When I lead I rely heavily on the rest of my band, and they know this. I do my best to plan the day, flow, and some great starting points, but I never expect it to end there. I do as much hard work as I can in order to bring it to the team and have us create together.

Now there are times when I create a specific vocal lick or keys riff that I want us to build around, but even that we take as an idea and not the final part.

All of this, I feel, builds a fantastic team who learns to trust one another and create music and worship together.

I got to sit down with the David Crowder Band a few years back when they came our way and I asked them how they create such creative and innovative sounds. He said that they have all gotten to know each other and so they trust each other. They don’t have to write the part for the other person but simply say, ‘can you do something cool on the bass here?’ and they all know what to do.

I want my team to be the same way.

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