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About Jamie Barnes

Jamie Barnes is Sojourn East Campus Worship Director. He's a singer-songwriter well beloved in the Louisville music scene, who has received radio airplay in many U.S. and international markets. Jamie appears on several Sojourn albums, including his 5-song set on "The Mercy Seat," part of our split-EP project "The War/The Mercy Seat."
02.22.2012 by Jamie Barnes

Journeying Through Lent with Watts Hymns

Easter is the ultimate party for God’s people. We can stare Satan, sin and death straight in the eye and confidently proclaim the victory we share because of the resurrection of Jesus. In the weeks leading up to this main event, we have a great opportunity to remember why this win tastes so sweet. Lent is the forty-day journey to this celebration, where we recall the bitterness of our own sin and recognize our great need for mercy. Daily repentance, fasting, prayer and reflection on God’s word mark this journey. Few hymn writers covered this dichotomy of tastes, bitter vs. …« Read Entire Post

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06.28.2011 by Jamie Barnes

Sojourn Music Auditions July 20 – How We Do It

Every now and then we get questions from pastors and music ministers about how we find or audition new worship leaders and musicians. In that spirit, I’m posting a copy of the announcement for our next audition event. We hold these quarterly: Sojourn Music is holding open auditions again for the worship team. We as a church are blessed to have so many gifted servants who desire to use their gifts to bless the rest of the body of believers. So, in order to keep this ministry active and vital, we look forward to meeting with those that want to …« Read Entire Post

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05.27.2010 by Jamie Barnes

Summer Worship Band Auditions

Sojourn Music is holding open auditions again for the worship team. We as a church are blessed to have so many gifted servants who desire to use their gifts to bless the rest of the body of believers. So, in order to keep this ministry active and vital, we look forward to meeting with those that want to use their musical abilities to lead the church in corporate worship. If you are interested in auditioning, here is the low-down: 1. Auditions will be held on Wednesday June 16th, 2010 at 7pm in the auditorium at The 930 ( Midtown Campus …« Read Entire Post

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10.07.2009 by Jamie Barnes

Thoughts On "Jesus, Savior Pilot Me"

Here’s a good word for churches concerning contextualized songs for worship. Inspired by the recent CD from BiFrost Arts, Come O Spirit – we started off our services with their arrangement of the old hymn “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”. A pastor named Edward Hopper wrote this particular hymn in 1871. Apparently he ministered to a church that was located along the New York City harbor called The Church of Sea and Land. Though its name may suggest a museum more than a local body of Christians, apparently many sailors and sea captains made up the congregation there. Having a heart …« Read Entire Post

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10.01.2009 by Jamie Barnes

Free Sojourn Song Demo — Charles Wesley's "O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing"

O For A Thousand Tongues is a familiar hymn that dates back to 1739. Charles Wesley penned the words based around his reading of Revelation 5 that gives a picture of an army of angels circling around the throne singing praise to God. I had long forgotten about this hymn until a friend requested I play it in his wedding a few months back. I had always been fond of the original melody, but after searching for an arrangement to use, I was a bit miffed at the severe lack of choices. I found versions that either sounded way too …« Read Entire Post

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