Luke Smallbone, one half of the duo For King & Country, finds freedom in creating Christian pop.

Outside of being raised in the church and a follower of Christ, Smallbone says he enjoys the range of topics he can cover as a Christian artist.

“What I realized about doing pop music was, you really got to master writing a love song,” he said.

“When you do Christian music, you can write about the love that you have for your spouse or family member. You can write about faith. You can write about God, your love of Jesus. You can write about the struggles of the world. And I think that’s what was the great appeal.”

For King & Country will be headlining at the Ford Amphitheater on Sept. 29. The popular duo is made up of Luke and brother Joel Smallbone, who are originally from Australia but moved to Nashville as kids. Since its inception more than a decade ago, the band has won four Grammy Awards, an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award.

During the show, the pair will be performing classic hits, as well as new songs from a recently released biopic, “Unsung Hero.”

“When you have a project like ‘Unsung Hero’ that’s obviously very personal, to then create music around something that is that personal and close to your heart is a real gift,” Luke said.

Luke finds a strength in working with his brother, saying that often bands made up of friends can struggle when facing conflict. On the flip side, when conflicts arise between family, they usually learn how to figure it out.

“Your family, your blood, is the same — you’ve still got to do Christmas together. You’ve still got to do Thanksgiving together. You’ve got to resolve conflict as quickly as possible,” he said. “One of the great things about family is if you can learn to resolve conflict and do it as quickly as possible, there’s very little that you can’t achieve.”

Outside of music, the brothers have a passion for philanthropy, working with Compassion International, a child-sponsor program based in Colorado Springs. The Christian humanitarian organization aids in the long-term development of impoverished children around the world.

But it’s with music that Luke and Joel look to inspire hope.

“I think everyone’s dying for hope. I think everybody’s looking for a little comfort. I think that everybody’s looking for something to believe in,” Luke said. “People have turned to art for centuries, looking for that purpose, that hope.”