INSIDE
WITH
CHRIS QUILALA
Interview by Doug Doppler
We love Jesus Culture – it’s out there, we said had more songs than we could fit on a CD. I don’t really. I love a lot of the songs! Katie
it, and we mean it! We love that they started as I say “CD”, but no one uses those anymore, Torwalt has a song on the album that’s called
a youth worship team, we loved Kim Walker- do they (laughs)! So, we had to make a deluxe “Flood the Earth”, which may be my favorite
Smith the first moment we heard her, and we album, which worked out great because we song she’s ever done. It’s just a really, really
feel just the same about Chris Quilala. There is have a new artist on there, Ruthie Ridley. She powerful declaration.
an honesty and sincerity about their worship is an amazing worship leader who goes to our that changes atmospheres and hearts that church and has just been serving faithfully. I have one called “Make Us One”. I was sitting
is undeniable. She’s been friends with my wife for years. She down with my friends and we were talking
did a song, and thankfully the deluxe edition about the body of Christ and unity, and what
In case you didn’t know, Chris started off made room for a few of these songs that didn’t it means to be the body of Christ. Obviously,
behind the drum kit before migrating to the quite fit on the main album. It’s fun, there’s a lot it’s all over scripture about how we’re meant
front of the platform, which is part of why his of content on there. to be one, and to love one another. In the
musical instincts feel so, well, musical. Truth be world there is so much division – you see it
told, we’ve worshipped and cried to songs he’s everywhere in the news and on social media.
led like “Your Love Never Fails” (17,000,000+ You find divisiveness in the political and the
YouTube plays) and were thrilled to catch up racial realms, just to name a few. And yet,
with him before the last leg of the Outcry Tour. the church doesn’t seem to be fully taking its
place. Jesus’ prayer before He was arrested
[WM] Love Has A Name was released on
August 11th, in both 12 and 16-song editions.
and crucified was that we would be made one
“Love Has a Name” featuring Kim Walker-Smith
Why did you guys decide to release two
versions at the launch?
through Him and with each other. As my friends
and I started talking about these scriptures and
[WM] Do you have any favorites on the…CD?
[Chris Quilala] When we sat down as
about everything that’s going on in the world,
we asked, “What if we wrote a song that literally
writers, the Torwalts, Kim, and I, we actually [Chris] Oh man! I hate that question! (laughs)!
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declared, ‘Make us one!’?” What would that
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