Stephen McWhirter - CCM Artist

I realized that I haven't been sharing much music on this site so I thought I would start to remedy that by sharing some of my favorites. Today I want to talk about Contemporary Christian Music artist, Stephen McWhirter.

Stephen McWhirter is a Dove Award–winning, Grammy-nominated Christian worship recording artist, songwriter, speaker, and author based in Louisville, Kentucky. Signed with Capitol Records / Capitol Christian Music Group and Re:Think Music, Stephen is one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Christian worship today.

Behind the music is a story of radical redemption. Growing up the son of a traveling evangelist, Stephen witnessed deep hypocrisy at home that drove him into over 11 years of drug addiction, including crystal meth. One night at 3am, while reading The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel with drugs on the table beside him, God showed up — and everything changed. Stephen never used drugs or alcohol again.

Since September 2022, Stephen has conducted live worship and evangelism streams on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram — leading over 40,000 people to faith in Jesus Christ through those streams alone, with tens of thousands more through his global travels as a worship leader and speaker.

Stephen's most famous song is "Come Jesus Come" that he wrote during the COV-19 pandemic. It has become a global worship anthem that has surpassed 100 million streams and views across platforms, reached #1 on iTunes in Christian songs and albums, and is in regular rotation on K-LOVE Radio. The song was recorded and made famous by gospel legend CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar, winning Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 68th Grammy Awards in 2026. It has also been covered by country artist Cody Johnson and performed by CeCe Winans on American Idol. 

I first heard this song in 2020 and it has been one of my favorites. I must admit, as much as I love CeCe Winans, I find Stephen's performance to be the best...

Stephen has just released a new song that I think is great... "Is It Alright If I'm Not Okay."

Are you not ok? There are some seasons of life that are just harder than others. If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or fear — this worship song is for you.

This Christian music is for anyone who's tired of pretending. For the days you feel anxious, sad, or afraid. For the moments you wanna stop praying because nothing's going your way.

Jesus isn't offended by your honesty. He meets you right in the middle of it. If blood and sweat hit the ground in Gethsemane — if grief crushed His soul to the point of death's hold — then He can handle the weight of your worst day too.

You don't have to grin and bear it. You don't have to keep up appearances. It's alright if you're not ok, because He will love you there and never leave you there.