When I was first getting started as a worship leader, Tim Hughes was one of the guys I looked up to.
Tim is one of the best worship songwriters I know. Having written Here I Am to Worship, Happy Day, Let it Be Known, and many others, his songs have theological depth and incredibly catchy hooks.
In this interview, Tim and I talk all things Worship Central, prophetic worship, songwriting, embarrassing moments (it’s a good one!), and much more.
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Tweetable Quotes
- Worship leading is taking your private cry and making it public (Tweet that).
- It’s hard to take people on a journey we haven’t been ourselves (Tweet that).
- Live your worship. Sunday is an overflow of a lived life (Tweet that).
- Theology fuels worship. (Tweet that).
- If you want to fall more in love with God, throw yourself deeper into who he is (Tweet that).
What You’ll Learn in this Episode
- The story behind Tim’s most embarrassing moment where someone tried to disrobe during worship
- How to know the right time to sing a prophetic song
- What is present for Tim as he grows as a worshiper
- Practical tips for how musicians can prepare themselves for spontaneous worship
- How to write songs with deep theological content and strong melodic hooks
- Why great songs capture emotion, not just state a belief.
- The 4 Stages of Songwriting (Exploration, Expression, Experimentation, Evaluation)
- How to stay fresh and inspired as a worshiper and worship leader
- Tim’s songwriting process
- What Worship Central is all about
- A new solo Tim Hughes album? You may hear it here first 🙂
- How the Worship Central crew pushes creative boundaries
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Resources Mentioned
- Website: Worship Central
- Website: Worship Central Course
- Music: Worship Central’s Set Apart
- Music: Worship Central’s Let it Be Known
- Book: The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
- Book: Surprised By Hope by NT Wright
- Book: The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer
- Book: Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith
- Book. Seeing Beauty & Saying Beautifully by John Piper
- Music: Avicii
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Question: What was your biggest takeaway from this interview with Tim? You can leave a comment by clicking here.
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Love the blog. I’ve been blessed by many of your articles.
Loved the interview…SO encouraged to hear Tim’s vision and expectation for how God’s people can grow in worship
Love the horror moment!
Loved it! Tim is such a great encourager. Loved what he shared about empowering others to write and lead…God is empowering His Church. Thanks for the interview!
Im so glad im not all by myself in the ’embarrassing moments’ category. Thanks for sharing. The next time Im in a cringe worthy position I’ll think of this and smile!
I always enjoy the practical application of something. I enjoyed his explanation of when they go into a spontaneous worship song, it’s not always what you feel but you see going on with the congregation. Also, how he has a music director helping the musicians with the chord progression – esp. until, as David stated, they learn the feeling of what progressions the chords take on. Good stuff. I look forward to the podcasts every week!
Such great tips on songwriting and worship leading from a guy who is humble, but also is leading the way for a generation of worshipers and worship leaders.
Thanks for this blog! 🙂
Really enjoyed this. Love hearing about what God is doing.
I love this! Very helpful for young worship leaders such as myslef, Thanks! 🙂
Another great podcast…appreciated the British wave of Worship that helped me renew my faith. ..love Tim’s heart, thanks David for another good one!
love it, it’s amazing how God can use us in such powerful ways. He is amazing!!
Really blessed and encouraged by this podcast, particulary in how do you start profetic songs in worship
Great interview