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Why John Mark McMillan Is Embracing the ‘Uncool’ Side of Faith

John Mark McMillan never planned on becoming a worship artist. And he certainly didn’t plan to walk away from it.But then again, not much in McMillan’s career has followed a plan. From the moment “How He Loves” became an unexpected worship anthem nearly 15 years ago, McMillan has been one of Christian music’s most reluctant figureheads—too thoughtful to stick to formulas, too spiritual to fully abandon them. “I didn’t quit worship music,” McMillan says, “but I slowly veered away from it. Maybe k