Mission Notes | Christian Music Blog » tobyMac http://missionnotes.com Fulfilling the Mission with Music Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:59:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Planning Ichthus Festival 2010 http://missionnotes.com/planning-ichthus-festival-2010/ http://missionnotes.com/planning-ichthus-festival-2010/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:52:34 +0000 Jason Bean http://missionnotes.com/planning-ichthus-festival-2010/ My family and I are working on developing some kind of plan to get our family to Ichthus this year. My son is quickly becoming a huge fan of a variety of Christian music artists and many of them are performing this year at Ichthus.

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TobyMac, Skillet, Switchfoot, Relient K, Barlow Girl, Newsboys, Superchick, and on and on… Yeah, they’re all going to be there and we’re going to do our best to be there with them.

Taking a family of four can get pretty ‘spensive, so that’s what we’re working on now. We love camping, so that won’t be a problem. It will cost $260 for all of us to attend the festival start to finish, just for the tickets.

If I make it, you can bet I’ll be covering it as much as possible. Anyone know if they have wi-fi available onsite?

]]> http://missionnotes.com/planning-ichthus-festival-2010/feed/ 1 TobyMac – "Made to Love" http://missionnotes.com/tobymac-made-to-love/ http://missionnotes.com/tobymac-made-to-love/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:40:00 +0000 Jason Bean http://missionnotes.com/tobymac-made-to-love/ Here’s a video of TobyMac performing "Made to Love" live at an outdoor concert. I’ve got to make sure I catch him in concert soon. My son loves him. Need to plan a father and son trip away to a concert.

He’s got a number of upcoming concert dates within an easy drive of Indianapolis. Let’s see what we can do.

]]> http://missionnotes.com/tobymac-made-to-love/feed/ 0 dc Talk – Luv Is A Verb from Free at Last http://missionnotes.com/dc-talk-luv-is-a-verb-from-free-at-last/ http://missionnotes.com/dc-talk-luv-is-a-verb-from-free-at-last/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:46:50 +0000 Jason Bean http://missionnotes.com/dc-talk-luv-is-a-verb-from-free-at-last/

We’re currently in a sermon series at church titled "40 Days of Love". It’s a part of the ministry by Rick Warren out of Saddleback Church in California. Our worship band and singers performed "Luv Is A Verb" and then I found this video of dc Talk performing the hit and thought I’d share it here. I loved these guys growing up and still love them as they perform with their own groups and solo now.

]]> http://missionnotes.com/dc-talk-luv-is-a-verb-from-free-at-last/feed/ 0 Top 10 Christian Songs This Week – 02/16/2009 http://missionnotes.com/top-10-christian-songs-this-week-02162009/ http://missionnotes.com/top-10-christian-songs-this-week-02162009/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:41:55 +0000 Jason Bean http://missionnotes.com/top-10-christian-songs-this-week-02162009/ Here’s the current Top 10 songs in Christian music as reported by 20 The Countdown magazine.

  1. Third Day: Revelation
  2. Jeremy Camp: There Will Be A Day
  3. Tenth Avenue North: By Your Side
  4. Brandon Heath: Give Me Your Eyes
  5. Chris Tomlin: Jesus Messiah
  6. Mercy Me: Finally Home
  7. Downhere: Here I Am
  8. Big Daddy Weave: What Life Would Be Like
  9. Francesca Battistelli: Free to be Me
  10. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa): Lose My Soul

I’m enjoying seeing and hearing Chris Tomlin continue to make some great music and get the exposure of his music. I’ll be seeing him in concert late next month when he comes to Indianapolis and performs at Conseco Fieldhouse.

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  1. Brandon Heath: Give Me Your Eyes
  2. Jeremy Camp: There Will Be A Day
  3. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa): Lose My Soul
  4. Big Daddy Weave: What Life Would Be Like
  5. Chris Tomlin: Jesus Messiah
  6. Downhere: Here I Am
  7. Steven Curtis Chapman: Yours
  8. Casting Crowns: Slow Fade
  9. Michael W. Smith: A New Hallelujah
  10. Tenth Avenue North: By Your Side

A little bit of moving around this week along with some new additions like Tenth Avenue North.

]]> http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week/feed/ 0 Top 10 Songs This Week (01/05/2009) http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week-01052009/ http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week-01052009/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:08:20 +0000 Jason Bean http://missionnotes.com/top-10-songs-this-week-01052009/ A great way to start the new year is by having some of my favorite artists and songs start the year with their music at the top of the charts. In this case it’s the charts made available by 20 The Countdown Magazine.

