bernard pointed out .. that takes me doing it myself - and teaching by example. I'm also keenly aware of the fact that I'm full-time, and others don't have the time to devote.

Great conversation - keep it going!
Fred

Re: The Stand … Love it, Leave it, Lose it

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:13:57 -0000

Bernard,
Great ideas ... I think better ways to memorize is a great upcoming Q&A; post.

Actually - although stage appearance is one of the areas of concern, it's not the greatest ... I truly believe, IN OUR CASE, that *IF/WHEN* we can get a core group of songs under our belts ... "in our spirits" to to say ... that it will make us much better as worship leaders. Like Heather said above ... in most counseling/communication type settings, people are taught to remove physical barriers between whenever possible.

From our opening weekend, where we successfully ditched our music stands - we could see first hand how many of our singers were MUCH more engaged - both physically, and also vocally ... they seemed to hold the mic better, and be more focused on the congregation, and less focused on their leadsheet.

I agree w/ the last statement too ... in most cases, we go at it backwards .. practicing w/ leadsheets, only to remove them for performance ... the performance (I hate to use that word, but I think you know what I mean) is the LAST place you want to learn that you're not prepared to go "music-less". :-)

Fred

Re: My Friday - Am I Ready?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:00:15 -0000

Peter,
That's just the problem - I don't juggle everything so well! I've had 3 people already tell me if I didn't blog so much, maybe I'd get it done!
FRED

Re: She said YES

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:44:47 -0000

THANKS, EVERYONE!
Mandy, just visited your blog and enjoyed it - I noticed you have Dave Ramsey on your links ... way to go. "We're debt freeeeeee". (except the house!)

Fred

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:47:20 -0000

Good points, Robert. I'm with you - it's hard to believe that someone could willfully choose to walk away and denounce God after truly "tasting" and "seeing" His love for us. But, at the same time, I don't want to form an opinion based on what I can or cannot fathom ... rather, my opinion needs to be shaped on God's Word. That's why Scriptures about that seem to "suggest" that "if we hang on", "if we hold fast to the end", and "names blotted out" make me wonder if the issue is so easy to work out!

Fred

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:52:45 -0000

Robert, thanks for the ongoing comments ...
Amy - thanks for venturing outside of MySpace world and commenting here .... I have several things to ponder after your post:

1. I don't know if it's against God's character to "revoke" anything ... we're talking about a just God ... and again, I don't think He would be the proactive one in "revoking", I think he would be acting justly in response to our decision to be in unbelief and walk away/denounce Him. So, we'd be the ones "revoking" our own salvation, He (God) would be the One keeping the record of the choice WE made. (I'm with Robert on that one).

2. totally agree about "works" - we're saved by faith, not by works ... although a true saving faith will have works as evidence, according to God's Word ... but can't say enough how I agree that "works" are NOT what gives us salvation.

3. about God's menatlity that "none should perish" ... absolutely, however, people DO and ARE going to perish. Just because God's desire is that "none would perish" doesn't mean that we, as human beings, don't have the opportunity to make the wrong eternal choice and perish. It's not that God "sends us to hell" as much as it is God, who desires that NO PERSON go to hell, gives us the free will to decide if we believe or not. (granted, I think Shannon mentioned in another blog that "free will" is a man-made term, but it's definitely a concept that is clearly demonstrated throughout Scripture, even if they don't use those "words") ...

That being said, I'm not sure we can pull the "God's character" thing into it so much ... if we truly believe that it's a choice we made.

Of course, that gets into pre-dest, and all that fun stuff!

Let's keep talking!
FRED

Re: Technorati Rank and Blog Directory

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:29:51 -0000

Hey Daniel,
Not that there are 72,000 blogs in total ... my ranking was in the "top 72,000" ... or at least, I guess that's what the ranking means. There are millions of blogs.

Bernard, I'll try and change that! (ps: added you to the blogroll)

Re: Creative Chaos: Easter at SSCC

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:31:41 -0000

Hey Jim,
It was awesome, and you are correct, the worship choir is really missing these days. It's not something we'll do every Sunday - probably 1-2 per quarter ... or more like 4-6 times per year. This keeps it exciting, special, and fresh, and doesn't over-tax the volunteer choir members with weekly rehearsals in an already-hectic schedule.

As for the hit .. from all the feedback I've rec'd thus far, it was definitely a "hit"!

Shannon -
I've lost count how many folks have complemented the job you did on Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone .. that Verse and part was written FOR YOU, bro! Perfect range, perfect tone ... it was amazing!

Fred

Re: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:14:21 -0000

Alex,
I actually somewhat agree .. what you are hearing, that does "not" work .. is that the verses are taken up one octave, but it's impossible to sing the "My Chains Are Gone" part that high, so the Chorus actually DROPS down .. instead of raising up, as most Choruses tend to do ...

I offset this by waiting until that moment to bring in the C3 (choir) and beefing up the high tenor parts, with a descant above the melody.

Fred

Re: God Speaking (Mandisa)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:01:10 -0000

For all those out there who still get email subscription to this old thread ... my friend Aaron posted a gorgeous video to this song at:
http://armswideopen.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/go...

Re: Technorati Rank and Blog Directory

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:09:44 -0000

Ronnie,
That's right - we all have to start somewhere. Now that you've checked it, you'll be smitten with the Technorati bug.

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:10:26 -0000

Hey Ya'll,
Resurrecting this discussion this AM ... I've been busy, out of town, celebrating Spring Break, and as a result, unable to continue the dialog.

It's been awesome dialog. I can tell ya - I know that a "controversial subject" stirs up traffic and blog hits, but I sincerely wanted and desired to hear the various interpretations and understandings here. I think as soon as we decide "I've got the revelation" and we aren't open to hearing others in the Body of Christ that we are in big trouble.

Now ... one thing ... and Bernard did a great job clarifying some of this (yeah, Bernard, I'd LOVE to meet you, too!) ... I don't like words and phrases like:
Lose your salvation
God damns us
God send us to Hell, etc.

I don't believe salvation can be lost. The word "lost" means you've accidentally misplaced something you once had.

I think that it becomes an issue of intentional, willfull, turning away from, and washing clean - purporsely, willingly choosing to renounce your salvation.

IN this case, yes - we were "sealed" (as the wonderful Scriptures by Chris) ... we were "guarranteed" ... but a seal can be broken. A guarantee can be voided or nullified by the end-user.

I know we've barely touched on Hebrews 6, but that's the main reason I'm resurrecting this discussion. I just read it this AM. (and if you know that my Daily Reader covers about 1 chapter in the NT each day, I'm ashamed to say that I've only progressed from Chapter 3 to Chapter 6 in this amount of time!) ....

Listen to Hebrews 6 in "The Message" (The NIV and King James are almost identical, so I'm not quoting them)

4 Once people have seen the light, gotten a taste of heaven and been part of the work of the Holy Spirit, 5 once theyâ€™ve personally experienced the sheer goodness of Godâ€™s Word and the powers breaking in on usâ€” 6 if then they turn their backs on it, washing their hands of the whole thing, well, they canâ€™t start over as if nothing happened. Thatâ€™s impossible. Why, theyâ€™ve re-crucified Jesus! Theyâ€™ve repudiated him in public!

Earlier, someone said this Scripture had nothing to do with salvation. Maybe there is Scriptural explanation for that.

I'd like to continue a healthy, peaceful discussion, specifically now with the verse I just quoted from Hebrews 6:4-6. (check it out on YouVersion at http://www.youversion.com/msg/Heb.6.4)

I'd encourage you to use Scripture as much as possible. Perhaps there are words in these Scriptures that mean something different in the original text, and without understanding the original Greek, we can't fully grasp without digging deeper. Since I've not really "dug deep" and I'm only reading these in the literal context, (and at the same time, praying that the Author, the Holy Spirit, would grant me wisdom) ... I'd love your input.

VERY IMPORTANT:
I need everyone to know ... I'm not trying to change anyone's mind. I'm not trying to convince anyone. I'm not even trying to prove my OWN POINT, because I'm not 100% sure I understand it all .... so I just look forward to hearing what my other brothers and sisters in Christ think ... not for debate purposes, but to learn and get a bigger grasp on God's Word, and how it may be interpreted (whether I agree or don't agree).

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:31:41 -0000

Bernard,
Thanks - those first links, though, are more about "salvation" and "works" ... which is a different debate altogether - so I'd rather not veer off in that direction. I'd rather keep this on hand re: salvation, and whether or not it's possilble for someone who has truly been saved to then renounce their salvation, walking away from it and abandoning the free gift they'd once received.

(notice, I didn't say God took it away, they "lost it", or that God changed His mind .... it's all based on one's willful choice to negate it)

Re: New Barna Info on Marriage and Divorce

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:33:55 -0000

Ken,
NICE GRAVATAR! And great laugh to get me started this morning.

Shannon ... I'm happy that I'm not the only one who doesn't exactly know what that means ... anyone have a direct-dial to Barna to answer that question???

Fred

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:05:14 -0000

Bernard,
No apology necessary - good stuff, and yes, applicable in a broader sense (IMHO) ... and perhaps a good add-on blog later.

Shannon,
again, anytime I see the words "lose it", I'll say "I don't think you "lose it" ... as this implies it wasn't the person's intention. I don't believe that for a minute ... nobody would ever "lose" their salvation. I think the ONLY alternative, from my interpretation, is that someone would REJECT it. REJECTING something (ie. throwing it away, discarding it intentionally) and LOSING something are entirely different things altogether.

As for the interpretation ... I really can't see much difference between the various translations. There really isn't a clear definition of what the Scripture means by "the heavenly gift", but since ALL TRANSLATIONS refer to us BECOMING PARTAKERS of the HOLY SPIRIT, I cannot help but think this has to do w/ salvation. But, I could be wrong!

FM

Re: New Barna Info on Marriage and Divorce

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:19:16 -0000

Billy,
Thanks ... although I'm not 'divorced', Joy was previously married, so I married someone who had been 'divorced', an issue I wrestled with in prayer, study, and counsel. (and have no, zero, nada regrets!)

I'd not really thought of the whole "rite of passage" thought, and although I can see how people in this culture arrive there, it shocks me.

Would you believe that as I grew up, I can only remember knowing TWO people in school that had divorced parents? Two. I'm not that old, either, at 37.

Re: New Barna Info on Marriage and Divorce

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:20:02 -0000

PS: I might add, though, especially since I mentioned Joy's former marriage ... that by the grace of God, thankfully there is "life after divorce", redemption, grace, and fulfillment, as I'm sure you (Billy) can testify!

