Jared Anderson
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Jared Anderson did not always see himself writing worship music. The career of one of the most distinct and celebrated voices in modern worshipāwith songs like āGlorified,ā āAmazed,ā āRescueā and āGreat I Amā widely sung in churches around the worldāalmost never happened.
āI grew up playing the piano in church and singing in youth meetings. But by the time I was in college, I saw my music going in a different direction,ā says Anderson.
In fact, Jared considered distancing himself from worship music entirely, but always felt a pull to write something for the church. āGod revealed to me, and it was a slow process, that worship isnāt just a genre of music,ā he explains. āWorship songs are prayers. Weāre reciting the word of God back to him, and pretty soon weāre not just reciting it or singing it, weāre living it.ā
Jared now embraces his calling as a worship leader and songwriter. But he's very honest about what that means for anyone in that role. āWeāre in the foot washing business,ā he says. āIf you want to lead, you have to serve. And if you want to serve, you have to surrender. And if you surrender youāre going to have to die.ā
These arenāt empty words. Dying to some of his dreams paved the way for God to do something bigger. It's a narrow road, but it's the path Jared has chosen to travel.
And that path has led him into an effective ministry. From his former work with the Desperation Band, to his role as a songwriter/leader for New Life Worshipās live CD/DVDs and his own recordings including Where To Begin, Where Faith Comes From and Live From My Church.
Whatever the setting ā whether itās a coffee shop, a church sanctuary or an amphitheater, Jared takes a simple song and turns it into a journey.
This fall, heāll take listeners on a new journey with the release of The Narrow Road, his first āsoloā worship album in over three years. The project features some of the common themes in Jaredās best work, while carving out new ground based on a favorite literary work.
āOne of the inspirations for the album is Pilgrimās Progress,ā Jared explains. Like John Bunyanās allegorical masterpiece, this album, ātells the stories of trials... they shouldnāt define us. Instead, they prepare us for the destination.ā
Pointing to the title song, Jared continues: āThe enemy is the distracter ...he wants to kill our focus. He wants to destroy the unity between us and God. So walking āthe narrow roadā isnāt an option for followers of Jesus. Matthew 7:13-14 tells us plainly that itās a necessity.ā
In addition to a host of new songs inspired by Jaredās own pilgrimage such as āAccording to His Wordā and āImpossible Possible,ā The Narrow Road also features two favorites, the worship anthem āGreat I Amā and the Desperation classic āI Am Free,ā which features his former bandmates Glenn Packiam and Jon Egan.
āIt was fun to work on a recording with Jon and Glenn again, even if it was just for one song. Including this version of āI Am Freeā was a chance to celebrate a song thatās been meaningful to us personally and to church congregations for years.ā
In addition to recording The Narrow Road, Jared continues to work on a series of inspirational albums that feature piano driven, folk-rock songs centering on everything from love to literature to lifeās big questions. And he continues to serve as a worship team member at his home church, New Life, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, while also making time to lead worship at churches and conferences around the country.
Amidst the pulls of ministry and creative pursuits, it is the love of his family that grounds Jared. Most recently, he and his wife Megan, along with their four children (Everet, Becket, Francie, and Lyla) decided to enlarge their already full family. After much prayer, the Andersons have begun the process of adopting two orphans, John Diego and Christine, from Haiti. ļæ¼
āWe canāt wait until theyāre home with us in Colorado,ā says Jared. āGod is doing something in our ļæ¼home and our family. Weāre just trying to be obedient to him.ā
ļæ¼All of these experiences add to Jaredās understanding that life is much larger than what happens in the ļæ¼church pews on a Sunday. āSunday is just the rehearsal,ā Jared says. āItās during the rest of the week ļæ¼that we walk out our faith.ā
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