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Artist Bio
In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon writes: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the sun." For Shane & Shane, the current season can be distilled in one word: discipleship.
After more than a decade of relentless touring, where the duo played everywhere from the college circuit to worship arenas to far-flung places, Shane & Shane have shifted the focus of their ministry. Rather than cramming as many dates on the calendar as demand will allow, the dynamic praise & worship duo—known for their celebrated guitar work and trademark harmonies—are pouring their lives into others, discipling musicians and training them in their craft.
Putting their convictions into practice, the result is The Worship Initiative. What began as an organic spark of an idea has developed into an online resource and community for all things worship. More than just a digital jukebox for worship geeks, however, The Worship Initiative is a one-stop shop for training, a hothouse environment where all—musicians, worship leaders, budding songwriters—can grow and flourish in their craft and creativity and devotion to the Lord.
"Just making music and playing concerts, I know that there's a small aspect of discipleship involved in that," Shane Barnard says. "But we want to encourage people to go to the Fountain, enjoy the Fountain, drink from the Fountain. That's the ethos of The Worship Initiative. Not just training in songwriting and musicianship."
In addition to kickstarting these resources for worship leaders, there is also a new record in the can. Aptly titled The Worship Initiative (Fair Trade Services), this is Shane & Shane's best offering to date. And true to the spirit of the site, the album showcases mostly other people's worship songs, infusing them with passion and sweeping guitars and stunning harmonies.
From "This I Believe," a modern hymn that is studded with references to the Nicene Creed, to the Isaiah-drenched "All The Poor and Powerless," to "Seas of Crimson" ("by far our favorite song on the record," says Barnard), the entire record is a labor of love that echoes the heartbeat of The Worship Initiative project.
"We love this record," Shane Everett says. "We want to set the table for people to experience the Lord on a daily basis. We want this record to really encourage people in their walk."
Also on the record is "God of Ages Past," a song inked by Barnard that is essentially a vulnerable chitchat with God, one that doesn't shy away from authentic questions. Barnard muses: "It essentially says 'If you really are my only hope, if you really are all that I need, if you really are the One that satisfies my heart, if those things are all true, then soften this cold, hard heart. Because I've got a long way to go to believe that kind of a thing.'"
Many of the songs on this record are staples from Shane & Shane's set list at the Porch, where they lead worship every week for a few thousand souls at Watermark church in Dallas. The songs also spring from a songwriting class they taught for five years, as well as experiences at the Linger Conference, an event that holds special significance for them. But ultimately, every track on this album dovetails with the mission of The Worship Initiative, which goes back to discipleship.
"On a higher level, The Worship Initiative is to really train them in devotion more than train them in craft," says Everett.
But the training is there. For members who want to be a part of an online community where iron sharpens iron, The Worship Initiative is a full-blown ecosystem of worship, where a member can get a ringside seat to the building blocks of praise and worship. But the goal of the site is not simply to teach worship leaders how to commandeer corporate songs in the spotlight, but to crack open the songs and explore the inner workings of what we sing—melody, instrumentation, vocals, charting and the like. It is to go behind the superstructure of the song and tap into the deep things of God.
As it happens, every song on the site—over a hundred strong—gets deconstructed and put back together again, in full view of the member. "There is boot camp for songwriters and musicians where we explore every aspect of a song—drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, mandolin, even vocals," says Barnard. "There is also a devotional for every worship song, as well as charting and university classes for theological training."
The upshot: What started out as two guys mentoring to just a few has morphed into a large discipleship. Yet, the core of The Worship Initiative is about two men who are highly skilled in their craft and who are pouring their lives into others for the sake of the Kingdom.
Shane Everett sums it up: "We wanted to create an opportunity for people to love Jesus in what they do."
