With about 100 combined years of performing, TobyMac, MercyMe and Matthew West are well known in the Contemporary Christian music world as having amazing concerts and have “helped define a generation of worship,” according to TPR Live.
Each summer and fall, many senior adults in the Birmingham area as well as in other states in the Southeast look forward to spending an afternoon full of entertainment and inspiration, courtesy of Frank Jones.
On July 31, 2025, the Gospel Music Association (GMA) released this year’s nominees for the 56th Annual GMA Dove Awards.
“Can you send us anybody?” That was the question Robert Reed’s father-in-law, Steve Townson, asked him a few months ago — and set something new in motion.
“We also want kids and families to have a deeper love for God’s Word. For many of us, God’s Word is an afterthought when it should be our lifeblood,” said Dave Ray.
The Worship Initiative is offering resources at a new digital hub called SBC Worship.
Mac Powell, formerly with contemporary Christian group Third Day, then shared the theme of this year’s show. “The theme tonight is awe and wonder, a tribute to those sacred moments when God’s love takes our breath away.”
“It kind of blew my mind that there were deaf people out there who love music because my assumption is that they don’t listen to music because they can’t hear very well,” said Brandon Heath, a contemporary Christian singer and musician.
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