If you’ve listened to this podcast at all in the past, you probably have some connection to either Christian music or worship music. Maybe you love it and worship music and Christian radio helps you get through the day. Maybe you’re a worship leader, always on the lookout for great worship songs for your church to sing.
But maybe you have a love/hate relationship with the Christian music industry. You’ve been burned by it. You’ve seen how the sausage is made.
This is a tension I hold. I love worship music. It’s been deeply formative in my life. But there is a current that exists where worship and worship music becomes primarily about profit. And that is a scary and confusing place to be.
That’s what I’m talking with Gable Price about. If you don’t know who Gable Price is, turn off this podcast immediately and go stream his music. It is well written, honest, and perfectly crated rock and roll that defies the Christian music label. A true breath of fresh air in an industry that can often feel stale. And Gable is just a great guy who will make you smile.
We talk about living in New York City. Gable’s formative days in the Vineyard Church. His deal with Bethel Music and why he left. And why he’s more excited than he’s ever been about making music.
Topics Covered:
- The influence of NYC on GP’s music
- Fracturing faith and returning to faith
- GP’s early years in the Vineyard
- Protecting worship from selfish ambition
- The challenge of worship being your job
- On the CCM industry
- The story behind “Too Good”
- Dream artist collabs
Resources Mentioned:
- Show Sponsor: Planning Center
- The Magician’s Nephew by CS Lewis
- The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
- The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggmann
- Live No Lies by John Mark Comer
- Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
- A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
- My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
Show Sponsor: Planning Center
This episode is brought to you by Planning Center, helping you sync all your ministry details across your whole church.
Planning Center has become so essential to how I manage a team, that it’s almost impossible to consider local church ministry without it anymore.
Today, I want to leave you with a PCO pro-tip.
Does this sound like a familiar situation? It’s the end of the week. You’re about to leave the office when you suddenly think: Did all of our volunteers confirm for Sunday? You scroll through the schedule and sure enough—there’s a gap.
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Speaking of less scrambling, did you know you can access everything you need for rehearsals right from the Service media player on your phone? Lyrics, chord charts, arrangement notes—it’s all right there, so you’re not hunting for files in the middle of hitting those power chords.
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