Utilizing a mix of presentation, piano performance, and song, Stephen Newby, the Lev H. Prichard III Endowed Chair in the Study of Black Worship at Baylor University, will examine Andraé Crouch’s gospel music legacy through the theological and communal lenses of kindredness, kindness, and koinonia (fellowship). Grounded in Galatians 1, Crouch’s enduring impact emerged not only from extraordinary “Mozartian” musical gifts, but from a gospel-centered practice of collaborative leadership rooted in grace rather than human approval. Drawing on nearly a decade of collective scholarship and interviews with over 200 musicians, producers, and witnesses, the study reveals Crouch, widely celebrated as the most influential figure in modern gospel music, as a “collaborator-in-chief” whose creative process flourished within a beloved community. Songs were forged in live worship, congregational response, and intensive studio experimentation, where musicians became co-creators of the distinctive “Crouch sound” and touring buses, recording studios, homes, and public spaces were regularly transformed into sites of prayer and worship.