Phil Wickham – How To Write A Worship Song

Phil Wickham pulls back the curtain on songwriting and it’s less lightning bolt, more slow simmer. Most songs don’t show up fully formed. They get chased down, wrestled with, and rewritten more times than anyone wants to admit. The real starting point is what he calls the “anchor,” that one spark that comes from a genuine moment with God, not from trying to manufacture something your church will like. From there, it’s a mix of patience, persistence, and a willingness to write some truly rough lines along the way. If writing songs has ever felt forced or frustrating, this is the reset most worship leaders need.