Petra in the News

Food for the Hungry teams with II Guys From Petra

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:55:00 -0600

"America�s favorite Christian band may have played their last concert, but the ministry and music of Petra lives on! Lead singer John Schlitt and founding member Bob Hartman have reunited to form II Guys from Petra. They are back with a vengeance � with a new praise & worship CD and a national tour. "Want the new CD? Want exclusive access to Podcasts from the Petra guys? Help an AIDS affected child and receive FREE the new Praise & Worship CD VERTICAL EXPRESSIONS as well as membership into the II Guys Club!"

John W. Schlitt: A Rock Star Redeemed

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:49:00 -0700

Story on CBN's 700 Club about John and Dorla Schlitt

JesusFreakHideout DVD review

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:13:00 -0700

A review of the video portion, including some personal thoughts about the band's history

Josh Renaud talks about the DVD

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:12:00 -0700

Josh at Petra Rocks My World gives his first impressions about the Farewell DVD

Petra Says 'Farewell' With Live DVD Release

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:51:00 -0700

Another DVD announcement, with the unmistakable ring of an unedited press release

Petra To Release DVD Of 'Farewell'

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:49:00 -0700

A blog that mentions the upcoming DVD release, and invites "my favorite Petra story" comments

Petra: The Ultimate Collection

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:55:00 -0700

This 2CD set compiled by founding member Bob Hartman documents the band�s long-lived career and includes songs like �Beyond Belief�, �This Means War�, and �More Power To Ya�.

Petra Looks Back at 33 Years of Christian Rock Ministry

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:31:00 -0700

An excerpt from the Christianity Today article.

'Faithful' fans witness Petra's strong 'so long'

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:13:00 -0700

From NewsOK, a review of the Enid show

Upon This Rock

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:15:00 -0700

Article in Christianity Today about Petra's history and legacy. Some pretty candid talk from John and Bob!

Petra retiring on the road

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:28:00 -0700

From The Enid News and Eagle - an article about the festival in Enid at which Petra will have one of their final U.S. appearances. The only time I can remember hearing the word "Magnificent" used to describe Petra.

Interview with John Schlitt

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:01:00 -0700

With some interesting questions... not the same humdrum that you see in every single other interview!

Christian band Petra reflects on 33-year career

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:44:00 -0700

A pretty good article that talks about Petra's final Oklahoma performance in Enid, OK

Petra Farewell show setlist

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:30:00 -0600

The way this is formatted it looks like maybe they got it from right here on the Guide... although we are not listed as their "Source." Oh well... maybe they got it from a post I made on The Petra Zone and that's why (although they didn't credit the Zone, either!)

Petra Farewell to Release November 22nd

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 07:21:00 -0600

CCM Magazine is carrying the press release from Inpop, too. (They're not particularly known for giving Petra an awful lot of coverage in the past 5-10 years!)

Rock Solid Ministry

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:10:00 -0600

Terrific article from the Springfield, MO News Leader. This isn't a rehashed press release! This is an actual article, with band quotes and everything!

December 30, 2005: Petra Appreciation Day for boggers

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:48:00 -0600

Christian blogger Tim Challies wants bloggers to post about Petra on December 30... check out his post to find out why.

'Petra Farewell' to Release November 22nd

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:27:00 -0600

CBN Music News has picked up the press release about the Farewell tour and CD!

Inpup news release at Jesusfreakhideout

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:48:00 -0600

Posted in their Sunday, October 16th, 2005 news section... it looks like Jesusfreakhideout has synthesized a couple of different sources to provide a really clear picture of what's going on in the Petra universe.

Pioneering rockers Petra bow out with live CD and DVD

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:34:00 -0600

Brief article that says that Petra recorded a CD. Nothing a REAL Pethead didn't already know, but it's nice to be noticed!