New from the writer of “At The Foot Of The Cross” and “I Belong,” We Still Believe features Northern Ireland’s Kathryn Scott in an amazing night of worship.

“My deepest prayer is that as people listen to this live worship album, they will feel the presence of the King and move into all that God has for them. May there be healing for hearts that have become despondent and may the spirit of the suffering servant breathe new life that provides strength for today and a bright hope for tomorrow.”

NRT's Bill Lurwick recently chatted with Kathryn about the new project, her collaboration with longtime friend Brian Doerksen, and her belief in the goodness of God.

So, We Still Believe is your third studio project. Where was it recorded?

We actually did this one live at Bethel Church in Redding, California.

How does a live recording get set up? Give us the inside scoop on that experience.

Well, you get together with the band and you really work on it for the first week or so before you’re recording. The way that we did this one--which is different to any live recording we’ve done before--is we recorded it four times. So, that was great actually because it takes all the pressure off that one take. You can just tweak it as you go, which is wonderful. Also, I've done it where you have to keep the set quite steered, but if we hadn’t told people we were recording, I don’t think they would have known. It was just worship. I loved that. Loved it.


Two standout cuts on the project feature your good friend Brian Doerksen. You guys have a special chemistry when you’re singing together. How was that?

I’ve known Brian for a long, long time. Really he got me started in this whole thing. He came over to the UK 12 or 13 years ago and trained me and some other worship leaders and songwriters. So, it’s such an honor to have him on this project. I was just thrilled that he could be part of it.

Talk about the song that’s going out to radio, “You’re Good.”

I am just thrilled with this song. As a pastor, I watch people walk through life, and of course, there’s no way to avoid hardship or pain. But there is a way to understand that God is never behind that stuff. He is always good. He is always in a good mood. The enemy likes to steal, kill and destroy. So, everywhere you see death and destruction, you know he was behind it and it wasn’t God, and I think that is really the message of this song. I just want to help peel back that layer of slightly skewed theology that says God is behind the bad stuff because He’s just not. He’s always good. He’s with us in the bad stuff, but He never sends it.

Take us through the project and the way that the tracks are set up. We start out with “Let it Come” and you finish with the bonus cut “Hungry.” Were the tracks set up in a certain order for that purpose?

I just set it up exactly like I would if I was leading a worship at home or a conference or wherever, and yes, you’re taking people on a journey. All I’m doing is opening the door and the King is there, His kids are there. All I’m doing is creating an environment where people can connect with God.


Talk about your favorite song on the project, even if it’s not necessarily one we’ll hear on the radio or in concert.

I don’t know if we’re going to hear it on the radio or not, but "We Still Believe" is just a heart’s cry from the Church no matter where you’re at. From the mountain top to the empty cup, from the thankful heart to the battle scars, we still believe. I love the opportunity just to sing that to the Lord. We’ve already declared His love in the morning, but His faithfulness is what we know more than anything at night, when we’ve been through the heat of the day.