Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Like A Child began as two members in the spring of 2007. Now they are five. They began with reverberating electric guitars. Now they play banjos. They began with personal ambition. Now they are worshippers. They chose their band name without realizing its implications. Like A Child. It was just a name: short, catchy and full of "meaning," meaning they knew then only in a cerebral way. But as the L...

Ben Debono is the co-creater and co-host of the Sci-Fi Christian Podcast .  Who better to chat about Batman with than another fan of the character who is also quite a brilliant theologian.  Aside from being an acclaimed pod host,  Ben is also the executive pastor at Epic Life church in Anoka Minnesota .  He has a bachelor's degree in literature and a Masters in Theology from Northwestern College....

Adam W. Powers currently resides in Stevensville, Maryland where he is the Assistant Pastor at Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church (PCA). He is a Teaching Elder in the PCA and has completed his MDiv at Reformed Theological Seminary (Atlanta campus) in 2011, and is looking forward to further graduate studies sometime in the near future. He is a talented preacher, theologian, and writer whose work can b...

My guest today is musician, pastor, author, husband, and father Scott Roley . Scott is a founding member of Christ Community Church in Franklin Tennessee where he served in various roles over a span of 25 years. In the fall of 2011 he resigned his position to pursue his call to racial reconciliation full-time. He can also be seen frequently on tour with his good friend and fellow musician Michael...

Episode #29: Chaplain Rich Young My guest today is Chaplain Rich Young. Rich Young, originally from Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970 immediately after high school. He became a Christian while in the Marines and felt God leading him into the ministry.  College and seminary followed his discharge as a Sergeant in 1974.  Rich entered the Army as a Chaplain in 1981, ret...

Episode #28 Mark Thompson My guest this week is Mark Thompson , the Senior Project Administrator over the Mission to the World (MTW) ministry in Fairmont West Virginia. MTW is the mission sending agency of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).  Mark has a great story to tell not only of what God is doing through missions in the PCA Church but also of what God has done in his own life.  He is a...

Out of Truth Records was founded in June 2011 by Jon Finney .  Jon believes the Lord is birthing new art and talent, not only in Nashville and L. A., but in the smaller cities and towns in the United States.  Out of Truth Records seeks to provide a place where Indie musicians can record a professional sounding album with industry standard equipment at a lower cost to them. Jon and his staff are al...

Cindy Wilt Colville is a 25 year veteran of the Christian music industry. Her passion is developing creative and skilled songwriters. Cindy started her music career with award-winning producer and songwriter Greg Nelson where she was production manager on five gold and two platinum records. She was also the production manager for Steven Curtis Chapman’s first four records, was a music publisher fo...

My guest this week is social psychologist David G. Myers . Dr. Myers is an internationally renowned scientist, author, and teacher whose research and writing have covered a wide range of topics, including group behavior, prejudice, personality, religion, intuition, hearing loss, and personal well-being. Over the past 35 years he has published 18 books—several of which are best-selling textbooks in...

I couldn't be happier to be joined by my Father, Randy L. James , on this Father's Day release of Voices In My Head (The Official Podcast of Rick Lee James).  Dad is not just a great father, and he's not just another pretty face. He is also a great preacher, a teacher, a basketball referee, a guitar picker, a bass player, a golfer, a chaplain, a former missionary to Africa, and the author of  "Unr...

This week's guest is Pastor Dave Black from Soma Community Church in Springfield Ohio. Here's a few facts you might want to know about Dave. Responsibilities: Teaching & Administration [full time staff] Family: Lauren & Dave were married in 2007 and are expecting their first child in April 212 Hometown: Atlanta, Ga Education : B.A. in Communications from Cedarville University, M. Div. from Luther...

Guest: Gareth Higgins (Executive Director of the Wild Goose Festival) Wild Goose is community creating a festival at the intersection of justice, spirituality and art. The first festival took place in June 2011; the next one is June 21-24 2012. We take inspiration from many places, such as Greenbelt, Burning Man, the Iona Community, SXSW, and others. The festival is open to everyone; we don’t cens...

With the release of Marvel's Avengers Motion picture, Rick has assembled a couple of his Theologian friends to discuss the movie, it's effect on pop-culture, and premises from the movie that go hand in hand with the work of a Theologian. Rick dives into part two of this topic with Matthew Cole. Matthew is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Lexington Kentucky. He is also the pro...

