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OH I LOVE HAVING TWO OF MY BEST PALS ON THE PODCAST. Cheryl Stark and Mike Grayson are here from Cross Point Music to talk all about what our church, and the global church, has experienced in the last year, the power of worship in our daily lives, and why these new songs- born during a pandemic- are important for us to sing today. Make sure to check out the new album, Never Going Back. . . . . . Pre-order my first kids' book What Sound Fun To You today! https://whatsoundsfuntoyou.com/ . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners Genexa: Go to Genexa.com/THATSOUNDSFUN for 20% off your first purchase. Olive and June: Get 20% off your first mani system when you use promo code thatsoundsfun at oliveandjune.com.
Leader of the band Cochren & Co., Michael Cochren joins the podcast to talk about finding and funding your calling in music. He chats about signing to Gotee Records, his career so far, and adapting the business model when something unexpected hits. Plus, James and Drew discuss the current status of shows and why we need to work together for a quicker recovery, as well as look to Mike Grayson for some artist advice about having an indie mindset. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
On this week’s episode, you’ll hear from one of my great guy friends, who can totally hang with the girls. He’s probably going to kill me for saying that! I met Mike years ago when he was in a band. We did several mission trips together, and he’s truly one of my dearest friends. He’s married to Molly (think Sunday Bakes that you’ve heard on The Morning Cruise). They have two daughters and one on the way. Mike is a Worship Pastor in Nashville, and has been leading his congregation through this online church season. Like many of us, he’s leaning in and listening to what the Lord is wanting to teach/show him during this time. MENTIONS: Message: “Don’t Waste the Wilderness” by Kevin Queen, Crosspoint Church Grailey’s 5th Birthday - Watch the highlight “Graileys 5” on Molly’s Instagram Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer CONNECT WITH US: Follow Mike @mikegrayson Follow Crosspoint Music @crosspoint.tvmusic Follow Carmen @carmenbrown
I'm so excited to be headed out on tour with Jonathan Pokluda, Mike Grayson, and Cheryl Stark. We were in the office planning for the tour and I said, "you guys, let's just go sit down in the podcast studio and record this!" So that's what we've got for you- the conversation we were having around the table eating barbecue. What it means for us to love better, why we want to tour together, and dating thoughts... we've got lots of them. :) We'd love to have you join us on the tour- grab your tickets here! Here's our Love Better Tour Playlist if you want a sneak listen to the songs we will be singing! . . . . . http://anniefdowns.com #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) Thank you to Rothy’s for sponsoring this episode! Go to rothys.com/soundsfun for your new favorite flats.
Worship leaders Mike Grayson and Cheryl Stark discuss what it means to have a posture of worship and encourage listeners with steps to take that go beyond singing along with the music team on Sundays. The post APP 011 | The posture of worship | Mike Grayson & Cheryl Stark appeared first on Cross Point Church.
Getting paid is a pretty dang important part of your job. Mike Grayson and the team at Paychex are working to make sure that the databases that handle that are always online. This week I catch up with Mike Grayson who's been a great advocate for the database ops community. Mike is a Senior Database Engineer specializing in DevOps, MongoDB, and Apache Kafka based out of Rochester, New York. He is a MongoDB Master and speaker in the Oracle, SQL Server and MongoDB communities. Transcript: https://aka.ms/AA5wnuo https://twitter.com/mikegray831 https://mongomikeblog.wordpress.com/blog/
BRAVE Worship - For Women in Church Leadership, Music and Songwriting
Krissy sits down with professional songwriter and worship leaders, Mike Grayson and Dustin Smith to talk about the Concept songwriter personality traits and strengths. To take the songwriter personality test yourself, simply visit KrissyNordhoff.com/Test. Learn more about Dustin Smith at HereBeLions.orgLearn more about Mike Grayson at CrossPoint.tv/music
Great to have Mike Grayson from Cross Point Church on the show today. Mike is the Director of Worship Culture at Cross Point, a 5 campus church in Nashville, TN. He’s also an accomplished singer/songwriter, having toured as part of the band Mikeschair for 12 years. We discuss worship culture, leading a worship department across […]
BRAVE Worship - For Women in Church Leadership, Music and Songwriting
Mike Grayson of CrossPoint Church stops by again to share how he organizes his 300 music volunteers at 5 locations so that everyone gets an opportunity to be involved, make an impact and contribute to the worship experience at church.
BRAVE Worship - For Women in Church Leadership, Music and Songwriting
Krissy and Maribeth introduce us to Mike Grayson and Cheryl Stark of Crosspoint Worship. We hear about their journeys and how it led them to Crosspoint. We also hear more about what amazing things God is doing in their church and their original worship songs.
James and Drew answer some listener Tweets and discuss Kevin Max's take on radio and creative restraints in response to our "Creativity and Radio's Role" episode of Between The Grooves. Then Mike Grayson (Mikes Chair, City Habor, Grayson|Reed) joins the show to chat about team building and leadership, his role as Director of Worship Culture at Cross Point Church, and using the resources you have available.
