The relationship between a worship pastor and the preacher is crucial, especially on holiday weekends. In this episode of the Craft & Character podcast, Steve Carter interviews the worship pastor at Forest City Church, Carrington Gaines about how to work well together.
Steve and Carrington serve together and breakdown how they planned out the Good Friday and Easter services around the song “Alive in You.” They talk about the trust required between preacher and worship pastor, how to dream, push each other, and bring out the best in one another.
Carrington shares his process of writing a song as they break down the lyrics of “Alive in You.”
Carrington Gaines is a husband, father, artist, songwriter, and a lover of all things Buffalo Bills related. He is the worship director at Forest City Church in Rockford & Elgin, Illinois, where they create spaces for anyone and everyone to encounter Jesus in the most authentic way they can!
Worship Page: https://linktr.ee/forestcityworship
Website: https://www.carringtongaines.com
IG: @forestcityworship
IG: @carrington_gaines
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Steve Carter is the Lead Pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook and is helping to champion the Preaching Institute to equip pastors on how to preach hospitable and transformational messages. Steve hosts the Craft and Character Podcast, which ignites preachers to grow in their craft while always intentionally working to have their character lead the way. He has also authored two best-selling books, Grieve, Breathe, Receive, and The Thing Beneath The Thing. Steve lives outside Chicago with his wife, Sarah, and their two kids. When Steve isn’t hanging around with his family, friends, or church community, you will probably find him watching a University of Michigan football game.
