HILLSONG WEEK!

Wow! I was greeted today on the apple homepage by a great surprise. YES! Flight of the Conchords! But also a big emblem declaring Hillsong Week! How awesome is that?

It's great to see a church making waves in the music industry. Hillsong's new album Faith + Hope + Love currently stands at Number 2 in the iTunes album chart. What a massive achievement. For those of us that have been around long enough, we always hoped that some Christian Band would really break in to the industry. And many have (stateside at least). But this is a CHURCH! Doing a WORSHIP album. If we're honest I don't think any of us dared dream about that.

For those of you who say I'm getting carried away, don't worry. I still remember the days when we pinned all our hopes on delirious? who would consistently get in the charts for a week, (because every christian went out and bought it,) and then fall like a lead balloon the next week. It was criminal. Not just because of what we wanted, but because they were genuinely a great band. This may yet be, in practice, a similar event.

But, it could also be the beginnings of something new. Keep in mind, Hillsong United achieved the same position earlier this year. And both teams/bands achieve high chart positions in Australia regularly. Whatever you may think, it's a massive achievement. Credit must be given to an amazing team and an amazing church.

And the glory must be given to God. Without him it wouldn't happen. And it wouldn't matter.