In this session, you will learn practical tips for developing the culture of worship at your church. Mike Grayson is the Director of Worship Culture at Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN and he shares a ton of insight on how to maintain a healthy culture of worship among your team members and congregation. Check out Cross Point's Music - https://crosspoint.tv/music Join Worship Leader School - https://worshipleaderschool.com/
Dropping another surprise Monday episode in here because y'all are awesome and I want you to hear my new favorite song! Right Now is a song written for our local church but I am BEYOND HAPPY that you can hear it now too. Krissy Nordhoff, Zach Kale, and Mike Grayson wrote it together and it has been SUCH a gift to our church for the last few months. Can't wait for you to hear it and hear the heart behind the writers. HAPPY MONDAY, FRIENDS! :) https://www.crosspoint.tv/rightnow/ Podcast survey: http://bit.ly/2018TSFsurvey http://100daystobrave.com http://anniefdowns.com #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :)
Family and music are both a way of life for Christian duo Grayson/Reed, and they wouldn’t have it any other way as they have found a certain balance in their lives.Husband and wife duo Molly Reed and Mike Grayson are releasing their new CD “Walk” on Jan. 13, 2017, just shy of their fourth anniversary in February.Molly granted me a telephone interview in early January to talk about “Walk” and other topics.Up until forming Grayson/Reed recently, Mike and Molly worked in separate musical careers. Mike was lead singer for MIKESCHAIR for 13 years, where he released three full-length albums and five Top 5 radio singles. Molly was a member of duo City Harbor and is a popular songwriter, having penned hits for a variety of crooners from Marie Osmond to Amy Grant to Francesca Battistelli.They have a 2-year-old daughter, Grailey. Molly said that she and her husband had wanted to do music together but did not know how or when it would happen. When they were pregnant, they didn’t wan to be separated by their careers so they took a leap of faith and trusted the Lord with their future. That led to the Grayson/Reed duo.“It’s been incredible, just getting to do music together as husband and wife,” Molly said.They drew from a deep well of family experience to write “Fight For You,” one of the six titles on “Walk.” Some inspiration also came from a video of Eugene Peterson and Bono talking about an alleged lack of authenticity in Christian music, according to a Grayson/Reed press release.The song draws from the couple’s marriage and fighting through the hard times that come with any relationship, Molly said.Modern culture presents a distorted view of love in which it’s OK to run away when a relationship becomes difficult, Molly said in the press release.“But the reality of love and a God-ordained marriage is you fight through those moments together, and you fight for that person and for their heart,” she said.Response for “Fight For You” has been great. She said one person said they were leaving their spouse, driving away, when the song played, and they changed their mind. Another said it would be the first song at their wedding.The title track, “Walk,” is a sassy, stimulating vocal that talks about how Christians must walk the walk in their faith, or “living out what I speak about … a little more action,” the song states.Molly was quick to point to the track “Bloom,” which was written for their daughter, to tell her to pray and always rely on God and know He’s there. The song talks about how the world will try to break you, but urges you to not let the world steal your hope.Molly also said she is grateful for the duo’s fans.“Thank you to anybody who checks us out,” she said.The website is graysonreedmusic.com. There is information about their tour and links to social media.
Family and music are both a way of life for Christian duo Grayson/Reed, and they wouldn’t have it any other way as they have found a certain balance in their lives. Husband and wife duo Molly Reed and Mike Grayson are releasing their new CD “Walk” on Jan. 13, 2017, just shy of their fourth anniversary in February. Molly granted me a telephone interview in early January to talk about “Walk” and other topics. Up until forming Grayson/Reed recently, Mike and Molly worked in separate musical careers. Mike was lead singer for MIKESCHAIR for 13 years, where he released three full-length albums and five Top 5 radio singles. Molly was a member of duo City Harbor and is a popular songwriter, having penned hits for a variety of crooners from Marie Osmond to Amy Grant to Francesca Battistelli. They have a 2-year-old daughter, Grailey. Molly said that she and her husband had wanted to do music together but did not know how or when it would happen. When they were pregnant, they didn’t wan to be separated by their careers so they took a leap of faith and trusted the Lord with their future. That led to the Grayson/Reed duo. “It’s been incredible, just getting to do music together as husband and wife,” Molly said. They drew from a deep well of family experience to write “Fight For You,” one of the six titles on “Walk.” Some inspiration also came from a video of Eugene Peterson and Bono talking about an alleged lack of authenticity in Christian music, according to a Grayson/Reed press release. The song draws from the couple’s marriage and fighting through the hard times that come with any relationship, Molly said. Modern culture presents a distorted view of love in which it’s OK to run away when a relationship becomes difficult, Molly said in the press release. “But the reality of love and a God-ordained marriage is you fight through those moments together, and you fight for that person and for their heart,” she said. Response for “Fight For You” has been great. She said one person said they were leaving their spouse, driving away, when the song played, and they changed their mind. Another said it would be the first song at their wedding. The title track, “Walk,” is a sassy, stimulating vocal that talks about how Christians must walk the walk in their faith, or “living out what I speak about … a little more action,” the song states. Molly was quick to point to the track “Bloom,” which was written for their daughter, to tell her to pray and always rely on God and know He’s there. The song talks about how the world will try to break you, but urges you to not let the world steal your hope. Molly also said she is grateful for the duo’s fans. “Thank you to anybody who checks us out,” she said. The website is graysonreedmusic.com. There is information about their tour and links to social media.