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URBAN SPOTLIGHT: William McDowell

Having obtained the #1 slot in all of Christian music with his latest live CD/DVD worship offering, Withholding Nothing (eOne), Orlando-based worship leader and pastor William McDowell continues to cause ripples throughout the global church community with his accessible, yet astute, worship music catalog. In this CCM exclusive, the ASCAP-Awardwinning, and Dove- and Stellar-nominated musician talks about incorporating worship with soul and skill—and why worship music is truly without definition.

CCM: What was the impetus for recording Withholding Nothing?

William: As a songwriter, I recognize the gift of songwriting in me. And even though the gift is in me, I choose to wait to write until the Lord is speaking something specific to me over a certain season for the body of Christ. I look at my assignment as a messenger. During certain seasons, songs flood and I’ll write in bunches. This was a season where God was saying something.