Hey Everyone -

LONG TIME no news from Worship International and Worship Under the Stars. As you guessed by now, we opted to not have Worship Under the Stars in 2007 for a number of reasons. Please keep praying for us to have wisdom in when to bring this event (or a similar event) back to our area.

However, I’m excited to announce a great concert that will happen THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, Oct 12 at 8:00 PM in the Ritz Theater.
It’s called “Baby Boom” and is concert to benefit my friends, James and Brooke Sellers.

You may recognize James from being one of the two electric guitar players with Worship Under the Stars. He and his wife Brooke have a strong desire to start a family, but have experienced the tragedy of multiple miscarriages in the past few years. Because of complications with these, they are moving forward with plans for “invitro”. This is an expensive procedure, and one of our mutual friends, TJ Thompson, came up with an idea - hey, let’s have a music concert and donate all the proceeds to help James and Brooke start their family.

So, the “Baby Boom” concert idea was birthed. I call it “friends making music and helping other friends accomplish a dream”. The doors open at 7:30 this Friday night and tickets are $15. ALL PROCEEDS will go to James and Brooke. The event isn’t sponsored or endorsed by any specific organization - it really is just some friends coming together to make music and help out some other friends.

Artists include:
Alex Watson
McKendree Tucker
Inside Out Band
Family Life Worship Band
and myself, along with some of my “Worship Under the Stars” friends and some new players, too!

It should be a packed night with some incredible music, worship and fun. Most of all, it’s a way to reach out and help a couple who is trying to fulfill their dream.

Hope to see you there!
Fred

PS: for updates on their journey, you can visit www.thebabyjournals.com

Worshipers!

Hope you are doing great. I wanted to post a blog update here on the Worship Under the Stars site about some things that are happening with Worship International and myself personally.

First, in case you didn’t hear, I joined the incredible staff at Saint Simons Community Church back in March as the full-time Worship & Music Director. It’s been a blast, and I’m excited to be serving the Kingdom in this local church. SSCC, Pastor David, and the Elders have been great supporters of Worship International and WUTS over the last two years since it’s launch.

Thanks also to those who supported me with “votes” and “plays” over the last many months. I was honored with the “Worship Artist of the Year, 2007″ Momentum Award a few weeks ago in Nashville, TN at the Christian Indie Alliance Summit.

More news and updates have been posted in my newsletter on my blog site. (check it out)

Now … onto the headline … “Worship Under the Stars, 2007″.

We have been praying about this and would ask that you join us. Every year, I’m asked if we are going to do this event again. Each year, we have to seek God and hear His voice - as we don’t want it to become a “dead work” or an “annual event” that you do “just because people expect it”. We want God’s desire, His vision, and His purpose.

Earlier in the year, I really didn’t feel any sense that we’d need to do it again this year, but lately I’ve been thinking about it and my heart has begun to “burn” for it once again. I was privileged to attend a concert featuring “Hillsong United” last Tuesday night and I was so empowered and encouraged that night, and came back with more vision for a 2007 event. So now, I’ve been asking our Board of Directors to join me in personal prayer for God’s will to known to us, and we ask for your prayers as well.

JUST IN CASE, we’ve already “saved the date” … in the event that after our prayer we have the “green light”, we’ve chosen Saturday, Sept 15 … ONE NIGHT, OUTDOORS (weather permitting) in the Jekylll Island Amphitheater. I realize this limits the number of attenendees but we feel strongly this is the way to do it.

So, let us know - post your comments here and “save the date”. Do you have the vision? Do you feel the need, and would you attend?
Post your comment here, and let us know!

God is great - and let Him be great through you today!

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon, Worship Leader, Pianist, Producer
Worship International, Inc., Highest Praise Productions, Inc.

I’m honored to have been nominated for a “Momentum Award” in several categories at IndieHeaven.Com, including:

* Instrumental Artist of the Year (Fred McKinnon, Piano)
* Worship Artist of the Year (Fred McKinnon)
* Worship Album of the Year (Worship Under the Stars)

It’s now the LAST DAY TO VOTE. Then, the top 5 artists will move to the finalist stage in January.

Would you please take about 60 seconds and consider voting for me in the categories above (or where you feel appropriate) if my music has inspired or blessed you?

I appreciate the support and hope that if I’m honored to make the Finalist Stage that I will have a greater opportunity to get my music heard.

VOTE HERE BEFORE MIDNIGHT DEC 31