Casting Crowns and special guest Zach Williams will perform at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Sunday, Oct. 8, as part of The Very Next Thing Tour. The show is at 7 p.m.

Having served as a full-time youth pastor for over 25 years, Casting Crowns’ front man, Mark Hall, continues to draw inspiration from the well of real life.

“Because we have the honor of walking with people in our churches, we get to see what people are going through – the issues that are impacting everyone now,” shares Hall. “It’s in these situations that ideas are born for what we all need to hear right here and right now.”

The local church has been the base for Casting Crowns’ music since their label debut release in 2003. With more than 9 million records sold and the title of Billboard’s top-selling act in Christian music since 2007, it’s still where the music is created. Hall and his bandmates – Juan and Melodee DeVevo, Megan Garrett, Brian Scoggin, Josh Mix and Chris Huffman – continue to work in ministry in their respective churches. The local church is the heartbeat of the band and the songs are an outpouring of that. “The Very Next Thing,” Casting Crowns’ latest offering, is a collection of intimate songs as well as upbeat, fresh sounding tracks with impactful lyrics centered around identifying and acting on what’s right next to you.

Learn more and get tickets at www.WicomicoCivicCenter.org.