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Upward & Inward

8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings

We share our hearts behind each of the songs we have written as well as speak on our experiences as worship leaders. Our hope is the same here on this podcast as it is with our music; and that is to point people upward and inward as we explore the nuances of faith and devotion to the way of Jesus.

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Episodes

Behind the Song - You Go With Me

August 02, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

How would you describe the "withness" of God? Do you have a simple answer or a complex one? It's wild to think about and just might be much simpler and more beautiful than the way Mitch tries to tease out in realtime. LOL. We hope you find this episode meaningful and some way and that you'd feel peace knowing that God stops at nothing in pursuit of you. Listen to You Go With Me VBS 2022  Connect with us! Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchand...

You Go With Me Episode Teaser

July 30, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MB

Hey friends. It's been a moment. Here is an outtake from the next episode. We try to keep it real and raw unlike our tofu... The full episode will be available Tuesday 8.02.22. Enjoy this quick convo on being loved while being wrong. Listen to You Go With Me Connect with us! Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchandkristenmusic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitchandkristen TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mitchkrebs

Behind the Song - God of Grace

June 23, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Our second single "God of Grace" is out and this episode gives the backstory of the season of life it was written from. We talk about experiencing anxiety and the stressor that opened the floodgates to panic attacks. Talking through those memories together allowed a resurfacing of feelings we haven’t felt in a long time.  You Go With Me (VBS Kids Version): https://open.spotify.com/track/4ycVkvxiC2aUVrvbY2BRpg?si=a81b4ce2a619418f This is Amazing Grace by Jeremy Riddle (Superior Version):  h...

The Good, The Bad & The Cringey Pt.2 - Exiled

June 14, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MB

A force of countless abilities (one being able to drink 16+ cups of coffee a day) Tom is the most go-getter and unstoppable machine of a man we have ever met. This episode can't convey the fullness of all Tom Boscamp embodies. "Constrained" is the word that comes to mind when we think of the limitation of what an audio podcast could deliver. Of what really felt like a decade, Tom was our mentor and worship pastor for two years. Two years may seem insignificant, but if you throw two naive se...

The Good, The Bad & The Cringey Pt.1 | "Red Flags"

June 02, 2021 21:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

In this episode, we get into the hilarious details of our young love. We share about our first interaction with each other, our "pre-engagement" commitment (cringe or cute?), and how our church leaders and many of our peers rejected our relationship. We pontificate on purity culture themes and found ourselves unable to hold back laughter at our younger selves. Don't worry, we validated and showed compassion to those kids as well... Pre-save our new song "God of Grace" on Spotify. https://di...

The Good, The Bad & The Cringey Pt.1 - "Red Flags"

June 02, 2021 21:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

In this episode, we get into the hilarious details of our young love. We share about our first interaction with each other, our "pre-engagement" commitment (cringe or cute?), and how our church leaders and many of our peers rejected our relationship. We pontificate on purity culture themes and found ourselves unable to hold back laughter at our younger selves. Don't worry, we validated and showed compassion to those kids as well... Pre-save our new song "God of Grace" on Spotify. https://di...

Behind the Song - The Cross of Christ

May 17, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 94.2 MB

Our song The Cross of Christ is available to stream wherever you listen to music! This is the first of many singles to come as well as Upward & Inward episodes that will explore behind the song(s); taking a deeper look into what inspired the initial theme, lyrics and even musical choices.  As we unpack The Cross of Christ, we hear Mitch's journey with doubt, certainty and how the original idea of the song began with the hope of writing it for pastors/clergy who experience burnout/doubt. Tha...

Beginnings - Women Shelters to Modern Church Culture

May 03, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Welcome to our very first episode! In this episode we share a little bit of the origins of our journey in becoming who we are today. We touch on our musical backgrounds, our youth band, leading for "Big Church" for the first time and tease what is to come in future episodes. We're excited to see what this conversational platform will bring out of us and perhaps even yourself.  First song Mitch ever led for a main service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp42WHmBS_k    Connect with us! Emai...