Today we host worship leaders and songwriters, Alexander Pappas and Kim Walker-Smith! Recently, they each had songs featured in the film Multiplied: a 5-part docuseries following Chris Worthington’s global journey to uncover the growth of Christianity around the world.

They both bring insight into asking and praying for revival, the journey they’ve been on with this topic (and rethinking the word revival itself), how they got involved in the film project, and what God has been teaching them recently in the worship-writing process. Check out the episode everywhere you get your podcasts + watch their recent MultiTracks Sessions on our YouTube channel!

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Today we launch Season 6 of the Lead Worship Well podcast!

We were honored to host Sinach this year and capture MultiTracks Sessions of her new music and this really encouraging podcast episode! Sinach is a household name known by many for writing some of the most sung songs in our time such as “Way Maker,” “I Know Who I Am,” “The Name of Jesus,” Rejoice, and more. These songs have become anthems in many Churches and homes all around the world. She recently was #1 on the Billboard Chart on the Christian Songwriter category for 10 weeks, a feat no African had previously achieved, and she is the most streamed and followed Gospel Female Artist from Africa.

Sinach speaks on her early, wide-ranging musical influences, how God’s calling is a process, the idea of having spiritual eyes and a new creation mentality, the inspiration behind “Way Maker” (the most translated and most sung Gospel song in recent times), and why she doesn’t call her music Gospel or Christian, but simply Jesus music.

Her most recent album Victory Sounds is available now, and she and Chris also talk about collaborating with Israel Houghton and the scriptural meaning behind the title.

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Why were these the songs you wanted to release to the church first?

We are a christian ministry who knows God's heart for the church. We know Jesus is coming back for a pure bride, his church - one that knows the love of the Lord and deeply loves him as well. These songs are meant to resource His bride to put language to the move of God they are seeing and want to see leading us to repentance and speaking to the power of God's name, likeness and goodness!

What are some tangible signs of the move of god we've seen on campus? What are the intangible signs?

Some tangible signs of the move of God we've seen on campus has been a hunger for God's presence like never before - seeing alter calls last hours, seeing more students in small groups then we've ever seen in the last few years and seeing more of a response to the word of God. Some intangible signs of a move of God on campus have been the kind of unification we have seen between our student body. The collaboration of cultures and backgrounds unifying in so many different ways.

Do you all think the movement happening at SEU is related to the one you're seeing in the global church?

It's so like God to not be exclusive with how he moves - while the movement we are seeing at SEU is special and hitting hearts individually, we know that it is a part of the global movement that God is stirring within his bride. Our God is one of unification, who loves his bride.

You all also reference Matthew 5:8 when speaking about Move of God which says, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." How do you all proactively follow this commandment individually and as a team?

We know that holiness is not an arrival, but a constant pursuit. It's the pure in heart that sees God, and since he is our daily bread we have to pursue holiness daily. That looks like pursuing repentance, with the Lord and with each other. Devotionals with our team, practicing what worship looks like not just as a genre but as a lifestyle.

What songs from other groups are you all leading right now that speaks into the movement of God / the excitement in building HIs kingdom?

We love the songs that are coming from the houses all over the country and globe. One that we have been leading in this past season is "Good Plans" by Red Rocks Worship - it's been an anthem for us and our students to declare, in faith, the truth of his goodness and his perfect ways.

What songs in particular do you think worship teams will resonate with?

I think there's a song in this album for everyone in terms of how God can minister through it. I think worship teams will really resognate with our song `Motives", as it talks about the challenges of what we have made worship to be at times.

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This month Josh Wilson is releasing a Mental Health EP called Mental Help. We discussed his experiences with anxiety and depression and that the healing journey is not linear, but the pain is not permanent.

Originally posted on LeadWorshipWell.com

Thank you so much for sharing your journey with anxiety, depression and addiction with us this Mental Health Awareness Month. You’ve shared that you used to try to handle your struggles on your own. Why do you think God designed us in such a way to need each other for refuge and healing?

I know that God is relational. We’re studying the Holy Spirit at my church right now, and the Trinity is an example of how God is in relationship, not only with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but with us. I’m learning that the Christian life is all about surrender. To God, to my own way, to my pride. I often think I can do things on my own, and I’m almost always wrong about that. It’s a bit scary to reach out and ask for help, but every time I do, I wish I would have done so earlier.

Tell us the backstory of your song “It Gets Better” and how your wife supported and loved you well in that moment.

Long answer incoming!

I was in Montana in the dead of winter. It was late and cold, and I was traveling alone. I had just finished playing a concert. I got to my hotel and as I walked in into my room, I closed the door, set my bags down, and crumpled on the floor. I was shaking, weeping uncontrollably.

Months, years, decades of anxiety and depression had built up in my body and my mind and lead me to this moment, where I simply broke down. I called my wife and told her I couldn't finish the tour. I said I needed to come home.

Becca is so kind. She didn't offer me platitudes or cliches. She didn't try to fix me. Instead, she flew to where I was and traveled with me to get me through the rest of the tour. She reminded me I’m not alone. She let me borrow her faith until mine caught up.

2 weeks and 3,000 miles later, I finally got back to my home in Nashville, where I took some much needed time off. I saw my doctor and my counselor, and I spent time with close friends and family. I canceled shows. I rested. I played guitar. I walked, prayed, and cried. Eventually, slowly, things started to get better.

As I’ve implemented medication, therapy, exercise, prayer, healthy eating, and many other strategies, my mental state has continued to improve. There have been plenty of setbacks, and my healing hasn’t been linear, but all along the way, Jesus has been reminding me that my pain is not permanent. That's what “It Gets Better” is about. It's going to get better, in this life or the next. It all works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out, then it's just not the end.

You also shared that you are 7 years sober from alcohol. That’s incredible. What are some resources that helped you? What is your biggest piece of advice for someone that would like to begin their journey into sobriety?

I had an addiction counselor here in Nashville named David Hampton. He was my greatest ally and resource, and I couldn’t have done it without him. I also went to a few AA meetings, and used the r/stopdrinking forum on Reddit. AA and Reddit are both free, so if you aren’t in a place to afford a counselor, I highly recommend them (and Celebrate Recovery, too!). I also recommend a book by Annie Grace called “This Naked Mind."

What are some go-to verses for you when you’re in a prolonged season of depression or anxiety? How does knowing the context cement it into your heart and story?

Psalm 34:18 says “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” This verse means the world to me, because our hearts are so often broken. It doesn’t mean God has abandoned us because we’re struggling. It’s actually the opposite. God is even more present in our difficult moments. David, who wrote most of the Psalms, was “a man after God’s own heart,” and yet he still struggled with anxiety, sorrow, and maybe even depression. So when we face those things, we’re in good company, and we’re not alone.

Your Mental Health EP comes out on May 31st. What is your hope as people listen to it and incorporate it into their spiritual lives?

I hope that we as Christians, as we find our hope and strength in Jesus, will also be open to all of the ways He might help us. For me, it’s been prayer, church, community, therapy, medication, exercise, healthy eating, and a few others. God has used these things together to keep me on steady ground, and while it hasn’t always been easy, it’s definitely getting easier.

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