starting to learn what that was and it was appalling . This is actually happening in our day and age ? I just remember wanting to do whatever I could do to help , and she would invite me to come lead worship at things she was doing , which really helped open some doors for me in my life . She was really kind to share relationships that she had and invite me into different things she did . Now we ’ re just really good friends getting to do ministry and life together . I ’ m very thankful for her .
[ WM ] As worship leaders , can you tell us about the musicians who back you , and what their role has meant to you and enabled you to do ?
[ Kari ] I am so grateful . I wouldn ’ t even be able to name all of the musicians over the years who I ’ m grateful for . From the studio stuff that guys have played on , to playing live , I ’ m always so grateful for someone .
On the practical side , coming to worship ready and being really good at their craft . It helps me as a leader worry about the music . I just get to lead and be strong and do what I do . That ’ s always so helpful . And I love guys that can take something and can hear these melodic hooks that I would have never in a million years heard , that has changed a lot of my songs over the years . “ You Are For Me ” wouldn ’ t be what it is today without the piano line that it has . Some of my guys have added things on the guitar over the years . The guys have had to reinvent “ Revelation Song ” more times than we can count just to keep it fresh ( laughs ). I ’ m always so thankful for , not just musicians , but musicians who do really well with their craft and can create something new and not just play something they ’ re heard . It ’ s always really helpful and keeps things fresh .
[ Cody ] Yeah , and I think it ’ s always good when guys play with their heart engaged and it ’ s not just reciting . Which is obviously good , you need to have that down and be playing the right chords and things like that . But just playing from the heart , putting you heart into what you ’ re doing . If you ’ re a Church that likes to flow , like we are , when a band will just take
“ Revelation Song ” // Kari Jobe with Chris Tomlin & Band something and make it their own and just run with this thing that they ’ re feeling in their heart , when the drummer just kicks into something and we can all go with him because we can all feel God is moving and can just go . I love when the guys aren ’ t all just timidly watching what we want to do . But they ’ re worshiping and feeling what God wants to do in the room , that ’ s the most powerful thing when they ’ re driving that .
[ Kari ] As a leader we really try to include our team , they ’ re not just our backing musicians . We ’ re like , what do you think God ’ s saying today and what do you feel in your heart that God wants to do today , or what has God been saying in your life ? We really do life together so that it ’ s not just us up there doing music , were up there together to create a moment of movement and worship , not just a song . That ’ s really powerful .
[ Cody ] I think we always say , “ I ’ m so excited to lead worship , with you , today .” We see everybody up there as a worship leader , we ’ re all leading worship together . I think having that perspective of having some ownership that you can hear from God and take it somewhere , I think it just throws in that fluidity with your team .
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