by Jeff Bourque

On Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m., we will have the Future Grace Celebration Concert to celebrate Future Grace and all that it means for our congregation. During the concert, you will have the opportunity to see David Spencer, Ben Shive, Wendy Wills, Laurianne Cates, Josh Wilson, and Paul Bogart perform some of their songs with a full band. The remainder of this post is an interview with Josh Wilson.

Paul Bogart was raised in a small town just north of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Growing up in the rodeo world he competed nationally in rodeos and American Quarter Horse shows both in the team roping and calf roping events. Along with rodeo, music became a big part of Paul’s life especially within his family.

During college Paul started taking his music career more seriously and began touring across Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri playing in venues such as “The Cains Ballroom” and “The Lazy E Arena.” After graduating from Rogers State University, he packed his bags and moved to Nashville in June of 2005 in pursuit of a career as a singer/songwriter. As a song writer, Paul’s music has been greatly influenced by the rodeo world and Christian values. It is this style of country music that truly characterizes Paul Bogart and the lyrics that people grow to love.

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by Jeff Bourque

On Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m., we will have the Future Grace Celebration Concert to celebrate Future Grace and all that it means for our congregation. During the concert, you will have the opportunity to see David Spencer, Ben Shive, Wendy Wills, Laurianne Cates, Josh Wilson, and Paul Bogart perform some of their songs with a full band. The remainder of this post is an interview with Josh Wilson.

Josh Wilson, originally from Lubbock, Texas, graduated from Belmont University in 2006 and recorded 2 independent albums while in school. Shortly after, he signed with Sparrow Records and his debut album entitled “Trying to Fit the Ocean In a Cup” was released April 29th. Christa Banister, of Christianity Today, describes the album: “Superb songwriting and varied textures combine to make Josh Wilson’s debut memorable.”

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by Jeff Bourque

On Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m., we will have the Future Grace Celebration Concert to celebrate Future Grace and all that it means for our congregation. During the concert, you will have the opportunity to see David Spencer, Ben Shive, Wendy Wills, Laurianne Cates, Josh Wilson, and Paul Bogart perform some of their songs with a full band. The remainder of this post is an interview with Wendy Wills. Check this site later this week for interviews with the other artists.

Wendy Wills has written great songs, put out several CDs, and blessed the church with meaningful worship music throughout her career as a singer/songwriter. Her most recent national “hit” is “The Glorious Impossible,” which was recorded by the Gaither Vocal Band. In 1998, she and her husband Dave, along with their two children, Jed and Thea moved to Nashville from Wisconsin. She doesn’t even pretend to be a Southerner, and the whole family is very proud of their heritage.

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by Jeff Bourque

On Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m., we will have the Future Grace Celebration Concert to celebrate Future Grace and all that it means for our congregation. During the concert, you will have the opportunity to see David Spencer, Ben Shive, Wendy Wills, Laurianne Cates, Josh Wilson, and Paul Bogart perform some of their songs with a full band. The remainder of this post is an interview with Laurianne Cates. Check this site later this week for interviews with the other artists.

Laurianne is a native Nashvillian (well, Franklin really) who shares her music regularly in Nashville’s music scene. She has just released a great EP titled “Something Real,” and I’ve had it in my car since she released it (meaning it’s one of about five albums I’m currently listening to).

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by Jeff Bourque

On Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m., we will have the Future Grace Celebration Concert to celebrate Future Grace and all that it means for our congregation. During the concert, you will have the opportunity to see David Spencer, Ben Shive, Wendy Wills, Laurianne Cates, Josh Wilson, and Paul Bogart perform some of their songs with a full band. The remainder of this post is an interview with Ben Shive. Check this site later this week for interviews with the other artists.

Ben came to Nashville from St. Louis to attend Belmont University. After graduation, he soon became a right hand man for Andrew Peterson, a well-known grassroots Christian artist. It wasn’t long before he was producing Andrew’s records, playing piano on other artist’s albums, and producing more CDs. He lives south of town with his wife, Beth, and their three kids, Jude, Lucy, and Ezra.

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by Jeff Bourque

On Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m., we will have the Future Grace Celebration Concert to celebrate Future Grace and all that it means for our congregation. During the concert, you will have the opportunity to see David Spencer, Ben Shive, Wendy Wills, Laurianne Cates, Josh Wilson, and Paul Bogart perform some of their songs with a full band. The remainder of this post is an interview with David Spencer. Check this site later this week for interviews with the other artists.

A seasoned performer at the age of 25, David has shared the stage with Pat Green, Better Than Ezra, and Glen Phillips (of Toad and the Wet Sprocket) - just to name a few. Spencer’s list of performances continues to grow, with hundreds of clubs, concert halls, and colleges now under his belt. And when he’s not touring, he is writing for other artists and wearing his producer cap in his new studio, directing a symphony of sounds for other up and coming singer/songwriters.

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Sunday, May 11, 6pm

Make sure you put this event on your calendar so that you and your family can enjoy a celebration of what God has done in our lives during Future Grace Phase Two. The concert will feature some of Grace Community Church’s best singer/songwriters. These are people you may have heard about but perhaps haven’t gotten the chance to see them perform live. They each have a heart to use their gifts to God’s glory, and you will leave wanting to hear more.

Look for biographies and quotes from the artists on the Future Grace website the week before the concert, and come ready to enjoy an evening of music, fun and celebration. And don’t forget to bring some extra cash in case you’d like to leave with some CDs.

Childcare will be provided for infants through 3 year olds. If you plan to use childcare, please email futuregracersvp@gccnashville.org.

Sunday, April 27, 4:00pm-5:15pm
Gathering Hall

Our prayer gathering on Sunday will be a time for us to gather in small groups and corporately pray for the true needs of our church family during Future Grace Phase Two. We all see our obvious needs: the amount of money we will be giving, the financial decisions involved in budgeting for sacrifice, and the details of the construction of the building. But what we really need is to meet God in the midst of these details and decisions. What we really need is faith to walk through this season of our life together with the understanding that God is present with us, for us, and meeting us in the middle of the activity. We need to engage with God and let Him teach and sanctify us.

We look forward to seeing you and spending time together in prayer with you on Sunday.

Childcare will be provided for infants through pre-K. If you plan to use childcare, please email futuregracersvp@gccnashville.org.

Blessings,

Future Grace Prayer Team

Deciding what and how to give produces a mixture of questions, concerns, fears, hopes, longings, and desires. The goal of the Principles in Giving panel discussion is to help you process such desires in a biblical and godly manner. A panel of Grace members, who possess a deep love for God’s Word and extensive financial planning experience, will help you think biblically about giving. The topics covered will range from biblical principles for giving to creative ways you can give. Also, there will be time devoted to answering any questions you have about the topic.

Think about giving to Future Grace. Does it produce any question, concern, fear, hope, longing, or desire? You are not alone. As the body of Christ, we have the privilege of joining together to seek wisdom from the Lord. The Principles in Giving panel is another opportunity to share this joy.

Please join us.

Childcare will be provided for infants through pre-K. If you plan to use childcare, please email futuregracersvp@gccnashville.org.

When it is time to make important congregational decisions, there will be numerous questions. During the Future Grace Phase 2 Giving Campaign, the leadership of Grace desires for all questions to be answered with openness and honesty. The Future Grace Question and Answer Session will provide an environment to dialog in this manner.

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