Kari Jobe Interview with All About Worship
Wisdom Mooon, founder of All About Worship, recently interviewed, worship leader/songwriter/recording artist, Kari Jobe.
AAW: Your solo project from Integrity Music is filled with beautiful songs that not only express your heart, but are being used in churches all over. Share with us your experience working on this project… How long did it take? What are some of your highlights from that process?
KARI: This project was a desire of my heart for a really long time. A lot of the songs on this record came straight from my journals. It’s an expression of me pouring out my heart to God In moments of praise…as well as moments of brokenness. It was wonderful to finally have the CD recorded and ready to go because I knew it would allow me to step into a new season with God in what I was going to write about. It’s been an amazing journey as well since the CD came out. God has been blessing it and people are writing in constantly telling us what the songs are doing to help their churches and their personal lives!
AAW: One of the songs on the album, “Healer,” received a lot of controversy when a scandal was revealed with the songwriter. Could you share with us what made you decide to include that song on the album?
KARI: I wanted to keep it on the album because a lot of close family friends were receiving a lot of ministry from the song. I cried many tears over hearing the whole story…but I knew it was the truth about the word of God. I also want to be a change agent in my generation..to not just write people off when they fall or have sin revealed. To be a generation that shows grace and walks people through restoration in order to step back into the calling God has on their lives. No one is perfect…and we need to all cry out for His grace and strength to stand against the enemy and be strong. Some times those around us need our help. I felt that leaving this song on the album was a statement of grace…as well as not letting the enemy win since the song was already blessing so many. I’m so glad I left it on there!
AAW: Which song on the album was the most fun to write and/or record and why?
KARI: “Joyfully” was a lot of fun to write! It brought a smile to my face as we wrote this one! Ed Cash got the first part of the melody idea while helping his wife fold laundry…and then Ed, Mia Fieldes, and myself all sat down to fully craft the song. It was fun.
AAW: Could you share some helpful tips for co-writing? What have you found works well and does not work well?
KARI: You have to go in prepared with some ideas or at least some themes to work on. Give options of stuff you could write on so that the person or people you’re working with can see what they feel that they can connect to and run with. It’s also important to hear God on what songs you can co-write on and which one’s maybe He wants you and Him to finish. He’ll tell you.
AAW: If you could say one thing to all the young girls who are aspiring singers/songwriters, what would it be?
KARI: Journal, journal, journal. A lot of my songs come out of the time I spend with God. It’s also important to be a good steward of going back and crafting and really working on your songs. Most of them do not come in 2 minutes…the ones that really impact people’s lives are the ones that take a journey and process to write…be faithful to spend time with God, journal and see what happens!!
AAW: What can we expect from you in 2010-2011? What’s coming up?
KARI: A new album. New songs. New stuff!! : ) I’m writing and planning some new things now. Really excited about the direction God is taking me! I will give details and timelines through twitter and my website as I know the timing! : )
AAW: A question we ask at the end of every interview…share with us your most embarrassing moment while leading worship.
KARI: Oh goodness. Just one? Ha. I think one of them would be that as a service was starting, I greeted all the people and had them stand to their feet…then I said, “are you ready to worship the lamb of lambs?”…haha! It should be King of kings, or Lord of lords…not lamb of lambs. Hahahaha!
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Visit Kari’s website and find her on Twitter. Be sure to check out her latest album on iTunes. If you’d like to be entered to win a copy of her latest CD, just leave a comment (at least two sentences) on this post or TWEET a link to this post and mention @allaboutworship and this shortened url: http://bit.ly/cS0K26 . Deadline is Monday, September 20th, 9pm CST. We’ll pick two random winners.
Here is Kari’s new music video of “You Are For Me”:
The Story Behind “Revelation Song” with Kari Jobe & Jennie Lee Riddle
Here’s the story behind “Revelation Song”, made popular by worship artists like Kari Jobe and Phillips, Craig & Dean. Interviews include the writer of the song – Jennie Lee Riddle.
How have you or your church been impacted by this song?
Worship Vocal Workshop w/ Paul Baloche and Kari Jobe
Without a doubt the most important instrument on any worship team is YOUR VOICE. Though every person can sing to some extent, there are many crucially important concepts that need to be understood and practiced in order for your voice to sound the best that it can.
