Songwriter and musician the Reverend Malcolm Gordon, 31, recently stepped out of full time pastoral ministry as a Presbyterian Church minister to concentrate on his music, with no expectation that his album would become a commercial success or find listeners outside of a Christian audience. He is genuinely surprised to find his album in the top ten of the NZ charts.
He says that the album’s title, ‘Into the Deep’ describes the connection that his music makes with listeners, even with those who have no religious beliefs.
Malcolm said, “We never expected the whole charts thing to happen. It came out of the blue. It was an unexpected and gratuitous event. I was amazed at how quickly it became something I wanted to manufacture and control.”
“I was reminded of the Israelites in the desert. God was feeding them with manna that fell from the heavens. The only rule was that you couldn’t take anymore than you needed for that day (except the day before the Sabbath). If you did, it would go off and make you sick. The Israelites had to trust in God’s provision more than their own preparedness and planning. They had to believe in the faithfulness of God and his constancy. They had to relinquish control. They must have found it hard. I know I do.”
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