Baloche, the Dove Award Winning Writer of “Above All,” and “Open The Eyes of My Heart,” and Ryan, the Worship Leader for Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, are Joined by Newcomers Hayley Morgan Smith and Allan Scott
Dove Award winning songwriter and worship leader Paul Baloche (“Open The Eyes of My Heart,” “Hosanna,” “Above All,” “Your Name”) hits the road June 25 for a “Brown Bag” tour with his Integrity Music labelmate and Saddleback Church worship leader Travis Ryan, (“Fearless,” “Jesus, Precious Jesus”). The two are joined by recording artists Haley Morgan Smith and Allan Scott for free worship concerts hosted by Christian radio stations in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.
In time for the summer road trip season, the foursome will be traveling in an RV to the following locations where radio listeners are invited to bring a “brown bag” breakfast, lunch or dinner while they enjoy a free concert at either the station, a local church or nearby LifeWay Christian store. The tour includes a special concert for the soldiers and their families at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, to which the public is also invited. And a worship music workshop hosted by Baloche and Ryan is planned for the DC area. (Commemorative “All RV Access” lanyards will be given to local worship/ministry leaders and Christian radio VIPs in each area.)
Monday, June 25
Noon – Hosted by WAFJ – Augusta, GA (Location: KROC Center, 1833 Broad Street)
7:30pm – Hosted by WCLN – Fayetteville, NC (Location: Fort Bragg)
Tuesday, June 26
10am – Hosted by WMHK – Columbia, SC (Location: 7435 Monticello Road)
7pm – Hosted by WLFJ – Greenville SC (Location: The Channel, 221 North Main Street)
Wednesday, June 27
Noon – Hosted by WCQR – Johnson City, TN (Location: Summit Leadership, 3104 Hanover Road)
5pm – Hosted by WHJB – Kingsport, TN (Location: LifeWay Christian Store, 2626 East Stone Drive, No. 10)
Thursday, June 28
10am – Hosted by WPER – Lynchburg, VA (Location: LifeWay Christian Store, 3901 Wards Road)
7pm – Hosted by WRBS – Baltimore, MD (Location: Faith Baptist Church, 7378 E. Furnace Branch Rd, Glen Burnie MD)
Friday, June 29
7am – Hosted by WJTL (Live Concert on the air) – Lancaster, PA (Location: 1875 Junction Rd. Manheim, PA)
Noon – Hosted by WCRH – Hagerstown, MD (Location: 12146 Cedar Ridge Road Williamsport, MD)
5pm – Hosted by WGTS – Washington, DC (Worship ministry workshop held at Capital Church located at 10233 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA)
8pm – Hosted by WGTS – Washington DC (Location: Capital Church at 10233 Leesburg)
*Additional tour information for Integrity Music’s worship leaders can be found at http://bnds.in/Lr1yLC <http://bnds.in/Lr1yLC> .
California’s Saddleback Church worship leader Travis Ryan released his debut album, Fearless, through Integrity Music on April 10. Featuring songs co-written with Matt Redman, Jason Ingram, Brenton Brown, Ben Cantelon, All Sons & Daughters, Dan Bailey and others, the album is receiving wide critical acclaim. “Best album I’ve heard this year! Unbelievable!” tweets New York Times No. 1 best-selling author and pastor Rick Warren to his 592,000 followers as Worship Leader Magazine says, “…Travis Ryan comes out guns blazing… This is spiritual battle music, from both sonic and songwriting perspectives.”
