来自挪威奥斯陆的摇滚、流行男歌手 My passion is really for the local church. I know that everyone says that these days, but I know it to be true. It\\'s logical, isn\\'t it? It\\'s through the local church that God brings his kingdom to the world. So I believe that everything with a global impact starts locally. And that\\'s where I started as well; by being committed to serving my church, a church that gave me the room to develop my skills - and lead worship at the age of 16. I started to write songs in my early teens, and I\\'ve been writing in English from the start. For a Norwegian this was a strange choice to make. At times I\\'ve felt like Noah may have felt when God told him to build an arc on dry land; some people have been questioning why I\\'ve done it, but I\\'ve always wanted reach a little further than Norway with my music. And since nobody speaks Norwegian outside the country, writing in English was the most obvious way of helping this happen. Like Noah, I guess I\\'m now just sitting here waiting for the rains to come. I love seeing the church caught up in worshipping God, so I guess I write lyrics that people can relate to in their everyday life. I suppose I decided to write like this because when I was growing up I remember that I found it hard to identify with worship music; it often felt a little too removed from my experience of real life. So I wanted to create something fresh and challenging for my own generation. At that point I decided to write music that I enjoy listening to myself. Worship leaders are not called to artistry. We are called to ministry. To me, leading worship is all about servanthood; it\\'s not about entertaining people, it\\'s about encountering God. I hope my songs make it easier for people to access God through worship. If I can do that, then I\\'ll know that I\\'m on the right track. Besides leading worship, I\\'m a journalist and writer. I\\'ve found myself face to face with former child soldiers in Northern Uganda, with those living in the poorest areas in Peru and among war refugees in Georgia. Those kind of experiences broaden your perspective of the world, and I know that they\\'ve been valuable in helping to develop my skills as a song writer.