BETHEL MUSIC ’ S
by Alexander MacDougall
CORY ASBURY AND
Cory Asbury (“ Reckless Love ”) and Jonathan David Helser (“ Raise a Hallelujah ”) are both contributors to the Bethel Music Collective . Along with Chris Quilala , Matt Redman , Naomi Raine , and Dante Bowe , among others , their shared experience has been released as Bethel Music ’ s new Homecoming project .
[ WM ] Thank you Cory and Jonathan for this time today ! I ’ ll start with you Cory . I don ’ t think I ’ ve ever met anyone that lives in Kalamazoo , except for passing through there on tour ! I only recognized that city ’ s name from the old Glenn Miller song (“ I ’ ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo ”). How is God moving in southwest Michigan ? Please tell us about your role at Radiant Church , and how that works in cooperation with your songwriting and touring schedule .
[ Cory Asbury ] I got good news and I got bad news for you , my friend . We recently moved to
I ’ ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
Nashville , Tennessee . So , we ' ve been out here for about three months . Sorry to just completely wreck the entire interview right off the bat . ( laughs ) Yeah , we ' ve been here for about three months , but I will answer the question . Kalamazoo was beautiful and it was incredible for our family . We were part of a church called Radiant out there and we were writing songs and we were really going out for the presence of the Lord in worship .
It was a special time for our family , I think , especially right after Reckless Love came out . Things were wild and we needed a place to land . And we needed a leadership structure that