One Step Closer

Anna and Parker welcome award-winning vocalist Abi Urton for an honest conversation about perfectionism, comparison, and the pressures facing young people today. Abi shares how she learned that God doesn't expect us to have everything figured out all at once—and that true completeness is found in Jesus.

Abi also opens up about her personal faith journey, from practicing religion because others expected her to, to living internationally and experiencing a variety of faith traditions, to discovering a personal relationship with God through Contemporary Christian Music. She reflects on how finding her own testimony transformed her understanding of worship and inspired deep gratitude for being free to choose to follow Jesus. She talks about making God more personally approachable and shifting to performing to inspire, not impress.

What if following Jesus was not about being perfect but just about getting one step closer to Him every day?

Meet the hosts of One Step Closer, professional Christian singers Anna Richey and Parker O'Very, as they share their journeys of faith and the personal moments—from joy to sorrow, certainty to questions—that brought them closer to Jesus. Listen as they reflect on the role music has played in their faith, from growing up in musical families to the sacred experiences and songs that have shaped their testimonies and deepened their relationships with God one small step at a time.