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Josh Baldwin’s story as a worship leader didn’t begin on a big stage. It began in the local church. Growing up with the simple, singable worship songs that shaped his faith, Josh eventually became a worship pastor in North Carolina, where he spent about ten years leading people in worship before the next chapter of his journey opened. Those years in the local church would become an important part of who Josh is as an artist — even as his music eventually reached far beyond the walls of a single congregation.
In 2014, Josh joined the Bethel Music collective, becoming part of a community of songwriters and worship leaders whose music was being heard in churches around the world. His voice quickly became familiar to worship-music fans through songs such as “Stand In Your Love,” “Evidence,” and “Get Your Hopes Up.” He also became a regular presence on Bethel Music projects including Have It All, Victory, Peace, Revival’s In The Air, Homecoming, and Come Up Here.
Josh’s own music has given us plenty of opportunities to hear that distinctive voice. His 2017 album The War Is Over was followed by projects including Where The Glory Is, and his music has continued to carry that same combination of personal testimony and congregational worship. Where The Glory Is, in particular, reflects on the faithfulness of God through different seasons of life — a theme that feels very natural coming from someone whose worship journey began in the local church.
Then came “Made For More,” one of the defining songs of Josh’s recent career. Released in 2024, the song became a No. 1 Billboard Christian chart hit and earned RIAA Gold certification. But even with that kind of success, Josh has continued to emphasize something that has been part of his story from the beginning: worship isn’t ultimately about the stage, the artist, or even the song. It’s about turning our attention toward Jesus.
And maybe that’s what makes Josh Baldwin such an enjoyable artist to have here at FishWorship. There’s a genuine sense that the songs are meant to be used — sung in church, sung in the car, sung with an acoustic guitar, or simply played when we need to remember that God hasn’t changed. From those early years leading worship in North Carolina to his years with Bethel Music and his growing catalog as a solo artist, Josh has carried that local-church foundation with him. And that’s a pretty good foundation for a worship songwriter.
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🎬Featured Video: “Made For More”
Josh Baldwin featuring Jenn Johnson
There are worship songs that sound great on a recording, and then there are songs that seem to come alive when people actually sing them together. “Made For More” is one of those songs. In this performance, Josh Baldwin is joined by Jenn Johnson, and the two of them bring a wonderful sense of warmth and expectancy to a song about remembering that God has something greater for us than the circumstances we may be facing right now.
What makes this performance especially meaningful is the connection between the two artists. Josh’s years with Bethel Music have made Jenn Johnson a familiar part of his musical journey, so hearing the two of them share this song feels like more than simply a guest appearance. There’s a natural chemistry between their voices, and the performance has the feeling of friends and fellow worship leaders simply enjoying the opportunity to worship together.
And then there’s the message of “Made For More.” It’s an invitation to lift our eyes beyond whatever happens to be immediately in front of us and remember who God created us to be. Josh doesn’t deliver the song as though he has everything figured out; instead, there is a sense of discovery in the performance that makes the message feel personal.
If you’re discovering Josh Baldwin for the first time, this is a wonderful place to start. Turn it up, watch Josh and Jenn sing it together, and give yourself a few minutes to remember that maybe, just maybe, you really were made for more.
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🎵Essential Songs
“Stand In Your Love”
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“Stand In Your Love” is one of those worship songs that seems to know exactly what we need to hear when fear starts getting louder than faith. Written by Josh Baldwin, Rita Springer, Ethan Hulse, and Mark Harris, the song turns a simple but powerful idea into a declaration: our security doesn’t have to come from our circumstances because we can stand in the unchanging love of God.
Josh first introduced the song through Bethel Music, and it quickly became one of the songs most closely associated with his name. There is something wonderfully direct about it. You don’t have to untangle a complicated theological argument to understand what Josh is singing. When the storms come, when fear shows up, and when everything around us feels uncertain, there is still somewhere solid to stand.
