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We have a new song and for you, and you can enjoy it in three ways!
First, Good Song Sundays are back!
link: http://www.youtube.com/embed/CgUuAjhO8gs
Second, hear and download the live studio recording of “The King Himself”–the first song in Simple Series, Volume II.
(link: http://music.theblackthornproject.com/album/simple-series-volume-ii)
Third, get the free chord chart and lyrics for “The King Himself” and give it a try yourself:
The King Himself - lyrics and chord chart (35)Great news! Registration is open for the first Village Gathering in Corvallis, OR this April. If you go, expect it to be one of the highlights of your year.
Learn more about Village Gatherings.
Register for the Corvallis gathering.
Visit the Corvallis OR gathering Facebook group.
If you’ve been to worship@8500, maybe you could leave a comment (here or on the Facebook group) to share your perspective on what these gatherings are all about!
Now that 2011 is over, I’m thinking about our effort to give 10,000 CDs away to ministers, missionaries, and Christian workers by 2012. We didn’t come anywhere close to hitting our goal. The best we can tell, we got to about 12%.
I’m really pleased with that for a couple of reasons.
1. You chose to give well over a thousand free downloads of our music away to people you really care about. One of the best parts was seeing the notes of encouragement you sent to one another alongside the downloads and to hear about the encouragement you draw from the music. That makes Laurie and I feel honored and humbled, so glad to be a part of what God is doing in the world through you and your people.
2. We set a goal that was too big for ourselves. We dreamed something that we couldn’t do without God and without you. I think that is very important. So rather than calling it quits, we’re stepping it up.
Giving Even Recklessly-er in 2012
For a long time we’ve enjoyed having suggested donations (not fixed prices) for CDs at our live events. We love being free to give and free to receive.
In that same spirit we’re embracing a self-determined pricing model for all our albums online, with the goal of getting the music God’s given us into more ears. And hearts, through the ears.
Now on our music page you can choose to pay zero for downloads (and join our email list), or if you want to sow something back into our ministry we’ll receive it gratefully and put it to good work.
I can think of three good responses to this.
1. Think of someone you care about and take a minute share one of our albums with them.
2. Post a favorite song with a quip about why you like it on your social network.
3. Do nothing because you are so zen.
If you like options 1 or 2, there’s a button on our music page that makes it really easy to email or post a link. Click this image and observe. In Facebook it even creates a little audio player, not just a link. Slick.
Thanks for being a part of what we do, and more importantly, what God is doing. We hope this empowers your generosity even further. Have fun sharing!
Visit the music page.
Once again, along with Chris and the pleasant people at Everyday Joe’s coffeehouse in Fort Collins, CO, we present a little something nice. Click here and scroll down to the oceanic photo and click on it after reading some words from Chris. You’ll get a free digital album from us and some other fabulous artists, free for your enjoyment all year long. Unlike some presents, you don’t have to keep the fact that you’re re-gifting it on the DL–send the link for download as far and wide as the Christmas spirit inspires you to, and make a donation to Everyday Joe’s if you value good coffee as highly as we do.
If you’re like me, you’re starting to feel the pressure to get your last gifts checked off that list. Like the one for your wife. Actually, I already got it, Laurie. No peeking.
We added all three of our CDs for a merry price to the merchandise page (http:www.theblackthornproject.com/merch) as a little Christmas gift idea for those of you who are looking to share some kingdom-oriented worship sounds with that special someone. Or with that someone whom you want to be that special someone.
Gift messages and festive packaging are available, in case you are a terrible gift-wrapper (like me) and would like to leave that work to someone else.
There are also some nice posters and my book Back to Basics.
Tim and Laurie Thornton are creatives and ministers who proclaim the kingdom of God through music, writing, speaking, and relationships. Show up and say hello in person at one of their appearances below. 
