Wonder and Warfare

Band Pics from Wayfarer.

Hey guys for all those who are interested, here are some pics of the band from Wayfarer Camp. Click on the picture below.

Wayfarer Camp Recap.

I probably had one of the most authentic "camp" experiences I have ever led for this past week.  It was with a community I love dearly called Wayfarer Ministries.  I must say, and can speak for the rest of my band as well, that we were honored to lead with you guys. 

Hearts were revived this week in to a new place with the Lord.  It was rewarding to be a part of the first ever Wayfarer Camp.  I hope there are many more to come.  Stay tuned for a video from the camp that I'll post up later in the week. 

Being a dad.

I feel very "dad-trendy" and proud to tote my son around in front of me when I place a "BabyBjorn" on my shoulders. Lauren had to help me put it on, I didn't know how.  I don't know if I should feel this way, but I do, I'm excited about wearing it!  hahah! 

As each day goes by I realize more and more that one of the greatest represetations of me bringing the Kingdom of God here to earth is priortizing my relationship with this little guy.  I like him, I love him!

The Channel May 8th.

Hey guys, be sure to check out The Channel on May 8th with myself and a good friend John Mark Mcmillan from Charlotte NC. Its gonna be a great evening!  John Mark has been a huge influence on me musically as well as spiritually. His heart reflects honesty and authenticity like few artists do. Please be sure to come out if you can!

Setlist :: 5/3/09

It was good to be back at CRCC this morning after 2 weeks of being gone.  I am so thankful to be in community with great worship leaders who can lead and facilitate while I'm gone.  It's good to have people like this, it makes me realize it's not all about me. 

Here is the setlist for 5.03.09 in case you were wondering.....

"Better Than I Know" :: David Walker & John Mark Mcmillan
"Taste and See" :: Brian & Jenn Johnson
"Here is Love" ::  Matt Redman
"Fire Fall Down" :: Hillsong United

Good to be Home....

The month of April....

-Left for Panama City Beach with Wayfarer Ministries.
Highlight:: shaving RobbyD's chest into a cross and spiking his hair.

-Got back from Panama City to lead on Easter Sunday at CrossRoads. 
Highlight :: Dave Rhodes bringing it so good, he gets people testifying in the crowd!  YES!


-Day after Easter I left for the Middle East.  Lifetime opportunity, it put things in a fresh perspective when people are giving their lives away, literally. I was able to hear stories I've only read about in books.
Highlight :: No lanes on the road and everyone drives like a maniac. Sorry, I don't have picture of this.

-When getting home I  left again to lead worship at Saddleback Pastor's Conference in Atlanta.  Then onto Grace Fellowship where my good friend Aaron Keyes is the worship pastor.  I was honored to fill in for him at Grace on Sunday morning.  I was deeply touched by the way Grace honored the band and I. 
If there was ever a church that honored their guests, it's Grace Fellowship.  
Highlight :: I was able to bring Lauren and Levi with me for the first time ever.

Don't Miss Your Breakthrough.

Over the last few days I've been thinking a lot about what I place my value on.  The context of why I've been thinking this lies in the reality of Lauren and I just having our first baby, Levi.  As many of you may know there is a beautiful journey of prayer and faith that is married to this little guy.  Over the last few days I've found myself remembering the process, looking back through journal entries, prayers, songs, etc. Seeing all the Lord revealed to me about his heart during that period is something I'll never forget.  I say this vulnerably...is it wrong for me to want that back?  Here is this beautiful boy that represents "breakthrough," and the promise of God fulfilled in our lives.  I want to celebrate that and I am thrilled with my son.  Here, at the same time I felt so much of my value and identity rested in this place of praying for something, and now that I have the breakthrough I prayed for I'm having to reevaluate what I value and where my identity lies.  I say this b/c I think for some of us out there we spend a lot of time praying for breakthrough yet, we completely miss it, b/c truthfully our whole identity would be lost if we actually got what we were praying for.  To me this is a scary notion, I think about Acts 12.  Peter was released from prison by an Angel of the Lord and when the people who were praying for him were told he was released they said, "You're out of your mind."  They missed it, they couldn't celebrate the fact that their prayers had been answered!  How hard is God to persuade or convince to set the captives free, to bring revivals to our cities, to give life, to heal, and save?  To me it seems like this is the Father's nature and our role is to say what He said and do what HE did so the Kingdom would come to earth just like Jesus did.  Don't miss your breakthrough b/c you're still praying, celebrate it and steward the reality of breakthrough, so the increase of His Kingdom would be found here in the earth.  So, is it wrong for me to want that back?  What I really want is more of the Lord, and I've seen more of Him lately through my son than possibly in my lifetime.  I want more of you Lord, I will abandon myself as I worship, may you do the same.

My little guy...

Last Wednesday our first baby came into the world. 8 pounds 10 ounces, his name is Levi Alastair Walker.  Lauren and I are still trying to wrap our hearts around the fact that he is our son. He's at home with us now and its just surreal to know there is a baby in our house.  As many of you probably know, the promise fulfilled of this little guy coming into the world has been a long beautiful journey for us.  It is truly a journey that I would not trade for anything.  Through the midst of us crying out and praying with so many of you I can now look at Levi and know that this is the kindness of the Lord poured out on our lives.  What a blessing!  I'm so proud of him already and he hasn't even done anything.  It seems so upside down from the rest of the world; do something to gain approval.  The beautiful thing about Levi is that he doesn't need to do anything, I'm just proud.  Here are some more pics.

 

Studio.

So here at CrossRoads we've always had our offices in a house to the left of the main building for a while.  Since we've had that house there has been a basement that has been used for storage and many other random things.  Well, I've decided to convert it into a recording studio.  It's a pretty good sized space, I'm excited!  I've always been intrigued with production and recording and I've never had a big enough space to do anything really substantial.  I really want to create a place where worshippers and musicians can creatively express what the Holy Spirit is doing in them with sound, this is where I'm starting.  I'm currently in preproduction mode with Stephen Cope, a worship leader here in Greenville SC.  We're doing an EP for him that should be out by the end of May. 

New Videos from "The Channel"

Here are some videos a recorded from our show at "The Channel" in Greenville SC.  Enjoy!

Can You See (Live @ The Channel) from David Walker on Vimeo.
Better Than I Know (Live @ Channel) from David Walker on Vimeo.