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CCT Fall Staff Retreat

Great fall kick off party last Friday night with the super staff of Celebration Concert Tours! Love these guys! Looking forward to three more amazing trips this fall to Washington DC, New York City and Israel

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First Baptist Tillman's Corner & Cottage Hill Baptist Church - Mobile, Alabama

Had a blast last night in Mobile with great friends Tommy Quinn (FBC Tillman’s Corner) and Alan Fath (Cottage Hill Baptist) and their awesome choirs announcing THE DC WORSHIP PROJECT in DC next September. 6 great churches on this trip- Looks like 200-300 coming! Gonna be great!!!

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Amarillo Community Chorale

Great time tonight with my good friend of many years, Darrell Bledsoe and the Amarillo Community Chorale! Looking forward to Worship in New York next May/June at Carnegie Hall with this Chorale and 300 of their closest friends from 6 great choirs across America! Featured artists will be Phillips, Craig and Dean, Travis Cottrell and Marcia Ware!

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Whitesburg Baptist Church - Huntsville, Alabama

Great to be with wonderful friends Rick and Rosemary Stone and their awesome choir at Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville! Made the announcement about Worship in New York next May with Phillips, Craig and Dean, Travis Cottrell and Marcia Ware at Carnegie Hall. Can’t wait!

Best of Italy - Champion Forest Baptist Church

5th and final concert in Rome at Santa Maria Del Popolo to a packed house was powerful and anointed! Great job to Brent and Jill Dyer, Pastor and Beverly Fleming and all the great folks in the Champion Forest Worship Choir for an extraordinary trip full of world-class sightseeing and ministry! Last day in Rome took us to the Vatican and a fun, free afternoon to explore Rome followed by a first-class Farewell Dinner!

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Incredible time and ministry in Orvieto and Rome! Pompeii- here we come!

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Another spectacular day with Brent and Jill Dyer and The Champion Forest Worship Choir in my favorite city…Venice! Full day of world-class sightseeing followed by a wonderful concert at The Church of San Francesco Della Vigna! Great teaching by Pastor David Fleming!

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Day 4 and 5 included Pisa, Lucca, an extraordinary concert in Monticitini, Verona, and great Bible teaching by Pastor David Fleming. Brent and Jill Dyer and the entire Champion Forest Choir are AMAZING!

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Day 3 in Florence with Champion Forest was AMAZING! World-class sightseeing and an outstanding ministry concert last night to a packed house at the Cathedral of San Filippo Neri! Great to have Pastor David Fleming and Beverly teaching everyday!

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Awesome Day 2 on THE BEST OF ITALY trip with Brent and Jill Dyer and The Champion Forest Worship Choir included one of the coolest places on the planet… CINQUE TERRE! Off today for sightseeing and concert in Florence!

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Awesome first day of the Best of Italy trip with great friends Brent and Jill Dyer, Pastor David and Beverly Fleming and the Champion Forest Baptist Church Music Ministries! Sienna today, Cinque Terra tomorrow!!! Appreciate your prayers for an incredible and life-changing trip for all! See YOU in Monticitini!!!

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The Best of Italy 2016

The Best of Italy trip is now history! What an awesome time of world-class sightseeing, ministry, fellowship and extraordinary experiences together! Special thanks to Larry and Kim Harrison, Wayne and Renee Fancher, Jeff and Sarah Bennett, Mitch and Kathy Loftin, Kenneth and Kristi Martin, Loren and Anita Minnick and their incredible choirs for making this a trip we will all remember for a lifetime! What a successful trip!

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VENICE!!! One of the neatest places on the planet! Great day of world-class sightseeing and concert last night to a full house. God is at work in Venice!

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Thanks much to all for your prayers! Another extraordinary day in Monticitini and Florence with all 6 choirs. Can’t wait for tomorrow… VENICE!

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Wow!…Pisa, Lucca, concert in Monticitini…Another awesome day on THE BEST OF ITALY Ministry Trip!!! Thanks for your prayers!

