One of The Biggest Sins Committed In Church- Food For Thought

Food For Thought

Perhaps one of the biggest sins committed, in church, on a weekly basis happens in the kitchen. We serve our own people harmful meals packed with starches, carbohydrates, sugars and processed meats. It may taste good but it's bad for the human body and harmful for the people we claim to love and serve. I have never been to a church where a healthy meal was served.

Phillip Carter

The Choir Is Coming Back Strong

The choir is coming back to the forefront of Gospel Music. Haven't you noticed? What comes around goes around. This latest push is due largely to the Kanye "Sunday Service" movement. If you haven't seen his services, please go an watch it. It's nothing but a mass choir concert with a few inspirational messages here and there. Just to be clear, the choir never left us. It just wasn't the focus of  attention in many of our churches due to the Praise and Worship/CCM movement in the Black Church. That movement was necessary for us to see the huge value in choirs. Choirs involve more people. Choirs are a unifying entity within the church and community. Choirs teach people how to relate to one another. Choirs bring more energy to the music being sung.

Have you noticed that whenever a secular artist wants to do something involving Gospel that they go and hire or form a choir and not a praise team. We are in a good time. Things are starting to turn around again and the choir will begin to make a huge difference as it did in the past. Let's encourage our spiritual leaders, who put their choirs down, to pick them back up again. They will be glad they did.

Farewell United Methodist Church

Denominations and churches have been splitting forever. Man consistently fails the test of Christianity. We have access to Jesus but we ignore His message and the convicting, revelatory power of the Holy Ghost regardless of the issue(s) at hand. Personal choice seems to win out over God's command to love one another with division as an obvious cop out in the case of theological disagreement.

There was something to the old-school Pentecostal/Apostolic practice of "Tarrying for the Holy Ghost". When you tarry, you petition God for His Spirit until He comes. Until then you keep tarrying. When He comes He "The Holy Ghost" will bring you/us into all truth. (John 16:13).

Farewell United Methodist Church as we knew it.

                                                                                                                       Sincerely, 

                                                                                                                       Phillip Carter

Attention Black Gospel Music Industry

Attention Black Gospel Music Industry:

What we fail to realize, in our discourse about awards, charts etc, is that mainstream Gospel doesn't belong to it's creators. We constantly fall into the trap of arguing over what we do not control. The things we do control seem to diminish due to in-fighting, bad business and elitism. We (Mainstream and Indie Artists) need to

1.Rebuild the foundation that Gospel Music was laid on and stand on that solid ground. Rebuilding requires education which goes to point #2. .
2.We need to support those conventions and music organizations(GMWA, NCGCC, Edwin Hawkins Music and Arts seminar, IGAA, Heritage and others) that are owned and operated by US and work within for better results instead of staying home and complaining.
3. We need to support the next generation and appreciate their musical expression for what it is while encouraging them to pass on the rich heritage of our music.
4. Choose ownership over popularity. This choice allows us the maximum benefit for he work created, recorded, sold, streamed etc..It also assures a financial and educational legacy to those who come behind us.
5. Support black owned media, financially and with your time, especially the ones who support all styles of Gospel music. The ones who don't need to be challenged to do so.
6. Live the music and the message through holy living. We are hypocrites and that needs to change. We sing about a Savior who died, rose and lives in us yet our behavior is contrary to that message. We need to change.

Many struggled and died advancing this music and it's message. When we take back our music, message and mission then we will see what we much desire within our industry, churches and communities.

Sincerely,
Phillip Carter
IGAA Conference

Stellar Award Winning Gospel Artist Phillip Carter Releases Ground Breaking New Gospel Project "Live From Suwalki, Poland feat The Suwalki Workshop Choir and The Sounds of Victory

Available everywhere TODAY. From Classical to Praise and Worship, you will experience a wide range of styles on this new project. You will also experience the heartfelt love and passion the Polish people have for God and Gospel music.For physical purchases got to www.buygospel.com. 

DMV Gospel Artist Richard Davis Release New Christmas Music

Fredericksburg, VA - Music is a universal language that speaks to the human condition; the ideologies, beliefs, thoughts, and experiences of mankind. Certain people are designed and/or gifted with being the emissaries and ambassadors to deliver music, Richard Davis is one of those people. Richard has been able to transcend the potential limitations and hindrances of the music industry as an award winning musician, writer, and producer.

Just in time to brighten your holiday spirits, Davis prepares to release “Christ The Lord” [EP]. The inspiration behind this EP is Christmas music that celebrates Jesus Christ.  Christ The Lord [EP] encompasses music that speaks not just to the Christmas Holiday or just to Jesus's Birthday but speaks to who Jesus was born to be, who he was as he lived on earth and who he is to us all now.  This is a collection of Christmas music including Instrumentals and classic songs.

The project opens with a celebration of Christmas with the instrumental song "Christmas Rhapsody" a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character.   Songs you will hear in this are Christmas Classics.. "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Silent Night", and "Angels We Have Heard on High" on a stylistic journey from Classical to Jazz to Funk this will be a Song to have your house full of Christmas. Flowing into the song Christ the Lord.  This is a song that speaks to who Jesus... the title song "Christ the Lord" - He is Immanuel God with us, he is Grace for Grace, King of Kings and Lord of Lords and he shall reign forever. 

Oh Holy Night a Classic for the Christmas Season is performed by Instrumental on Piano by Davis.  In this he shares a Jazz rendition of this very popular song.  Christmas Gift is a song that speaks to the gift of Christmas which is the Greatest gift you can give someone ... Jesus Christ.  This song is a reminder of how great a gift Salvation through Jesus Christ really is. 

He continues his ministerial duties at as Director of Music & Fine Arts at Strong Tower Church in Fredericksburg, VA and is known as a passionate and gifted worship leader.

TRACK LISTING

§  CHRISTMAS RHAPSODY

§  CHRIST THE LORD

§  HOLY NIGHT

§  CHRISTMAS GIFT

§  CHRIST THE LORD - RADIO SINGLE

Phillip Carter Offers Free Gospel Music Workshops in 2019

Stellar Award winning Gospel artist and church musician Phillip Carter is offering FREE music workshops to church music ministries in 2019. Phillip is on an endeavor to strengthen music ministries in need across the USA and abroad. To book a free workshop for you church or community choir visit www.buygospel.com.