our processes and the way we do things would of the heart of where we are as a church and featured multiple Latin Christian worship artists
stay the same. However, I’ve learned that it has as individuals. This album is certainly unique to that call Gateway Church home. What is your
to stay a liquid because living things are not set this time at Gateway, and to the large group process of developing relationship with these
in stone – that’s something that’s dead. This of songwriters who are here right now and artists (Daniel Calveti, Christine D’Clario, Becky
ministry is always going to be morphing and actively involved in working with us. On this Collazos/AmorMercy, Lilly Goodman, Jacobo
shaping because it’s a living thing, and likewise, album, we opened the door for some outside Ramos, Julissa, and Coalo Zamorano) while
we have to be willing to adapt and change. As songwriters to come in, which makes this one also reaching the Spanish speaking church?
long as God is the priority and we’re pointing slightly different than previous albums. We’ve people in His direction, we’ll ultimately be able done it before in the past, but not quite to [Mark] At Gateway we do value strategy,
to minister to people and build the Church. this magnitude. Every song involved a lot of but it doesn’t lead the way. Although we value
collaboration, so it reflects the voice of Gateway strategy, our greatest value is waiting on God
[WM] James Reid (Creative Director, Gateway with friends who we’ve built relationship with, and moving when He says move. The Artist
Publishing), about and therefore really broadened the voice of the in Residence program was birthed through a
the Greater Than album, which came out album. We also did the Spanish and English very organic process; there wasn’t an original
on September 28. What makes this album albums together in the same time-span. We’ve plan to build it, but there was a desire and
different from those that have preceded it, and been incredibly blessed because God has intentionality to reconnect the artist to the heart
what are some of the specific things that makes given us a tremendous reach into the Latin of the church, and the heart of the church to
it special for you and the team? community. We’ve walked this process out the artist. I was actually brought into Gateway
together, and it’s been a beautiful experience. that way, as well as people like Kari Jobe, Tim
is
particularly
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[Mark] I think that songs authored by Churches
Sheppard, and Rita Springer. Artists began
are a tiny snapshot of the heart and culture of [WM] For the first time, GATEWAY recorded coming because of Pastor Robert’s teaching
where a church is during a specific season. not only an English language album but, the and Gateway Worship. Many of our Spanish
The songs on Greater Than provide a glimpse night before, a Spanish language album that artists just started showing up as members
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