That’s part of what makes “Stand In Your Love” such an enduring worship song. It works in a packed church with hundreds of voices singing along, but it also works when you’re alone in the car and need a reminder that fear doesn’t get the final word. Sometimes a worship song doesn’t need to tell us something we have never heard before. Sometimes it simply needs to remind us of something we already know — and help us believe it again.
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“Evidence”
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“Evidence” is a song about looking backward before looking forward. Josh Baldwin takes the simple idea that God’s faithfulness leaves a trail behind us and turns it into a beautiful invitation to recognize what He has already done. Even when we can’t see what comes next, we can look back and find plenty of reasons to trust Him with whatever comes next.
There is something particularly personal about the way Josh sings this one. Rather than sounding like a grand declaration made from some distant mountaintop, “Evidence” feels like the testimony of someone who has walked through enough seasons to know that God is faithful in all of them. The song acknowledges that life has its valleys, but those valleys don’t erase the evidence of God’s goodness.
The song became the title track of Josh’s 2020 album Evidence, making it a natural centerpiece of his catalog. And it’s easy to understand why. With its memorable melody and message of remembering God’s faithfulness, “Evidence” is the kind of worship song that can meet us wherever we happen to be — especially when we need to look back and remind ourselves just how far God has already brought us.
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“Made For More”
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“Made For More” carries a message that feels both encouraging and deeply personal: there is more to our story than the circumstances we can see right now. Josh Baldwin wrote the song out of a season of learning to trust God in the middle of uncertainty, and that personal foundation gives the song a sincerity that comes through when he sings it.
The song became the title track of Josh’s 2024 Made For More project, and it quickly became one of the defining songs of this chapter of his career. Rather than promising that life will always be easy, “Made For More” points toward the God who is still working when the path isn’t clear. It’s an invitation to lift our eyes, remember who we are in Christ, and believe that our present circumstances don’t get to define the whole story.
And there’s something especially fitting about the way Josh has embraced this song in live worship. “Made For More” doesn’t feel like a song designed simply to be listened to. It feels like something meant to be sung together — a declaration that grows as more voices join in. That’s part of what makes it such a natural fit for Josh Baldwin and such an important song in his catalog.
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“There Is Freedom”
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“There Is Freedom” is Josh Baldwin at his most uplifting. Built around the simple but powerful declaration that freedom is found in the presence of God, the song has the kind of energy that makes it easy to imagine a congregation singing along from the very first line. It’s joyful without being complicated, and its message is one that doesn’t need much explanation: where God is, there is freedom.
The song appeared on Josh’s 2022 album Where The Glory Is, a project that gave him plenty of room to explore the relationship between God’s presence and the everyday life of faith. “There Is Freedom” stands out as one of the album’s more celebratory moments, turning a theological truth into something we can actually sing.
What makes the song especially enjoyable is that it doesn’t treat freedom as merely an abstract idea. It feels active and present — something we can experience as we draw near to God. And that makes “There Is Freedom” a great example of what Josh does so well: taking a big truth about God and turning it into a worship song that feels personal, accessible, and ready to be sung with a whole room full of people.
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“Into The Wild”
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“Into The Wild” takes us somewhere a little different. Rather than trying to give us a neat, predictable picture of what following God is supposed to look like, Josh Baldwin uses the imagery of stepping into the unknown and trusting God to lead the way. There is a sense of adventure in the song, but also a recognition that faith often means leaving behind the familiar.
The song appeared on Josh’s 2020 album Evidence, alongside some of the best-known songs in his catalog. It fits beautifully with the album’s larger theme of looking for the evidence of God’s faithfulness while continuing to trust Him with what comes next. Sometimes we can see exactly where we’ve been, but the road ahead isn’t nearly as clear. “Into The Wild” is about being willing to follow anyway.
