Reviewed by Simon Eden

This might have been better titled "Best Of Tim Hughes And Friends", for out of the 14 tracks, five are from Tim Hughes, whilst three are from fellow Worship Central leader, Al Gordon. The vast majority of the tracks, if not all them, are ones that you are likely to have heard before as they have been selected from recent Soul Survivor live albums and Tim Hughes solo albums. The obvious one is Tim's "Happy Day" which is from the London Live Worship album. Whilst the Soul Survivor albums are a soundtrack to an event, this compilation is the soundtrack to a training school for worship leaders led by Tim and Al that has a view to "encounter God, equip the worshipper and empower the local church". This isn't just a UK project; March 2010 sees the London conference, only to be followed by similar events in Japan, Hong Kong, California, Canada, and Germany. The potential for these songs to impact the Church internationally via the training school is staggering. As a collective of musicians, with Ben Cantelon also contributing three tracks, along with Brenton Brown's "Adoration", this could be the start of a long lasting rolling ministry. The girls do also get a look in, with Beth Croft providing the lead vocals on a Hillsong United track, and Nikki Fletcher joining Tim on one track.

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