On this live DVD, Paul and three seasoned vocalists provide over 2 hours of instruction, both discussing and demonstrating techniques that will improve your confidence when singing solo or as a background vocalist on your worship team.
The vocal techniques covered on this DVD include:
* proper warm-up
* daily exercises
* modern blending
* vocal dynamics
* correct vibrato
* harmonizing
PAUL BALOCHE is a worship leader, songwriter, and Dove Award Winner. His songs are used in churches worldwide: “Open The Eyes of My Heart”, “Praise Adonai”, “Your Name”, and many others.
MICHAEL MELLETT is the choir director at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Michael has been a Nashville session vocalist for many years, and has toured with countless artists from Billy Joel to Paul Baloche.
NIRVA READY is a sought after vocalist who has recorded and performed with tobyMac, Michael W Smith, and many others.
KARI JOBE is an experienced vocalist currently serving at Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas. She contributes valuable insights on the dynamics of worship vocals.
You can purchase this DVD through our brand new online store right now for ONLY $28. This is the first of many resources that we will be featuring on our online store.
Glory :: Klaus (10 Second CD Review!)
This is called a 10 Second CD Review, because it will only take you about 10 seconds to read the review. The ratings below are out of 5, with 1 being poor and 5 being outstanding.
PRODUCTION: 4.5
(quality of production)
LYRICS: 4.5
(theological accuracy, fresh lyrics)
MUSIC: 4.5
(composition)
VOCALS: 4.3
UNIQUE/ORIGINAL: 4
USABILITY: 4
(usability of songs in congregational worship)
OVERALL: 4.4
SONGS THAT STAND OUT: I Give You Glory, Running (featuring Kari Jobe), When I Speak Your Name (featuring Kari Jobe)
Don’t just take my word for it. Listen for yourself on iTunes or Zune (my music software of choice) and leave a comment here.
Review by Wisdom Moon
Kari Jobe :: Kari Jobe (10 Second CD Review)
This is called a 10 Second CD Review, because it will only take you about 10 seconds to read the review. The ratings below are out of 5, with 1 being poor and 5 being outstanding.
PRODUCTION: 3
(quality of production)
LYRICS: 3.5
(theological accuracy, fresh lyrics)
MUSIC: 3
(composition)
VOCALS: 3.5
UNIQUE/ORIGINAL: 3.5
USABILITY: 3
(usability of songs in congregational worship)
OVERALL: 3.5
SONGS THAT STAND OUT: I’m Singing, Everyone Needs A Little, Beautiful
Don’t just take my word for it. Listen for yourself and leave a comment here.
Review by Wisdom Moon
Introducing Kari Jobe…
Worship leader and songwriter, Kari Jobe, shares her heart for worship and ministry in this video.
Interview with Kari Jobe
On this edition of the All About Worship Podcast, we replay an interview Wisdom Moon had with worship leader/songwriter, Kari Jobe. During the interview you’ll get to hear how Kari arrived at Gateway Church in Dallas, TX and how she was led to the worship leading ministry. Kari’s got a new album releasing this year and a great new tune available for download on iTunes (and Zune…for people like Wisdom).
We also talk about a free video resource called OpenLp during our Worship Leader Toolbox portion of the show. If you’re looking for a good free way to display worship lyrics with backgrounds and other visual elements…this might be a good way to start. During the podcast we also hear a revelation from Wisdom that left me almost speechless. Here are the links for this week’s episode:
- GatewayPeople.com – The Gateway Church website where Kari leads worship.
- KariJobe.com – Kari’s website.
- “I’m Singing” – Direct iTunes link to Kari’s new single.
- Zune.com – Another music player that’s not an iPod? Hmmmm….
- OpenLp.org – Our Worship Leader Tool this week. A free video resource.
- BabuLife.Blogs.com – Check out Ben’s top 20 most played songs in 2008 at his church here. Share yours in the comments!
Give a listen to the podcast online here. Or go subscribe here.
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Next up on Monday, January 26…Shane & Shane. You can watch us on Mogulus and ask your questions during the broadcast live here. As always…feel free to shoot us a note on what you think of the podcast or if you’d like to share a resource with other worship leaders at podcast@allaboutworship.com or drop a voicemail at 206.984.2441.
-Ben
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