Today on the first of team podcast, we're thrilled to be hanging out with

songwriter and worship leader Carrie Job.

Carrie Job and her husband Cody are creating songs that are some of the most moving to me personally

in my times of worship.

And today, Kary not only talks about the process of her creating her new album in this unusual year, but also shares a

bit of her story as well as her heart for connecting with God in a deep and personal

way. I hope that you are encouraged to draw near and me today.

Congrats on new album release.

We are so excited to have this conversation and been looking forward to it for a long time.

I want to say personally that the song The Blessing, we use your music often in First 15.

It's been a real gift to us and to those that use First 15 as a resource to meet with God but the song the blessing has been especially incredible for me on a personal level and the album is really facilitated for me a really beautiful time of worship

since I've been engaging in it and so I know behind the scenes this has to be have

been a really unique and even hard journey to record and release an album like this.

It's also such a key time to release an album like this.

There's so much need for resources like we've created.

So before we dive into talking about the record specifically,

I'd love to hear just from you what this year's been like

and what it was like to record a live album

in the midst of one of the craziest years in our lifetimes.

Right. Yeah, I was like, Lord, are you sure?

Do you know what's happening right now?

You know what's wild is, it's been such a beautiful journey because prior to

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