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Interview - Phil Wickham

by Isabel G., Christian Today US Culture Correspondent
Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 10:27 (GMT)
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CT: What can fans expect from you next?

PW: Well, I've been with the label and management about what the next year's gonna be holding. The dates are filling up with a bunch of one-offs, all through the spring. Its gonna be flying here, driving there.
I'm not sure how soon it's gonna be, but I definitely have it on my heart to do couple of different things.

I want to write a lot more even though I won't be recording the next album for another year or so. But I'm going to be getting ready for that this winter.

Also, I wanted to do a live acoustic on the worship side of things. It's been on my heart to do this. Maybe invite like 400 people and pack up a little room and record the responsive worship songs. So, just getting up with my guitar and singing a couple of songs and sharing devotion about them. Ultimately, making a cool, live worship acoustic experience.

For a couple of reasons, I wanted to make it available to worship leaders around the world and also include the chord charts. I want to make it very acceptable and easy for worship leaders to pick up. I want to put all the chords on the CD; you can just pop it into your computer. You can download whatever chord charts you want for any song. And maybe even film it and do a little DVD about it. Just something that people can put on, listen and worship to, something that can make crowds really loud. I guess this is the next thing that we will be working on.

What is your favorite verse?

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
Where Jesus are talking to the people. It portrays the heart of God in such a sweet and kind way. It can mean so much to so many different people. I love it when you get a glimpse into the heart of God.

Again, it's really hard for me to just pick one, because there are I feel like there is a different verse on my mind everyday. But this verse has meant so much to me. That Christ said Come to me, all you who are weary, all you who are tired, you who are broken, just come to me and I will give you rest. It's such an invitation!

We should see it as the grandness and majesty of God that He can give an invitation to the lowly. To the people that are at the end of the rope, Jesus says Come, all you have to do is come to me. God is so kind, and its so worth it, to get to know Him!



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Added: Saturday, December 8, 2007, 18:27 (GMT)

What an awesome interview. Funnny, poignant, and purposeful. A joy to read. A blessing to reflect on. In Christ - Melody

Melody Milbrandt, Pleasant Hill, MO

Added: Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 2:32 (GMT)

I read the interviews that the people wrote Phil Wickham, and the way that Phil answered them was AMAZING!!! I think it's awesome how Phil relizes that God is really our one and only purpose!...Amanda *: )

Amanda Lucille Decker, Klamath Falls, Oregon

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