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T h e r ei sa ne x c i t e me n ti nt h ea i rt h r o u g h o u tt h eC h r i s t i a nS o n g wr i t e r sc o mmu n i t y ! S o n g wr i t e r sf r o ma l l a c r o s s t h ec o u n t r ywi l l g a t h e ri nS t . C h a r l e s , Mi s s o u r i o nOc t o b e r911, 2014t op a r t i c i p a t ei nt h i sy e a r ’ sWr i t eAb o u t J e s u sS o n g wr i t e r ’ sWo r k s h o p . At t e n d e e sg l e a nwi s d o m, g e ti n s t r u c t i o na n de n c o u r a g e me n tf r o ms o meo f t h e mo s ts u c c e s s f u l C h r i s t i a ns o n g wr i t e r so f o u rd a y . “ I l o o kf o r wa r dt oWr i t eAb o u tJ e s u se v e r ys i n g l ey e a r , ”f o u n d e r , S u eC . S mi t hs a y s . “ I t r e a s u r et h ec h a n c et o we l c o mes oma n yd e a rwr i t e rf r i e n d swh oc o met ot e a c ha l l t h ec l a s s e s . J u s ta swo n d e r f u l i st owe l c o meb a c k wr i t e r sf r o ma c r o s st h en a t i o nwh oh a v eb e e nt ot h ewo r k s h o pi nt h ep a s ta n dh a v eb e c o mep a r to f t h eWr i t e Ab o u tJ e s u sf a mi l y . T h ea b s o l u t eb e s tt h i n gi st os e en e wr e g i s t r a n t sa r r i v eal i t t l eh e s i t a n ta n du n c e r t a i n , s o me t i me se v e ns l i g h t l ys k e p t i c a l , a n dt h e ns e eh o wt h e y ' v ej u mp e di nwi t hb o t hf e e tb yt h et i met h ef i r s tf e w c l a s ss e s s i o n sh a v eg o n eb y . Wea r el o o k i n gf o r wa r dt oag r e a tt i met o g e t h e rt h i sy e a r . ” Wr i t eAb o u tJ e s u si ss t r u c t u r e dt oc o v e ra l l g e n r e so f C h r i s t i a nmu s i ca n de q u i p ss o n g wr i t e r si ne a c hs t a g e f r o mt h eb e g i n n e rt ot h ea d v a n c e d . T h r o u g h o u tt h ewe e k e n d , s t u d e n t sl e a r nt h ei n sa n do u t so f wr i t i n gg r e a t s o n g s . T o p i c si n c l u d es o n gs t r u c t u r e , r h y mi n g , c o wr i t i n g , s o n gp a i n t i n g , me l o d ywr i t i n g , p u b l i s h i n ga n dmo r e . S t u d e n t sma ya l s oo p tt oh a v es o n g sc r i t i q u e db ys t a f f me mb e r sd u r i n gt h ewe e k e n d . T h i sy e a r , at r a c kh a sb e e na d d e df o rc h i l d r e na g e914! “ Ni c ka n dAl l i eL a p o i n t e , wi l l u s et h e i r10y e a r sWAJ e x p e r i e n c e , n o tt ome n t i o nt h e i re x p e r i e n c e sa swr i t e r s , wo r s h i pl e a d e r sa n dp a r e n t so f 3h i g h l yc r e a t i v ek i d st o i n s p i r ea n dg u i d et h en e x tg e n e r a t i o no f s o n g wr i t e r st h r o u g haf u n -f i l l e dwo r k s h o pe x p e r i e n c e , ”S u ee x p l a i n s . “ T h eKi d sWAJ t r a c kwi l l i n c l u d es e p a r a t ec l a s s e s , at s h i r t , as p e c i a l n o t e b o o ka n dme a l sf o rF r i d a ya n d S a t u r d a y . ” As p e c i a l h i g h l i g h to f t h ewe e k e n di st h es o n g wr i t i n gc o mp e t i t i o n . Re g i s t r a n t sma ye n t e ras o n gt ob e c a t e g o r i z e di ne i t h e rPo p / AC , S o u t h e r nGo s p e l , Wo r s h i p , o rPr i n t / C h o r a