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Sunday Setlists has been going great. If you missed it, check out this Sunday’s post, and see what all the other churches are doing.

Today I was supposed to resume the now-elusive “CCLI Top Songs” series. But I can’t.

Confession:

I don’t feel myself. I haven’t since Sunday. Even my bass player said backstage on Sunday, “Fred, what’s up with you, you don’t seem yourself”. I even said on the Worship Confessional video that I felt out of sync. I went home yesterday afternoon and pretty much zoned out. I went to bed early, like 9:00. Never really slept, though I was exhausted. Joy came in the room sometime after 10:00 and woke me up (though I was only half asleep) and that state of peace and rest that I wanted so desperately kept eluding me, so I finally took a little OTC sleep aid. It finally kicked in (and I still feel it’s affects).

I can’t put my finger on it. It’s hitting me heavy - and I’m feeling it PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, and SPIRITUALLY. Funk? … that’s an understatement.

Would you pray for me?

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Hey Everybody -

It’s time for “Sunday Setlists” - a blog carnival where I share our worship experience and encourage you to do the same.  It’s a great way to network and share our ideas, song lists, and worship experiences with other leaders and people of faith.

The rules are necessary for this to work, so please follow them EXACTLY:

1.  Post your worship recap, worship confessional, setlist, etc., on your blog.
2.  VERY IMPORTANT:  in the actual BODY of the blog, you need to link back to this current “Sunday Setlists” post.  You may want to say something like “I’m posting this in collaboration with other Worship Leaders as a part of the “Sunday Setlists” blog carnival at fredmckinnon.com”.

*** The link that you should link to in your blog post is:
http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/08/24/sunday-setlists-5/

3.  After posting your Sunday Setlists post, fill out the “Mr. Linky” box below.  Link directly to your Sunday Setlist post - PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE, DO NOT LINK to your blog’s homepage or main index.  You should click on the actual blog you posted, and copy/paste THAT URL.  This way, people who find this can click straight to your Sunday Setlist post, even months from now.  (If you link to your homepage, Mr. Linky will execute wrath and delete the link).

4.  Post a comment after doing so … if you post your link properly, it will probably also post a pingback link.  (Don’t let the pingback be your link, though, you need to link in the BODY of your entry).

Simple enough?  Go for it.

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Sunday Setlist for St. Simons Community Church, 8/24/08

Open:  “Everyday” (Hillsongs, Lincoln Brewster Arrangement)
Song 1:  “No Other Name” (Todd Fields, NorthPoint)
Song 2:  “Be Unto Your Name” (from Robin Mark, Revival in Belfast)
Song 3:  “Jesus Paid it All” (NorthPoint Live Arr.)
Song 4:  “How He Loves Us” (Kim Walker, Jesus Culture)

We did our version of “Cardboard Testimonies” this week and it was incredible.  Though I’ve rehearsed it 3x prior to our Sunday services, I nearly fell apart on stage as I watched people I love being impacted by the testimonies we showed.  It went incredibly well in both services - lots of swollen, red, puffy eyes after each service.

Watch our Worship Confessional video for the details!

It’s your turn now!
Fred

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(today’s FreePlay Friday graphic was generated by ME … haha, thanks to “cooltext.com” … no FreePlay Friday graphics were submitted this week - if you’d like to make a graphic and have your blog pitched right here, just email me a “FreePlay Friday” graphic! )

Hey Everyone, it’s “FreePlay Friday” (view all “FreePlay Friday” Posts) … the day where I post whatever I want, on whatever topic(s) I want, with no regard to whether or not it does (or doesn’t) apply to the main theme of this blog, which is worship, worship leadership, church life, and music. What makes “FreePlay Friday” so much fun is that I want YOU to participate by either commenting on my topics or by entering your own, totally random “FreePlay Friday” thoughts in the comments section of the blog. So all you hundreds of RSS Readers need to just click on over now and finish the post on the site so you can participate. (please?)

First things first … I’ve not been able to upload my video or work online because of severe internet issues today, so this may not come out until Saturday.  I assumed it was the storm, but I’m now connecting from my neighbor’s porch .. .his Comcast connection is just fine.  Go figure.

Two things to discuss today:

#1.  FEED MONKEY

As in RSS Feeds.  If you’re into blogging at all (even if you read a handful of blogs) you should know about RSS.  I won’t bore you … but it’s the best way (in my opinion) to keep up with multiple blogs and news feeds.  A few weeks ago I mentioned Billy Chia, a worship leader in Huntsville, AL who set a goal to have 100 readers on his blog by the end of the year.  Shortly after publishing that, I was contacted by Alex @ BetterThanBlank.Org who asked for a shoutout about his goal - 200 readers.  I could identify with that one, as my “RSS Readers” count keeps fluctuating in the high 190’s, and is often at “199″.  So, here’s a shout-out for Alex.  If you want to learn more about RSS I’d suggest signing up for the free Google Reader, and make it your start page.  (and here’s a cool video on using Google Reader) Then, subscribe to the RSS feed here, over at TheWorshipCommunity.Com, and your other favorite places to visit.

#2.  TROPICAL STORM FAY

We’ve been in the thick of it since last night.  Kids are out of school, trees are down, the wind is blowing, and we get varying blasts of rain. Truth is, I’m a storm chaser … not really, I mean, I’ve never chased tornados, but I think if I saw one I’d be tempted to chase it.

I took some video today down at the beach … not nearly as dramatic as our friends at the Weather Channel.  (I once saw this girl flailing around in the wind, stumbling around on the WC, but she didn’t realize that the elderly couple standing at ease behind her gave away her drama.  C’mon, you all know good and well which weatherette I’m talking about, she’s the real drama queen!)

Anyway - enjoy the video.  It got worse throughout the day - this was about 3 hours prior to high tide.  I didn’t realize that you wouldn’t be able to hear my talking because of the wind.

So … how was your week?  What are your storm stories?  Are you a RSS subscriber to FredMcKinnon.com?  Do you read Alex’s Betterthan___?”  Give me some comments for the weekend.

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G’day everyone,

All the news about the song ‘Healer’ has stalled my series on CCLI Top Songs - I hope to resume it, maybe tonight.

In the meantime, I’m asking everyone that reads this blog to please click here to read my article, “When Vessels Break” over at TheWorshipCommunity.Com.  I published it as a Featured Article, and feel that there may be some Godly wisdom in the article.  Several Scriptures come to mind and I believe we can look to God’s Word for encouragement.  I speak to how we handle it when ministers such as Mike Guglielmucci and revivalist Todd Bentley are exposed for sin.

So for today - all you faithful, loyal “FredMcKinnon.Com” readers - please visit TheWorshipCommunity.Com for the article, and leave your comments there, OK?

Thanks,
Fred

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