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Songs From Jacob's Well

Posted Nov 20, 10:08 AM | 0 comments | by Editor | Link

By Tim Keel, re-posted from timkeel.com:

Mike Crawford is the worship pastor at Jacob’s Well. He came on staff here as an extreme act of faith seven years ago. Part of the deal was that we would raise money and build a recording studio. We did that. It took five years. It was finished less than a year ago with 90% of the design and labor led by Mike and built by a handful of men from our congregation on Monday nights.

Once the studio was completed, Mike began the process of recording a CD of the music created at Jacob’s Well over his time leading us. However, by the time the studio was finished and he was finally free to record, he had more music than would fit on one CD. It was at that point that Mike made the first of several great decisions: he decided to record it all and make it a double CD — 14 songs.

Listening to it draws me back to each of the passages of Scripture that animated the writing of it. It also reminds me of the life that has happened over the same time, a kind of soundtrack for our church. The whole thing is an amazing product of our community.

So, I hope you’ll take the opportunity to buy this record and consume it whole.

Mike Crawford and his Secret Siblings present Songs from Jacob’s Well Volumes I & II: “Even the Darkness Will Not Be Dark to You” — Order Online Now

UPDATE: Jake Bouma expounds on his earlier pronouncement: “I think this album is one of the best worship albums in the past 5 years, if not the best.”

Today, he concludes, “Buy this album immediately. If you’re a worship leader, try to buy it sooner than immediately. I could go on and on about Song’s from Jacob’s Well, but it will do you better to just experience it yourself.”

Watch Jake’s blog for his interview with Mike Crawford, which will be posted in several installments over the next week.

Tim Keel is the founding pastor of Jacob’s Well Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Tim also serves on the board of directors for Emergent Village.