and what did you do to develop it?
to who I am and the way that God created me some generic Christian answer” that goes in
as a worship leader. I guess the only thing I one ear and out the other. I feel like shouting,
[KWS] It’s funny, I think I’ve only really kind can say that I’ve done in maintaining that and “No, this is key to becoming a phenomenal
of noticed in recent years that I’m unique and pursuing that is just fighting to be myself, being worship leader! That you are constantly and
different in what I do and who I am as a worship confident, letting His voice be the loudest voice consistently contending for more of God and
leader, I never really thought about it too much. in my head, letting Him be the one that defines you have an active and a real relationship with
I’ve always just been, even as a kid growing me, following Him and looking to my Father. Him that is not stagnant, but that is growing.”
say what’s in my head and my heart. I don’t try [WM] What advice do you have for young It doesn’t mean you have a perfect relationship
to hide my emotions or what I’m feeling, I just worship leaders looking to find their voice? with him – you’ll go through hard seasons, you’ll
up, very real and honest, kind of blunt. I just
wrestle through things and have struggles, but
kind of put it all out there and that has really
translated into who I am as a worship leader. [KWS] My biggest advice to young worship you’re doing it with Him and walking through
I’m pretty bold, I go after things. I like to see leaders in finding their voice and finding who it with Him. Even in those tough seasons
breakthrough and freedom for people. I express they are is that you won’t find that apart from you’re still growing. That translates to a really
what I feel in the moment, what I feel the Lord Him. We find our identity in Him. I encourage awesome and strong worship leader because
is doing, what He’s saying. I’m not afraid of them to grow their relationship with God and that relationship is what gives meaning and
making mistakes – I’ve been embarrassed keep growing it. Don’t feel like you’ve ever life. That’s what comes out of you. You can
many times, I’ve messed up many times, and attained it, don’t ever feel like you’ve reached it sing a song, be a good singer, and a good
once you’ve done it one time, you just kind of or you’ve got there. We’re all a work in progress performer, but what gives anointing, authority,
get over it and realize we’re all a family. Our goal and we all have a journey to go on and to life and meaning to what you are doing is that
as a family is to go into the presence of God keep growing. relationship. This is why we worship and this
and worship Him together, so I don’t need to
is what worship is all about – our relationship
be a rock star or perfect, I just need to follow I feel like I’ve said this to a lot of worship leaders with Jesus, pouring our love out on Him and
Jesus to the best of my ability and I’m doing and only a small percentage of them actually receiving His love.
this with my family. So I just get over that stuff get it, hold onto it, and go after it. If you want and laugh at myself and move on. Not being to grow as a worship leader it’s really great to [WM]
afraid to make mistakes brings a really great get voice lessons, get instrument lessons, learn Zschech
boldness, just stepping out and trying new the songs, and get really good on the technical strongest worship teams are really the result
things. I love to bring ministry into worship side, but the most important thing is to grow of great leaders. What are the most powerful
and going in the direction that I feel the Lord is your relationship with God. You can’t lead things that Banning has imparted in you?
leading me, whether it’s to stop and speak or people somewhere that you haven’t been. I feel pray. I think all of those things make me unique like people hear that and think, “Oh, that’s just
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We
and
recently
she
interviewed
commented
Darlene
that
the
[KWS] The thing that I am most thankful that
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