In addition to his “regular” album available on iTunes®, Ryan created a special iTunes “LP” that features several bonus tracks (http://bit.ly/fearlessLP). With consumers weighing in with 5-star reviews on iTunes, here is what the critics are saying about Fearless:
“Fearless is immediately off to a great start with the hard-hitting ‘Love That Has Won’ and ‘Battle Song.’ The production value here is especially high…As a studio recorded worship effort, the innate musical power of the album never feels forced or canned…the album has an epic feel…” – JesusFreakHideout.com
“If you’re a worship leader looking for some new songs that will light a fire in the hearts of your people, Travis Ryan’s “Fearless” is a great start. Each song is full of truth and praise to a God who loves and expects His children to live out what they believe, which in essence is true worship.” – NewReleaseTuesday.com
“With these worshipful outpouring lyrics and heartfelt melodies, this album is a must for people who love to lift their hands up in the air and just embrace God's love…Travis Ryan has produced a very elegant album…” – Louder Than The Music
“…Travis Ryan has captivated me with every song… a breath of fresh air that is revitalizing and enjoyable to listen to.” – ChristianMusicZine.com
“…a project full of the love and power of God that casts out fear and torment…. Travis writes in such a way that it is impossible to listen to this project without considering God’s love in a way you have never considered it before.” – JaysMusikBlog.com
“Travis’s new release will touch the hearts of many…Fearless is designed to take the listener through a journey…” – Examiner.com
“Because these songs remind me of all that I lose sight of when I am letting my fears take the foothold, the album becomes more than just another praise record in my collection. Fearless is strong and bold; a collection of songs that resonates deeply and inspires greatly.” – Relate Magazine
“Fearless is a topnotch album with amazing everything: vocals, lyrics, instrumentals, production, engineering, etc… one of the top worship albums of the year, and one I would recommend checking out.” – Christian Music Review Blog
Sharing the message and music of his new album, Ryan launched the new project with a special Fearless release event at Saddleback Church April 15. At the event, Redman joined Ryan to sing the song they wrote together for the album, “Chase,” and pastor Warren, who endorsed Ryan at www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyXnNEmoZHE, delivered a message.
Ryan was also featured at the National Day of Prayer event held May 3 in Washington, DC, leading six worship songs between speakers like Dr. David Jeremiah, Dr. and Mrs. James C. Dobson, Bishop Harry Jackson, Mrs. Vonette Bright and others. “What an honor!” exclaims Ryan, who will be featured at the National Worship Leaders Conference being held in Leawood, KS (Kansas City) July 16-19 and San Diego October 9-11 (www.nationalworshipleaderconference.com).
Ryan will further be joining Phil Wickham at four “Singalong Tour 2012” events beginning this week in Chandler, AZ (5/8), and traveling to Glendale, AZ (5/9), Tucson, AZ (5/10) and Las Vegas, NV (5/11).
Produced by Ryan’s band mate, Josh Auer (PAX217), additional band members Dan Bailey (Fiction Family, Phil Wickham) and Brandon Collins join in to create the resulting melodic, dynamic rock influenced worship on Fearless. GRAMMY Award winners Adam Hawkins (Switchfoot, Natasha Bedingfield, 50 Cent) and Chris Testa (Jimmy Eat World, Mat Kearney, The Goo Goo Dolls) mixed and engineered respectively as Kevin Bartley (Red Hot Chili Peppers, B.B. King, Queensrÿche) mastered the album. OneRepublic’s Brent Kutzle also added his talents to “Awaken Us.” The resulting original music from Ryan is meant to inspire people to press on past fear, becoming courageous and marked by God’s boldness.
In addition to Saddleback Church, Ryan has led worship for such organizations as Campus Crusade for Christ, Student Venture, The Purpose Driven Life Worship Conference and at numerous universities. He has spent time as an associate producer for Marantha Music and was born into a musical family - Ryan’s father wrote songs for Maranatha during the Jesus movement. Married with two young sons, Ryan engages need across the world with his church’s P.E.A.C.E. Plan (http://thepeaceplan.com/).
For more information on Travis Ryan, go to www.travisryanmusic.com, www.facebook.com/travisryanworship, http://twitter.com/travisryan and www.integritymusic.com.