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Shane and Shane Albums
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Album Tracks
- Grace Is Sufficient | 4:02
- Lift Up the Light | 5:43
- Praise Him | 4:20
- The One You Need
- Liberty | 5:32
- Your Love | 4:30
- Without You | 3:53
- Future Version | 4:12
- Because He's God | 4:41
- The One You Need
- Miracle | 3:18
- Victory | 4:02
- Running to You | 3:44
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Album Tracks
- Everything Is Different | 4:29
- My Audience | 4:30
- With One Word | 4:21
- Forever Reign | 5:33
- Revelation Song | 5:19
- Everlasting God | 4:57
- Before The Throne | 6:03
- Worthy Of Affection | 5:41
- Christ Is Risen | 4:33
- Our God Is Greater | 4:42
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Album Tracks
- Bad Days Better
- Embracing Accusations
- Before the Throne
- Wounded
- Healed
- When I Think About the Lord
- Before the Throne of God (Acoustic Version)
- Beg (Acoustic Version)
- We Love You Jesus (Acoustic Version)
- Vision of You
- We Love You Jesus (Single Version)
- Burns Us Up
- Over the Sun
- Interlude
- Beg
- In You
- Holiday
- Psalm 62
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Album Tracks
- This Is Who I Am
- Turn Down the Music
- My Hope Is Built (Radio Edit)
- Everything Is Different (Radio Edit)
- I'm Alive (Radio Edit)
- Rain Down (Radio Edit)
- Everything Is Different
- The Lord's Prayer
- Worthy of Affection
- Great Reward
- I'm Alive
- My Portion
- You Say, "I'm Rich"
- For the Good
- Rain Down
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Album Tracks
- O Come Let Us Adore Him
- O Holy Night
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Away In a Manger
- It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
- Born to Die
- Silent Night
- White Christmas
- Holiday
- Glory In the Highest
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Album Tracks
- Bad Days Better
- Embracing Accusations
- Before the Throne
- Wounded
- Healed
- When I Think About the Lord
- Vision of You
- We Love You Jesus
- Burns Us Up
- Over the Sun
- Interlude
- Beg
- In You
- Holiday
- Psalm 62
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Album Tracks
- Saved By Grace
- I Miss You
- Arise
- Yearn
- Psalm 13
- Psalm 118
- Fringes
- Namesake
- Psalm 145
- You and I
- The Answer
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Album Tracks
- Heart of Servants
- The Blood
- Water of the Word
- Be Near (Radio Version)
- Barren Land
- Carry Away
- Be Near
- Mercy Reigns
- Song of Surrender
- I Want It All
- When I Think About the Lord
- Beauty for Ashes
- Sweet Illumination
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Album Tracks
- There Is Nothing Like You
- Your Grace Is Sufficient
- Saved By Grace
- Fringes
- He Is Exalted
- Waging War
- Make Believe Jesus
- You and I
- Yearn
- God Did
- Acres of Hope
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Album Tracks
- Praise the Name of Jesus
- We've Come to Declare
- You Said
- Hosea
- Breath of God
- Unto You
- Psalm 143 (Revive Me)
- The Answer
- Psalm 13
- Psalm 145
- Waiting Room
- Job 19
- Psalm 118 (This Is the Day)
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Artist BioIn the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon writes: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the sun." For Shane & Shane, the current season can be distilled in one word: discipleship.
After more than a decade of relentless touring, where the duo played everywhere from the college circuit to worship arenas to far-flung places, Shane & Shane have shifted the focus of their ministry. Rather than cramming as many dates on the calendar as demand will allow, the dynamic praise & worship duo—known for their celebrated guitar work and trademark harmonies—are pouring their lives into others, discipling musicians and training them in their craft.
Putting their convictions into practice, the result is The Worship Initiative. What began as an organic spark of an idea has developed into an online resource and community for all things worship. More than just a digital jukebox for worship geeks, however, The Worship Initiative is a one-stop shop for training, a hothouse environment where all—musicians, worship leaders, budding songwriters—can grow and flourish in their craft and creativity and devotion to the Lord.
"Just making music and playing concerts, I know that there's a small aspect of discipleship involved in that," Shane Barnard says. "But we want to encourage people to go to the Fountain, enjoy the Fountain, drink from the Fountain. That's the ethos of The Worship Initiative. Not just training in songwriting and musicianship."
