MUSIC SPOTLIGHT
Here I Am ... Send Me !
For Darlene Zschech — speaker , author , pastor and worship leader who has written over 100 anthems sung by 30 million worshipers around the world — the concept of hope is not a concept at all . Hope has hands that serve the poor . Hope trusts even when the diagnosis seems grim . Hope says yes , before the question is asked . As long as there is hope , there is life . And for this mentor of a whole new generation of worship leaders , as long as there is life , there is worship .
“ Worship pushes back the noise of life ,” explains Darlene , who along with her husband Mark , pastors Hope Unlimited Church in New South Wales , Australia . “ In that place , we hear Him speak , we ’ re made more like Him , we ’ re satisfied in His presence , given the fruits of the Spirit . Over the years , I ’ ve had this sense that maybe this is really all about the Great Commission . Once He has our hearts , then He has our lives … worship has more to do with what comes from our lives , not just our mouths .”
And much has come from this worship-filled life . Bringing hope and the love of Christ to the world has long been the calling for Darlene and Mark through