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:42:40 -0000

Shannon,
Interesting stuff ... it frightens me, because if one has to dig that deep to figure out what the Bible is saying, it only makes me wonder how much more stuff that seems "fairly obvious" to me is off-the-mark ... and I'm not really suggesting that it is.

Bernard -
1. five years? You think we're growing THAT SLOW?
2. I don't think it's a matter of them never believing. The more this conversation moves forward, the clearer I'm able to express what I think I've believed, and how I would best interpret it ... and it all boils down to the one word, "apostasy".

Just "off the surface" w/o digging deep .. I'd think that verse is talking about someone who DID experience a genuine salvation, but turned away .. and I don't mean in the "backslidden" state ... like we've ALL DONE .. I mean, turned, rejected, and renounced .. .RENOUNCED.

If someone were born again, then, for whatever reason (I cannot imagine this happening, although I believe it COULD happen), AFTER "tasting and seeing" and AFTER being "born again" ... and THEN, they RENOUNCED their salvation, decided it wasn't real, they did NOT believe in God after all .. or whatever reason you want to list ... that they CHOOSE to REJECT GOD, and RENOUNCE their faith ... this person (they call it apostasy, right?) would NOT be able to come back to saving faith.

As a result, if this is the case ... it wasn't God's choice, it was theirs. (though you could say it would be God's choice to not allow them to come back, but I think that for someone to get that far gone, they'd never have a heart to turn back, regardless). As a result, because of their apostasy, they could never be "born again, again" ... which answers that old question people say, "what, are you born again, again, again"? No, of course not. You are born again ONCE.

dudes, I tell ya, though ... I'm not writing this as an authority, and someone could post answers here that would blow my interpretation out of the water. I'm open to that. This "doctrine" is nothing I'd fight over, nothing I'd hang my hat on, nothing I'd call a "deal breaker". All I'm doing is saying "this is where I'm at today, and this is what THESE SCRIPTURES make me think".

$.02

Fred

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:18:17 -0000

my brain [lit. not much of it left, or figuratively, never was much there] hurts [as of pertaining to a squeeking sound, as a rusty wheel] from that glorious [freakin' good] expository [Latin, not to be confused with suppository] on that Scripture passage [a derivative of 'one of dem der bible verses'], Robert.

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:21:00 -0000

Shannon,
Back on a serious note .. I agree, but I went into YouVersion and that Scripture read almost identical with every translation.

Also, as for those other Scriptures that talk about "turning away from genuine faith being impossible" ... did you present them already? Most of the time, people throw out the ones like "nothing can separate us", etc ... but I don't think that Scripture is applicable, as whether we are saved OR NOT has nothing to do w/ whether God loves us ... we can be saved, not saved, going to heaven, going to hell ... that doesn't mean God's love for us has ceased. His love for us is why He's so grieved, and desires that "no man would perish".

I probably should spend more time re-reading the posts, than asking again, though, right?

Re: Pictures of the Weekend

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:03:55 -0000

Hey Peter,
He's great ... that "lump" is still in there, and hasn't disolved completely, so we're still praying it will just go away on it's own. But, they assured us it was nothing serious. The pediatrician will evaluate on his 2nd birthday appointment (he turns 2 next month) and will likely decide to "keep waiting" or to have it surgically removed. We'd still prefer no surgery and a miraculous disappearance!

Thanks for asking!
FRED

Re: Pictures of the Weekend

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:09:53 -0000

Thanks, Kev -
How did the worship night go? How 'bout your drumming solo?

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:38:44 -0000

Bernard -
Wow, what a frightening way to live!

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:45:36 -0000

Shannon -
quit using the word "lose" ... as soon as I see that word in there, I close my eyes. I continue to say we don't "lose" our salvation.
As for the doctrinal statement, not lately, although I know that eternal security is one of the things mentioned in there .... I'd not heard that it was being revised, though?

More comments later, gotta go for now.

Re: McKinnon Marriage Exposed

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:17:55 -0000

Russ,
That's great news, and a great example. I'm glad to see others are being proactive.

Re: Eternal Salvation?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:34:44 -0000

Hey,
Last time I read/saw the document maybe 6 mos ago or something, it definitely WAS in there, which was NOT a deal-breaker for me.

Re: How to Subscribe | FredMcKinnon.Com

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:56:32 -0000

Ho Jorgen,
Yes, feel free to use the music, just link back here!

Re: TheWorshipCommunity.Com - Graphic Needed

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:09:12 -0000

Hey Peter,
Actually, the first graphic isn't ours .. and the 2nd graphic, well, is it really so cool? We NEED a cool ad!

Re: Congrats, KANSAS

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:45:17 -0000

yeah, man, my brackets were TOAST. I came in 7th out of 10 ... and to think that, at one time, I was in 1st place.

Re: 1-Thing - 4:30 of Peace?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:57:52 -0000

haha, yeah, I had one non-clock QT EARLY this AM, one on the "clock" and another one before lunch w/ the pastors, "on the clock", what an awful job I have.

Re: 1-Thing - 4:30 of Peace?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:12:40 -0000

Russ,
Sure thing, man - great idea.
Kim - thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully, I'll do some MORE of that.

Re: American Idol - Shout to the Lord

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:36:34 -0000

Hey Gang
Update - they opened with it tonight, and they sang "Jesus" - woo hoo!

Fred

Re: American Idol - Shout to the Lord

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:23:26 -0000

Hey Everyone that has commented so far - come back to the post, i've just embedded the version from tonight that includes the actual lyrics.

Re: American Idol - Shout to the Lord

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:57:13 -0000

Good morning everyone, ... I agree so much .. I think it's such a blessing to have seen this. And karl - WELCOME!

Re: TheWorshipCommunity.Com - Graphic Needed

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:23:18 -0000

NICE, bro ... thanks for contributing ... anyone else gonna take a stab? (ps - please post these on the thread at TWC in the Announcements if you haven't already)

Re: 1-Thing - 4:30 of Peace?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:37:26 -0000

Peter,
Commit that hour and pray, and you'll be surprised how your "to-do" list changes, and what you get accomplished. Also, don't feel like if you don't take "1-hour" that you've missed the mark. Start by committing 15 minutes or something small ... God will honor that big-time, plus, the discipline is good for us all.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Dear Worship Team

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:01:38 -0000

Jordan,
Yeah, we're locked in bad. Not much room - we had to go "natural" and not pave a lot, and leave a bunch of live oaks or else we'd be in trouble for not "preserving" the site ... there is a LOT of pressure and politics here to preserve the beauty of this island, and hold back developement - and I'm not opposed to that, I want it beautiful, too - I live here. So, we as a church tried to be good stewards of the land and not just clear everything and slap down pavement ...

I think we used the "formula" the architects or engineers had for x spaces per x persons ... and it didn't work for us - w/ multiple services, people coming INTO the parking lot while others are LEAVING the parking lot, etc.

Oh well!

Re: Ch-Ch-Changes

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:38:51 -0000

Russ- thanks.
Robert - the RoofTop is *MUCH* cooler ... it's geared for Middle School/HighSchool, albeit, I'd love our main auditorium to be "cool" like that ... but it's designed to be a more "comfortable" atmosphere for our adult demographic - many who would LOVE the RoofTop look, but many who are from the more "Sea Island/St. Simons Island", "nice", "fancy" culture ... but that's just my $.02.

Fred

Re: Ch-Ch-Changes

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:06:49 -0000

Bobby -
Thanks, man ... I appreciate it.
Keith, hey bro - thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. That means *A-LOT* ... posted my "I'm Still Alive" post in TheNetwork a couple of days ago - it's been good to come out of the cave and get back over to IH for a while!

Re: Evolution of Dance in FamJam

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:27:28 -0000

Hey Becky -
Glad you enjoyed it - and yes, steal away .. that's what Creative Chaos is all about! Thanks for stopping by!

Re: Evolution of Dance in FamJam

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:50:26 -0000

Do I hear angels rejoicing in heaven? Vinny Pepperoni HIMSELF, the STAR, has commented on the blog. Oh my, what this day must have in store.

Vinny, you were robbed. Gordo has NEVER been so cool. I'm glad that despite being RIPPED OFF, that you and Gordo chose to have "joy". God has done a great work in you.

:-)

Fred

Re: Blogging Tech: BlogRush

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:15:51 -0000

Larry,
Cool, thanks for letting me know. Glad to hear it works on Blogger - I wonder about TypePad. I thought I'd evaluate it, at least for a while, to see how the traffic thing works out! We'll see.

Re: Happy Birthday, Andrew

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:26:52 -0000

Thanks to the family, and Alex, way cool - tell Macy "Happy Birthday" from us! ... glad you stopped by!

Re: Contact | FredMcKinnon.Com

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:33:03 -0000

Shaun,
Hey man - just emailed you re: the conference. Looking forward to having you there at NWLC ... I'll send my syllabus and info to you re: Worship+Web2.0.

Jon - Great to catchup and make the aquaintance.

Bart - sure, man .. which players are you talking about? The one that I use on my blog in the sidebar is called Audio Player, and can be found at:
http://www.1pixelout.net/code/audio-player-word...

Re: Why blog?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:45:40 -0000

Emma,
Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know ... if you enjoy that, stay subscribed to the blog for more of it, and checkout the "Worship Interludes" podcast on iTunes!

Re: Earthworks PianoMic System

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:49:09 -0000

Hey Michael, and gang -

We are loving them. I'll say right away, though, that setup wasn't as easy as I thought .. I mean, it was easy to setup, but it took quite a few weeks and moving around to get them sounding the way we wanted.

For one thing, they don't really want the telescopic pole to be fixed to the "bend" .. but with a small baby grand like we have, it was nearly impossible to stay away from the bend. As a result, we just couldn't seem to get the pole to fit as snug as we'd like.

Finally, we flipped it around the other way, and bent the mics back over the pole (easy to do w/ the gooseneck) and it made a big difference.

I suppose the thing that surprised me the most (this is the good and the bad) is how sensitive the mics are. In a live application, they are picking up a LOT of the bass and other stage sounds, even with the lid completely closed (including the music rest). I assume that having two dual 18" subwoofers in the stage contributes to vibrating, and those vibrations are also vibrating the piano and sound board!

All in all, it's been a great setup, though, and the piano sounds very natural ... I'm happy to have them.

Fred

Re: 1-Thing - 4:30 of Peace?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:50:12 -0000

Karen,
Thanks for listening - I hope to have more of these released here on the blog!

Re: Treasure Hunts and Faith

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:55:41 -0000

Jon,
Awesome addition, I hadn't thought about that - the "child like" faith just believes, and is excited, isn't it. I Agree, we should run in our "earnest seeking" for Him.

Dad,
Yes and Amen - that settles it, doesn't it!