l , o rC h i l d r e n ’ s / S p e c i a l Oc c a s i o n / No v e l t y . Ot h e rh i g h l i g h t so f t h ewe e k e n di n c l u d ec h a p e l s e r v i c e s , f e l l o ws h i p , ac o n c e r tp u to nb yWAJ s t a f f , a n dp l e n t yo f o p p o r t u n i t i e sf o rs o n g wr i t e r st ob u i l dr e l a t i o n s h i p sa n dn e t wo r k . Wr i t eAb o u tJ e s u si sac o mp l e t er e s o u r c ef o rC h r i s t i a ns o n g wr i t e r st ob e c o mei n s p i r e d , mo t i v a t e da n d e q u i p p e dt oWr i t eS o n g sAb o u tJ e s u s ! F o rt e s t i mo n i a l s , r e g i s t r a t i o n , s o n gc o mp e t i t i o na n dh o t e l i n f o r ma t i o na n d mo r e , v i s i twww. wr i t e a b o u t j e s u s . c o m. Edi t or ’ sNot e: I ’ vehad t hepr i vi l egeofat t endi ngWr i t eAboutJesusf ort hepastt woyear s.Of t eni nt hemi dstof songwr i t i ng,If r equent l yheart hevoi ceoft hei nst r uct or sgui di ngmet hr ought het echni calpr ocess.I ’ m al sogr at ef ulf ort her el at i onshi pst hathavecomef r om t hewor kshop!Ican’ tsayenoughgood t hi ngs aboutSueSmi t h.Shehasavi si ont ot eachpeopl ear ound t hewor l d and t henextgener at i onhow t o wr i t egr eatsongsaboutJesus.I fyou’ r easongwr i t er ,t hi si sawor kshop youdon’ tneed t omi ss! ~RhondaFr ye
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T hes umme rbe f o r emyf r e s hmany e ari nhi g h s c ho o l wasf ul l o fc hang e sf o rme . Mypar e nt s hadr e c e nt l ydi v o r c e d, I hadg ai ne dne w s t e ppar e nt s , ne ws i bl i ng s , andt he nt he r ewas t hatwho l ehi g hs c ho o l t hi nghang i ngo v e rmy he ad. T hat ' sal o tf o ra14y e aro l d. Ho we v e r , no neo ft ho s ec hang e swo ul dc o mpar et owhat wo ul dhappe no naho ts umme rni g hti nJ ul y . I wasl i s t e ni ngt og o s pe l mus i c , i nmy he adpho ne s . Att hi st i mei nmyl i f e , g o s pe l mus i cwasno twhatI l i s t e ne dt o , butt hat ni g ht , I di dandbe f o r eI k ne wi t , t e ar swe r e s t r e ami ngdo wnmyf ac e . So o naf t e rt ho s e t e ar s , I wasatt hef o o to ft hebe d, be i ngl e di n pr ay e rbymyf ami l y , andac c e pt i ngC hr i s tas mype r s o nal Sav i o r . I twasabe aut i f ul mo me nt i nmyl i f e . No wt hatI l o o kbac k , af t e ral l t he s ey e ar s , I ' ms t i l l s ot hank f ul t hatGo ds po k et oa14y e ar o l dl o s t , br o k e n, l o ne l yg i r l . Hel e tmek no wv e r y qui c k l yt hatHehadapl an, apl ant hatabr o k e n ho mec o ul dn’ ts t o p, apl ant hatmyo wn s ho r t c o mi ng sc o ul dn' ts t o p, apl anf o rmyl i f e . I t wo ul dt ur no utt obeapl ant hatwo ul de x c e e d myg r e at e s tdr e ams . T heo net hi ngt hatI r e me mbe rt hi nk i ng , wasaGo dt hathasbe e n s og o o dt obr i ngs uc hpur po s et ome , He de s e r v e smybe s t . I wi l l domybe s tt obet r uet o Hi m. T he r ear eday s , t hatI k no wI hav ef ai l e d, I ' ms ot hank f ul f o rHi sme r c y , I ' ms ot hank f ul f o rHi sg r ac e , andI wi l l al way sbet hank f ul f o r t hatho tJ ul yni g hti nKe nt uc k y , whe r eHi sl o v e f o undmeands av e dme .
