Today’s conversation is with Andrew Osenga. Andrew is an artist, songwriter, producer, musician, and author. He used to do A&R with Integrity Music. Used to have a band called The Normals. Was a part of Caedmon’s Call. Has a host of solo records and albums. He’s a very thoughtful voice in this space of worship and spiritual formation. He leads a project called Anchor Hymns. This was a deep, far ranging conversation.
Topics Covered:
- Why we didn’t need to be sheltered from all thing secular
- How radio and Christian product has influenced our worship songwriting
- How fundamentalism warped our view of hymns
- Local church songwriting
- Why we need to write worship songs about more diverse topics
Resources Mentioned:
- Show Sponsor: Planning Center
- Andrew Osenga
- Anchor Hymns
Show Sponsor: Planning Center
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