Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Hillsong Live Faith+Hope+Love CD, DVD To Release August 4

Integrity Music announces the August 4th U.S. release of Faith+Hope+Love, the latest CD and DVD from Sydney, Australia's Hillsong Live.
The Faith+Hope+Love recording features Hillsong worship team members Darlene Zschech, Joel Houston, Brooke Ligertwood and Dove Award winning writer Reuben Morgan. Together with Andrew Crawford, Houston and Morgan also co-produced the album.

The CD features 13 live tracks including new music such as the Top 10 iTunes single "You Hold Me Now co-written by Morgan, winner of the 2009 Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year (Mighty to Save). Other stand-outs include His Glory Appears written by Darlene Zschech and Marty Sampson;It's Your Love penned by Mia Fieldes and The Wonder Of Your Love, penned by the Hillsong's Sampson and guest writers Jack Mooring and Leeland Mooring.
The Faith+Hope+Love companion DVD offers live video of each song plus documentary footage. In addition, Faith+Hope+Love worship resources, including CD trax, a songbook and a digital songbook, will be available October 9.

Hillsong Music is a ministry of the Sydney-based Hillsong Church, Australia's largest evangelical congregation with sister churches in London, Paris, Kiev and South Africa. With churches across the globe singing their songs, and sales of over five million units in the U.S. alone, Hillsong Music is one of the world's leading producers of praise and worship music and resources.

Track list (including writers/ featured worship leader):
1. The First And The Last writers Joel Houston, Reuben Morgan / features Joel Houston
2. For Your Name writers Jad Gillies, Joel Houston, Reuben Morgan / features Gillies
3. Glow writers Matt Crocker, Joel Houston / features David Ware
4. It's Your Love - writer Mia Fieldes / features Darlene Zschech
5. I Will Exalt You- writer Brooke Ligertwood / features Ligertwood
6. Yahweh - writer Reuben Morgan / features David Ware
7. No Reason To Hide - writers Matt Crocker, Joel Houston / features Houston
8. God One And Only - writers Jonathon Douglass, Sam Knock / features Douglass
9. The Wonder Of Your Love - writers Jack Mooring, Leeland Mooring, Marty Sampson / features Zschech
10. His Glory Appears - writers Mary Sampson, Darlene Zschech / features Brooke Ligertwood
11. We The Redeemed - writer Jill McCloghry / features McCloghry
12. We Will See Him - writers Robert Fergusson, Reuben Morgan / features Morgan
13. You Hold Me Now - writers Matt Crocker, Reuben Morgan / features Jad Gillies

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

oel Osteen Direct from Australia on GOD TV


Each year, the Hillsong Conference brings world-renowned speakers and worship leaders together for one of Australia's largest and most influential Christian events. This year Joel Osteen will be featured at Hillsong for the first time and GOD TV will once again broadcast the conference worldwide for five days from July 8-12.

The pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, with more than 40 000 people regularly attending services, Joel is committed to bringing a message of hope to the world and helping people achieve their potential. He will be featured direct from the Acer Arena in Sydney on Friday July 10 at 7.30pm (Eastern) along with his wife, Victoria, and the Lakewood ministry team.

Joel Osteen's weekly half-hour program 'Joel' is already part of GOD TV's international line-up of programming, but this is the first time he will be appearing 'LIVE' on the network.

Designed to champion the cause of the local church, Hillsong Conference is hosted by Hillsong pastors, Brian & Bobbie Houston. The Conference attracts about 25,000 delegates from different countries, with some 5,000 volunteers. Many more will be able to participate through GOD TV this week as the network relays the messages in prime time viewing.

Hosted by Bo Sander in Sydney, GOD TV's coverage of Hillsong 2009 also includes:

• Wednesday July 8 at 9pm - Craig Groeschel, the pastor of LifeChurch.tv, who is known for his creative and relevant Bible teaching;

• Thursday July 9 at 10pm - Jentezen Franklin, pastor of Free Chapel in Gainesville, GA and Irvine, CA, which has been named as one of the top 30 churches in America.

• Saturday July 11 at 7.30pm - Brian Houston, who has a passion to see the local church rise up and present the Gospel with relevance; and

• Sunday July 12 at 8pm - Louie Giglio, who is the director of Passion Conferences, a movement calling for students around the world to live lives that reflect their Creator.

Praise and worship will be led by the Darlene Zschech, Joel Houston and the Hillsong music team and special guest, Chris Tomlin, who is best known for the song, 'How Great is our God'.

"Hillsong Church has touched the hearts of so many people through anointed music and a word in season and it's always a privilege for us to share their inspirational songs and challenging messages with our viewers worldwide," said GOD TV's director of television, Wendy Alec. "Hillsong Conference is one of the highlights of our LIVE programming at GOD TV and I encourage viewers to tune in for all five nights!"

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Friday, July 3, 2009

Hillsong sings faith, hope and love in next live worship album


There are only a few days to go until Hillsong releases its latest live worship album, Faith+Hope+Love, on Monday 6 July.

Faith+Hope+Love was recorded live in March 2009, over three weekends and locations in Sydney. Led by the Hillsong worship team including Hillsong United, Darlene Zschech and Reuben Morgan, this album features 13 songs o faith in the midst of personal circumstances, hope in Jesus for the future, and love – one for another.

Joel Houston, Worship Pastor at Hillsong said, "In 2009 we’re going all out, we’re taking a new approach and it involves everyone one of us. It involves you!

"So get it in your spirit now to expect an encounter with our Creator and Saviour like we’ve never seen or experienced.

"Expect the unexpected and let’s together believe that whatever gets captured will ultimately break down walls and breathe the light, love and freedom of Christ into people’s circumstances all over the earth."

Faith+Hope+Love will be available on CD, priced £14.99, and DVD, priced £17.99. A Faith+Hope+Love Music book, priced £13.99, and CD-Rom music book, priced £13.99, are also available.