I had already taken ownership of that song I didn’t know it, but I did this research that privilege we have in their life, being real to them
because I had been performing it live for a while says millennials desire community more than, and just being understanding and living their life
– I just loved the song. When I got the call about “Lights, camera, action!” They don’t really with them.
the idea for the record I just said, “Oh yeah, this need a YouTube concert, they just want is mine; I’ve got this song!” before any other community. They want people that will listen, [WM] Tell me about that red guitar – are you a
conversation happened. We just had a great that they can know and grow with. That’s why PRS endorser?
time doing it. Those are my dear friends at I say authenticity is the answer – being true to Elevation and I think that’s just the first of many who you are and that alone breeds relevance [Travis] Yeah, I have an endorsement with
collaborations that we will see. because God anoints the authentic and not the them. I met with them and had the red guitar
pretend. I just say to be who you are, and to made and it’s amazing. It’s a piezo and allows
love them where they are. me to play both acoustic and electric with the
[WM] You followed a bit of a traditional
trajectory of serving as a youth pastor before
same guitar, so it’s really cool. They’re really
becoming a senior pastor. What are some For any youth that you have the privilege of great guys, and it’s just an amazing company.
words of life you’d like our readers to share with doing life with, don’t become such an adult I also have an endorsement with a small guitar
the youth pastors in their churches? that you don’t understand never-never land company called Gopher Wood. Their acoustic
anymore. I love the movie with Robin Williams guitars are out of this world. It’s probably the
[Travis] Authenticity man, I get asked that all where he grows up into an adult and he has best acoustic guitar I’ve played. They’re stellar,
the time, “How do I stay relevant? How do I get to re-learn how to be Peter Pan. I think that and they’re a Christian company so that’s
kids to come? How do I encourage the kids I happens with adults all too often. We grow up super cool too.
have?” I think one is to stay away from the need and we forget what it’s like to be young, and I to compare. 99% of youth pastors are going to think that’s the magic of being a youth pastor have a very small budget. You’re not going to or children’s pastor – you have to be young. Of For more about Travis, including his upcoming
have the same budget as some of the churches course, you want to give them advice, you want tour dates, please visit:
that you look at and follow on social media. So to mentor, but give them a shoulder to cry on. that’s the first thing – being okay with that. I think as youth pastors that’s the gift and the
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