Worship Podcast & Blog
It’s time for round #2 of the K-Love Fan Awards interviews. We dig deep with Tauren Wells, Micah Tyler, & Phil Wickham. Love how hard these guys work, their hearts for the Kingdom of God, and the music they create.
Enjoy!
I haven’t done many in person interviews as part of the Beyond Sunday podcast. Most have been over a Skype, FaceTime or phone call. But that’s about to change.
A couple weeks ago my wife and I headed down to the Grand O’l Opry in Nashville to cover the 2019 K-Love fan awards. It was such a treat to interview a number of artists in person.
This is part 1 of those conversations and we have Josh Baldwin, Mark Hall, & Michael Cochren on the show today. A great balance of local church, songwriting, and ministry. Enjoy!
Never practice the things you already know. Always be working on something that’s a little too hard for you.”
Leonard Jones
When I was in middle school I came across some CDs that changed my view of worship. I listened to Passion, Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, and Delirious. But I also listened to some albums from Morningstar Ministries. The albums were full of spontaneous, 30 minute songs. Incredible musicians. Some weird stuff. But I loved it.
One of the worship leaders was Leonard Jones. For 50 years Leonard has been serving in worship ministry, not only leading worship but raising up the next generation of worship leaders at Morningstar. Many of the well-known worship leaders you know were trained under Leonard.
And I love that he’s sharing his wisdom on the podcast. One of my desires with this podcast is to get a broad view of the worship community and learn from the best in different streams – from catholic to charismatic and back.
Prepare to be challenged…
I love this conversation with my new friend, Nikki Lerner. It’s important on so many levels. Multicultural worship isn’t just a matter of preference and opinion. It’s Biblical and a reflection of God’s heart.
We talk about what that looks like, creativity, true humility (it’s not what you think), songs for church, and more.
Prepare to be stirred!
A conversation with Andy Squyres is one the leaves you a little more brave, thoughtful, and thankful. It’s like the opposite of talking to someone who hates everything.
But what’s interesting is Andy speaks his mind when it comes to modern worship and corporate songwriting. But he loves the church. And he’s a worship pastor.
If you’ve never heard of Andy, you need to check out his music. It’s life giving and quite refreshing. And my prayer is that this interview causes you to dig a little deeper with your art, pray a little harder for the people of God, and live your life for the Kingdom of Heaven.
We talk about the problem with most corporate worship songs, the life of a Worship Pastor, poetry over platitudes, leading people, and more.
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