Some things you just don't get over.
Our job in gospel is not going away. It's a sustainable genre. It sells - without question.
I understand now that God trusts me enough to give me three kids - Marvin Jr., Mikaila and Madisson - who totally depend on me. They know I'm going to be there for them no matter what.
Being a pastor is pressure because we have to counsel people.
Entertainment and information work well together.
I tell people all the time, 'As long as my kids are doing good, I'm gonna be alright.'
I chose to sing in the church, and have never regretted it.
My church has a health and fitness ministry to encourage our members to take care of spiritually and physically; how could I not?
In the African-American community, we struggle with a lot of health problems that have a lot to do with our diet.
My father was a singer. So it just kind of happened that one Sunday while my dad was singing, I just walked out and stood next to him, and I started singing the song that he was leading, and I sang it in perfect pitch.
My wife was a licensed psychologist by profession and a college professor of psychology.
My assignment is to take my situation and to use it to help others who feel hopeless and/or helpless because of loss.
I think people are transient. Back in the early church, there was a 'stick and stay' mentality. In this day and time, people have a fast food mentality of ministry. If it doesn't fit them or if it doesn't fit in their schedule, they'll move on to something else. That's a norm in today's time.
We as preachers/teachers/pastors have to figure out things to do in order to garner the attention of individuals and also keep them at our churches by making sure that we reinvent ourselves on a consistent basis.
Now we have so many different genres of music, it's amazing to me. Even in the gospel music arena, you've got hip-hop, you got contemporary, urban contemporary, you got traditional, you got neo-soul gospel, you've got all of these different things.
Sometimes I still wonder what my fans look like, but if I had to describe them, I'd say that they are everyday people with everyday needs who need a supernatural message to help them though their natural walk.