Shannon,
Cool - I need to get those CD's. Think of that Genesis story - where they believed the opposite, and look where that gets us.

Re: Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:37:07 -0000

And Shannon kicks it off strong with a bold statement .. ."more" for Less. there are those who say the "inability" to be compatible with kazillions of PT-compatible studios is enough to strike the "more" down ... then again, I figure there has to be an easy way around that?

Re: Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:32:02 -0000

Brent,
Thanks for jumping in - and Mandy, per my email - yes, just gimme a call or something - I'd be happy to walk you through it ... I have a mBox in my office at SSCC (it belongs to Chris) so I could literally boot up ProTools from SSCC or from my home, of course, within minutes.

Louis - Brent did a great job answering .... w/ ProTools, you'd have to use ProTools-qualified hardware, which is a disadvantage. However, ProTools does now support some of the M-Audio gear ..

um..er ... COMMERCIAL BREAK:
Fred is a fully, qualified M-Audio dealer - so pick out your speakers, MIDI controller, and interface at http:///www.m-audio.com and email me to order it!

Back ...
Pastuh ... Russ has been asking the same thing about my studio ... so sure ... I've got a session in about 2 weeks ... when I transform it BACK into a recording studio instead of a shipping warehouse for HPP Enterprises, I'll shoot some video and post it.

Good to be back! Will be traveling to Gainesville, GA today, but will be back online this afternoon after arrival.

Fred

Re: Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:37:57 -0000

Louis - you can use something like this:
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWire4...

Less than $400 for the interface, would work with Logic, and/or would work with ProTools M-Powered.

Re: Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:39:27 -0000

PS:
I ordered Logic. It will be here by Monday.

Re: Quick Happenings

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:04:58 -0000

Larry - I'm totally jealous.
Chris - you'll be fine, dude - enjoy the moment, worship, and have a blast.

Re: Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:09:16 -0000

Thanks, Chuck - great info.

Actually, in my LIMITED experience, I found ProTools to be much easier to navigate - it made a LOT more sense to me. I remember trying to figure out that "Environment" window in Logic where you setup MIDI stuff and I about went nuts.

But, as you saw ... I've made the plunge, and purchased Logic - but I bet I'll still use ProTools a lot - we'll see.

Re: Quick Happenings

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:18:46 -0000

Pastuh -

Hey! Ah, I love it man - let's take off the masks and talk about REAL LIFE! :-)

First - why are you shocked that I'd visit Free Chapel? We've visited numerous times, and have many friends there. (some of which I know READ here but don't comment - chicken, bah, bah, bah).

With easy passing year, I get more and more discontent with "religious labels", "movements", etc ... but to answer your question the best I can .. yes, if I had to "label myself" and how I believe, interpret Scripture, and walk out my faith, I would definitely be put in a more "charismatic" vein of the Christian faith. I don't really like that label, and there is lots of stuff I have seen in "charismania" that makes me puke, then again, lots of stuff in traditional and denominational walks that cause the same. And of course, there are things I celebrate from both.

I grew up in the Methodist church, have led worship and ministered in the Methodist church quite a bit, have been on staff in 100% die-hard Charismatic churches, and now serve on a staff of 20+ wonderful people who share multiple interpretations and beliefs of various doctrinal issues, but who all come together and agree on the "main thing", the core Gospel of Jesus Christ, those things we'd say in the "Apostles Creed".

Thanks for the question, Pastuh ... I think I should start a "whatcha wanna know" post, and let people ask some questions! I've seen that a lot, and always thought it would be fun.

Re: Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:03:41 -0000

Chuck,
My only experience is with SampleTank 2, which I use extensively in ProTools ... and I'm glad to hear may be compatible w/ Logic? (I use it as RTAS in PTLE). The piano patch I love in SampleTank is "Steinway Concert Grand", and you can hear it in my composition, "Restless", which can be heard by playing it at the top left corner of this blog.

However, SampleTank was a memory hog, and McKendree tells me there are some fabulous piano samples that come "stock" right out of the box w/ Logic Studio .. which is a huge reason I got it. I'm not thrilled with the 3 piano options in GarageBand.

Re: Weekend Recap: Gainesville, Browns Bridge

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:06:54 -0000

Thanks, T -
Definitely enjoyed it, and will be back - my wife really wants to go now!

FM

Re: Neil Diamond on American Idol

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:22:23 -0000

Ah, another vote for "I Am, I Said". It was his farewell song on the "Hot August Night" tour, before the encore .. singing that last song, saying "good night" - disappearing for a while, then coming back - you can hear the crowd roar and go wild when he returns back to the stage for the encore on the album - it still gives me chills.

Re: Neil Diamond on American Idol

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:11:16 -0000

Robert, I agree completely.
Kalyn - I think david cook should win it all, but teenie-bopper votes will probably push Archuletta over the top.

Re: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Apple Mac

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:09:02 -0000

Pastuh,
Will be working on that soon!
Mandy - "mac envy" that's funny.

Re: Friday Kick-Start

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:31:33 -0000

Shannon, thanks man!
Jon, thanks for the welcome return. Wacky Wednesdays are insane at Mandy's blog, but Wednesday is typically my 'unplug' day, so I miss out.

Enjoy Molly!

Re: Friday Kick-Start

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:35:01 -0000

Thanks, Madame Queen!

Re: Contact | FredMcKinnon.Com

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:37:40 -0000

Matt,
Hi, sorry for the delayed reply - thanks so much. Asbury is a wonderful place - My Pastor graudated from there!

glad you enjoy the meditations, I hope to do more soon!
Fred

Re: My Biggest Battle - 12 years

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:17:10 -0000

Hey, I just wanted to thank everyone for their comments on this post! It's a very special thing to me!

Re: Tuesday Quick Start

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:14:04 -0000

Bernard - ooh, I seldom respond to those tags but will try! Cyle, Jacky, and Melanie - thanks so much. Melanie, I hate even asking once, much less reminding every day, but do hope you'll remember! It's one thing to get everybody to vote one day .. but if lots of people vote EVERY DAY, it would be awesome!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Being Filled, Worship Confessional

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:03:58 -0000

Melanie,
Yep - the reality is, we are all filled with "something" ... wish you could've seen that guy w/ those basketballs, it was amazing!

Re: RevolutionMoneyExchange - Free $25

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:12:06 -0000

OK, for all those doubting Thomas' out there:
I got my $25, plus a bunch of $10 bonuses for those of you who signed up. I just got my bank account verification (they put a couple of small cent deposits into my checking account), and have now successfully withdrawn the balance that accumulated ... ALL OF THIS 100% FREE MONEY:

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Re: Tuesday Quick Start

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:09:55 -0000

Hey Melanie,
Thanks - songs are only on the charts for 30-days .. I guess I should've spread the word sooner, we may could've gotten to #1!

Re: Tribute to Dottie Rambo

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:52:50 -0000

Hey Vanessa,
welcome to the 37 yo club!

Re: Being Filled, Worship Confessional

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:54:00 -0000

Thanks!
What is a "COGOP" church?

Re: My Biggest Battle - 12 years

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:54:36 -0000

Thanks, Bay -
Glad you stopped by. It *IS* an amazing story. Hope you'll come back by the blog often, and maybe subscribe!
Fred

Re: Contact | FredMcKinnon.Com

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:55:43 -0000

HI,
Thanks! Hopefully, you've figured out by now it's not really ME singing that song .. it's a long story, but you can hear the whole saga, including a live interview with the "real singer" on the blog at:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/category/o-h...

Re: Being Filled, Worship Confessional

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:58:14 -0000

Hey Jen,
That's great to hear about the growth of the new church plant! Sounds like an amazing time!

God bless,
Fred

Re: Contact | FredMcKinnon.Com

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:33:30 -0000

Lynn,

Thanks so much for your email ... It's a huge blessing to know that the songs are making a difference in the lives of other worshipers.

All of the leadsheets, chords, etc., are available at:
http://www.highestpraise.com/musicmedia/songlis...

Thanks!
FRED

Re: Being Filled, Worship Confessional

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:15:32 -0000

Mandy,
Umm .. I don't get it? (but I'm glad that out of thousands of unread blogs from vacation, you stopped by!)

Fred

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:44:56 -0000

I hear ya, Russell ...
The whole thought of it gives me the heebie jeebies, but at the same time, what if the content you are blogging is directly linking to (so, as a result, seemingly "officially of") the church? In other words, in my case - I have a disclaimer on my blog, but folks who watch a video Worship Confessional on YouTube may never see that disclaimer, and even if they did - do they care? At that point, it seems to be more about our CHURCH than about ME.

I think ultimately, to talk about the issue and work through it could be fruitful. I'm confident in our leadership team to work through it all, with me in the process .. but that's the whole point of this blog ... I'm reaching out to get more feedback from others in the blog community. Thanks for chiming in!
FRED

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:20:39 -0000

Shannon,
Exactly what I've done - there was nothing doctrinal whatsoever, just joke remarks that without knowing the context, could be taken in a way that doesn't work out. Both were from YouTube vidoes of worship confessionals, which have been removed.

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:18:27 -0000

Shannon,
It wasn't doctrinal things at all - more like, for example, on #15 (now-removed), I made a comment that someone who'd provided breakfast brought "taramasou" (ie. rum cake), and that it was good, and we were "buzzing" on the platform. Obviously, just a joke .. but in retrospect, not in good judgment. So, because of blogging it, and tagging it to our church on YouTube, it was the 4th link down on Page 1 of Google for our church. I can understand why our leadership (myself included) wouldn't think that was a good representation to the public of who we are. Another complaint was something very similar ... one Sunday, someone forgot to bring food for the greenrooom, and someone on the video in the background was joking saying "food, food", and picked up a tinytown brochure and said "feed the children" ... which was taken as an inappropriate joke. (although I qualified the whole scene).

IMHO, neither is a seriously big-deal, but opens our eyes to see how others can perceive us, and encourages me to be more careful what I write or say ... not to stifle my style, but I'd try to season my words with "salt" regardless of style, and thing wisdom says "choose carefully what you'd say" at any given time.

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:56:25 -0000

Hey Ya'll .. thanks so much for you comments (and yes, Anne, I bet you would have some requests, especially after TODAY's post, haha!) ... I hope most of you are "subscribed to comments" and come back to keep the discussion going.

Special thanks to Pete over at http://transitionpete.org/blog/?p=1535

He graciously gave up blog space to ask people to come here and comment ... a huge, selfless act, thanks man .. so ya'll go visit HIS SITE too!

I am hopeful that this information will prove vital to those involved in our discussion, and will also be fruitful in my upcoming Worship+Web2.0 workshop this summer at the National Worship Leader's Conference in Austin, TX (oops, did I just let the cat out of the bag in a COMMENT?!)

