Worship Musician December 2018 | Page 30

man, our hearts just connected and out of that relationship I think I now have three Goodall’s that I travel and play with. I have one of their guitars with me right now traveling across the UK, and everybody else’s acoustics kind of get buzzy and crazy with the climate change and the Goodall just stays consistent. [WM] As a worship leader, songwriter, and musician, can you describe your relationship with the acoustic guitar? [Sean] It’s my first love. I think you can get all the electrics you want, all the pedals and killer tones you want, but it all comes back to just the warmth and the clarity and the feel of a great acoustic. But again, that’s how I learned to play worship, that’s what I learned to write music on, so for me there’s a bit of nostalgia in there as well. [WM] There are so many photos of you in different places in the world, guitar in hand. Can you describe the journey and the conversation between you and God, and how you knew which doors to step through and when? [Sean] I love that. I grew up in a missionary home, my parents were both medical missionaries and I just grew up with this theology and this drive in their spirit that there’s no place too hard or too dark for the gospel or for Jesus. You can do anything that you set in your heart to do as long as you’re willing to put in the time, work, and energy. So, for me probably the biggest thing, we don’t need to be commissioned again and again… there is just one commission that’s going out to all the world and I feel like we’re called to do that. If we step out in faith and go to where He’s calling us to go, God will begin to open doors all over the world. That’s what I’ve seen happen in my life, and I’ve seen God do it in many others as well. I just really love that my prayers would stir other people to do that too. To take guitars, and to go into nations that people say are impossible, and to watch God show up and do amazing things. [WM] On November 3 rd , Bethel Music 30 December 2018 Sign up for our Newsletter...