__Martin Smith__ was the lead singer for the worship band Delirious? for seventeen years. Delirious? won numerous Dove Awards, was nominated for a Grammy Award, and produced songs such as "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever" and "Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble?" __Craig Borlase__ is a British co-writer and author who has written numerous books.

__Martin Smith—one of the leading voices in the modern worship movement—shares his story, his insight, and his challenge to change the world.__



For seventeen years, Smith held the microphone for Delirious?—the mega-selling, Dove Award-winning, Grammy-nominated band that helped bring the modern worship movement into existence. Here Martin reflects on everything from the craft of leading worship to the challenges of parenthood to how to find a place of compassion within a culture of consumerism. Along the way, he challenges readers: Are you going to be spectators—or agents of change? Are you going to read history—or make it happen? Are you just going to sing the songs—or will you live them out? Always personal and often surprising, Smith's story will spur readers to embrace the action God wants them to take.

Martin Smith;Craig Borlase

Cover

Endorsements

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Foreword by Matt Redman

Introduction by Craig Borlase

1-Paradox

2-Noise

3-Teen Spirit

4-Lord, You Have My Heart

5-Cutting Edge

6-Singing in the Streets

7-Thank You for Saving Me

8-And the Mountains Trembled

9-White Ribbon Day

10-King of Fools

11-Not Backing Down

12-Glorious

13-Rollercoaster

14-Majesty

15-100 Million Faces Staring at the Sky

16-CompassionArt

17-Good to Great

18-The Five-Star Dream

19-Keep the Faith

Acknowledgements

Martin Smith—one of the leading voices in the modern worship movement—shares his story, his insight, and his challenge to change the world. For seventeen years, Smith held the microphone for Delirious?—the mega-selling, Dove Award-winning, Grammy-nominated band that helped bring the modern worship movement into existence. Here Martin reflects on everything from the craft of leading worship to the challenges of parenthood to how to find a place of compassion within a culture of consumerism. Along the way, he challenges readers: Are you going to be spectators—or agents of change? Are you going to read history—or make it happen? Are you just going to sing the songs—or will you live them out? Always personal and often surprising, Smith’s story will spur readers to embrace the action God wants them to take.

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I have to admit that I'm never sure about books about 'bands' written by band members, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one because actually in many ways it isn't really about the band 'Delirious' and Martin Smith and Craig Borlase are upfront about it, it's actually about Martin Smith and from there his take on Delirious and how he got there and in some ways why he got out. It's actually a really easy and interesting read, listening to Martin talk about his own faith - and it really does feel more as if you are listening to him talk, it's very much in a journalistic style, you can almost here Craig's questions though you never see them on the page!  
Martin talks about being a worship leader, about the changing music industry, about compassion and how easy it is to loose sight of it, about how we all change over time and how sometimes that change really is for the better - just ask his wife Anna as we hear right at the beginning of the book! And through it we see the journey of Delirious in a whistle stop tour as Martin understood it, or more importantly perhaps understands it now in hindsight.  
It is an important book for any Delirious fan obviously, but it's also an important book for those interested in being worship leaders or Christian artists/songwriters because it poses some interesting and important questions from someone that's been there and understands now that it isn't always what it seems.  
I'm really glad I got asked to read this, it's not a book I would have chosen to read for myself and I really would have missed something special and insightful if I hadn't read it.  
See also, Meet Mrs Smith by Anna Smith

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