:-)

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:47:35 -0000

Jeff,
Great questions. I think it's important to clarify that this issues at hand aren't so much about what "I say" ... but on how it directly linked back to the church.

In other words, if I said on my blog "I got a buzz from the rum cake", it would be one thing ... however, if I said this and linked it and tagged it to my church and church site, that's a different idea.

In this case, that's how it all came about - it wasn't so much about what I said - it's the fact that I said it from the church, in my church office, with other church staffers in the background, and tagged it with keywords for my church, thus making it show on as a top ranked hit for our church in search engines.

So, maybe it should be more about a "link policy" than a "blog policy" ... then again, I guess it helps demonstrate one's search engine optimization effectiveness! :-)

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:49:29 -0000

PS: Thanks, Russ (www.russhutto.com) for the inbound link to this discussion from your blog.

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:55:40 -0000

Hey Gang,

This *IS* a great discussion. I think it's important to clarify and add that nobody here at SSCC has "implemented a blog policy" ... the leadership simply asked "is there such a thing, or what are other churches do" ... and so we decided to post a blog and ask.

I wouldn't expect the responses to be any less than they are - the thought of a "policy" turns my stomach a bit, too ... and I've said I think the "policy" should be "be careful, pay attention to what you're saying, etc".

At some point, we'll be discussing all the various discussions, and I'll be posting the results of the conversations. In a way, it's a bit of pioneering into new territory ..

Re: Open Air Faith Festival Concert

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:23:14 -0000

Hey Melanie,
I wish they were ... they'll stay behind and keep the fort here. Def. too expensive to fly the entire family up there, not to mention it would be C-R-A-Z-Y. But you can be sure I'll miss them terribly!

Re: Does your church have a “blog policy”?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:10:02 -0000

Hey Mandy - thanks for stopping by. Thanks for the insight. I learned of a whole separate episode after we talked, the now-infamous "rum cake" episode, haha ... it was even funnier. (and could be considered a misrep, I suppose)!

Re: Pray for Steven Curtis Chapman Family

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:23:15 -0000

Hey -
I'm just curious if is the "Bay Roberson" that I knew in McRae/Telfair, growing up? If so, that would be so cool!

FRED

Re: Email Blogging Test

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:18:58 -0000

Mandy -
Way cool, thks .. see you on twitter, and thanks for checking out the blog ... glad to know email blogging is working.

Will be in touch w/ everyone from the road (and the plane) ...

Fred

Re: Update from Virginia Concert

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:49:11 -0000

Peter? HUH?

Re: Lakeland Revival - An Appeal to Church Leaders

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:31:01 -0000

Jeff ...
So, how do you REALLY feel about it? (grin)

Re: Lakeland Revival - An Appeal to Church Leaders

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:37:31 -0000

Hi Everyone,
A special thanks to all who are contributing to this discussion. Jeff, I hear your concerns bro ... so don't feel like the odd man out ... though, I can't help but feel like there is a sense of hurt and maybe even bitterness coming out in your tone - I can certainly see you are frustrated.

The reality is, I don't know that we have a LOT of "play-by-play", personality-type reference of how miracles happened in the Bible. I mean, we see Jesus prayed, they were healed. How did He pray? Was it soft or loud? Was it forceful with authority, or did He just look and softly say "be delivered". I'm not sure that we have to model everything off the examples we see on a "play-by-play", "method-by-method" basis ... I think what's most important is the "heart of the matter" ... the "doing" ... not the "how it's done".

That being said, we do have Biblical model and mandates of how we are to conduct ourselves - both personally, and corporately ... some great points Jeff has brought up .. and that Shannon has reinforced, though saying that he has noticed a marked improvement.

If indeed the platform was full of self-glorification, error, and show-boating, and it's been corrected and/or toned down .. I can offer my applause and respect to a man (or men) who listen to correction and make the necessary changes.

It's also hard to forget the fact that we are all human ... and though we have the same Spirit as Jesus Christ had .. let's face it ... we're nowhere close to walking "as he walked". The energy, excitement, and power that God's anointing can have on a person can stir up the environment in a room where our own personalities, energies, and nature changes. Some of that is just a direct response of an energetic, faith-filled, expectant "air" in the place.

Like when an all-time homerun hitter comes to the plate in a ballgame - trying to break a world record .. well, the place goes nuts ... and the energy level and excitement level inside the dugout would cause the fans (and the players, symbolic of those on the platform) to go nuts. Hit it out of the ballpark - you go even MORE NUTS.

That being said, why can't we recognize (and have some measure of GRACE) for the fact that SOME OF THIS could be happening right there in Lakeland. Does it make it right? No. Does it make it WRONG? Not necessarily.

Ponder this.

Re: Lakeland Revival - An Appeal to Church Leaders

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:06:01 -0000

Bernard -
Thanks for the grace in which you respond. Even though it's hard to sense and feel one's "tone" in an email or blog comment, I discern a spirit of love, grace, and mercy in your response.

First - I have to agree, if you are a cessasionist (which you are correct in stating that we'd certainly choose to disagree on that theology), you can't really embrace this. So, if you come from the cessasionist or non-apostolic viewpoints, I can understand how you'd take issue w/ this move. No intentions of trying to change your mind on that one ... wouldn't do that anyway .... yeah, maybe a different blog discussion, but I doubt either of us is interested in changing the other's mind! (grin)

Second - let me clarify (at least, for my own benefit) that I'm am 100% totally opposed to ANY "extra-revelation" claiming to come from an "angel". I believe God has revealed Himself through His Word, and I do wholeheartedly believe that God still speaks today through His Body, and through ministry gifts ... but any "revelation" has to be in full agreement with God's Word, and supported by God's written Word ... otherwise, I discard it.

Lastly ... I cannot agree with your comment that God's work "cannot be hindered". God's work is hindered all the time by mankind.

My supporting Scripture in this case is where Jesus could "do no miracles" (or not many miracles) because of the unbelief of the people there. These people, and their unbelief (or choice to NOT BELIEVE) had a direct impact on Jesus' ability to move as He desired.
Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. Matthew 13:53-58 NKJV

Just my $.02.

Re: Worship Q&A - Song Selection Strategy

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:33:53 -0000

Vanessa,
Thanks so much ... your post is very encouraging, and helps me to really want to be diligent and disciplined to keep sharing little tidbits of what I discover, and networking with others ... it's just great to know people are getting something out of it!

You've encouraged me greatly - thanks!
FRED

Re: Sunday, June 1 Recap

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:34:24 -0000

Hey, cool - you'll have to tell me who that was. The ebow was sweet .. and REALLY loud in my right ear, haha!

Re: Contact | FredMcKinnon.Com

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:35:14 -0000

Joe,
Thanks for stopping by. It was my privilege and honor to be there, and I'm so grateful that we had the opportunity to come. Keep me updated on your new ministry endeavors!

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: Weekend Recap, Ft. Belvoir, Week Ahead

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:37:11 -0000

Jacinta,
How great to hear from you, and that you stopped by. It was certainly my pleasure and privilege to work with YOU ... thanks for being so gracious, for singing and supporting what God was doing there. Your voice is beautiful, and the Spirit of God was radiant inside of you!

Please stay in touch!
FRED

Re: Palm Treo vs. BlackBerry

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:38:32 -0000

Thanks Deirdre,

Glad you stopped by. 6 mos into it, and I still have the Treo 755p, although I have constant issues with it going into 10-15 second freezes ... something not uncommon at all, from the Palm support forums.

Still, I haven't gone back to the BlackBerry .. I just keep dreaming of the day Verizon supports the iPhone (which may never come).

Re: Arise - Willow Creek Arts Conference

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:49:59 -0000

Beth,
Awesome - we should definitely try to hookup somehow. Maybe they'll have some area where bloggers can unite? We're staying at the Renaissance ... how 'bout ya'll?

Maybe somewhere in the lobby one evening - we can have a blogger get-together?
Fred

Re: Where is the Off Switch?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:44:10 -0000

Deane,
Wow ... man, I gotta tell ya ... my eyes teared up a bit reading that last part. (what the heck is a polymath?).

# A person of great learning in several fields of study. [31]
galileo.rice.edu/lib/glossary.html

# a person who excels in multiple fields, particularly in both arts and sciences. Another name for "Renaissance Man."
www.finearttouch.com/Glossary_of_Art_Terms_and_...

# a person of great and varied learning
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

My brother, I can't wait for ya'll to get down here, it will be great to hang out.

FM

Re: Where is the Off Switch?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:39:28 -0000

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to say "thanks" for your friendship, prayers, and love! I've been encouraged the the responses, and the reality that people actually would take the time to read such a long, heart wrenching post!

Fred

Re: Worship Planning + Web2.0

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:14:03 -0000

Beth,
That's awesome ... so many times, I've asked myself if the weekly video or text confessional is a complete waste of time. I'm glad to see that it actually makes a difference.

I went a few months without doing it, and people in my own church started asking me why I wasn't posting the set list anymore!

FRED

Re: From the Word - 1 Peter 2:11-12

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:51:41 -0000

Jennifer,
Those are great passages ... I love them. So many times I read those, and I think to myself "I want to be able to honestly say that, and mean it!" ... change my heart, O God.

Re: Can You Save a Life?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:43:01 -0000

I'll start it off ... I don't think I can promote something like this without putting my "money where my mouth is". So, I clicked the PayPal Donate button and made a contribution above and beyond our monthly commitment. (my business is a monthly supporter, and Joy and I personally support as well). I don't say that for accolades ... but to truly say "this is the real deal" to me.

PLUS, as you see in the updates ... if you donate $10 or more, leave a comment and I'll send you my "Worship Under the Stars" DVD for FREE, including the postage. (sorry, this is limited to USA residents only, and for now, the first 100 people).

Fred

Re: Can You Save a Life?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:35:53 -0000

Melanie, Awesome - spread the word. Let's rally and put some serious extra cash in the account at CareNet so they can move forward, unhindered. Thanks for your generosity!

Re: Can You Save a Life?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:35:10 -0000

Thanks everyone ... keep it going. I told someone about this today at church, and he pulled out a $10 bill and gave it to me. People are inspired - tell the world.

Re: Update from Willow Arts Chicago #2

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:10:13 -0000

Hey Ryan,
Thanks for saying "thanks" ... it always does good to hear from someone via "comments" to know that our crazy blogging and tweeting is actually USEFUL to someone .. .comes in handy during those watercooler discussions with the "why do it, seems like a complete waste of time" crowd!

