Lee McDerment

Well, first of all, what an honor. And Tara Lee, I'm just so grateful for you. You and I have been friends for so long. I think, you know, just, you know, to introduce myself to your listeners, I've been on staff at New Spring Church for a little over 18 years. And I was for 15 years, I was the worship pastor.

Well, first of all, what an honor. And Tara Lee, I'm just so grateful for you. You and I have been friends for so long. I think, you know, just, you know, to introduce myself to your listeners, I've been on staff at New Spring Church for a little over 18 years. And I was for 15 years, I was the worship pastor.

Well, first of all, what an honor. And Tara Lee, I'm just so grateful for you. You and I have been friends for so long. I think, you know, just, you know, to introduce myself to your listeners, I've been on staff at New Spring Church for a little over 18 years. And I was for 15 years, I was the worship pastor.

And then a brief stint as our creative arts director, which is over, you know, worship and production, all the rest of that stuff. And most recently, I've been the Greenville campus pastor for New Spring Church for a little over a year now in my beloved city of Greenville. I've been married to my wife, Allie, for a little over seven years. And we have two kids.

And then a brief stint as our creative arts director, which is over, you know, worship and production, all the rest of that stuff. And most recently, I've been the Greenville campus pastor for New Spring Church for a little over a year now in my beloved city of Greenville. I've been married to my wife, Allie, for a little over seven years. And we have two kids.

And then a brief stint as our creative arts director, which is over, you know, worship and production, all the rest of that stuff. And most recently, I've been the Greenville campus pastor for New Spring Church for a little over a year now in my beloved city of Greenville. I've been married to my wife, Allie, for a little over seven years. And we have two kids.

Gray, our son, who's three, and Lucy, who is our daughter, who's a little over one. And they are awesome. So, you know, it's an honor to jump on this thing to talk about my favorite book in the whole wide world with you. I know that's how you feel about it, too. And just honored to get to share with you today.

Gray, our son, who's three, and Lucy, who is our daughter, who's a little over one. And they are awesome. So, you know, it's an honor to jump on this thing to talk about my favorite book in the whole wide world with you. I know that's how you feel about it, too. And just honored to get to share with you today.

Gray, our son, who's three, and Lucy, who is our daughter, who's a little over one. And they are awesome. So, you know, it's an honor to jump on this thing to talk about my favorite book in the whole wide world with you. I know that's how you feel about it, too. And just honored to get to share with you today.

Well, you know, I think growing up, you know, I grew up in a believing family, in a Christian family. So I was around the scriptures a good bit, you know, growing up, but it never really kind of taking a spin through it on my own. And it wasn't until after I'd called into ministry and finished up my music degree, I'd actually been leading worship at our church for a couple of years.

Well, you know, I think growing up, you know, I grew up in a believing family, in a Christian family. So I was around the scriptures a good bit, you know, growing up, but it never really kind of taking a spin through it on my own. And it wasn't until after I'd called into ministry and finished up my music degree, I'd actually been leading worship at our church for a couple of years.

Well, you know, I think growing up, you know, I grew up in a believing family, in a Christian family. So I was around the scriptures a good bit, you know, growing up, but it never really kind of taking a spin through it on my own. And it wasn't until after I'd called into ministry and finished up my music degree, I'd actually been leading worship at our church for a couple of years.

It wasn't until I had this encounter at a camp that I was leading worship at with an evangelist there. And he posed a question to me that just, I mean, it spun my world around. I will never forget this. But he basically said, hey, what if God's going to hold you more accountable for what you say from the stage than me? And that shook me up in that moment because, you know, he was the evangelist.

It wasn't until I had this encounter at a camp that I was leading worship at with an evangelist there. And he posed a question to me that just, I mean, it spun my world around. I will never forget this. But he basically said, hey, what if God's going to hold you more accountable for what you say from the stage than me? And that shook me up in that moment because, you know, he was the evangelist.

It wasn't until I had this encounter at a camp that I was leading worship at with an evangelist there. And he posed a question to me that just, I mean, it spun my world around. I will never forget this. But he basically said, hey, what if God's going to hold you more accountable for what you say from the stage than me? And that shook me up in that moment because, you know, he was the evangelist.

He's preaching. I'm just leading worship and, you know, kind of leading people through songs, just guiding them by saying a few things in between one song and another. So the idea of being held more accountable for what I say than the preacher was kind of staggering for me. But this is how he explained it.

He's preaching. I'm just leading worship and, you know, kind of leading people through songs, just guiding them by saying a few things in between one song and another. So the idea of being held more accountable for what I say than the preacher was kind of staggering for me. But this is how he explained it.

He's preaching. I'm just leading worship and, you know, kind of leading people through songs, just guiding them by saying a few things in between one song and another. So the idea of being held more accountable for what I say than the preacher was kind of staggering for me. But this is how he explained it.

He basically said, look, when I'm preaching, people are seated, their minds are closed, they're weighing every word I say, like maybe I don't believe what you're saying. He said, when you say something from the stage, music is playing, people's hearts are wide open, their emotions are engaged. They're just, everything you say is kind of just falling right into their head. into their heart.

He basically said, look, when I'm preaching, people are seated, their minds are closed, they're weighing every word I say, like maybe I don't believe what you're saying. He said, when you say something from the stage, music is playing, people's hearts are wide open, their emotions are engaged. They're just, everything you say is kind of just falling right into their head. into their heart.