[10] New Promo for Highest Praise Worship Podcast

Hello everyone!

Check out the new “promo” for the Highest Praise Worship Podcast. I hope to get this 60-second spot out to some radio stations and other avenues of promotion to have others join us for worship. Pray for God’s blessings on this “spot” that those who have other christian-podcasts or TV/Radio shows will consider airing this promo spot.

Let me know what you think!

More to come soon … I promise!
For the Kingdom,
Fred F. McKinnon

[9] Merry Christmas from Highest Praise

Hey Ya’ll -

Phew – it’s been way to long since I did a podcast – Nov. 7 to be exact. I hope to get back on track quickly. Today’s podcast is our “Christmas Podcast” and rather than leading worship, I’ve put together a few songs I thought you’d enjoy.

Be sure to leave your comments as to who you are and where you are listening from – we love hearing from you.

The Show:

“Fix My Eyes” – Radio Cut from the soon-to-be-released “Worship Under The Stars” record. This is the shortened version – the full length version will be available on the CD and the DVD of the “Worship Under the Stars” concert recorded back in September, 2005. For lyrics, leadsheets, chord charts, etc., go to our Music & Media Songlist.

“Go Tell It On The Mountain” – featuring David Baroni on his new “Christmas” Fingerpaintings CD, available at www.instrumentalworship.com

“Thank You” – featuring worship leader/songwriter Klaus Kluen of Dallas, TX
www.klausmusic.com

God bless you, and Merry Christmas!
FRED

October 5 Newsletter: David Crowder Band, Podcasts, Worship Under The Stars

Hey Ya’ll,

Well, this is obviously a ‘different’ type of “podcast”. I decided that the monthly “Highest Praise” newsletter would be posted on the podcast blog … and I’d also make an “audio podcast newsletter” to go along with it. So … here it goes.

First – notice … you can “read” the newsletter here, but I have some audio commentary associated with it in the “podcast”. So, feel free to ‘read’ the newsletter … but if you’d like to hear the other stuff, subscribe and download it! (or just do it the old fashioned way, and hit the “play” button!)

The Show

Contents:
1) NEW: David Crowder Band CD – “A Collision”
2) Podcast News
3) Worship Under the Stars Report

David Crowder Band – “A Collision”

The David Crowder Band is not affiliated with Highest Praise Productions, but they are too incredible not to mention in our newsletter when their much anticipated, new CD has been released. I’d play some of their music on the podcast if I could, but copyright restrictions don’t allow for that … but trust me … I’m working on it!

They have just launched their much anticipated CD, “A Collision”. You can buy it just about everywhere – Target, Amazon, Wal-mart, etc … but the coolest play to but it is on ITunes Music Store! Why? Because exclusively at ITunes, you can download the entire record for only $9.99, and as a bonus, you get all the artwork and booklet in .pdf format, and even better – you get a cool bonus VIDEO that you can watch in ITunes. Interested – just use this handy lil’ button below, and it will launch your ITunes application and take you straight into the ITunes Music Store to the CD! (how easy is that?!)





^^^ click that “Itunes” image to order ^^^

Don’t have Itunes yet? First, repent. (just kidding). Seriously, ITunes is free, and it totally rocks. It allows you to do so much – listen to music, rip CD’s, buy from the ITunes Music Store, listen to podcats (like the Highest Praise Worship Podcast!), burn your own custom Cd’s, etc. Best of all – IT IS LEGAL! You can use the button below to go to the Itunes download page:






I’m listening to it now, and it’s so fresh … so, if you’ve got $10 to invest in a great musical/worship encounter, checkout “A Collision” by the David Crowder Band. If $10 is too steep for ya, you can preview all 21 tracks on ITunes (no, that’s not a typo – there are 21 tracks on this record!) and buy only the ones you want for $.99.

Podcast News

Ok, so if you haven’t figured it out, we’ve gone crazy with this “podcasting” thing. If you are reading this as part of our regular “newsletter” you may still be wondering what it’s all about. Basically, we can produce audio segments called “podcasts” and you can subscribe to them and they will be automatically delivered to your computer. From there, you can listen on your computer … or … for those who are probably saying … “geez, I’m too busy to sit around listening to this stuff on my computer” … then you can burn a CD of the podcast to listen to in your car, or … transfer if to your “IPod” or other portable MP3/Audio device (hence the name, “podcast”).

