This is the second part of a three-part interview.

Following a near-fatal car accident at age 17, pastor's son Jarrell Flowers got serious with Jesus. That set him on a path toward fruitfulness in the commercial music world as well as in ministry.

He's involved in live concerts, music production and community engagement. His songs are featured in both mainstream and Christian markets.

Jarrell aspires to make music that brings people together in a unique blend of hip hop, pop and rock music. He pioneered the Freedom Music Group as an indie

network building artistic communities that make disciples of Jesus who intend to change the world.

After a dark bout of depression, Jarrell put the word out through social media asking musicians and other artists if they felt isolated and in need of spiritual support. The response was immediately overwhelming. Over time a movement was born. Rise microchurch communities emerged from the mix.

An interesting aspect of this interview is Jarrell's interest in whatever parallels might be found between the Jesus Movement of the 1970s and the renewed awareness of social and community needs facing younger people today. Rise communities are highly missional. One group of musicians has made

it their job to provide an interface between a local police department and people living in the neighborhood. I came away impressed that this is not

a movement of friends self-congratulating about their mutual interests. These people are out to bring Jesus into a broken world.

You can learn more about Jarrell at freedommusicgroup.com. To connect with the

Rise movement click on https://freedommusicgroup.com/riseconnect.

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