Sarah Hart is an award-winning songwriter whose songs have been recorded by everyone from the Newsboys to Amy Grant. Grant’s recording of “Better Than a Hallelujah” earned Hart a Best Gospel Song Grammy nomination. Sarah works as a singer-songwriter writing music for television, film, audiobooks, pop, rock, but mostly Contemporary
Coby James is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and part of one of Nashville’s most successful record labels, Centricity Music. On today’s episode, Coby and John talk about Coby’s relatively young but amazing career. They discuss Coby’s favorite superheroes, both in real life and in the Marvel Comics universe. Coby shares
Brian Doerksen is a songwriter, recording artist, conference speaker, and songwriting instructor, but most of all he loves spending time with his high-school sweetheart Joyce (they have been married for 36 years.) Brian & Joyce have 4 daughters and 2 sons with Fragile X Syndrome. His songs are known and
From 80s Rocker to Local Church Worship Leader “I needed to begin to try to make my craft of songwriting better if I was going to reach people,” admits NCS Songwriter of the Month, Mark Pogue. A Nashville resident since the mid-1980s, Mark is no stranger to making commercial music.
Nashville Christian Songwriters (NCS) President and Founder, John Chisum, has announced that he is releasing a new worship single this week entitled “How Great.” The release comes after a significant hiatus from releasing original material. Chisum, a well-published songwriter and worship leader in the 1990’s with Integrity Music, is best
The #1 Struggle Christian Songwriters Face Songwriters struggle with a lot of things. Whether it’s writer’s block, discouragement, lack of ideas, needing more skills, or even loneliness, the artistic journey of songwriting isn’t always easy. But I’d say that the #1 challenge songwriters struggle with is a sense of their
In this episode, host John Chisum sits down with Darlene Zschech, iconic Australian songwriter of “Shout to the Lord,” a song introduced in 1993 that is still sung weekly by millions of people worldwide. In this powerful interview, Darlene shares how “Shout to the Lord” came to her during a
Mike Weaver is one of the most recognizable and loved voices in Christian music. The success of the band on Christian radio is deeply appreciated, as you will hear in the first part of a fantastic two-part interview. Discover how ministry to their listeners is front and center for this
Few Christian Songwriters have the privilege of sharing their songs on the international stage, and Christian rock band Tenth Avenue North is privileged to continually find themselves at the top of the list. Through thoughtful and intentional songwriting, they are tackling tough topics like addiction, suicide, depression, religion, and faith
David Leonard has a pure heart to worship Jesus through unbridled poetry and song. He admits that he rarely writes alone, and brings along a cast of songwriting superstars to help craft a “NEW” sound of worship. His career with “Jackson Waters”, “All Sons and Daughters”, and “NEEDTOBREATHE”, has helped
