The new issue of Christianity Today magazine features an extensive cover story on the success of the Passion worship movement, its related musical artists, and the student ministry's exciting next steps. "Passion has not just shaped evangelical worship music, but a generation of American evangelicals," the magazine reports. "In ...

iTunes is celebrating the popular worship music of the Passion experience at a new centralized page on the site known as "The iTunes Guide to the Passion Movement." In addition to crisp categorization and easy links to every available Passion recording, there are also fun new "celebrity playlists" from Passion artists Chris ...

A recent piece in the Mobile Press-Register offers a candid look at the How Great Is Our God Tour featuring Dove Award winning artist-worshipers Chris Tomlin ("Indescribable") and Matt Redman ("The Heart of Worship") as well as Passion worship conference founder and speaker Louie Giglio. "It is a night of worship to ...

PASSION 07 EP - PART 3, a digital download featuring exclusive music and spoken word content from the Passion 07 worship conference, debuted at #1 this week on the iTunes Christian music chart. At the same time, the set's predecessors remain in the Top 5 as well. The newest installment - PART 3 - features live performances of "Marvelous ...

Chris Tomlin, the Gospel Music Association's 2006 Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year, is once again the leader in this year's 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards nominations. The awards ceremony will be held April 25, 2007, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville and televised in syndication throughout May. Among Tomlin's nominations are: ...

Minnesota's St. Paul Pioneer Press recently interviewed artist-worshiper Chris Tomlin prior to his local appearance on the How Great Is Our God Tour for a story called "Five Questions with Mr. Hymn." "Tomlin's songs are sung more often in U.S. churches than any other contemporary artist," the newspaper reports. ...

Minnesota's St. Paul Pioneer Press recently interviewed artist-worshiper Chris Tomlin prior to his local appearance on the How Great Is Our God Tour for a story called "Five Questions with Mr. Hymn." "Tomlin's songs are sung more often in U.S. churches than any other contemporary artist," the newspaper reports. ...

Need to catch up on your downloads? Modern worship music fans can find plenty of Passion at iTunes right now. The LIVE FROM PASSION 07 EP recorded earlier this month in Atlanta, Georgia, features two musical performances ("Friend of God," "You Are God") and an inspiring spoken message-more than one hour of great content-for ...

Matt Redman has penned hits for everyone from Michael W. Smith and Rebecca St. James to Kutless and Tree 63. But now, the British songsmith and worshiper is climbing the charts under his own name like never before with a new solo album, BEAUTIFUL NEWS, which hit stores just after Christmas. Following its debut at #19 on Billboard magazine's ...

The Passion 07 worship conference held last week in Atlanta, Georgia, exceeded expectations with more than 22,000 college students in attendance from around the world, including all fifty United States. With global aid as a major theme, a fundraising goal of $500,000 actually reached $700,000 as the event closed. Passion founder/director Louie ...