When my world comes crashing down, I choose to worship." "When the enemy says I'm done, I choose to worship. Patrick referenced the title track of the album, ‘Choose to worship’ which goes: Thompson said that when the band picked a release date, they had no idea it would be "smack bang in the middle of this crazy time in the century." In fact, many of the songs on the record happen to be incredibly apt considering the current situation. "I hope it resonates with people," he said. "A lot of what the album says is that… whenever things are going down the tubes, whenever life is really difficult. it's really important to choose to worship because God is still God regardless of what's happening to us. Rend Collective released its latest album, Choose to Worship, on Friday - a record that Thompson said was "poignant" for such a time as this. People want to build a part of the day where they are getting themselves encouraged. "I think a lot of people are trying to find some element of truth in the whole thing, rather than just stressing about everything. That feeds anxiety, stress, uncertainty and fear. if I have a spare moment at the minute, I'm on the news reading what's going on. "I'm sure a lot of people are the same as me. I think that has been pretty well-received, too. He continued: "Another thing that we've been doing is trying to offer encouragement to people through devotionals going out in our emails.
But with technology, you can Instagram Live… Chris can sing then tag Gareth in for the talks." Chris would lead some songs, and Gareth would bring a message," Thompson explained. "It looked different a couple of weeks ago when we were able to gather in one room and stream it live. Now, with the isolation guidelines being rolled out across the US and the UK, the group is relying on technology in order to keep the worship sessions going. The sessions originally involved the band gathering together in a front room (all the while adhering to distancing rules, of course). They are looking for that opportunity to worship." Obviously, for people who have a faith, that's God. "People are anxious, people are kind of turned upside down right now, and people are trying to find that thing that is their solid ground.
those have been the most-viewed things we've ever done ten-fold over anything else. That's what we've seen people really connect with. these live sessions on Instagram Live and Facebook. Thompson explained: "It's just been stripped back to the fundamentals. Wonderfully, the events appear to be drawing a sizeable audience.
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Their "socially distant worship club" - which involved an extended time of worship plus a short talk - is now airing regularly across their social media channels. Unable to take their energetic worship nights to sell-out arenas, Rend has brought things back to the living room. It's quite nice to have all that stripped away." to not be relying on the lights and the special effects to lead worship for us. but we can still lead people in worship in a different way. "That's stuff we use to create an atmosphere of fun. sound, lights, and confetti canons and panda masks - that's not worship," he said. Premier caught up with Rend's guitarist and founding member, Patrick Thompson, to talk about the band's new record Choose to Worship, and hear how they navigating this strange season of social isolation.ĭespite dealing with the uncertainty of having no shows scheduled for the immediate future, Thompson said he was actually finding it distinctly refreshing to strip everything back and return to the basics of sung worship. With auditoriums laid bare, pews empty and concert venues deserted, worship artists across the globe are employing creative methods to help others lift up their praises to God. One of the groups profoundly affected by the blanket ban on mass gatherings are Irish folk-rockers Rend Collective, who were recently forced to pull the plug on their entire, 35-date US tour.
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