With the release of Marvel's Avenger's Motion picture, Rick has assembled a couple of his Theologian friends to discuss the movie, it's effect on pop-culture, and premises from the movie that go hand in hand with the work of a Theologian. Rick starts off his discussion by welcoming comic book fan Gregory Voiles. Greg is a Pastor of Spiritual Formation, an urbanized hillbilly from middle TN and a P...

Brett McCracken: Author of Hipster Christianity My guest this week is author Brett McCracken. Brett is a Los Angeles-based writer and journalist. He is the author of Hipster Christianity: When Church & Cool Collide (Baker, 2010) and has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN.com, The Princeton Theological Review, Mediascape, Books & Culture, Christianity Today, Relevant, IMA...

Andrew Osenga , aside from being a truly amazing solo artist has also been a Producer, Musician, SongWriter, or Engineer for the likes of Chris Tomlin, Andrew Peterson, Caedmon's Call, Jars of Clay, Jason Gray, J. J. Heller, Eric Vinson, and many, many more. His latest solo project, Leonard The Lonely Astronaut , is one of the most inventive albums that this podcast host has seen or heard in a lon...

This week Voices In My Head went on the road to Nashville Tennessee for the Song DISCovery Creative Conference. My guests today include author Ian Morgan Cron (Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me, Chasing Francis), songwriters Jeff Bourque and David L. Ward , and Lifeway Worship Creative Director Craig Adams .  You won't want to miss what these tremendously creative people people have to say about w...

Jason Gray is my guest today on Voices In My Head. Jason' s song,  "More Like Falling In Love" was the #4 most played song in the nation last year. You might think that would go to a person's head but Jason is a humble servant of Christ and it was my pleasure to talk to him about making music, Lord of the Rings, spreading the gospel, and his new album: A Way To See In The Dark. I think you're real...

This week I am excited to bring you an interview with Phil Sillas . Phil is the A&R Director of Worship Leader Magazine’s SongDiscovery service. His role with Song DISCovery and experience as a songwriter give him a unique place among the songs and songwriters that are driving modern worship music today. Phil is one of the people running the Song DISCovery Creative conference in Nashville Tennesse...

[Sara Groves] My guest this week on Voices In My Head is acclaimed singer songwriter Sara Groves . I recorded this interview with Sara exactly one week after she was a guest at the White House as the worship leader for President Obama's Easter prayer breakfast. We talk about that experience, her new album titled Invisible Empires, her transition from a school teacher to singer, and her first tour...

Brian Zahnd is a full-time pastor, an erstwhile author, and a would-be mountaineer. He is the lead pastor of Word of Life Church in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He is also the author of several books, most recently "Beauty Will Save the World" , "Unconditional" ,  and " What To Do On The Worst Day Of Your Life" . We discuss his book Unconditional at length as well has Brian's love for mountain climbing...

Episode #13: The Worship Team Episode My special guests this week are several members of the worship band from my home church at First Church of the Nazarene in Springfield Ohio.  We are taking a hard look at ourselves and asking questions that worship teams need to ask themselves on a regular basis. Featuring Andy Fiorita, Christie Phillips, Greg Womacks, and Todd Nance. Voices In My Head is the...

This week Rick welcome's singer/songwriter Eric Vinson to tell us more about his music, playing famous venues, and getting music on TV. Learn more about the uber talented Eric Vinson at http://ericvinsonmusic.com . [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Eric Vinson playing at the Bluebird Cafe"] [/caption] Voices In My Head is the official podcast for Christian singer, songwriter,...

Fred Heumann is an ordained minister who also has served 7 very different churches as part-time, full-time or volunteer worship leader, and has taught and planned Hispanic worship seminars both in the US and in Latin America. He’s an internationally-respected worship leader, speaker and teacher with four decades of diverse experience—from the Australian outback to European cathedrals, from leading...

My Guest this week is highly acclaimed singer/songwriter, Andrew Peterson . Andrew called the Podcast from the recording studio where he is recording a brand new album. This new project is the follow-up to his best-selling album, Counting Stars, which debuted at #1 on iTunes and #6 on the Billboard chart. Besides receiving stellar reviews for the project, the single Dancing In The Minefields reach...