In addition to kickstarting these resources for worship leaders, there is also a new record in the can. Aptly titled The Worship Initiative (Fair Trade Services), this is Shane & Shane's best offering to date. And true to the spirit of the site, the album showcases mostly other people's worship songs, infusing them with passion and sweeping guitars and stunning harmonies.
From "This I Believe," a modern hymn that is studded with references to the Nicene Creed, to the Isaiah-drenched "All The Poor and Powerless," to "Seas of Crimson" ("by far our favorite song on the record," says Barnard), the entire record is a labor of love that echoes the heartbeat of The Worship Initiative project.
"We love this record," Shane Everett says. "We want to set the table for people to experience the Lord on a daily basis. We want this record to really encourage people in their walk."
Also on the record is "God of Ages Past," a song inked by Barnard that is essentially a vulnerable chitchat with God, one that doesn't shy away from authentic questions. Barnard muses: "It essentially says 'If you really are my only hope, if you really are all that I need, if you really are the One that satisfies my heart, if those things are all true, then soften this cold, hard heart. Because I've got a long way to go to believe that kind of a thing.'"
Many of the songs on this record are staples from Shane & Shane's set list at the Porch, where they lead worship every week for a few thousand souls at Watermark church in Dallas. The songs also spring from a songwriting class they taught for five years, as well as experiences at the Linger Conference, an event that holds special significance for them. But ultimately, every track on this album dovetails with the mission of The Worship Initiative, which goes back to discipleship.
"On a higher level, The Worship Initiative is to really train them in devotion more than train them in craft," says Everett.
But the training is there. For members who want to be a part of an online community where iron sharpens iron, The Worship Initiative is a full-blown ecosystem of worship, where a member can get a ringside seat to the building blocks of praise and worship. But the goal of the site is not simply to teach worship leaders how to commandeer corporate songs in the spotlight, but to crack open the songs and explore the inner workings of what we sing—melody, instrumentation, vocals, charting and the like. It is to go behind the superstructure of the song and tap into the deep things of God.
As it happens, every song on the site—over a hundred strong—gets deconstructed and put back together again, in full view of the member. "There is boot camp for songwriters and musicians where we explore every aspect of a song—drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, mandolin, even vocals," says Barnard. "There is also a devotional for every worship song, as well as charting and university classes for theological training."
The upshot: What started out as two guys mentoring to just a few has morphed into a large discipleship. Yet, the core of The Worship Initiative is about two men who are highly skilled in their craft and who are pouring their lives into others for the sake of the Kingdom.
Shane Everett sums it up: "We wanted to create an opportunity for people to love Jesus in what they do."
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Shane Shane Moving ‘All Sufficient Merit’ Acoustic Performance - Christian Music Videos
An incredibly talented Christian music act, Shane & Shane, turned in an excellent and moving performance about the love and mercy of Jesus Christ, singing “All Sufficient Merit.”
The Bible’s most popular verse, John 3:16, tells of God’s immense love for a bunch of people who had willingly turned their back on Him. But despite all that sin, shame and outright disobedience, He still sent His one and only Son to suffer and die, to take our place upon that cross. Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, went through all of that for you and me.
In a clip posted on YouTube, Shane & Shane sing a tune about Christ’s immense and unexplainable mercy and love and how He paid a debt for us that we will never be able to repay.
“All sufficient merit shining like the sun
A fortune I inherit by no work I have done
My righteousness I forfeit at my Savior’s cross
Where all sufficient merit did what I could not”
The song’s beautifully written lyrics go on to state how, because of what Christ did on the cross, we have the opportunity for forgiveness and everlasting life with Him. Christ’s blood shed upon the cross cleanses sinners and makes us white as snow.
As the Bible states throughout the New Testament, salvation and the forgiveness of sins are gifts available to all. All anyone must do is confess their sins, ask forgiveness and then believe in their heart that God raised His Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead.
