It’s not every day that you have a conversation with a legend.
To say that Bill & Gloria Gaither are prolific songwriters is an understatement. I was so privileged to have a conversation with Gloria a couple weeks ago.
Our conversation went in so many beautiful directions – from talking about the humble origins of Gaither Homecoming to the creative process to raising kids to learning a foreign language to leading worship in a multi generational church.
I hope you enjoy the interview! Please come say “hi” in the comments afterwards!
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What You’ll Learn
- The humble origins of Gaither Homecoming
- The secret to prolific creativity
- The value of marketing what you create
- Why songwriters need to write their life
- What is at stake for parents with our kid’s technology addiction
- The value of learning music
- The value of learning a foreign language
- Being an avid reader of everything
- How to keep your writing relevant
- The solution to writer’s block
- The difference between vertical and horizontal worship
- The problem with some worship songs
Resources Mentioned in this Post
- Book: Gaither Homecoming Bible
- Website: Gaither.com
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Question: What was your biggest takeaway from my interview with Gloria? Would love to hear your thoughts and reflections. You can leave a comment by clicking here.
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WOW. Insightful. I especially loved the last portion where Gloria talked about having to read the bible to understand the experiences that David went through in order to better understand the context of his ‘happy’ psalms. Indeed, I have been guilty of said plagiarism of the Psalms. This insight has inspired me to write songs with more experience-infused depth.
Thank you for this podcast. Blessings.
Yep – so many challenging ideas in this interview. Thanks for listening!
LOVED this interview. Such powerful thoughts regarding worship in a multigenerational church.
Gloria is a genius 🙂 Thanks Brad!
I really, really, enjoyed this podcast. By far one of my favorites that you’ve ever had. Gloria had some amazing insight into the importance of creating an atmosphere of Inter-generational worship amongst our churches. Thanks so much for doing the podcast & especially a big thank you to Gloria Gaither.
Jason Lange
This, in my opinion, is one of the best of your podcasts. I gained so much but I do have one question, Where is the verse she was referencing (around 23:44) about the praises making God puke? Would love to hear you interview her again. Thank you David for doing these podcasts. You are truly a blessing to us all.
Buddy