Thanks!
FRED

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:45:09 -0000

Tam,
In 5 years, I'd like to see myself more solidified and focused on the areas I'm most gifted at. I still find myself trying to wear too many hats at one time - for random reasons ... I dunno, financial goals, insecurities, scratching the "can I do that" itch of an entrepreneur, etc . But lately, I keep asking myself "what legacy do I want to leave" ... and some of the stuff that really occupies my time doesn't fit into that answer. So, I can't offer a geographic location (I'd be thrilled to be right here on St. Simons Island, God willing), I'd like to be in a place of leadership where I'm impacting worshipers and worship leaders through teaching, mentoring, music, and writing. And THANKS for the upcoming post ... as you are led.

And speaking of ants - we had a horror story like explosion of them under our deck last week.

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:46:48 -0000

Hey Billy -

A "bubba" would be a good ole' boy ... a Southern guy who is easy going, loves life, and is a die-hard dude from the South. "Bubba" also refers to what I'd call a good friend, a go-to guy ... like "I'm gonna call in the Bubbas on this one".

Hope that makes sense. if not, keep hanging around in Huntsville, and it will.

Speaking of Huntsville, shared a plane with a nice young couple from H'Ville last night ... forget which church they are in but they were at Willow Arts, just purchased some property (currently meeting in a school) ... any ideas?

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:10:47 -0000

Be Thou My Vision - thanks for stopping by, and yes, I hope you'll be here more often. I've added you to the blogroll!

Brooke - I realized that since your URL change, you weren't on my blogroll, so I updated that, along with your husband (who hasn't checked in here yet, so get'er done).

As to the redneck verbage, my accent comes out very quickly within minutes in the woods. And something comes over me and says "yeah, this is who I am". :-)

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:22 -0000

Ryan wrote:
what got your started in worship ministry and what is the most pivotal event that God has ordained to put you where you are now?

Great question, Ryan ... and thanks for asking. In my early teenage years, my parents helped to form a new church in my hometown ... we'd grown up in the United Methodist Church, and this was a new thing ... my Dad was the volunteer worship leader. He played guitar and since I'd played piano since I was old enough to climb on the piano bench, I played the piano. So I had exposure to this as a teenager, and I was later captivated by some of the instrumental worship and live "praise and worship" music that launched when Integrity Music started. HM003 "All Hail King Jesus" was probably their first album and I was blown away as a kid. I loved the music, loved the arrangements, and grew more and more in love with what I was hearing. At that moment, I knew I wanted to be involved in the creation/production of worship leading ... it was years later that I finally decided that maybe I'd better get over my insecurity of singing in front of people, and learn to lead corporate worship, instead of just writing, arranging, and producing it!

Thanks again for the question - more Q&A;'s to come.
Fred

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:44:06 -0000

PS: Forgot to answer the second part .. I'd say the pivotal event was my risk to leave the position I was in, and to step out in faith and obey God, even though I had no promise of a job, no open doors, and no clue what we'd do to provide for ourselves financially. It was that leap of faith, and act of obedience that landed me in the place of ministry where I am now, quite fulfilled and blessed.

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:24:24 -0000

OK - still catching up here ... me thinks maybe it would've been a good idea to answer each of these separately as a new blog post ... then again, that might be a bit much, eh?

OK, Mathew Daniel writes:
What’s your background? Does the church you’re in now reflect your theological beliefs (feel free to email you answer to that one)?

-----
Mathew,
Great question ... glad to have another Charis-maniac out there. (haha). My background, as I'd stated earlier, was United Methodist. In my teen years my parents were exposed to more "charismatic, or full gospel" teaching regarding the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the sign gifts. This caused a shift in our place of worship, a new church plant in our small town, etc. Over the years, I've gone back to the Word of God and challenged almost everything I ever learned growing up in church, which has shaped (and continues to shape) where I stand today.

As for my church, the answer to that question is "yes" and "no". Yes - they know where I stand, clearly. Yes, many on our staff believe the same way, and would fall into the same, or at least "somewhat similar" camps. On the other hand, our church has focused on unifying our "foundational doctrine" around the main elements of the Gospel - more of what you'd read in the "Apostles' Creed". So, for the more Charismatic leaning, this falls under our "Structural Doctrine", which isn't required for "membership", etc. It basically expresses that our leadership gives the people the freedom to search the Scriptures and discover for themselves how they wish to interpret Scripture in these areas. If asked individuall, you will get a direct response from the leadership; however, it's not a structural part of our Sunday AM teaching or doctrine every week. Clear as mud?

More answers coming ... in stride.
Fred

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:04:16 -0000

Hey Beth,

Great to hear from you, and always a big treat to actually MEET someone from blogworld in person. You asked three questions, so let me see what I can do:
"for what are you most grateful for in life?" ...
well, an obvious answer is my Savior, Jesus Christ. But since that should already be understood, my next response would clearly be my family - I'm overwhelmed with gratitude and thanksgiving for them.

What is it that allows you to best understand the grace and mercy of Christ?

>>> that would be every time I realize that Chris loves me, in spite of myself. I screw up all the time, so often. I say, rehearse, and think things in my mind that should never be public, and wrestle with thoughts, issues, motives, selfish ambitions, and all sorts of wicked things (like most of us, I suppose), and I then come face to face with the reality that Christ still loves me. So, I'd say living with, and knowing MYSELF is the best thing to keep me amazed at His mercy and grace.

AND - who was your favorite speaker at the Arts Conference?"

Hmm ... the worship was my favorite! I enjoyed Franis Chan, though I was so tired, it made it a bit more difficult. My least favorite was McLaren, but I could've predicted that before I went. I also really enjoyed Richard Allen Farmer.

There ya go!
Fred

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Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:17:16 -0000

Rick from SD wrote:
"I’ve listened to your podcasts and to the wonderful worship music you have produced, my only question is why don’t you produce and release more?"

Ah, Rick. That's a great question, and one that is troublesome to answer, because I'm just as grieved that I don't put out more. There are several reasons, all of which could lump into the "excuses" category.
1. time ... with all the hats I wear these days between my full-time job at the church, my e-business, theworshipcommunity.com, blogging, and of course, being a husband and father of 4 kids, I don't seem to find much time in the studio these days. Which is a shame.
2. response ... I'm so grateful to hear of your testimony, but the testimonies and/or podcast comments are far and few between ... obviously, I should do it regardless if I feel I'm led to do so ... but I'd seldom get any response, making me feel like I was just wasting my time. Response, testimonies encourages me that it's not a waste of time, and that people really DO subscribe and really DO get ministered to from the podcasts! Your story really helped today!

For the Kingdom,
fred

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:20:09 -0000

Mandy wrote:
"If they were to write a movie about your life...what songs would be on the soundtrack?" ...

Well, the title track would most likely be:
"My Stupid Mouth" by John Mayer.

Then, there is a old, but favorite by Gary Chapman,
"A Man After Your Own Heart" that would fit the bill, I hope.

Followed by,
"Send in the Clowns" (as I tend to be a clown sometimes!)

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:25:37 -0000

Bobby, yep - never thought of it like that, but bubbas can be homies.

Robert - that could be catostrophic.

Kim wrote:
"in your role as worship leader, what’s the part of your job you love the most, and how have you been able to leverage your time toward those things?" ....

Kim, my favorite part is the actual corporate worship time ... leading worship corporately ... I just love it. It's not really something I have to leverage my time for, as it happens regardless - actually, I do this LESS, because part of my role is training and enabling new worship leaders ... but this is turning out to be quite fulfilling as well!

OK - that's got me caught up ... I know a bunch of blog buddies who have NOT checked in yet ... so c'mon gang, get with it!

Fred

Re: Update from Willow Arts Chicago #2

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:28:54 -0000

Indeed - it's like heaven!

Re: Father’s Day

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:31:35 -0000

Hey Peter,
Ha, no noodle dream for me .... unless it was noodling on an instrument! Thankfully, my parents never pressured me into the noodle biz. (Great movie, eh!!)

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:47:17 -0000

Hey Alastair (aka snowjunkie) ... I didn't know you were from Ireland - you should hookup with Gary Holdges @ http://www.garyandbeth.org

Well, I was living in Vicksburg, MS ... so my bearing was hard due East. Basically, I was flying onto the mainland several times a year from MS to produce and record in the studio at Christian Renewal Records (no longer an entity, but a studio/label we'd started out of Christian Renewal Ministries in Brunswick, GA). The Worship Pastor there, Mack Tucker, indicated that the smaller "Christian Renewal" church on St. Simons Island was in need of a music minister, so I jumped at the chance. The rest was history for nearly a dozen years before I felt it was time to step away from that ministry and make myself to available for whatever God had for the next season of my life, which in this case, was a great church a few miles down the road, still on St. Simons Island!

Some visit sometime!
Fred

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:09:05 -0000

Welcome, Mandy -
I don't like to play favorites, but since you asked, I guess my fave thus far would belong to Ronnie (MandoRon) above. :-)

Re: Wonder What it’s Like to Get …

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:30:09 -0000

Robert,
But of course - I was in Chicago, IL - not McRae, GA. Know what I mean, Bubba? Sho nuff. Aw ight.

Re: Wonder What it’s Like to Get …

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:34:15 -0000

Brent,
Yeah - that was a good deal, saving anywhere from $50-100 on having an audiologist due the impressions here, plus postage/fedex to Sensaphonics and back. The actual custom molds were $100 if you ordered them there .. of course, I didn't get the Sensaphonics IEM's ... they are VERY NICE .. but I'm quite pleased with the Shure E5's I've had since 2005. So, my new "clear" custom molds will fit right on the E5's in place of those dark grey "universal fit" ones I have now ... can't wait.

FM

Re: Wonder What it’s Like to Get …

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:46:28 -0000

J - I thought I'd try and not draw attention to them, but that was an option, but I was thinking more along of something like "General Lee Orange" from the Dukes of Hazard.

For those who don't get the southern/redneck humor so graciously offered by Robert and Jay, you must've missed this post:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/06/09/r...

Fred

Re: Twitter Deals

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:34:16 -0000

Billy,
Thanks man, you have NO IDEA how timely your comment was. I spent about a half hour bantering back and forth with a friend on "FaceBook". He was ticked off that I "spammed" him. See, I also "twittered" to my friends, and asked them to checkout the new HPP Twitter feed, which included that DVD deal.

I don't intend to "twitter" my friends every day with a new deal on my e-biz ... not by any means. It was a simple tweet to say "hey friends, I've started a new twitter account for my biz, and feel free to follow it if you'd like".

Well, Twitter updates my FaceBook status ... so, as far as this friend was concerned, he saw the "ad" in this friend's timeline, and said "no offense, but I'm gonna remove you as a friend if you are going to spam".

