going to be okay. That’s our only hope with
writing these songs, that they connect people
to Jesus and that hope that He brings.
[WM] Speaking of worship, some people
mistake the magnitude of your expression of
worship as a show and not the fact that you’re
‘just doing church’. Can you speak to that?
[JD] We it’s not a show, but it’s a show of
God’s glory, a show to glorify God. We joke
about that to make sure we all stay focused
where we are doing our best to put on a show
that is really going to encourage, bless, and be
something that people can enjoy. Always on
the night it’s a journey, and some nights we get
there quicker than others. But there will be a
point where one of us will stop and say that
this really isn’t about the sounds or the lights,
but that this is about being here to encounter
Jesus and to worship Him. I think that what’s
really fun about these nights. People come in
from all different walks and seasons of life. But
we get to this point where people focus their
eyes and their attention off the stage and have
an encounter where they can connect directly
with the presence of God. And that’s a beautiful
thing! All of the cameras usually go down, and
maybe it’s all their hands raised in the air, but
you can just kind of tell there’s a sense of people
getting the heart of what this is all about. It’s
definitely an amazing journey when we do get
to watch people actually realize that it is just a
big church service and we are gathering. It’s a
lot of fun to watch that unfold.
[WM] In one of the live videos I saw of you
guys on YouTube, I could see that Taya was
pushing for a breakthrough moment in worship
and that to my eye, there were so many people
capturing the moment through on their iPhones,
that it kind of got in the way of the breakthrough
itself. Using myself as an example as well, the [Matt] We used to really wonder why people either going to grab people straightaway, or it’s
last time I saw you guys I too got consumed are holding up phones, I mean, it’s not about going to take more of a journey to get them to a
capturing some of my favorite moments on us, but I know for myself that I’ve gotten to place during the night that really connects them
my phone rather than experiencing them in the point where I’m kind of just trusting God is with the presence of God. It’s just trusting God
worship. What are your thoughts about all of doing His thing. I think my whole goal, especially that whether people are holding up phones
this? with a set list like you asked me before, is to or enjoying the night, it actually becomes real
try to create something that’s a journey. That is at some point and that they’re one with God.
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April 2019
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