Is there a reason that Mitch McVicker is not in on The Jesus Record?
– updated 8/16/98 A: Mitch in fact does participate by co-writing a few of the songs (including the #1 single, “My Deliverer”). Mitch also was playing guitar at the recording “session” of the demo on the song “That Where I Am, There You…” along with Rich’s guitar. Other than that, Rich wanted The Jesus Record to be a Ragamuffin project (specifically himself, Rick Elias, Mark Robertson, Jimmy Abegg, and Aaron Smith). Last summer, Rich and Mitch had been discussing the need to separate their music and ministry, so that Mitch could begin to develop his own musical ministry identity (sort of get out from under Rich’s shadow – so to speak). That was certainly accelerated after the accident. However the primary reason Mitch was unable to participate (even if they wanted him to “sit in”) was because he was plenty busy healing.