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T omet hi sv e r s ee x pl ai nse x ac t l ywhathappe nswhe na s i nne ri sSav e dByGr ac e . Outwi t ht heo l dwayo fl i f e , andi n wi t ht hene wl i f et hr o ug hC hr i s t . T hi sal s oi sag r e atv e r s eo f as s ur anc ef o rt ho s ewhohav eapas tandc an' tl e ti tg o . T hr o ug hC hr i s t , i tc anal l bewas he daway !
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T he r e ' sar e as o nt heHo ppe r sar ek no wnas“ Ame r i c a’ sF av o r i t eF ami l yo fGo s pe l Mus i c . ”Ex c e l l e ntmus i c , s t r o ngf ami l yv al ue s , andano ut s t andi ngwo r ke t hi cc har ac t e r i z et hene ar l y60y e ar s , t hr e eg e ne r at i o n f ami l ymi ni s t r y . F o ry e ar st heHo ppe r shav el o dg e dt he ms e l v e si nt ot hehe ar t so faudi e nc e sac r o s st he wo r l dbys t r i k i ngandmai nt ai ni ngt hepe r f e c tbal anc eo fwar mt hands i nc e r i t ywi t he x c e l l e nc eand pr o f e s s i o nal i s m. Ev e naf t e ral l t he s ey e ar s , t heHo ppe r sar epr e s s i ngf ul l s t e amahe adwi t hne wmus i c andane x c i t i ngne wt o uri nas pe c i al c e l e br at i o no fwhatGo dhasdo nei nt he i rl i v e s . Or i g i nal l yo r g ani z e di n1957byC l audeHo ppe r , t heHo ppe r swe r ef i r s tk no wnasT heHo ppe rBr o t he r s . Ane nc o unt e rbe t we e nC l audeandC o nni ei n1958atas mal l t o wns t o pl i g htwasno t hi ngs ho r to fa di v i nei nt e r ac t i o n. T hatday , C o nni eag r e e dt obet hepi ani s tf o rt heHo ppe rBr o t he r s , t he ns ubs e que nt l y f e l l i nl o v ewi t ht hemus i candwi t hC l aude . Af t e rt he i rmar r i ag e , al o ngc ames o ns , De anandMi k e . Al l i n pe r f e c tt i mi ng , o nebyo ne , Go de v e nt ual l yar r ang e df o rMi k e , De an, andDe an’ swi f e , Ki mandno wt he i r daug ht e rKar l y e , t oc o meal o ng s i deC l audeandC o nni eas“ T heHo ppe r s .
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T hr o ug ho utt hey e ar st he r ehav ebe e nmanyc har t t o ppi ngs o ng s , awar dsando ppo r t uni t i e st ot r av e l t he wo r l d. So ng ss uc has“ J e r us al e m, ”“ Sho ut i n’ T i me , ”“ Ye sI Am, ”and“ Yawe h”hav emadet heHo ppe r sa ho us e ho l dnamei nt hewo r l do fmus i c . I nr e s po ns et oput t i ngo utc o ns i s t e nt l yamaz i ngmus i c , t heHo ppe r s hav er e c e i v e dnume r o usac c o l ade s , f anv o t e dawar ds , andho no r si nc l udi ngt he i r2012i nduc t i o ni nt ot he GMAGo s pe l Mus i cHal l o fF ameandi n2011, t heSGMGL i f e t i meAc hi e v e me ntawar df o rC l audeand C o nni e . T hede mandf o rl i v epe r f o r manc e sh a sl a n d e dt h eHo p p e r si nn u me r o u sc h u r c h e s , a n dv e n u e sa c r o s s Ame r i c aa n di nI s r a e l , E u r o p ea n dAf r i c a . Whi l es t ay i ngbus y , mo r edr e amsc hur ne di nC l aude ’ she ar t . “ Be i ngt hatI l o v et hi smus i cs omuc h, whe n wede c i de dt