I was teaching. I did a concert for a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event, and a student of mine came and asked me for some music. She was not a Christian, and Troy and I decided if she would take the gospel of Christ into her home because I'm her history teacher, then the next time someone asked me that, I would have something. From those modest beginnings came a new career. Though a strong singer and musician, it's Groves' songwriting that makes her such a noteworthy addition to Christian music.
Music is an unobtrusive way to kind of seep into someone's life.
We listen to all sorts of stuff that we don't believe in, and I think it works the other way, too. It was a perfect match for Sara and Troy, who had already come to enjoy a certain amount of autonomy as independent artists. For years Sara had imagined her call to ministry would be fulfilled through her work as a schoolteacher. We listen to all sorts of stuff that we don't believe in, and I think it works the other way, too. I feel a serious side of the call and ministry, but at the same time you watch it unfold, and it's unbelievable.