The “Highest Praise Worship Podcast” is currently being delivered about once per week and features new music from Highest Praise Productions, songwriters, and other artists, worship leaders, and instrumentalists (like those at InstrumentalWorship.Com) that I’ve found “online” or through other relationships who give us permission to promote their music. It’s an awesome resource for you to hear new music & commentary. Sometimes, I’ll actually sit down at the piano “live” and play, sing, and minister freely for the “podcast”. I also try to make the podcasts “fun” by inviting everyone listening to leave comments and participate in “contests”, etc.

So, checkout all of the great “subscribe” options you have at the top right of the podcast page. Of course, you can always just sign up for the email updates and get notified that way, and just listen to the “podcast” right here off the website. (but that’s not near as cool as having it automatically downloaded into your “Itunes” program!)

Worship Under The Stars Update

Nearly every day, we get more positive feedback regarding the recent “Worship Under The Stars” concert that we led. If you haven’t taken the time, please visit the “Worship Under the Stars” website and checkout the pictures and video clips. You can also pre-order the DVD and CD product at discounted “pre-order only” pricing on the website. I’ll be in Dallas, TX the 2nd week of November with Randy Adams at his studio at Christ For the Nations doing the final mix. We can’t wait.

The residual of the worship concert continues to be felt in other cities. As a result, planning has already begun for possible “Worship Under The Stars” events in Dublin, GA and Hilton Head, SC. If you’d like to have a “Worship Under The Stars” event in your town, contact us!

That’s about it for now … hope you have a great week. Oh yeah – one last thing … keep an eye on my personal “blog” at www.fredmckinnon.com over the next few days … (or sooner) … for a special surprise.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

Ken Mullis, Carlos Torres, Jason Wallis

Welcome to the latest edition of the “Highest Praise Worship Podcast”, sponsored by Highest Praise Productions, Inc. and Worship International.

Subscribing:
There are several ways to automatically receive the Highest Praise Worship Podcast – checkout all the “Subscribe Options” in the right column of this page.

One of the BEST ways to subscribe is by using Apple’s free ITunes software. If you don’t have ITunes, it’s a great, FREE program – click the black “Download ITunes” button in the right column ——-> ———->.

If you’re listening, please don’t forget to leave a COMMENT below (if no comments have been left yet, please be the first!) … let us know who you are, where you are from, and what you think of the music. We’re going to start a monthly drawing of all folks who leave us comments for FREE PRODUCT!

The Show

Segment #1: Praise the Name of Jesus by Ken Mullis
Ken is a great friend, and an awesome songwriter, musician, and worship leader. His personal website is at www.kenmullis.com where you can read his “Tree of Life” insights. I had the privilege of producing (2) live CD’s for Ken back in 2002. This is the opening song on one of those CD’s, entitled “I Will Run To You”. Checkout the leadsheets, lyrics, and other supporting documents in the Highest Praise Music & Media section.

Order Ken Mullis’ CD, “I Will Run To You”

Segment #2: “Flying” by Carlos Torres
Carlos Torres is an incredible percussionist and woodwind player. He lives in Hunstsville, AL and is part of “The Rock Family Worship Center”. As promised in our last podcast, more instrumental music from Carlos Torres (his website). Our last podcast opened with a sample of this song – now we’re pleased to give you the full version of it.

Order Carlos Torres’ “Listen CD” at InstrumentalWorship.Com

Segment #3: You Are Faithful by Jason Wallis

Jason Wallis (website) is a great worship leader, songwriter, and friend. He lives in Birmingham, AL and has released a number of great worship CD’s. “You Are Faithful” comes from his enhanced “Satisfaction” CD that was produced with the “Student Life” tour. This song was also featured on Worship Leader’s “SongDISCovery” program last year.

Buy Jason Wallis’ “Satisfaction” CD

Hope you enjoy the podcast! Please let us know by leaving a comment!

For the Kingdom,
Fred F. McKinnon
(checkout my personal blog site at www.fredmckinnon.com)

Music from William Duane Clark, David Nevue, and Carlos Torres

Hey Ya’ll -

Welcome to the latest edition of the “Highest Praise Worship Podcast”, sponsored by Highest Praise Productions, Inc. and Worship International.

