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CHRIS McCLARNEY // ON SERVING THE POOR AND CREATING A DIVERSE WORSHIP CULTURE By Alexander MacDougall Over the past decade Chris McClarney has my memory serves me correctly. Since then, is part of this journey and is now by the church been greatly impacting the Church through you’ve been a strong songwriting contributor to sung worldwide. Please tell us about your his songwriting and recording. But his ministry today’s worship canon. Your song, “Your Love journey as a songwriter and worship leader has actually gone far deeper than as a much- Never Fails”, co-written with Anthony Skinner, over the past decade? recorded tunesmith. His heart and passion for service extends deep into the community. His [Chris McClarney] Wow! I’m trying to think newest project, Fill This Place, was recently back to that night at the Hard Rock. The funny released by Sparrow Records. thing about that night is that I think it was the first time Rend Collective had come to the [WM] Chris, we met around 10 years ago at States to do anything. Back then when they the Hard Rock Café in Nashville. You were there were in Ireland, I bet they had twenty people as part of a showcase for Kingsway Music if that would get on stage. And they would play Your Love Never Fails 6 January 2020 Subscribe for Free...