Vision

God has uniquely gifted us for the building up of the church (Ephesians 4:7) through song, so we want to steward that gifting well and seek the Lord in Spirit-led, Gospel-driven, and Joy-filled songs for the people of The Paradox Church that will both proclaim and display the glory and grace of Jesus, that all may sing!

“Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth…” - Isaiah 42:10

If songwriting is a discipline, it is a discipline of exploration. We want to create intentional space and time to discover and explore the songs God has for us. To be still, listen, seek, and find.

What to Expect

*All drinks, meals, and snacks will be provided.

Wednesday:

5p - Arrive, Settle, & Happy Hour
6:30 - Dinner & Check-in
8p - Hangout & Explore

Thursday:

7:30 - Coffee & Breakfast
8:30 - Session 1 - Pastor Matt
9a - Worship & Prayer
9:20a - Vision
9:30a - Writing
12:30p - Lunch
2p - Writing
5p - Happy Hour
6p - Dinner
7:30p - Song Share
8:30p - Hangout & Explore

Friday:

7:30 - Coffee & Breakfast
8:30 - Session 2 - Pastor Matt Shelton
9a - Worship & Prayer
9:20a - Group Assignments
9:30a - Writing
12:30p - Lunch
2p - Writing
5p - Happy Hour
6p - Dinner
7:30p - Song Share
8:30p - Hangout & Explore

Saturday:

7:30 - Coffee & Breakfast
8:30 - Session 3 - Pastor Matt
9a - Worship & Prayer
10a - Clean-up & Head Out

Scriptures for Songwriting Meditation

Psalm 40:3 - He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.

Psalm 98:1 - Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Psalm 96:1-13 - Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens. ...

Psalm 33:1-22 - Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. ...

Revelation 5:9 - And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its
seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language
and people and nation,

Psalm 96:1 - Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Isaiah 42:10 -Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants.

Psalm 144:9 - I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,

Ephesians 5:18-20 - … be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.