It struck a nerve with me .. .for a few reasons, one, accusing me of spamming him, two .. for posting that publicly on my wall. We bantered back and forth, him telling me he didn't care about my twitter, email updates, and didn't sign up for him, and had he known I'd be spamming news about my business, he would've have signed up.

I finally said "no love lost, just don't add me as a friend, then".

I was already in a sensitive place, as I was in the car on the way up to a memorial service ... so, yeah - it was a tough exchange. Then, I get your comment.

It made my day man. Of course, you probably actually took the time to read it, and see that I had no intention of abusing my blog and personal twitter feed every day ... it was an invite.

I appreciate your grace, and your affirmation. Thanks, bro - it means a lot!

FRED

Re: Twitter Deals

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:11:21 -0000

Hey -

You can re-subscribe on the right sidebar any time ... thanks, Dad! I appreciate your thoughts as well.

BTW - I completely let it slip yesterday, as we were obviously a bit distracted ... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Love you!
FRED

Re: Sickness - Where Does it Come From?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:40:00 -0000

Great thought, Dad. (ya'll, I just think it's totally cool that my dad comments on my blog!).

John 10:10 does make it clear what Jesus wanted to accomplish.

We often hear about the fact that Jesus promises we'll have tribulations and trials ... and yes, even sufferings. In a fallen world, we will have these things. He came to help us get OUT of that.

Yes - we are suffering. YES - He is there to lift us OUT of our suffering, and into that abundant life He's promised for us.

Re: Healer

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:31:50 -0000

Thanks, Gang .. yeah, this is perhaps my new "favorite song".

Re: Who Am I and Who Are You?

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:47:45 -0000

Russ,
I just realized I never answered your question ... I'd probably say a film composer. I love soundtracks and film composition. When I go to a good movie, I usually get pretty emotional if the soundtrack is amazing, especially the orchestral stuff, and I begin to ask myself "maybe I'm supposed to be doing this" ...

Thanks for asking!

Re: Sickness - Where Does it Come From?

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:28:25 -0000

I wondered when/if the "thorn" thing would come up (thanks Shannon) and the man born blind (thanks Bay)

As for the thorn, I've always been hesitant to form doctrine off speculation ... there really isn't any definite Scripture that tells us the thorn was a sickness ... and there is also no Scripture to say he was never delivered from it ... it was just not done at the moment (or maybe it was never done, I'm just saying that leaves lots of questions)

Bay ... regarding the man born blind:
1 - ultimately, how was God glorified? THROUGH HIS HEALING. I believe the context here shows that God allowed this sickness in his life to a point where the man COULD BE HEALED. It was his HEALING and DELIVERANCE that brought the glory to God.

But, again ... God can use sickness (or whatever else) and we can bring glory to God through it, maybe by our response, by our faith, by our commitment to believe, etc .... but it doesn't really deal w/ the "where did it come from".

Even if God was glorified during it, it doesn't necessarily mean that God "put it on him". Just my $.02.

Re: Sickness - Where Does it Come From?

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:16:05 -0000

David,
Agreed .. that's aways tough, and impossible to explain. I think we just pray, believe, do what God's Word instructs us to do, and then leave it up to God ... all the while, humbly asking Him if there is anything we are missing to prevent our receiving what He's done for us.

Fred

Re: UGA VI Obituary

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:49:04 -0000

Dad,
That's one of my favorites, too!

Re: Nick Hotel, Orlando FL

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:47:48 -0000

Gary,
Man, we were pretty close, then! It's a ton of fun, but quite pricey ... we used Holiday Inn Priority Club points, so it was basically free. THANK GOD!

Re: Worship Confessional Do’s and Don’ts

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:21:15 -0000

Billy,
Great remarks ... and I agree ... take advantage of the fact that those videos are going to get good rankings, and maximize that with good content that your church would be proud of.

Re: Worship Confessional Do’s and Don’ts

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:35:59 -0000

Hey Ben,
Yeah - I still have my disclaimer, but it doesn't give me the kind of license you'd think.

Seems like the issue w/ Typepad was the inability to get a RSS feed ONLY for the "Worship Confessional" category. If you can make that happen, we can do that - otherwise, we'd auto-import every blog post of yours in, which wouldn't go over so well. Oh well, you can always jump over there and post a link! :-)

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, btw!
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional Do’s and Don’ts

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:42:17 -0000

Tyler,
Thanks - you know, I really thought I was gonna get flamed pretty hard about that comment re: the disclaimer .. and maybe I still will ... but glad we're on the same page.

Fred

Re: UGA VI Obituary

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:42:43 -0000

RV,
That's awesome .. and WELCOME BACK, we've missed ya!
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional Do’s and Don’ts

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:16:35 -0000

Thanks, Peter ... maybe we'll see some more! I hope you'll change your RSS to allow us to see your full articles, instead of only the title - I'm missing lots of what you have to say these days because if I'm reading on my mobile, I won't click over to try and load a full webpage, and I know many others feel the same. Just a suggestion, though - love your stuff!
Fred

Re: Worship Confessional Do’s and Don’ts

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:04:36 -0000

Thanks, Alastair ...
Yeah, you never know how it gets indexed - and if it DOES get indexed, you just want to make sure you've represented it well. (me talking about buzzing off the rum cake on the stage, which of course, was only a joke, was NOT what our leadership thought was an ideal first impression for people googling our church!)

Re: UGA VI Obituary

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:05:47 -0000

Amie,
Wow, well thanks ... that's sweet of you ... even if you are a Spurrier person now. :-)

Re: FreePlay Friday (FaceBook, The Shack)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:23 -0000

Hey everybody ...
thanks for jumping in on "Freeplay Friday" ... good to hear so many people have experienced (or are experiencing) "The Shack".

Re: Songs that Get’r Done

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:01:06 -0000

Great songs out there ... goes to show how many songs are having a powerful impact out there. So many of the ones you all mention are big ones for us, too.

Re: FreePlay Friday (FaceBook, The Shack)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:01:34 -0000

Wisdom,
That's great news ... glad it was resolved!

Re: Using Mogulus or Video for Worship

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:16:27 -0000

Russ, let us know when you do the coffeehouse gig, that would be cool to watch (and hear!)

Re: Baptism and The Shack

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:57:55 -0000

Pastuh,
Yeah, that stuff is abounding. Here's the deal ... this is a FICTION BOOK. It's not a doctrine book. It's not a theology book. It's not meant to be.

Yes, there is a LOT of doctrinal/theological stuff presented, but in the context of a story, and a man's perception of how things are.

That being said, I'm not NEAR as picking it apart as some. I can only think of one main thing that was presented that I'd say wasn't accurate ... that having to do with the heirarchy structure in the Trinity, etc ... though, the essence of what was communicated was more about relationships ... mutual respect and love, and not "heirarchy" in my opinion.

I think anyone should be able to read this and objectively glean from the incredible experience of reading it, and not try to form a doctrinal statement out of it.

I mean ... c'mon folks ... how many of the sitcoms that you watch on TV are giving accurate "doctrine"? If you read this ONLY for the pure entertainment, it's worth it. It's an emotional rollercoaster ride ... be prepared to have your heart thrown all around ... but it's worth it, IMHO.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Re: 5Questions with The Worship Journals

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:04:40 -0000

Hey David, Thanks ... yeah - wish I could see you there, man!

Re: Using Mogulus or Video for Worship

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:08:32 -0000

Hey Mandy,
Yeah, join us. I hope they will do it next week ... I will be in Austin, TX at the National Worship Leader Conference, so maybe Kim or Shannon will be leading it next week. We definitely hope to refine/perfect it, and keep doing it.

If I can get permission, I hope to stream live my Worship + Web2.0" talk at the NWLC too.

Re: FreePlay Friday (Poop, Music, Travel, Spam)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:30:55 -0000

Matthew,
Yikes - we will pray for you. FreePlayFriday can be anything, so I'm glad you were real and transparent.

Jamie - I didn't know people REALLY listened to those old podcasts. Sorry I don't really do them anymore, maybe I should. I'm glad you're recycling them, though.

Pastuh -
Sounds like an awesome day for you!

For me ... I wrote this post a couple of hours ago and published it with a feel-good smile on my face. Since then, a big cloud of frustration, anger, confusion, and some other nasty emotions have come over me. Well, for one .. my internet @ the house is down, which pretty much screws up the rest of my Friday unless it gets fixed. For two, for some things I can't really divulge ... today was the "last chance" for some things I was really excited about to come through, and they didn't work out ... leaving me frustrated, confused, fighting anger, bitterness ... having arguments and vain speculations in my mind. I know that's not a good place to be, and I'm working on getting it out of me (typing it and confessing it are part of that process) ... so pray for me.

Fred

Re: FreePlay Friday (Poop, Music, Travel, Spam)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:02:27 -0000

RV
Wow ... I had no idea. What a perspective ... amazing!
Fred

Everyone else:
That cloud of darkness ... it's gone. Just had a great conversation and I'm smilin' again. My plans .. well, they may or may NOT come together ... but at least I got some communication on the matter, which is all I needed. Praise God, He is so good.

Re: FreePlay Friday (Poop, Music, Travel, Spam)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:45:00 -0000

Chris,
Thanks ... I laughed OUT LOUD. (is there a roach on the bottom of your shoe?)

Re: FreePlay Friday (Poop, Music, Travel, Spam)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:25:52 -0000

Mike, yep - you've got your hands full.
j2nice78 - cooltext - I wll have to check that out for sure.
Renee' ... thanks ... "I think"?

Re: Worship Leader Mag Blog and Twitter

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:27:59 -0000

Jim, you can count on it - are you gonna do any of Shaun Grove's blogging classes, or possibly come to my "Worship + Web 2.0"? Be sure we connect, one way or the other!

Fred

Re: National Worship Leader Conference, Austin Update 2

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:22:07 -0000

Tyler,
Yeah - I intentionally skipped it @ Willow since I knew he was teaching it here, too.

Shaun - absolutely, feel free to be the crazy uncle, and thanks again for the cable. I'll take good care of her.

Jim - the pleasure has certainly been ours ... thanks for being such a gracious friend.

Jay - wish ya'll could be here. You would've enjoyed Shaun's class SO MUCH. Fred wins? Versus Dark Knight, are you kidding? What an awesome movie. I'm ready to see it again.

Shaun showed us that blog post today, I was laughing. If *I* did that blog entry, I'd get fired and sued.

