I had the opportunity to sit down with worship leaders that I have admired for years. Matt Redman. Kim Walker-Smith. Jonas Myrin. These are worship leaders that I’ve seen on different stages, and now we bring our experiences together to create this sound the Christian world and Kingdom is really going to accept. It’s just that effective. I believe there will be such a greater universal Kingdom sound when we all get to heaven. But I think we can have that now, you know?

Andrew: On a different note, you’re a newlywed!
TCL: Yes! [Laughs]

CCM: How has marriage and your relationship with your husband impacted your vision for this Heart. Passion. Pursuit.?
TCL: My husband [music producer, Kenneth Leonard] actually produced Heart. Passion. Pursuit. I didn’t just say, “Hey, you’re my husband. Now you gotta produce the album.” [Laughs] No, thought went into it—it tied into the universal sound theme. My husband has traveled the world with many R&B artists on different stages, so when we think about a universal sound, it’s much greater than just the merging of the Christian sound and gospel sound.

My husband is also very meticulous and extremely thorough when it comes to production management. And I needed that. I needed someone who understood me and could stretch me, because I’m one of those persons, when I know my vein, I’m comfortable there. But when God gives me an assignment that stretches me, I need someone there to help say, “I know you can do this. You did this at the house the other day.” And that’s exactly who he has been. I’m so much greater as a leader and a worshiper and an artist because of the way he pushes me now. You hear that on Heart. Passion. Pursuit.

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