Newsboys Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === 2000s === [[File:Newsboys at the 2001 National Lutheran Youth Gathering.jpg|thumb|Newsboys at the 2001 National Lutheran Youth Gathering, with Phil Joel in the foreground]] In 2000, Newsboys headlined the annual, travelling [[Contemporary Christian Music|CCM]] concert, Festival Con Dios, with [[Audio Adrenaline]] and [[The O.C. Supertones]]. That same year, Newsboys released a greatest hits compilation, ''[[Shine: The Hits]]'', which did not include any songs from the ''Love Liberty Disco'' album, but included four new songs, two of which ("Joy" and "Who?") went to No. 1. After this album the band did not release any new material until the 2002 release of ''[[Thrive (Newsboys album)|Thrive]]'', a record that produced two No. 1 singles: "Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares Goodbye)" and the praise and worship-driven "It Is You", which proved to be the biggest hit of their career up to that point also with its video, ''Thrive: From The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame''. Also in 2002, The Newsboys recorded the track "In the Belly of the Whale" for the end credits of the 2002 movie ''[[Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie]]''. After the success of "It Is You", the Newsboys then followed with two praise and worship albums: ''[[Adoration: The Worship Album]]'' in 2003 and ''[[Devotion (Newsboys album)|Devotion]]'' in 2004. Late in 2003, Davis departed and was replaced by [[Bryan Olesen]] on guitar. In 2005, The Newsboys co-authored a book of devotions with Jim Laffoon entitled ''Our Daily Blog'' which was published by Inspiro and released on 1 November.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Our Daily Blog: Devotions by Pastor Jim Laffoon: Books: Jim Laffoon, Newsboys |id={{ASIN|0310811694|country=uk}}}}</ref> They also recorded their Creation 2005 set for a live DVD to be released with their upcoming album.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}} In 2006, Olesen left the band to focus on his own band [[VOTA|Casting Pearls]] and was replaced by [[Paul Colman]], formerly of [[Paul Colman Trio]]. More radio hits came in 2006 with a live version of "I Am Free" (originally written by Jon Egan of the [[Desperation Band]]), and "Wherever We Go". On 31 October 2006, The Newsboys released a pop/rock record entitled ''[[Go (Newsboys album)|GO]]''. ''GO'' featured David Eri as a co-writer and the songs "Something Beautiful" and "In Wonder" were big hits on Christian Radio.<ref name="RR2007CHR">[http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/07/Christian_CHR_songs.asp 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525095330/http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/07/Christian_CHR_songs.asp |date=25 May 2009 }}, [[R&R (magazine)|R&R magazine]]. Retrieved 6 January 2008</ref> That December, Joel announced that he would leave the band to pursue his own projects and albums. On 8 May 2007, the band released ''[[GO Remixed]]'' which was made up of new versions of the songs from ''GO'' and featured remixes by [[Tedd T.]], Jeff Frankenstein, Max Hsu of [[Superchick]] and Lee Bridges. [[File:Peter Furler2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Peter Furler]] spent 12 years as lead singer of the band]] On 20 November 2007 the Newsboys released their second greatest hits compilation, ''[[The Greatest Hits (Newsboys album)|The Greatest Hits]]''. The eighteen-song CD also features two new songs "I Fought the La..." and "Stay Strong". This album was followed by ''Newsboys Live: [[Houston We Are GO]]'', a CD/DVD combo recording package of a show from the GO Tour, which was released on 30 September 2008. Also in 2008, the band, with Steve Taylor providing vocals, recorded the song "Yo Ho Hero" for ''[[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie]]''. In 2007, the band's co-founder George Perdikis renounced Christianity and declared himself an atheist. He had not been involved with the band for seventeen years, nor was he in any way involved with their commercially and critically successful singles or albums.<ref name="patheos-atheist" /> [[File:Newsboys09.JPG|left|thumb|Newsboys in concert, 13 March 2009, with Jody Davis and Peter Furler]] On 5 January 2009, Colman announced he would be leaving The Newsboys to return to his solo projects. At the same time, it was announced that Davis would return to the band, after a five-year hiatus. "I am thrilled to be returning to the band and back with my bandmates, who are some of my best friends," says Davis, "this is a big change in my life, and I'm looking forward to the tour and new record with excitement."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jody Davis Returns To Newsboys! |url=http://newsboys.com/2009/01/jody-davis-returns-to-newsboys/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006185129/http://newsboys.com/2009/01/jody-davis-returns-to-newsboys/ |archive-date=6 October 2011 |access-date=15 October 2011 |publisher=Newsboys.com}}</ref> [[File:Newsboys 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Newsboys with Michael Tait in 2009]] In 2009, it was announced that Furler, having toured with The Newsboys since the band's inception, had decided to step back into a support role and would continue as the band's primary songwriter and producer. Because of this, a replacement lead vocalist was required so the band could continue touring. On 9 March 2009, it was announced that [[Michael Tait]], formerly of [[dc Talk]], would be the new lead singer. "Michael Tait will be touring with the band as lead singer with Furler making special appearances throughout the year. Furler will continue with the band and his trademark songwriting and production will remain as he focuses his professional career toward future Newsboys recordings."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Tait To Join Newsboys |url=http://newsboys.com/2009/03/michael-tait-to-join-newsboys/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006190528/http://newsboys.com/2009/03/michael-tait-to-join-newsboys/ |archive-date=6 October 2011 |access-date=15 October 2011 |publisher=Newsboys.com}}</ref> On 17 March, Tait performed his first full concert as lead singer in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The Newsboys released the studio album ''[[In the Hands of God]]'' on 5 May on [[Inpop Records]] with Max Hsu producing the album. Long-time collaborator Steve Taylor co-wrote all the songs and sang on one song. During their concert of 11 September in Orlando, Furler announced that this would be his final guest appearance with the band. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page