That makes this one particularly fun to listen to because it doesn’t present faith as a safe little journey where every turn is marked in advance. There is movement, uncertainty, and discovery in the song. Josh invites us to loosen our grip on the map, trust the One leading us, and step into whatever God has prepared. Sometimes the most meaningful adventures begin when we’re willing to leave the familiar behind.
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“Narrow Road”
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“Narrow Road” takes a more reflective turn, inviting us to think about what it really means to follow Jesus. Josh Baldwin draws from the biblical image of the narrow road, but rather than making the song feel like a warning, he turns it into a personal expression of choosing the path that leads toward God. It is a song about surrender, trust, and being willing to follow even when the road isn’t the easiest one to travel.
The song appears on Josh’s 2022 album Where The Glory Is, and it fits naturally among the project’s songs about pursuing God’s presence. There is a quieter intimacy to “Narrow Road” that gives Josh room to sound less like a worship leader addressing a crowd and more like someone talking honestly about his own journey of faith.
Perhaps that’s what makes this song so relatable. Following Jesus doesn’t always mean knowing exactly where the road is going. Sometimes it means taking the next step, trusting the One who is leading, and resisting the temptation to choose the wider and easier path. “Narrow Road” reminds us that the road may be narrow, but we don’t have to walk it alone.
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“Prince of Peace”
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“Prince of Peace” is one of those songs that doesn’t try to make the storms disappear. Instead, Josh Baldwin points us toward the One who can give us peace while we’re still in the middle of them. The title itself says so much: Jesus isn’t simply someone who gives us peace as a temporary gift — He is the Prince of Peace.
The song is part of Josh’s Made For More project, and it carries a particularly personal significance in the story behind that album. Josh has spoken about walking through a difficult season of anxiety and discovering again that Jesus was present with him in the middle of it. That experience gives the song an authenticity that is easy to hear. This isn’t peace described from a distance; it’s peace sought and found in the middle of real life.
There’s a beautiful simplicity to the message. We don’t always know what tomorrow will bring, and sometimes we can’t change what’s happening around us. But we can turn our attention toward Jesus. “Prince of Peace” is a gentle reminder that God’s presence doesn’t depend on everything around us being calm. Sometimes the greatest peace comes from knowing exactly where to look when it isn’t.
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💿Essential Albums
The War Is Over
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The War Is Over is an important early chapter in Josh Baldwin’s journey as a worship artist. Released in 2017, the album arrived during Josh’s early years with Bethel Music and introduced listeners to a songwriter and worship leader whose music could be both intimate and wonderfully expansive. Even the title carries the album’s central message: the battle has already been won through Jesus, so we don’t have to live as though we’re still fighting for a victory He has already accomplished.
What makes the album particularly interesting in Josh’s catalog is the way it balances personal worship with songs that feel made for a room full of people. There is plenty of the big, uplifting sound that listeners might expect from a Bethel Music project, but underneath it is Josh’s desire to make worship accessible and personal. These aren’t simply songs about believing the right things; they’re songs about allowing those truths to change the way we live.
Looking back at The War Is Over from the perspective of Josh’s later work also makes it an interesting listen. You can hear the foundation being laid for the songwriter who would go on to give us “Evidence,” “Stand In Your Love,” and eventually “Made For More.” If you’re working your way through Josh Baldwin’s music for the first time, this album is worth visiting—not simply as an early entry in his discography, but as a snapshot of where his worship journey was heading.
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Evidence
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Evidence feels like a particularly personal album in Josh Baldwin’s catalog. Released in 2020, it brought together songs that reflect on God’s faithfulness, the challenges we walk through, and the choice to keep trusting Him when we can’t see the whole picture. The title track captures that idea beautifully: sometimes the best way to find courage for tomorrow is to stop and look at the evidence of what God has already done.
The album also gives us several songs that have become closely associated with Josh, including “Evidence” and “Into The Wild.” There’s a wonderful variety across the project, moving between intimate moments of reflection and bigger worship songs that feel ready for a congregation to pick up and sing. Josh’s songwriting keeps the focus on God while still allowing room for the listener’s own story to become part of the song.