FM

Re: NWLC: Monday Update (Shuttles)

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:39:45 -0000

Dawn, thanks so much for the prayer and "perspective!" Tyler, agreed, completely.
RV - always good when you stop by and make yourself known.
Jamie, now that's a good idea ....
Kimbo .. HAHHAHAHHAHAH, thanks, bro ... I thought about you NUMEROUS times when I saw those big ole ugly floor wedges. (in all honesty, the audio mix has been less-than-great for the most part, but has gotten better as we've gone through, but I don't think it has anything to do with the big black boxes (or lack thereof)

I'll pray Travis doesn't find your comment on my blog!

Fred

Re: Austin Bound

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:41 -0000

Peter, be encouraged man ... just keep doing what God has for you right where you are, and trust Him to lead you. I know you are doing that already.

Tyler - yep, you nailed it, it's smokin' hot.

John, I'm so late at replying to comments ... so yes .. but wait ... we already DID meet up! Excited about your project.

Re: National Worship Leader Conference: Worship + Web 2.0

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:10:33 -0000

Thanks, gang - I appreciate you joining in.

Re: National Worship Leader Conference, Austin Update 2

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:18:34 -0000

Ryan,
Yep ... that must've been @ Willow ... probably during McLaren's session, haha. Rob, dad ... thanks for jumping in. Wish Ya'll were here.

Re: FreePlay Friday (Austin, Never Use Sears Again)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:39:43 -0000

Chris, I'm gonna SLUG YOU when I get back.

Re: National Worship Leader Conference - Worship + Web2.0 Thanks

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:41:14 -0000

Thanks all .. yeah, Joel .. that comment came from a "fountain" of wisdom.

Re: FreePlay Friday (Austin, Never Use Sears Again)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:53:49 -0000

Dawn,
I twittered it yesterday, and got numerous responses agreeing that Sears is pathetic. I just twittered it again, thanks for the heads up. BTW, I love having you comment on my blog, so you're not in my small group anymore from the fun Monica days, but this is pretty stinkin' fun.

RV - sounds awesome, man ... it's folks like you who learn the secret of spiritual growth and satisfation .. "reach in" to the community and get engaged.

Mandy ... ah, c'mon .. no banner love? I'm sure Chris would give you the background.

Re: National Worship Leader Conference - Worship + Web2.0 Thanks

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:56:44 -0000

Mandy, that's cool ... let me know when it's up ... I dunno what a "sprout player" is?

Re: FreePlay Friday (Austin, Never Use Sears Again)

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:29:50 -0000

Ryan,
That would be awesome ... I'll use the banner and plug away. "Great" Sears story?

Re: FreePlay Friday (Austin, Never Use Sears Again)

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:58:10 -0000

Dwayne,
And to you as well ... thanks a ton!

Re: Sunday … Surprise

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:55:40 -0000

Soon ... soon .... soon enough. (you'll know in plenty of time)

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:38:05 -0000

Billy,
Thanks for being #1! Great idea about the URL - I've got that in the rules (see #3) ... the text you are referring to is automatically added by the Mister Linky code, and I'm not quite sure how to edit that particular text. I'll look into it!

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:51:40 -0000

Ryan, Look forward to it tomorrow.
Jamie ... I don't use Worship Kitchen b/c it's not on Mac platform yet ... but that will release in September, according to the "chef" himself. I just create my own links - you can go into the iTunes music store and right-click on any item and "copy itunes music store url".

For the sake of transparency, though ... I actually use the Linkshare itunes affiliate link maker to create my links ... so, when people click those links and if they purchase the songs, I make a ton of money. Like, for the last few months, my Linkshare check has been over $1.00! (that's one dollar!)

Fred McKinnons last blog post..Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:21:44 -0000

Rick,
Sure thing, that's awesome ... and thanks for spreading the word. I've linked to you in the main blogroll as well.

Fred

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:24:03 -0000

Steve,
Hey - thanks SO MUCH for jumping in on the Sunday Setlist idea. Hopefully, we'll do this every week ... at least, that's the idea. I hope you get lots of click-thrus to your blog, too.

About your setlist .... that's a ton of songs, it's awesome that you have that much time for corporate worship. About how much time do you devote to the singing/musical portion of your corporate worship service?

Fred

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:24:35 -0000

Steve ... PS: there's no requirement for itunes links ... that's just something I like to do ... a lot of folks in my church like to see them 'cause they hear a song they like and want to check it out.

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:28:28 -0000

Jim,
Awesome - thanks ... and you are on my blogroll! Listed as "Jim Drake" ... I added it earlier.

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:29:00 -0000

Thanks Heather,
It's good to get input from a fellow SSCC'r. Well, despite all those heads turning and looking at me, I didn't hold back - I worshiped. I didn't intentionally sing super loud, or soft ... just a normal, singing volume. Maybe the singing was just BAD! :-)

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:41:25 -0000

ya,
We're sort of doing that. My TD said today that we're hitting high 80's on the "something" weighting (whichever weighting is the lower one ... before at the same level, it was high 90's .. all depends on where that "switch" is ... at any case, we based our volume on the same spot where Willow Creek was running theirs ... but it still seems so quiet. Then again, if the majority of folks aren't singing, they aren't contributing to the sound ... so even at a decent volume, if one person is the ONLY person singing out within a few rows, I suppose that person is gonna stand out. what a shame.

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:51:51 -0000

Adam,
Good word, man .. Amen. But, shouldn't it be the exception? I mean, singing isn't "suggested" in the Bible (all over the place) as a "well, if you like to, if you want to, if you happen to be wired to do it" ... I mean, it's mandated all through the Word.

Did God command us, challenge us, and inspire us consistently throughout the Word to praise Him in "song" (ie. singing), yet forget to "wire" 90% of us to do it?

Me thinks no.
Fred

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:53:04 -0000

Peter, Paul, Shannon, Gary, and Russ .. thanks a ton. Russ, your link is fixed in the sidebar, BTW!

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:07:29 -0000

Hey Stephen,

Sounds good - makes me feel better at least! (grin).

Yeah, as I said, our church is awesome, and is very diverse. Plenty of people who are unchurched.
Plenty of people from traditional backgrounds, still unsure
Plenty of people not used to modern worship
Plenty of people who are baby Christians
Plenty of people who are DEEP, but don't necessarily sing

Fact is (this should be in the blog post, so hope people read it here), there could be ANY NUMBER of reasons why people dont' sing that could lead back to US ... the leadership, song selection, key, familiarity, etc.

Plenty to chew on.

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:11:54 -0000

RV,
Yes - thanks. Especially coming from another SSCC'er, though you're typically frammin' those drums on stage. It's so good to know you're out there singing along when you don't happen to be worshiping with drumsticks in your hands.

I like the way you put it ... "I sing .. they can sing with me or listen" ... their choice.

Fred

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:35:07 -0000

Bridget,
That's absolutely the truth.
Travis,
Thanks for weighing in ... here's to Sunday Night, Sept 7
Jay,
Sing out, bro. Actually, If you think you looked like an idiot, you should see the video footage .. you looked like an "African American" idiot. (ok, before I get shot ... to clarify, the Guru Marine boy's suntan, coupled with the particular lighting on the stage, gave his dark-skin-tone)

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:38:53 -0000

Jamie,
Great input, man ... I *LOVE* those spots. I try to do them often, if not overdo them.

This is one incredible discussion, perhaps one of the best on this blog. I hope it continues through the night, but I'll pickup my responses in the AM - it's time for some SLEEP.

G'night friends.
Fred

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:52:48 -0000

Hey Joel, Wayne, Ben ... great to have you guys on board this week! Hopefully, we'll see ya next week as well!

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:46:53 -0000

@chris moncus .. you said "Show me a person that doesn’t sing and I will show you a person who doesn’t love a Jesus a whole lot."

Chris, love the passion, but I think that is way too sweeping of a comment. I would be hesitant to make such a quick judgment ... maybe people have been "learned" by culture to not sing out ... maybe they love Jesus, but they are self conscious about their voice, maybe they love Jesus, but just haven't busted through the dam of junk in our daily lives that gives them the freedom to let loose.

I agree, we should WANT to ... God CREATED us to ... but just because we may not do it wouldn't necessarily deem us as one who doesn't love God.

Overall, I think you're on to something about how we've categorized things though.

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:52:25 -0000

@brent (Inworship) ... see Travis' comment above - A-weighted, slow. Radio Shack meter, and also Smaart lIve.

@KitPalmer - I think you are absolutely on to something. But dude, I'm just excited that you clicked over here and got engaged in the discussion. Thanks! I stripped away the entire band a few weeks ago and did "Here I Am To Worship" and "What A Friend we Have in Jesus" with just my weak ole' voice and grand piano, and I heard kajillions of people singing.

@mandy ... great points, and true is so many cases. I can tell you that on this experience, I don't think it was any of those. There was good vocals, good parts, good songs, good mix, and the WL wasn't putting on a big show.

@Matthew -
Good stuff ... survey? Oh man, I know that would be a stink bomb waiting to go off. We do have a smaller representation in a "Worship/Music Committee" that we've started going to for input and feedback, though.

The Senior Pastor and Youth Pastors (all vibrant worshipers) were all gone - vacation, mission trips, etc. The Assoc. Pastor was gone, too. Who knows, maybe their lack of presence did something, though in a room as large as ours, they aren't typically "noticed" so much anyway ... we don't sit them up in old-school wingbacks on the platform with the "Grand Poobahs".

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:01:37 -0000

Steve,
Love the photo ... and let us know how that email to the pastor is received ....

Fred

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:07:57 -0000

Renee'
Wow ... thanks.
"Sometimes God Speaks and you have to listen".
"Sometimes I am awestruck and can't sing".

Whoa. That just did something in me ... it slowed down the craziness. Simple, yet PROFOUND. Thanks, Renee'.

Re: Sunday Setlists #1 - Join the Carnival

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:10:55 -0000

Thanks, Mandy - so head over to your blendingworship and put up your "confessional" and then fill out the Mister Linky. (that sounds kinda BOSSY doesn't it!).

FM

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:17:09 -0000

Hey Everyone who's following this - please continue to discuss this right here ... however, I've just posted a new blog, "part 2", with guest words from Dr. Michael Braz, Georgia Southern University ... good stuff ... check it out at:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/07/29/c...

Re: Pt 2, Corporate Singing (with words from Dr. Michael Braz)

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:48:10 -0000

"Worry is God's job"? Somehow, I don't think God is worried about anything.

Re: Pt 2, Corporate Singing (with words from Dr. Michael Braz)

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:52:40 -0000

Steve, oh yeah ... sorry, it's late and I'm sleep deprived. I had to say that (above), but neglected to ALSO say "great thoughts" ... I agree, we can easily get WAY too caught up in worrying about how people are "seemingly engaging".

Re: I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing?

