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The Heart of a Songwriter
Amanda shares her story and illustrates what embracing the process has looked like in her life. She paints a picture of journeying with the Lord first and foremost and how this transfers into songwriting. She encourages you to live authentically and use that as the base for your worship and songwriting.
Lesson Plan
Activating the Anointing
Activating the Annointing
Balancing Written and Spontaneous Songs
Balancing Written and Spontaneous Songs
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
The Heart of a Songwriter
The Heart of a Songwriter
Heart Over the Gift
Heart Over the Gift
Lesson Plan
Crafting Lyrics
Crafting Lyrics
Songwriting Process
Songwriting Process
The Process of Co-writing
The Process of Co-writing
Writing From A Hook
Writing From A Hook
Authentic Songwriting
Authentic Songwriting
Lesson Plan
Everything Is In Context
Everything Is In Context
Breaking Writers Block
Breaking Writers Block
Staying Inspired
Staying Inspired
Establishing A Songwriting Community
Establishing A Songwriting Community
Worship Bigger Than the Room
Worship Bigger Than the Room
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Song Stories with Amanda Lindsey Cook
Song Stories with Amanda Lindsey Cook
Song Stories with The Helsers
Song Stories with The Helsers
Song Stories with John Mark McMillan
Song Stories with John Mark McMillan
Song Stories with Jenn Johnson
Song Stories with Jenn Johnson
Lesson Plan
Brian Johnson - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Jenn Johnson - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Amanda Lindsey Cook - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Jonathan Helser - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Brandon Lake - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
PANEL Q&A - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Steffany Gretzinger - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
The McClures - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Hunter Thomson - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Kristene DiMarco - Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat
Course Overview
The Heart of a Songwriter
Amanda Cook
The plan is to be the person who is close enough to the Lord to hear His heart and speak it into the world.
* To speak life to dry places.
What is the message inside of you that you have to get out, even when you’re by yourself?
Songwriting is writing out your personal history with God.
* It is for personal encounter and corporate victory.
Your story with the Lord is the key to writing into our culture that God exists.
* You hold the key to your own love letter to God.
* Our connection to Him, and our response to Him is true evidence that He exists and cares and knows you and wants to be known to Him.
People won’t know how close they can be to Him unless it is talked about.
“I don’t want to leave this world without the evidence of a person well loved”
He rejoices over us with singing.
* If you don’t know what to sing, stop and listen to the song He is singing over you.
* He has invited us into an intimate exchange out of love.
The greatest gift you have is your authenticity.
* He is looking for your authentic worship.
If I’m not moved by what I write, no one else will be.
* It’s not about being the best, it’s about connecting and being moved.
* Remember to connect daily, and not get lost in looking at the vision.
“How vain is it to sit down and write, when we have not stood up to live.”
* Writing comes from living.
Write the truest sentence that you know about your walk with God.
“May you be in love every day, and for the next 20,000 days and out of that love remake a world.”