Subscribing:
There are several ways to stay tuned for our new releases:
1) email (just signup with the “email notification” box in the right corner. This is NOT the same as the main Highest Praise mailing list.
2) ITunes or Other Podcasting Software – get the “RSS” feed for auto-download.

If you’re listening, please don’t forget to leave a COMMENT below (if no comments have been left yet, please be the first!) … let us know who you are, where you are from, and what you think of the music.

Today’s Podcast includes:

* Welcome by Fred McKinnon: in the background, enjoy some incredible percussion and woodwinds by Carlos Torres, a talented percussionist and woodwinds artist, and more importantly, a serious worshiper! (more of Carlos’ music will be featured soon)

* “I Will Lift Up” by William Duane Clark: this has always been one of the most popular praise songs published by HPP, and last time we checked it was still in the CCLI Top 1000 of all songs. You can download this song’s leadsheet, overhead master, lyrics, and other support files in the Highest Praise “Music & Media” section.

(purchase the “Restoration” CD by William Duane Clark, featuring “I Will Lift Up”)

* The Vigil – Film Version by David Nevue: this is an awesome “sneak peak” of the film version of David Nevue’s solo piano composition, “The Vigil”. The orchestration was done by Jace Vek (www.jacevek.com). David is a talented composer and pianist and worships God. His music is very stirring and you’ll enjoy it!
(visit David’s site at www.davidnevue.com | visit his blog at davidnevue.blogspot.com)

(purchase “The Vigil” by David Nevue at InstrumentalWorship.Com (note: this is the solo piano version on CD – the orchestral version in this podcast has not yet been released).

Well, hope you enjoyed the podcast. I look forward to many more – and check out the comments from listeners on the other posts!

Finally – if you are blessed by this podcast, consider purchasing the CD’s from our stores, or you can also make a tax-deductible donation through Worship International, Inc.

Donate

Help support our podcast with a tax-deductible donation to Worship International, Inc., the ministry behind this podcast.

Thanks for listening – please sign the comments below – let us know who you are, where you are from, and how you liked the music.

For the Kingdom,
Fred F. McKinnon
Founder of Highest Praise Productions, Inc.
Founder of Worship International, Inc.
(my personal blog site)

Podcast 08/29/05 – Christopher Heidler, Vertical Window, Fred McKinnon

Welcome to the “official”, first produced podcast for “The Highest Praise Worship Podcast”. Our previous cast was a produced radio commercial spot for our “Worship Under The Stars” concert. Today’s posting is our first “official” release of a podcast with various music, commentary, and ministry.

Contents:
Welcome by Fred McKinnon
Great Is Your Faithfulness (Christopher Heidler)
My Heart Belongs To You (Vertical Window)
Closing Reflective Music and Prayer (Fred McKinnon)

If you’ve listened, please leave a comment with your name, location, and your input on the songs and the podcast in general. We love hearing from you. If you’d like to make a tax-deductibe contribution to support this podcast and to help underwrite our hosting and bandwidth expenses, please use the “donate” button in the right column.

GET IT AUTOMATICALLY!
To get our podcast automatically delivered to your computer, simply:
1) download and install Apple’s free ITunes software (for PC and Mac!)
2) Open ITunes, go to “Podcasts”, and then choose “Podcast Directory
3) Type “highest praise” in the search box, and subscribe!

or .. for experienced podcasters, get the URL for our RSS feed by clicking the “FEEDS” link in the right column.

For the Kingdom,
Fred F. McKinnon
(visit my personal blog site)

Worship Under The Stars – Radio Ad

Welcome to the launch of the “Highest Praise Podcast”.

For our first podcast, we’re testing by sending a special promotional radio spot. This is a radio ad by WECC FM 89.3 “The Lighthouse” in St. Mary’s Georgia, announcing the release of our “Worship Under The Stars” concert on Saturday, Sept 10, 2005 in the Jekyll Island Amphitheater. The event will be held at 7:00 PM, and will feature Fred McKinnon as the worship leader. Vertical Window, a local band from First Baptist Church of Brunswick, GA will be the opening band.

I thought this would be a great ‘test’ for the new “Highest Praise” podcast!
Download the Radio Spot

Let me know if you receive this in ITunes or other PodCasting apps!
Fred McKinnon

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