{"id":46301,"date":"2025-09-04T11:57:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=46301"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:57:51","slug":"tauren-wells-halts-mid-concert-to-pray-for-david-crowders-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2025\/09\/tauren-wells-halts-mid-concert-to-pray-for-david-crowders-healing.html","title":{"rendered":"Tauren Wells Halts Mid-Concert to Pray For David Crowder&#8217;s Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46304\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/Wells-Crowder_credit-crowder-Instagram.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46304\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/Wells-Crowder_credit-crowder-Instagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@crowder \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christian singer and pastor Tauren Wells turned a concert into a moment of intercession on Friday night, stopping mid-performance to lift up fellow artist David Crowder in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Crowder, best known for worship anthems like <em>Good God Almighty<\/em>, was originally scheduled to perform at the Shenandoah County Fair in Virginia but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2025\/08\/david-crowder-requests-prayer-after-emergency-surgery-for-broken-leg.html\">had to cancel<\/a> after suffering a leg injury. Wells stepped in to fill his slot, but he said he felt God prompting him to go beyond just covering the stage.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;When God Puts Something on Our Hearts&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In a heartfelt Instagram post, Wells admitted he almost chose not to pray publicly. &#8220;I almost didn&#8217;t do this for fear of being misunderstood,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;But, when God puts something on our hearts, the only answer is, &#8216;Yes.&#8217; What an honor it is to come before God on behalf of the people we love. If you&#8217;re reading this, would you pray for [Crowder&#8217;s] rapid healing with us?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before leading the crowd in prayer, Wells told concertgoers it would &#8220;be so encouraging to Crowder if we all pray for him and let him know that this family out here at the Shenandoah County Fair made some space to bless our brother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN-uNF5AGbF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN-uNF5AGbF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Tauren Wells (@taurenwells)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Crowder Responds With Gratitude<\/h3>\n<p>Crowder quickly responded to Wells&#8217; act of kindness. &#8220;My brother! You are beyond kind!&#8221; he wrote on social media. &#8220;I appreciate you so much for covering for me and leading so well. You are a gift to the people of God, friend. I receive it, in Jesus&#8217; name!! Amen!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wells also made it clear that it was an honor to take the stage in Crowder&#8217;s place. &#8220;This was supposed to be Crowder&#8217;s show, but because of his broken leg, he couldn&#8217;t play it, so we stepped in! Honored! We love you, bro!&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h3>Not the First Time<\/h3>\n<p>This is not the first time Wells has used his platform in this way. On July 28, at the Ohio State Fair, he <a href=\"https:\/\/cbn.com\/news\/entertainment\/thank-you-jesus-forrest-frank-reveals-miraculous-healing-two-weeks-after\">paused a concert to pray<\/a> for singer-songwriter Forrest Frank, who fractured his L2 and L3 vertebrae after a skateboarding accident. Wells described Frank&#8217;s injury as an &#8220;attack&#8221; against him, but Frank later testified to miraculous healing.<\/p>\n<p>Wells&#8217; decision to step out in faith has inspired many, reminding the Christian community of the power of prayer and the importance of lifting one another up in times of need.<\/p>\n<p>As Wells put it, when God nudges us to act, the best response is always simple obedience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian singer and pastor Tauren Wells turned a concert into a moment of intercession on Friday night, stopping mid-performance to lift up fellow artist David Crowder in prayer. 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