WILDERNESS WORSHIP COLLECTIVE

Songs for life in the wilderness

SINGLE AVAILABLE JANUARY 27

ABOUT THE MUSIC

These are worship songs meant to be lived with—not just performed. They're written for both corporate gatherings and personal reflection, for moments of prayer and the ordinary rhythms of daily life.

They're shaped by the same vision as The Wilderness Way—the conviction that all of life is lived in the wilderness between rescue and restoration. Not as something to escape, but as the place where God remains with us. These songs hold both honesty and hope, trusting that God's presence is real within life's unresolved tensions.

There's no prescribed way to engage them. Use them in corporate worship, small groups, or personal devotion. The invitation is simply to stay present with God in the midst of real life.

About the Production Process

Smartphone displaying a music player app with the song "Light and Love" by Wilderness Worship Collective playing, showing playback controls and a green-themed interface.

WILDERNESS WORSHIP COLLECTIVE

Music has always been the primary way I've learned to express and receive emotion. Long before I had language for faith or theology, music was where I processed anger, fear, longing, and hope—and eventually, where my faith took shape as well. Sometimes beautifully, sometimes messily.

These songs span decades. Some were written 10 or 20 years ago, during wilderness seasons I didn't yet have words to name. The themes that would eventually become The Wilderness Way have been woven through my spiritual journey from the beginning—I'm only now learning to see them clearly. Returning to these songs and reimagining them over the past year feels less like nostalgia and more like continuing a conversation with God that never really ended.

Calling this a collective is an act of hope. The hope is that this music will become part of a wider community of musicians, artists, worship leaders, and churches who believe worship can be honest, grounded, and shaped by lived experience. If you resonate with that vision—listening, writing, singing, or creating from the wilderness—you're welcome here.

Vinyl record and cover art titled 'Wilderness Worship Collective' with a dark green cover and minimal text.

STAY CONNECTED

Sign up for updates on new releases, resources for worship leaders, and reflections on faith in the wilderness.

Join the mailing list

WANT TO COLABORATE
If you're a musician, producer, or worship leader interested in contributing to future Wilderness Way projects,

reach out here

Cover of a book titled 'The Wilderness Way' by Dustin Kleinschmidt, with the subtitle 'Finding Freedom in Life's Fractures'. The design features large, bold, white letters on a dark green background, with some words highlighted in yellow.

GO DEEPER

These songs and The Wilderness Way: Finding Freedom in Life's Fractures grew from the same soil—a conviction that God meets us not beyond our struggles, but within them.

The book is for those who've been told to "just have faith" when what they needed was permission to be honest. For anyone learning that following Jesus doesn't mean escaping struggle—it means walking through it with eyes open to both beauty and brokenness.

If these songs resonate, the book goes deeper.

Learn more | Order your copy