Here’s the top 10 songs this week, half their listing of the Top 20.

  1. Brandon Heath – Give Me Your Eyes
  2. tobyMac (Feat. Kirk Franklin & Mandisa) – Lose My Soul
  3. Jeremy Camp – There Will Be A Day
  4. Chris Tomlin – Jesus Messiah
  5. Big Daddy Weave – What Life Would Be Like
  6. Steven Curtis Chapman – Yours
  7. Downhere – Here I Am
  8. Casting Crowns – Slow Fade
  9. 33 Miles – One Life to Love
  10. Michael W. Smith – A New Hallelujah

I absolutely love the song "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath, and tobyMac’s music always lifts my spirits and gets me moving.

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What are some of your “must have” songs for your favorites playlist? Let us know in the comments and let’s introduce each other to some new music maybe.

]]> http://missionnotes.com/2-must-add-songs-to-your-playlist/feed/ 0 Mandisa’s “Only the World” Sits at #2 on Billboard http://missionnotes.com/mandisas-only-the-world-sits-at-2-on-billboard/ http://missionnotes.com/mandisas-only-the-world-sits-at-2-on-billboard/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:54:24 +0000 Jason Bean http://www.christianmusicfan.com/2007/06/11/mandisas-only-the-world-sits-at-2-on-billboard/ Jeanne over at Idol Stalker just gave me the heads-up that Mandisa is doing really well with her debut release. Specifically, her song “Only the World”, she recorded with tobyMac and Kirk Franklin is doing extremely well. So well that she’s only trailing Beyonce on the Billboard Overall Single Sales at #2. Correction: “Only the World” is Mandisa’s solo release from her upcoming album. The song she recorded with tobyMac and Kirk Franklin was “Lose My Soul”, which is also great and can be heard on Mandisa’s MySpace page.

In the original article on Christian Today, Mandisa said this about her faith and being on American Idol.

Mandisa says, “My faith certainly went through some tests of fire, but it’s stronger because of American Idol. I came out of that experience understanding Jesus better. I had been sheltered in Christian circles for a while, and AI helped me realise the kind of impact that Christians can make in the world around them.”

Great testimony. Since Jordin Sparks has a Christian background and outlook, I’m sure hoping she can have the same type of positive impact that Mandisa appears to be having in the music industry. I’m hoping that Jordin can do it in the mainstream area and be a role-model for a lot of young girls out there.

Jeanne and the article both stated that Mandisa’s album isn’t hitting stores until July 31st. I thought her album had already come out? Am I confused?

]]> http://missionnotes.com/mandisas-only-the-world-sits-at-2-on-billboard/feed/ 0 An Old Interview of Kevin Max from DC Talk http://missionnotes.com/an-old-interview-of-kevin-max-from-dc-talk/ http://missionnotes.com/an-old-interview-of-kevin-max-from-dc-talk/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:22:16 +0000 Jason Bean http://www.christianmusicfan.com/2007/06/07/an-old-interview-of-kevin-max-from-dc-talk/ Of the three performers of the group DC Talk, Kevin Max has probably gotten the least amount of spotlight compared to tobyMac or Michael Tait.

The first is a video interview followed by a video of his performance of “Existence”.

“Existence”

]]> http://missionnotes.com/an-old-interview-of-kevin-max-from-dc-talk/feed/ 0 What’s Your Favorite DC Talk Album http://missionnotes.com/whats-your-favorite-dc-talk-album/ http://missionnotes.com/whats-your-favorite-dc-talk-album/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:01:08 +0000 Jason Bean http://www.christianmusicfan.com/2007/06/01/whats-your-favorite-dc-talk-album/ DC Talk “Free at Last” album coverDC Talk has a new album coming out. Okay, maybe not new because it’s a Greatest Hits CD, but it’s still a new CD.

As I was looking at this new album though, I started thinking about all the albums they’ve put out and which one was my favorite. It also crossed my mind since I just finished working through an online survey for K-LOVE and the last song on the survey was “Lean On Me”.

So, with that being said, what’s your favorite DC Talk album? Let us know in our latest poll!

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After visiting the DC Talk website to make sure I didn’t miss any albums, they pointed me into the direction of a great DC Talk fan site www.dctalkunite.com, which also focuses on their individual solo efforts. Lots of material. In fact, they should hire this guy to just do their official website for them.

I don’t want to influence your vote, but they’ve also got their own poll going on for the same subject and “Jesus Freak” is winning by a landslide. Their poll includes solo albums as well.

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