Friday, March 12, 2010

Audra On The City, Day 3: Journals, Promotions, Smitty City

February 2, 2010 by Audra Todd  
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Sojourn Office Manager Audra Todd concludes her basic introduction to features available on The City, our new in-house community.  If you’re a Sojourn member or regularly attend Sojourn Gathered but have not yet created your profile on The City, log in now and you’ll be up and running in no time.  Note that we are [...]

Audra On The City, pt. 2 — Help, Wrong Campus, Inviting Friends & More

February 1, 2010 by Audra Todd  
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I want you to know that Bobby Gilles came up with the idea for the title of this blog series. It wasn’t me being all egocentric (this time)!
If you haven’t joined The City yet, by the way, go to sojourn.onthecity.org/kiosk now and do so.  Remember that we’re only approving requests to join from Sojourn members [...]

Audra On The City, pt. 1 — Setting Up Your Profile, Email Preferences and Groups

January 31, 2010 by Audra Todd  
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Today we begin a daily “helpful tips” segment for the purpose of getting Sojourners acclimated to The City… and to keep everyone from drowning in e-mail notifications!! Below you’ll find help sections divided up according to what roles you may have within The City.
The best way to do most of these steps is to open [...]

Before the Throne

December 8, 2009 by Audra Todd  
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Thumbnail of CD cover for Before the ThroneSojourn’s latest worship album connects the worship practices of the Church gathered to the ordinary stuff of daily life, a life lived before the throne of God. This life is a rich and varied experience of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, prayer for guidance, prayers of repentance and communal sharing of God’s peace, blessing and love.

These Things I Remember

December 8, 2009 by Audra Todd  
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Thumbnail of CD cover for These Things I RememberThis 11-track collection of aesthetically diverse songs of faith, pain, longing and reflection based on the Psalms features worship music by Sojourn community members Mike Cosper, Rebecca Dennison and Jeremy Quillo.

Chad Lewis: Fading Grass

December 8, 2009 by Audra Todd  
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Thumbnail of CD cover for Fading GrassSojourn worship leader Chad Lewis’ rich, powerful baritone shines on this recording of ten self-penned songs that lead us through lament, introspection, acceptance and peaceful assurance as he explores the frailty of human effort and the all-sufficiency of God’s grace.

Advent Songs

December 8, 2009 by Audra Todd  
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Thumbnail of CD cover for Advent SongsThe album “Songs for the Advent” was recorded in 2003: a collection of original, traditional and instrumental songs celebrating the season of waiting and anticipation before Christmas. This record revisits the spirit and songs of that record, reviving three original tracks and adding five new songs and traditional arrangements.

With the Angels

December 8, 2009 by Audra Todd  
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Thumbnail of CD cover for With the AngelsSojourn began with a series of conversations between a group of people hungry to experience God in an authentic community. The first original songs that Sojourners sang together were the raw, Bible-infused songs of worship leader Jeremy Quillo.

Over The Grave: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume One

December 8, 2009 by Audra Todd  
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Thumbnail of CD cover for Over The GraveThis CD is the first installment of the Isaac Watts Project: songs inspired by and adapted from his hymns. The record was written and performed entirely by musicians from Sojourn Community Church — 35 in all. It is our hope that this project, like Watts’s hymns, will point us beyond the music and lyrics to see the glorious Savior who inspires them.