[ WM ] 20th Anniversary Review // The First Decade
David Crowder Sept / Oct 2003
Darlene Zschech Nov / Dec 2003
Paul Baloche Jan / Feb 2004
“ So , worship is the way I treat the guys in the band , worship is the way I treat my wife , worship is the way I handle my money . It ’ s the things that take place that show whether my affections belong to God or to the things I want to protect and keep and hold . I think that if we can start there and let the music come from that context , we ’ re going to be closer to figuring out how to lead a community of people using this gift of music .”
“ Worship for the church is inclusive . It ’ s not exclusive . It ’ s for every man , woman and child , every nation . So , when you ’ re writing songs for the congregation as an expression of worship , you ’ ve got to serve the congregation . It ’ s not about your artistic urges being fulfilled . You ’ re coming as a servant . When I am leading worship , I don ’ t approach it as a singer . I ’ m more conducting an orchestra sort of . I ’ m not there as a singer , I ’ m there as a leader .”
“ It ’ s important that music serves the church , and we don ’ t try to get the church to serve musical styles or taste . We ’ re first and foremost there to serve God and then serve the congregation . We need to keep that in mind and serve up some music that will inspire authentic worship . And we do that by trying to keep things relevant , musically , as well as trying to present a diversity of musical styles .”
David was then ( and still remains ) one of the funniest interviews to do . Quite serious at times , but zany most of the time .
After interviewing Darlene I thought I should just gather my cassette recording device and leave quickly to allow this amazing woman of God to go out and conquer .
Paul was actually one of our first regular columnists for the magazine during the first few years . He has remained steadfast in his support of not only the magazine but also is an integral part of our Christian Musician Summit conferences the past 20 years . A true friend .
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