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:27:27 -0000

Bernard -
Spoken profoundly - prayer, Amen. Totally agree with that.
Fred

Re: FreePlay Friday (6 Packs, Music, School, Toes)

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:52:41 -0000

These are some great "expressions" .. I'll have to remember them!

Re: Sunday Setlists #2 - Share Your Setlist Link

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:41:24 -0000

Doh, you are right, I forgot to enable Mister Linky. It's live now. Thanks, T.

Re: Sunday Setlists #2 - Share Your Setlist Link

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:52:01 -0000

Why do so many people have such a difficult time comprehending Rule #3? Help me out folks, is is that unclear? Don't put your blog's homepage URL in the Mister Linky, link to the actual Sunday Setlist post. A week from now, folks don't want to search your entire blog for your setlist.

So far, I've deleted a few, and now I just give up and leave them "as is". I hate the rules, but they are there to make the whole thing work properly ... so people can click the link on "Mister Linky" ... today, tomorrow, next month, or next year, and go straight to that Setlist post.

Re: Sunday Setlists #2 - Share Your Setlist Link

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:52:57 -0000

PS:
I take that back - upon reviewing the blog, I saw that I went the extra mile and posted this:
(Note: despite #3, many folks didn’t read and posted a link to their blog’s homepage, NOT their Sunday Setlist post. These links won’t work, and will be removed, sorry!)

So, if your link isn't in the Mister Linky ... u know why!

Re: Sunday Setlists #2 - Share Your Setlist Link

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:08:01 -0000

Hey JonWesley,
Urs got deleted (see above) and email I just sent - feel free to add it back into the Mister Linky, but read #3 above - don't put your blog's homepage URL in there ... put the full link to your post. Gracias, Senor!

Re: Guest Blog: “Angels Sighted, Part 2″ by Craig Walker

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:31:20 -0000

I remember that story well ... it's awesome!

Re: Saturday Social and Music Request

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:27:56 -0000

Tyler,
Not so much trying to keep up with all of them, as much as using the "status" to update folks who for whatever weirdo reason, are following me. Granted, I suppose if they reply, I'll have to "keep up". We'll see. I can always cancel one.

Re: Guest Blog: “Angels Sighted, Part 2″ by Craig Walker

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:18:29 -0000

Wayne,
Thanks a ton - commented on your blog, too.
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:59:12 -0000

Hey Everyone,
Thanks for posting your setlists ... there are some great things happening in our churches. I'm so grateful you're willing to share in this idea and build the community! Be sure and visit one another's blogs!

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:07:09 -0000

@jim drake - have an awesome vacation!
@alex - thanks for playing out in Cali
@mike, thanks so much
@shannon - rats, no sir ... you put last week's worship confessional on this week's post instead of last week's .. and once again, you broke infamous Rule #3 ... in the Mr. Linky, you just put your blog's main homepage URL address (4whatitsworth.wordpress.com) ... instead of the actual link to your post. I emailed you a play-by-play of how to do it .. Mr. Linky is a mean-tail if you disobey the rules, haha!

Re: FreePlay Friday (Video and Ramblings)

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:13:07 -0000

Alex,
You and me both ... I hit 197 RSS the other day and was like "ooohh, sooo close"

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:49:55 -0000

Shannon, sure thing ... thanks a ton! U got it!

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:50:59 -0000

Thanks, Jan ...
Gotcha covered!

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:18:11 -0000

@bobby - thanks again
@ben - yeah, the list is growing - but of course, it helps that more people are filling out the Mr. Linky correctly this week!

Re: Guest Blog: The Key of Girl by Mandy Thompson

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:43:23 -0000

Ed,
Wow, what an amazing response. I wanted to personally reply and let you know that as an "unbeliever" (as you put it), you are welcome here ANY TIME.

Fred

Re: Recap, I Thought We Were SUPPOSED To Sing

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:56:34 -0000

Pastor Steve,

Good thoughts ... I'm a bit behind replying to comments on this post - but allow me to say that I agree with the whole "leading" thing ... I often make it a point to counter the "just get lost and lead by demonstration" theory!

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:02:56 -0000

Beth ...

oooh, that was rough. OK, I promise to be nicer to those who don't follow the rules. (blame it on Mr. Linky)

Re: FreePlay Friday (Video and Ramblings)

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:04:16 -0000

Alastair,
First, go to validator.w3.org and make sure your RSS feed is fully valid and clean - you'd be surprised.

Second, send twitter messages to Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki and tell him about what you're doing.

That's what I did ... definitely took some proactive promoting on my part ... I struggled (I always do) between the "work to get this resource out there" versus "self promotion" and reconciled that if I'm doing this, I must think it's worth something, and if that's the case, I'm not being a good steward if I don't at least TRY to make it more successful by grabbing more exposure.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:13:35 -0000

Hey everyone,
Just a reminder - if you have a chance, go and visit some of the setlist links above ... especially if you don't recognize the names and links - there are several first-timers, including some internationals!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Sunday Setlist Wrap-up

Fred McKinnon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:52:04 -0000

Rick,
Thanks bro .. that's the plan!

Re: What Makes a Great Worship Song?

Fred McKinnon — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:29:33 -0000

Hey Everyone,
I had one of those "days" - back to back meetings, non-stop. I was excited to see so many people commenting and taking part (I do hope it continues through the night and into the next day).

So many great responses and thoughts.

For me, I think of singability, simplicity, and connection - is the song saying something that resonates with me, and what my heart is yearning to express!?

Some of my all time faves stem from more of the Vineyard songs in the renewal movements of the early 90's ... songs like:
Draw Me Close
Holy Love
More Love, More Power
No Other

Other old Integrity classics like
"I Am The God That Healeth Thee"
"As the Deer"
"I Exalt Thee"

and more recent favorites such as
"Here I Am To Worship"
"Heart of Worship"
"How He Loves Us"

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Fred McKinnons last blog post..What Makes a Great Worship Song?

Re: What Makes a Great Worship Song?

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:56:21 -0000

Keith,
That's a great question - it would be so inspiring to get perspective from someone who was deaf, who couldn't hear the music, but could only see and express the lyrics.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: CCLI Top Songs - How Great is our God

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:59:34 -0000

Hey Guys -
Actually, the results are from the rolling survey that CCLI does with churches. If you are a CCLI member, you have (or you will) be notified of a 6-month survey period where you have to log EVERYTHING related to copy/usage activity. It used to be in a big paperback thing you mailed in - now, you do it every week in an online site for reporting purposes ... and based on your church's congregation size, it's logged with certain demographics and reporting factors.

As a published songwriter who receives a royalty check from CCLI twice per year (for myself, and for writers that my company publishes), it's very interesting to see the "usage" stats - how many single credits, arrangement credits, projection credits, recording credits, etc.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: CCLI Top Songs - How Great is our God

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:06:07 -0000

Audra,
Thanks for stopping by - you raise an interesting point ... sometimes, there is just an "anointing" ... a "mantle" ... on a song . I think "Healer" is that song right now. You can't describe it, you can't manufacture it ... it's just the hand of God, and His favor, is on a song. I absolutely think that has something to do w/ a song like this.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: CCLI Top Songs - Blessed Be Your Name

Fred McKinnon — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:23:00 -0000

Deron,
Tempo is something I didn't even mention - but you are right, it's more medium, and is a great transitional song!

Re: FreePlay Friday - Anniversary Edition

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:48:24 -0000

Brooke,
That's what I'm calling LOVE ... down to the day! I missed that whole smooch thing - too busy running choir practice I suppose - but way to go Jay.
Fred

Re: FreePlay Friday - Anniversary Edition

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:49:26 -0000

Mandy -
Congrats to you and Ross. I think it's universally accepted that women love it when their men BRAG on them.
Fred

Re: FreePlay Friday - Anniversary Edition

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:07:16 -0000

Jan,
Wow - well, you could teach us ALL a lot of things here, I'm sure. Didn't realize your husband was serving in the war - will pray for him. What a wonderful tribute to how he's blessed you.

Robert,
Congrats on 15 years ... to that little girl. (haha, I always liked saying that to Sandy). I agree, you have three awesome kiddos!

Re: Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:22:51 -0000

Hey Casey,

I'm not the guy to ask - I've barely launched Logic ... I'd suggest going to http://www.themonobox.com .. and there's a great "getting started" article on TheWorshipCommunity.Com as well - just search for "loops" or look in the archives under "Worship Technology" category.

Thanks, man! Love having you hear on the blog!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: TheWorshipCommunity.Com Syndication

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:04:27 -0000

Mandy,
"shut up" - hahaha, I'm laughing. Could you video that "happy dance" for some TV?

Leslie,
Have enjoyed checking out your new blog - yes, the # of worship-related blogs is a bit overwhelming!

Dad - thanks ... and thanks for the support and voting on www.indieheaven.com/fanfaves.php

Re: Sunday Setlists #3 - Join the Fun

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:06:54 -0000

Mandy,
Jeff got it covered - I think it's always been for Wordpress. Wordpress.com's being free is, well, wonderful. But for all the restrictions, it's tough too sometimes.

However, there is a "Mister Linky" plugin, but there is also the regular version, which is basically just you modifying your header.php, your home.php (or index.php) and single.php file. If wordpress.com allows you to modify your .php templates (apparently they do, you've mod'd your site quite well), you should be able to do it!

Fred

Re: Sunday Setlists #4 - Share Your Stuff

Fred McKinnon — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:55:09 -0000

Hey Everyone,
Welcome back ... thanks for posting your setlists ... I think there has already been like 4 or 5 links bounced out of the Mr. Linky for linking to the homepage. The idea is to link to your actual post - not homepage .. otherwise, the link won't really be pointing to your setlist a few days from now.

Enjoy!
For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Healer - Mike Guglielmucci Exposed

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:51:54 -0000

Jordan,
I've been in mtgs. all day long, so haven't even been able to reply to comments - but I will say this, I think it's extremely short-sighted for you to regulate this to "charismatics". (seems a bit presumptions and judgmental, too).

I dunno, I'm far from the best of moods today - but that caught me wrong, big-time.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon
www.fredmckinnon.com
www.theworshipcommunity.com

Re: Healer - Mike Guglielmucci Exposed

Fred McKinnon — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:18:30 -0000

james - we are in the process of praying through whether or not we'll be using this song as well.

Ed - good words ... it's hard not to go after something when there seems to be such favor on it. It's human nature - we're wired that way.

Re: Healer - Mike Guglielmucci Exposed

Fred McKinnon — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:31:27 -0000

Ben,
Thanks for jumping in ... and point well taken! Where have you been? Does B-A-M own your soul? I know Fox will soon! (well, not your soul)