California’s Saddleback Church worship pastor Travis Ryan releases his debut album, Fearless, through Integrity Music on April 10, 2012. Featuring songs co-written with Matt Redman, Jason Ingram, Brenton Brown, Ben Cantelon, All Sons & Daughters, Dan Bailey and others, the album was produced by Ryan’s band mate, Josh Auer (PAX217). Additional band members Dan Bailey (Fiction Family, Phil Wickham) and Brandon Collins join in to create the resulting melodic, dynamic rock influenced worship on Fearless that shares themes of God’s pursuit of his people (“Chase”), the rise of the church (“Battle Song”) and Holy Communion (“Jesus My Victory”). The first radio single from the album, “Jesus, Precious Jesus,” speaks to the theme of grace.
GRAMMY Award winners Adam Hawkins (Switchfoot, Natasha Bedingfield, 50 Cent) and Chris Testa (Jimmy Eat World, Mat Kearney, The Goo Goo Dolls) mixed and engineered respectively as Kevin Bartley (Red Hot Chili Peppers, B.B. King, Queensrÿche) mastered the album. OneRepublic’s Brent Kutzle also added his talents to “Awaken Us.” The resulting original music from Ryan is meant to inspire people to press on past fear, becoming courageous and marked by God’s boldness.
“The title track, and the whole album, is really a prayer that the church would be 1 John 4:18—There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear,” Ryan shares. “This is a prayer for me and truth that the church must come alive to.”
Aligning his musical ministry pastorally with his church, Ryan is taking the “fearless” idea into engaging need across the world with his church’s P.E.A.C.E. Plan. The PEACE Plan (http://thepeaceplan.com/) is a massive effort to mobilize Christians around the world to address the issues of spiritual emptiness, corrupt leadership, poverty, disease, and illiteracy by promoting reconciliation, equipping servant leaders, assisting the poor, caring for the sick and educating the next generation.
“We all wrestle with fear on one level or another, and I don’t want that to stop me from engaging the needs all around me, and encouraging others to do the same,” says Ryan. “The PEACE plan is one way we can all get involved to bring hope to a world in need.”
Sharing the message and music of his new album, Ryan will launch the new project with a special Fearless release event at Saddleback Church April 15. At the event, Matt Redman will join Ryan to sing the song they wrote together, “Chase,” and New York Times No. 1 best-selling author and pastor of the church, Rick Warren, will deliver a message.
As a worship leader for Saddleback Church, Ryan has led worship for such organizations as Campus Crusade for Christ, Student Venture, The Purpose Driven Life Worship Conference and at numerous universities. He also spent time as an associate producer for Marantha Music and played with bassist Brent Kutzle, now a member of OneRepublic. Born into a musical family, Ryan’s father wrote songs for Maranatha during the Jesus movement.
Married with two young sons, Travis says, “If I died, these are the songs I would want my children to point to and say: that was my dad; my dad believed that. This is an altar to God.”
The complete Fearless track listing and songwriters follows:
Love That Has Won (Travis Ryan, Brandon Collins, Ben Cantelon)
Battle Song (Travis Ryan, Brandon Collins, Josh Auer, Dan Bailey)
Jesus Precious Jesus (Travis Ryan, David Leonard, Leslie Jordan)
The Wrestling (Travis Ryan, Richie Fike, Brandon Collins)
Most High (Travis Ryan, Jason Ingram)
Jesus My Victory (Travis Ryan, Brenton Brown, Brandon Collins)
Awaken Us (Travis Ryan, Matt Redman, Brandon Collins)
Fearless (Travis Ryan, Brandon Collins)
My Devotion (Travis Ryan, Anthony Skinner)
You Are With Me Still (Travis Ryan, Brandon Collins, Caleb Clements)
Chase (Travis Ryan, Matt Redman, Brandon Collins)
Kingsway and Integrity Music are the music divisions of David C Cook, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life-transforming materials. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Kingsway and Integrity Music’s resources are distributed in more than 160 countries and sold worldwide. Additional information can be found at www.kingswayworship.com and www.integritymusic.com.
