Grammy nominated, Dove Award-winning artist Kari Jobe stopped by our headquarters in New York City as she traveled to promote Majestic,her new album of worship music. We sat down with Kari to get her take on everything from how worship affects daily life to her recent travels in South America.

Q: Kari, I know that your new album, Majestic is different from your other albums. How is it different, and what inspired the change?

A: I wanted an album that would capture what I do at a night of worship. When I go out to minister, I’m doing nights of worship, not concerts, not shows. I wanted Majestic to represent what I do on any given night of worship. Majestic takes me back to my roots[ as a worship pastor].

Q: What inspired you as you wrote some of the songs on this album?

A: I write from Scripture. In the song, “I am Not Alone,” I talk about people being broken and being in a place where they’re dealing with a lot. In the midst of that, what does Scripture say?. We wrote all of that song out of Isaiah 43 and Exodus 14:14, where it says God fights for us. We need only to be still. We find so much refuge, so much healing and so much ministry straight out of the Scripture.

Q: How do you come to worship with day-to-day struggles, and what advice would you have for others who have similar struggles?

A: One of the best things about being a leader is being vulnerable with people and sharing what God’s doing in our lives. It always encourages others—to just know we’re not alone in those situations. I’m really vulnerable with people on stage to share my story and share what God’s saying. Everyone connects with that.

Q: How do your personal experiences, your walk of faith, inform how you lead worship?

A: Being in a place where you’re just being honest before the Lord is why worship is so powerful for me personally, and why I love to lead worship. I have found so much healing and refuge with worship music. You turn that on, and it shifts the whole atmosphere in your bedroom or in your car. You just feel encouraged by the Word of God through music.

Q: Is there a particular song on this album that has meant a lot to you as you’ve written it or shared it with others?

A: “Forever” has been my favorite in this season because everyone is excited about it. I think a lot of churches are doing it right now. It’s the loudest song of the night because everyone is singing. It’s pretty epic to watch what God is doing with that song.

Q: What’s next for you?

A: I just was in South America doing a Spanish Majestic tour, and I led worship in Spanish. I have two albums in Spanish so far, and we’re going to do Majestic. But I want to do it as a live night of worship in Spanish, so that’s going to take a lot more work..

Q: What has it meant to see the global body of Christ come together in worship during your travels?

A: I don’t know if you’ve been to South America and heard them worship, but it’s amazing. They’re so appreciative of you coming to their country and to their city. Every time I sang “Forever,” I just wanted to weep because they knew it.

Q: What is your greatest wish for your audiences ?

A: Just that they would get a glimpse of his goodness every time. We’ll never know the Lord fully until we’re in heaven. And in worship we have the opportunity to get these glimpses of who he is and these revelations of who he is.