The TGCA Music Podcast

Michael J Tinker is a multi-faceted musician, known around the world as one of the UK's premier children's songwriters. Since going pro in 2011, he has released ten albums. After touring his folk music, primarily with folk-trio Bright Season, Michael turned to focus on his music for children, releasing seven albums, audio dramas, a ‘TV’ series, books and more. In 2023 Michael returned to writing m...

Michael J. Tinker’s latest single is a deeply personal journey through doubt. We so often talk and sing about God’s love but many struggle to believe that he really loves them. This has been Michael’s experience. Brought up in a Christian home, going to church all his life, knowing the truth of God’s love and yet struggling to believe deep down in God’s true affection for him. But through the wave...

Michael J. Tinker has been honoured to be entrusted with stewarding a few stories through song for others. This is one of them.  Hunter was a beautiful boy who battled for many years with a brain tumour. But this never stopped his smile (until he physically couldn’t), nor his love for Jesus. A child described him as “the boy with light coming out of his body”. John tells us that when Jesus heard a...

"The Invitation" was written in response to the question:  "What is the gospel?" which was the question posed in a song contest orchestrated by TGC USA earlier this year. There were six winning songs selected from over 200 entries across over ten nations, to formulate a special TGC twentieth anniversary compilation  The Gospel Is. Neda says " 'The Invitation' was inspired by the passages in Script...

As a mother of three, each of the songs on on Tenielle Neda’s forthcoming album were written in the everyday moments of life and motherhood. “The Lord is My Shepherd” was composed and sung into her phone while feeding her daughter in the highchair after months of sleep deprivation. As she read Psalm 23, an idea sparked, and both the melody and lyrics flowed almost entirely a cappella into her voic...

This extended interview is in two parts. First, Mikey discusses general principles with Greg about congregational songwriting, personal songwriting and the place of art and beauty in the Christian life. Second, Greg breaks down the composition and recording of one song—'The Same God'—in detail, drawing out general songwriting principles along the way.' Time Stamps Part 1: Discussion About Songwrit...

This song is the title track of our recently released debut Christian album, ‘He Stood in My Place’. We wanted to write a song that explained the gospel without compromising on the severity of sin or the glories of Christ’s substitutionary death. The song’s lyrics are substantially drawn from the book of Romans, beginning as Paul does with the plight of humanity and then moving to the good news th...

‘Child’ was written on a trying day in the depths of the pandemic. As an effort to recite God’s words of comfort to myself, it felt like a lullaby from our Father to his children. And an invitation to trust him with each moment, little by little. Watch the music video . Child, you don’t have to worry today or any day for I am your God.   Child, you don’t have to worry today or any day for I am you...

The song was written to be sung at a local women's conference earlier this year. The conference was focused on the book of John, which inspired the lyrics. While I have songs based on catechisms and prayers and Psalms , many of my songs are more devotional in nature. This song was written for congregational worship. It is my prayer that it would strengthen and encourage the faith of God's people,...

A song from the new album "Taste the New Testament" by Noble Bereans Editor's Note: Kingsley works as bookkeeper for TGCA. Lyrics Who is the one we proclaim? Jesus Christ our Lord The mystery of God – what’s His name? Jesus Christ our Lord Who is within us, at work, sanctifying? He who was once on the cross, for us dying, Now resurrected, His church unifying, Jesus Christ our Lord Who makes our fa...