og of ul l t i me , I want e dt obei nv o l v e di ne v e r ys i ng l eas pe c t ! ”C l audeands o nsDe anandMi k e ar ehe av i l yi nv o l v e di ne v e r yas pe c tf r o mbe hi ndt hes c e ne st as k st opr o v i di ngbus i ne s sl e ade r s hi pwi t hi n t hei ndus t r y . So meo ft ho s ee nde av o r si nc l udemus i cpubl i s hi ng , c o nc e r tpr o mo t i o ns , r e c o r di ngaswe l l as be i ngpar to wne r so ft heNat i o nal Quar t e tC o nv e nt i o n. Al t ho ug hC l audes t ay si nv o l v e di nbus i ne s s , hehas no wpas s e do nmo s tday t o dayo pe r at i o nst oDe anandMi k e . I fany o nec o ul dus et hephr as e , “ Be e nt he r e , do net hatandg o tt heT s hi r t …”i two ul dbet heHo ppe r s . Ho we v e r , wi t hs i xf ul l de c ade so fme ani ng f ul mi ni s t r yands uc c e s s f ul mus i cc ar e e r s , t he yar ehar dl yr e ady t os i tdo wn! I ns t e ad, t heHo ppe r sar ei ns pi r e dwi t haf r e s hz e al t oc r e at emo r eg r e atmus i candt he yar e de t e r mi ne dmo r et hane v e rt ode l i v e ri tt ot hepe o pl e ! And, t he r e ' snos t o ps i g ni nv i e w! T heHo ppe r ss aymo r eg r e atmus i ci so nt heho r i z o n. Ane wc hi l dr e n’ s a l b u mi si nt h ewo r k s , al o ngwi t has o l oal bumf r o mKi m, as o l oal bumf r o mC l audei nc l udi ngs e v e r al s ur pr i s eg ue s t sandane wg r o uppr o j e c ti si nt hemak i ng .
I n2015, i t ' sf ul l s t e amahe adwi t ht her e c e nt l yanno unc e d58Ye ar s , 58C i t i e sT o ur ! T heHo ppe r sar ewo r k i ng al o ng s i det heBe r r yAg e nc yt oputt o g e t he rao neo fak i ndc e l e br at i o nt o urc o mpl e t ewi t hne wmus i c , v i de oandf ul l pr o duc t i o n. T hepl ani st oc e l e br at e58y e ar sbyv i s i t i ng58c i t i e s ! Mak enomi s t ak e , t hi st o uri sno tas e t upf o ra f ar e we l l , buti sabo utc e l e br at i ngt heg r e att hi ng sGo dhasdo nei nt hel i f eo ft heHo ppe r smi ni s t r yo v e rt hepas t58y e ar s . “ Wear ewo r k i nghar dt opl ans o me t hi ngv e r ys pe c i al f o rusando urf ans . T hi si sat i meo fg o i ngi nt one wc i t i e s , wo r k i ng wi t hc ho i r sandr e al l yc e l e br at i ngwhe r ewe ’ v ebe e nandwhatGo dhasdo nef o rus , ”De ane x pl ai ns . T hef i r s tpar to ft het o urk i c k so f fi nF e br uar yandt he no nei nt hes pr i ngands umme r , andt he n2i nt hef al l . Muc h pl anni nghast ak e npl ac er e c e nt l yr e g ar di ngt o urde s t i nat i o ns , ne wpr o duc t i o ni de as , andv i de os e g me nt st obei nc l ude d i ne ac hpr e s e nt at i o n. “ Wec e r t ai nl ywante v e r y o net oc o meo utandc e l e br at ewi t hus , ”Ki ms ay s , “ T het o uri sr e al l yabo utj us tbe i ngat i me whe r eweac k no wl e dg eC l audeandC o nni e ’ sdr e amo fhav i ngt hi sf ami l yg r o uphasbe e nf ul f i l l e d. ” Dr e amsf ul f i l l e d, nos t o ps i g ni ns i g ht , ne wmus i c , ne wt o ur . . .
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