In this episode of The Walk, host Joshua Swanson sits down with worship leader, songwriter, and pastor Tim Hughes for a heartfelt and powerful conversation on faith, prayer, and navigating life’s toughest moments. Tim, known for his iconic song Here I Am to Worship, shares a deeply personal story of loss and reflects on how the early church's response to suffering in Acts 12 inspires us to pray with boldness, even when facing unanswered prayers.

If you’ve ever wrestled with the tension between hope and heartbreak, this episode will encourage you to keep trusting God and pressing into His miraculous power. Don’t miss Tim’s call to fervent, childlike prayer, and his invitation to lead with authenticity, even in the midst of pain.

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Who Is Tim Hughes

Tim is the Senior Pastor of Gas Street Church in Birmingham, which he leads alongside his wife, Rachel.  He is a worship leader and songwriter known for songs such as “Here I Am to Worship”, “Happy Day”, “The Way”, and “Hope and Glory”.  Tim also leads ‘Gas Street Music’, the worship expression of Gas Street Church. He has five children; Phoebe, Simeon, Lois, Judah & Summer.

In this episode of The Walk, host Joshua Swanson sits down with worship leader, songwriter, and pastor Tim Hughes for a heartfelt and powerful conversation on faith, prayer, and navigating life’s toughest moments. Tim, known for his iconic song Here I Am to Worship, shares a deeply personal story of loss and reflects on how the early church's response to suffering in Acts 12 inspires us to pray with boldness, even when facing unanswered prayers.
If you’ve ever wrestled with the tension between hope and heartbreak, this episode will encourage you to keep trusting God and pressing into His miraculous power. Don’t miss Tim’s call to fervent, childlike prayer, and his invitation to lead with authenticity, even in the midst of pain.
Be sure to subscribe to The Walk so you never miss an episode, and if this conversation resonates with you, please leave us a review—it helps us reach more people with these inspiring stories of faith and worship.
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Who Is Tim Hughes
Tim is the Senior Pastor of Gas Street Church in Birmingham, which he leads alongside his wife, Rachel.  He is a worship leader and songwriter known for songs such as “Here I Am to Worship”, “Happy Day”, “The Way”, and “Hope and Glory”.  Tim also leads ‘Gas Street Music’, the worship expression of Gas Street Church. He has five children; Phoebe, Simeon, Lois, Judah &amp; Summer.

Worship Leader’s devotional podcast platforms guests that are passionate believers with a great story and an even better message for our large audience of worshippers. Our guests are creatives who walk with God daily and bring a great word to the Body of Christ. They include worship leaders, pastors, educators, speakers, and artists. Listeners will travel along each week and hear an intimate first-person story and learn how, through that story, our guests have built a lifestyle of worship.

Full Episode List: https://worshipleader.com/podcasts/

The Walk is a production of Authentic Media's Worship Leader Magazine. Emmy Award-winning producer and editor Matt McCartie teamed up with host and Authentic Media partner Joshua Swanson to bring this podcast to life.

Worship Leader’s devotional podcast platforms guests that are passionate believers with a great story and an even better message for our large audience of worshippers. Our guests are creatives who walk with God daily and bring a great word to the Body of Christ. They include worship leaders, pastors, educators, speakers, and artists. Listeners will travel along each week and hear an intimate first-person story and learn how, through that story, our guests have built a lifestyle of worship. Full Episode List: <a href="https://worshipleader.com/podcasts/">https://worshipleader.com/podcasts/</a> The Walk is a production of Authentic Media's Worship Leader Magazine. Emmy Award-winning producer and editor Matt McCartie teamed up with host and Authentic Media partner Joshua Swanson to bring this podcast to life.

Worship Leaders are more than just musicians and performers. These leaders and creatives walk with God daily and can bring a good word to the Body of Christ.

The Walk: Devotionals for Worshippers

Worship Leader’s devotional podcast platforms guests that are passionate believers with a great story and an even better message for our large audience of worshippers. Our guests are creatives who walk with God daily and bring a great word to the Body of Christ. They include worship leaders, pastors, educators, speakers, and artists. Listeners will travel along each week and hear an intimate first-person story and learn how, through that story, our guests have built a lifestyle of worship.

Full Episode List: https://worshipleader.com/podcasts/

The Walk is a production of Authentic Media's Worship Leader Magazine. Emmy Award-winning producer and editor Matt McCartie teamed up with host and partner Joshua Swanson to bring this podcast to life.

Worship Leader’s devotional podcast platforms guests that are passionate believers with a great story and an even better message for our large audience of worshippers. Our guests are creatives who walk with God daily and bring a great word to the Body of Christ. They include worship leaders, pastors, educators, speakers, and artists. Listeners will travel along each week and hear an intimate first-person story and learn how, through that story, our guests have built a lifestyle of worship.
Full Episode List: <a href="https://worshipleader.com/podcasts/">https://worshipleader.com/podcasts/</a> The Walk is a production of Authentic Media's Worship Leader Magazine. Emmy Award-winning producer and editor Matt McCartie teamed up with host and partner Joshua Swanson to bring this podcast to life.

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