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I Thank God For My Christian Heritage

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Mark Cole

I am blessed! I have Christian grandfathers and grandmothers on both sides of my family! My mother’s father, Grampa Julius Rachinski, was a German pastor who pioneered a number of churches across Canada. He was a carpenter by trade who … Continue reading →

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It Is A Privilege To Lead Worship!

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Mark Cole

One of the greatest privileges that I have is leading people to God, through worship, every Sunday morning. I spent ten years travelling around the world leading worship, but there is something quite special about working with a local team … Continue reading →

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Can God Touch A Nation?

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Mark Cole

In February 2000, I left home for a week to lead worship for Charles Ndifon in Copenhagen, Denmark at ‘Kirken i Kulturcenteret’ (CPH Christian Center). Charles had been in Denmark the year before and had ministered to a small college … Continue reading →

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The Power Of A Great Team

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Mark Cole

It has always amazed me how much you can accomplish when you work with a team. For the first dozen years that I was in church ministry, huge Christmas, Easter and Canada Day productions were a large part of my … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned About Starting A Youth Worship Band

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Mark Cole

I was recently asked if I could give some advice on how to start a Junior High Worship Band. One of the churches that I worked at, had a small Christian school and I was put in charge of working … Continue reading →

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How To Last In Ministry

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Mark Cole

By Pastor Rick Warren
Ministry is a marathon: it’s not how you start in ministry; it’s how you finish. Continue reading →

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Eight Unexpected Blessings of Christianity

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Mark Cole

By Chuck Lawless My seventh-grade classmate who shared the story of Christ with me was a matter-of-fact kind of guy. Here’s generally the way he told me the gospel: “You’re going to hell, and you need to get saved.” In … Continue reading →

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Worship Links Interview with Mark Cole

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Mark Cole

Mark Cole is a touring musician turned worship leader serving at Westedge Church in Calgary, Canada. Recently, Mark talked to Worship Links about leading worship in other countries, how he puts a service together, and finding new music before the internet … Continue reading →

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Christmas Humour (part 1)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Mark Cole

– Angels Bert, aged 25.  ‘My wife’s an angel’. Don, aged 57.  ‘Your lucky, mine is still alive’.   – Christmas Pizza Good King Wenceslas phoned Domino’s for a pizza. The sales girl asked him:- ‘Do you want your usual?  … Continue reading →

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This Changes Everything!

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Mark Cole

Recently I did a worship webinar for Praisecharts.com and was reminded by the host, Ryan Dahl of the story of how I got into worship band chart writing. In the 90’s I used to go to a music seminar in San … Continue reading →

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