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Another spectacular day on THE BEST OF ITALY ministry trip! Guided tour of Florence along with a free afternoon with much to explore, topped off with a full house tonight at a powerful concert at The San Filippo Neri Cathedral in Florence! Great job to all the conductors and singers13615011_1161359180572870_7318703654271465944_n

Another day in paradise… BEAUTIFUL Cinque Terre! With 152 of our best friends! Great to have dinner last night with all these awesome ministers of music and their wives… Larry and Kim Harrison, Jeff and Sarah Bennett, Wayne and Renée Fancher, Mitch and Cathy Loftin, Kenneth and Kristi Martin and Loren and Anita Minnick! On to Florence today!13590457_1160311720677616_2599708944406720979_n

What a day!!! 152 people flying into Rome from all across America for THE BEST OF ITALY Ministry Trip! Stopped in beautiful Siena and topped the day off by an incredible Welcome Dinner at the hotel in Montecatini! Next stop – Cinque Terre tomorrow! Thanks for your prayers!

 

 

Bellevue Worship in NYC

Great trip last week with the Bellevue Baptist Church Choir & Orchestra. The trip was highlighted by a Flash Mob in Times Square, trip to Poughkeepsie, NY, Brooklyn Tabernacle, a Father’s Day Dinner Cruise on The Hudson, appearance on Fox & Friends,  and Carnegie Hall with Grammy-nominated Natalie Grant. It was an honor for all of us at Celebration Concert Tours to partner with Mark Blair and the awesome Bellevue Choir and Orchestra in NYC! God moved in incredible ways and countless lives were touched by their ministry!

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Woodstock Worship in NYC

WOW!!! Incredible trip with great friends Scott and Millie White, Johnny and Janet Hunt and the awesome FBC Woodstock Choir and Orchestra! Extraordinary time of worship at the Carnegie Hall concert with Jason Crabb and then off the charts worship experience, singing at Brooklyn Tabernacle with Johnny Hunt preaching!  The music ministry at FBC Woodstock is alive and well! Plans are already in the works for their next ministry trip! Thanks, Scott and Millie for partnering with us in ministry to touch the world!

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CCT Receives 2016 Best of Franklin Award

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Celebration Concert Tours International Receives 2016 Best of Franklin Award

Franklin Award Program Honors the Achievement

FRANKLIN May 18, 2016 — Celebration Concert Tours International has been selected for the 2016 Best of Franklin Award in the Travel category by the Franklin Award Program.

Each year, the Franklin Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Franklin area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2016 Franklin Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Franklin Award Program and data provided by third parties.

About Franklin Award Program

The Franklin Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Franklin area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Franklin Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.

SOURCE: Franklin Award Program

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New York Worship Celebration

Sheri and I had a great time last night with wonderful friends Mark and Mardi Blair and the awesome choir and orchestra from Bellevue Baptist Church doing the orientation for the New York Worship Celebration June 18th through the 23rd!
The choir and orchestra will be ministering at Carnegie Hall with Natalie Grant, Brooklyn Tabernacle, a flash mob in Times Square, a concert in Poughkeepsie and enjoying world-class sightseeing every day!
Gonna be great!

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Viva Italia!

Sheri and I had a blast doing the orientations for The Best of Italy trips this July with great friends, Larry Harrison, Jeff Bennett and Wayne Fancher from the Second Baptist Houston campuses and Brent Dyer from Champion Forest Baptist Church!
We are taking 245 folks on these 2 trips! Joining the Second Baptist choirs will be Mitch Lofton from FBC Prattville, Alabama, Kenneth Martin from FBC Milton Florida, and Loren Minnick from Foothills Baptist in Las Vegas. A bunch of great choirs and ministers of music!
Looking forward to some awesome times of ministry, fellowship and world-class sightseeing!!

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Woodstock Choir & Orchestra Orientation

Had a great time with awesome friends Scott and Millie White and the incredible FBC Woodstock Choir and Orchestra at the orientation for their Woodstock Worship NYC ministry trip June 3-7, singing at Carnegie Hall with Jason Crabb, Brooklyn Tabernacle and a flash mob in Times Square! Can’t wait!

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