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[Travis] Family. My wife and my two boys, the beginning of the year. So every Tuesday and We were in rehearsal one day at church back in who are both a miracle. I met my wife in 2007 Thursday we meet, pray, call down heaven, and 2012 or 2013, and the song just kind of came – she patiently tolerated my immaturity for four pray God will guide our city in the right direction. out randomly in the midst of that rehearsal. years before I asked her to marry me. She’s the There are a lot of doors open, but every good The band started playing, we were all just joy of my life and we have two boys. Jayce is opportunity is not a God opportunity. I just want kind of jumping around and it was just sort of four years old, and Josh he’s one. Jayce is a to be in line with what God is saying concerning ministering to us. I immediately started singing miracle. My wife’s water broke halfway through us and what we’re doing. it publicly. It just evolved over time, adding more her pregnancy and the doctor said that there and more to it. The “I don’t have to worry” part was no way he was going to make it – but [WM] “Intentional” has over 28,000,000 was added in a sound check. I was just singing God performed a miracle with him. For me, just views. How did that song come to life and how the beginning of it over and over because it was being able to see him and have my baby boy be long did it take to come together? just electric. And whenever we sang it churches a part of my life, there’s nothing more fulfilling would just explode. And we sang it everywhere! than that. They are my greatest joy, my greatest [Travis] The word intentional was just a word I We were singing it for two years and then finally accolade, and my greatest achievement. I feel was using in prayer – it was something I would we recorded it. It had a life of its own. more joy on the couch watching them play than just call Him. It was our thing – He would just I feel on a stage in front of thousands of people. remind me that He is intentional. If I needed him [WM] As I’ve been listening to your music, I My family is everything. and I was in prayer, that’s what I’d call him, like keep hearing lots of different styles including a my nickname for him, “God, you’re intentional”. hint of Dancehall Reggae. Kirk Franklin referred [WM] And speaking of your life, what were So, it was a thing for us for probably a year or to you as “the future of Gospel” – where do you you doing at 6:00 a.m. this morning? two. Romans 8:28, it’s always been my favorite see Gospel music going and what are some of scripture – I always wanted to do something the things that God is speaking into your heart [Travis] Praying. “No days off” is kind of a special with that verse, but if I was going to do about being a part of that? theme that the Lord gave to me and my wife at it then I wanted to do it right! [Travis] For me, I think the only way that Gospel and/or CCM will survive in the next five years is through the power of collaboration. I think you see it in different genres already, the world is not black and white anymore, it’s HD. This is a new generation that’s coming up and for them, they just don’t see it the way we see it. They don’t want ‘either/or’ they want ‘both/and’. “Intentional” 2017 Stellar Awards featuring Jonathan Butler, Travis Greene, Jonathan McReynolds, and Israel Houghton 26 September 2018 WorshipMusician.com