As Shane & Shane sing in their lovely song, this offer of forgiveness was obtained by nothing we have or could ever do. Instead, it was because Jesus Christ willingly went to the cross and bled and died for you and me.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
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Shane Shane Acoustic Performance Of ‘You’ve Already Won’ January 22, 2024
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You've Already Won Shane And Shane Acoustic Performance July 11, 2023
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'I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever' Shane And Shane From Home July 27, 2020
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'Be Thou My Vision (Lord You Are)' Acoustic Performance From Shane And Shane March 04, 2020
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'Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus' Acoustic Hymn From Shane And Shane February 24, 2020
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Shane and Shane - God of Ages Past (Performance Video) June 09, 2015
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Shane and Shane - The One You Need (Official Music Video) 277888 views
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Shane & Shane - That's How You Forgive (Official Lyric Video) 23331 views
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Shane & Shane- The One You Need- Acoustic Performance 21990 views
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Shane and Shane New Music Video! 19430 views
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Shane and Shane with Phil Wickham - Liberty (Beautiful Acoustic Music Video) 13366 views
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Shane and Shane - All The Poor And Powerless 6922 views
Shane and Shane Albums
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The One You Need
October 2011Album Tracks
- Grace Is Sufficient
- Lift Up the Light
- Praise Him
- The One You Need
- Liberty
- Your Love
- Without You
- Future Version
- Because He's God
- The One You Need
- Miracle
- Victory
- Running to You
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Dare 2 Share - Unending Worship
October 2010Album Tracks
- Everything Is Different
- My Audience
- With One Word
- Forever Reign
- Revelation Song
- Everlasting God
- Before The Throne
- Worthy Of Affection
- Christ Is Risen
- Our God Is Greater
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Pages (Special Edition)
May 2010Album Tracks
- Bad Days Better
- Embracing Accusations
- Before the Throne
- Wounded
- Healed
- When I Think About the Lord
- Before the Throne of God (Acoustic Version)
- Beg (Acoustic Version)
- We Love You Jesus (Acoustic Version)
- Vision of You
- We Love You Jesus (Single Version)
- Burns Us Up
- Over the Sun
- Interlude
- Beg
- In You
- Holiday
- Psalm 62
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Everything Is Different
October 2009Album Tracks
- This Is Who I Am
- Turn Down the Music
- My Hope Is Built (Radio Edit)
- Everything Is Different (Radio Edit)
- I'm Alive (Radio Edit)
- Rain Down (Radio Edit)
- Everything Is Different
- The Lord's Prayer
- Worthy of Affection
- Great Reward
- I'm Alive
- My Portion
- You Say, "I'm Rich"
- For the Good
- Rain Down
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Glory In the Highest (A Christmas Album)
October 2008Album Tracks
- O Come Let Us Adore Him
- O Holy Night
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Away In a Manger
- It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
- Born to Die
- Silent Night
- White Christmas
- Holiday
- Glory In the Highest
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Pages
August 2007Album Tracks
- Bad Days Better
- Embracing Accusations
- Before the Throne
- Wounded
- Healed
- When I Think About the Lord
- Vision of You
- We Love You Jesus
- Burns Us Up
- Over the Sun
- Interlude
- Beg
- In You
- Holiday
- Psalm 62
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An Evening With Shane & Shane
September 2005Album Tracks
- Saved By Grace
- I Miss You
- Arise
- Yearn
- Psalm 13
- Psalm 118
- Fringes
- Namesake
- Psalm 145
- You and I
- The Answer
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Carry Away
March 2003Album Tracks
- Heart of Servants
- The Blood
- Water of the Word
- Be Near (Radio Version)
- Barren Land
- Carry Away
- Be Near
- Mercy Reigns
- Song of Surrender
- I Want It All
- When I Think About the Lord
- Beauty for Ashes
- Sweet Illumination
-
Clean
March 2003Album Tracks
- There Is Nothing Like You
- Your Grace Is Sufficient
- Saved By Grace
- Fringes
- He Is Exalted
- Waging War
- Make Believe Jesus
- You and I
- Yearn
- God Did
- Acres of Hope
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Psalms
May 2002Album Tracks
- Praise the Name of Jesus
- We've Come to Declare
- You Said
- Hosea
- Breath of God
- Unto You
- Psalm 143 (Revive Me)
- The Answer
- Psalm 13
- Psalm 145
- Waiting Room
- Job 19
- Psalm 118 (This Is the Day)