When I first started a church in Nashville I had people repeatedly tell me that local artists, especially Christian artists, would be too stuck up to ever serve inside the church. People said, “They might attend from time to time but they’re too busy doing their own thing to contribute to the church.”

I’ve got to say in the seven years of Cross Point I’ve never found something to be so untrue in my life. We have artists that pull back into Nashville at 5:00 a.m. on a tour bus and step off the bus and come straight to Cross Point to volunteer playing on our stage for 4 services! We used to have a drummer who had a hard time getting up early enough for rehearsal so he would sleep in his car outside the church on Saturday night so we could wake him up on Sunday morning. Now that’s dedication.

Just last week I walked out into the lobby to find one of our artist (whose name everyone would know) folding programs and helping us address envelopes for a mailing.

The artists in Nashville whether they be musicians, songwriters, or vocalist have been instrumental in what God has done here over the years.  They’ve contributed in so many unique and memorable ways.

I bring all of this up because two of my great friends from Cross Point Todd Smith and Alan Hall are the founding members of Selah and they’re celebrating their 10 year anniversary and have a new CD that comes out today.

They have to be the most humble,  down to earth guys I’ve ever met and I’m so proud of the way God is using them. They’ve sold  over 2.5-million-albums and have won the Dove Award for “Inspirational Album of the Year” four stinking times.

To celebrate the release of “You Deliver Me” I’m going to give away 5 copies of their new CD today.

Just leave me a comment telling me where you serve in your local church and I’ll select 5 random winners.