Perhaps the most appealing thing about Evidence is that it doesn’t require us to pretend that everything is perfect. Its songs acknowledge uncertainty while continually returning to God’s goodness and faithfulness. It’s an album for the moments when we need to remember where we’ve been, recognize what God has carried us through, and find enough faith to take the next step. For anyone discovering Josh Baldwin, Evidence is a pretty good place to spend some time.
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Where The Glory Is
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Where The Glory Is finds Josh Baldwin leaning deeply into the heart of worship: the desire to recognize God’s presence and pursue Him wherever we are. Released in 2022, the album brings together songs that feel both personal and congregational, with Josh continually pointing the listener toward the presence of God rather than toward himself.
The album includes songs such as “There Is Freedom” and “Narrow Road,” giving it a nice range of expression. “There Is Freedom” brings an uplifting, celebratory energy, while “Narrow Road” slows things down and invites us into a more reflective space. Together, they demonstrate Josh’s ability to move naturally between exuberant praise and quieter moments of surrender.
There’s also something fitting about the album’s title. Where The Glory Is isn’t really about finding the perfect place, the perfect circumstances, or even the perfect worship experience. It’s about recognizing where God’s glory is already present. That’s a theme that runs naturally through Josh Baldwin’s music, and this album gives him plenty of room to explore it.
For listeners who have already discovered Josh through his bigger worship songs, Where The Glory Is offers a chance to hear more of the songwriter behind those familiar melodies. And for those just beginning to explore his music, it’s a wonderful reminder that worship can be both a celebration and a conversation — sometimes loud and joyful, sometimes quiet and searching, but always drawing us back toward God.
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Made For More (Live)
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Made For More (Live) captures Josh Baldwin doing what he does best: leading people into worship. Released in 2024, the album brings the songs of Josh’s Made For More project into a live setting, where the music takes on an added sense of community and participation. This isn’t simply an album to sit back and listen to; it feels like an invitation to join in.
The title track is naturally at the center of the project, but the album’s appeal goes beyond one song. Josh leads with the warmth and sincerity that have become hallmarks of his music, while the live setting gives the songs room to breathe and build. The result is an album that feels less like a collection of studio recordings and more like being part of a worship gathering.
There is also a deeper thread running through Made For More (Live). The songs continually point toward what God is doing in us and through us, even when our circumstances don’t look the way we expected. “Prince Of Peace,” in particular, brings a quieter dimension to the project, reminding us that the God who calls us to more is also the One who meets us with peace when life gets difficult.
For FishWorship, this album makes a natural companion to the “Made For More” Featured Video. Hear the album, watch Josh and Jenn Johnson sing the title song together, and you get a pretty good picture of the heart behind Josh Baldwin’s music: worship that isn’t just something we listen to, but something we step into.
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🎶 New Music
In addition to our Essential Songs and Essential Albums sections, the New Music section gives us a place to continue sharing this artist’s latest songs, albums, and other new releases as they become available.
Worth Everything
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Released October 16, 2026, Worth Everything is a ten-song worship album from Bethel Music artist and worship leader Josh Baldwin, celebrating the faithfulness of God and the life-changing invitation to surrender everything to Jesus. Inspired in part by the simple, singable worship songs that shaped his early years of faith, Baldwin delivers a collection that feels both timeless and deeply personal, with songs ranging from the joyful resurrection declaration “The Stone Is Rolled” to the heartfelt devotion of “Whole Heart” and the title track. The album also features “Great Is the Lord,” with Kristian Stanfill, alongside songs of praise, gratitude, and wholehearted commitment to Christ. With Worth Everything, Baldwin offers music designed not only for personal reflection but also for congregations to sing together, reminding listeners that Jesus is worthy of our worship, our trust, and every part of our lives.
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