Event Name: University of Dallas Ministry Conference
Event Date(s): October 23-24, 2009
Event Time(s): 9AM to 7 PM
Event Location: The Dallas Convention Center
The University of Dallas is soliciting applications from performers, either as individuals or in bands, to provide Christian music in 30-min time slots throughout the two-day conference, the musical climax of which will be a concert with John Michael Talbot on Friday evening. Given… Continue reading
Posted by: John South and Rick Matos
Tags: Christian music, John Michael Talbot, University of Dallas Ministry Conference
Join the Bzz in Christian Radio
In case you haven’t heard, there is a new sound on the horizon. KBZZ radio (www.KBZZradio.com) is a new Internet-based Christian radio station in Quinlan, TX that is scheduled to begin broadcasting April 21, 2009. Owned and founded by John Porter, KBZZ will initially be broadcasting streaming-feed music and interviews and, soon afterwards, live features of all kinds.
John has repeatedly seen… Continue reading
Posted by: Rick Matos
Tags: Christian music, Christian radio, new bands, new performers
Some wonder whether or not they have what it takes to be a Christian music writer. What does it take to craft a Christian song? What inspires Christian writers? The answers vary, but the themes are the same: faith, surrender, life, commission and Grace.
Faith is the mortar that holds all Christians united. Each of us is a building block for the foundation of the Kingdom of God on… Continue reading
Posted by: Rick Matos
Tags: Christian music, Songwriting
Did you ever wonder what Christian music most Christians actually listen to? Over the years, I have conducted brief (very non-scientific) surveys of some Christian friends to ask that very question. Here’s what I found out.
Among other things, Christian music is music about Christ, His teachings, or Christian living, and Christians, of course, profess a belief in Christ. So, you might expect that Christians listen to “Christian music”… Continue reading
Posted by: Rick Matos
Tags: Christian music