Honza Interviews

In this interview, I had the tremendous fortune of interviewing Aaron & Lindsie Long. You may know them as the Power Couple of Praise. We got to have a great conversation focusing on each of them as individuals and as a unit together. It was very insightful and we had a ton of fun recording this one. We covered their lives as they related to Praise Church, Hillsong (and by extension, Hillsong College), as well as a variety of other topics. Because I interviewed the both of them, there were many times that one or the other chimed in, and I did my best to adequately reflect that. What was difficult to indicate were all the non-verbal cues given. So if it seems like one or the other is dominating an answer or not leaving room for the other, please know that is simply not the case. Aaron & Lindsie constantly cheered each other on with every (serious) question. Please enjoy this interview. Aaron There is a lot of discourse between worship leaders about the purpose of high production...

In this interview, I got to sit down and talk with Paige Pearce. You may know her as one of the vocal lessons teachers, worship leaders, and songwriters of Praise Church. She's been working with Praise for a number of years now, and I have had the privilege to work alongside her many times on many Praise Church projects. We discussed our experience as interns, her experience as staff, her opinions on worship leading and worship culture as a whole. Overall, it was a wonderful time with a good friend of mine. Here are the highlights of our conversation There is a lot of discourse between worship leaders about the purpose of high production value versus just 1 person with an acoustic guitar and every variation between, do you see an inherent value in the environment you lead in?  I see value in all the environments. I think there are elements of both extremes that can enhance or distract. In my own personal experience, I’ve been encouraged and spurned on in huge worship moments or ver...