Contributors

Adam Johnson is the Worship Arts Pastor at Grace Community Church in Spring Hill, KS. In addition to leading worship, Adam is in charge of all graphic design/media for the church. Outside of the church Adam enjoys spending time with his wife Natalie, trap shooting, and being with friends and family.

My name is Al Ingham. I am a husband, a teacher, an artist, photographer, web site designer, and a worshipper. I have been playing guitar since I was 10, and have been writing songs ever since. I have been in various worship teams for the last 14 years, and have been worship leading for just over a year. Learn more about me

after spending over 20 years making my living ‘making things loud’, i’ve recently settled into a new calling as creative arts director at frederick christian fellowship church in lovely frederick, md. don’t worry, no one else has heard of frederick either. i still enjoy ruminating on all things audio, which is, i suppose, what I’ll be doing here. when i’m not geekin’ on tech stuff, i play some instruments and write music and that sort of thing. i also like cats. my wife does not . . . as much. Learn more about me

Cathy Little has been involved in leading worship for over two decades. She is the founder and director of www.Simply-Worship.org, a ministry dedicated to developing a culture of worship that reaches beyond performance, skill, sound and hype into the deeper places of authenticity, humility, integrity and personal intimacy with Father God. Cathy also oversees and trains worship leaders in her home church, RiverStone, in Kennesaw, GA. Learn more about me

Conrad is a video producer and owner of Conjostudios, LLC in Emmitsburg, MD where he produces promotional and training videos for government agencies, corporations, and non-profits. Before he launched his own company in 2006, Conrad was the video and media director at his home church.  Learn more about Me

Dan Cogan is the worship pastor at Calvary Chapel Kansas City. From 2001-2003 he travelled with and was mentored by two-time Grammy nominated worship artist, Sarah Kelly. Dan and his wife Amy currently live Prairie Village, KS. Learn more about me

Ed is a passionate worshipper who has been serving on worship teams for over 13 years. Ed lives just east of London, England, with his wife Kelly and daughter Erin, where they serve at Rayleigh Vineyard church. Ed is a qualified guitar teacher, though is equally at home on bass and keys. Outside of the sphere of worship music, Ed is a self-confessed Beatlemaniac (with a Rickenbacker 360/12 on it’s way), keen social networker, and coffee drinker.

God has blessed me with over 25 years of worship leading experience. When I'm not leading worship, I enjoy hanging with my wife of 23 years and my two children ages 12 and 9. I also enjoy riding my custom Honda Magna motorcycle in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, wakeboarding, boating, camping, and pretty much anything to do with being outdoors, especially on the water. I'm an avid sports fan, and I help coach my son's little league baseball team.  Learn more about me

I’m a worship pastor, guitarist, songwriter and all-around-lover of helping people use their gifts and abilities to worship Jesus. Having served in smaller churches and now working on staff in a multi-campus church, I have a heart for ministries with limited resources and staff. That passion pours out at www.WorshipTeamCoach.com, a resource I’ve developed to help churches to do great ministry with what they have right now, while preparing for more in the future. Learn more about me

I’m the lead sound engineer at Newberg Foursquare Church in Oregon. Music has been a big part of my life from an early age. Originally a classically trained violinist, I’m now a passionate soundman who enjoys raising the roof with a full-on Pentecostal worship band. I’m a native Oregonian and I love my gorgeous wife, my three awesome kids, and more cowbell. Learn more about me

Josh Hamrick is Worship Leader at Patterson Springs Baptist Church in Shelby, NC. He has led worship for over fifteen years at churches across the country. His desire is to worship Jesus, to see others worship, and to equip the next generation of Worship Leaders.

Kate Hurley has been a traveling worship leader, singer song writer, and worship teacher, for the past 8 years. She was a featured artist and writer on Enter the Worship Circle:Third Circle, and the Absolute Worship series, and she also has several solo albums. She is currently pursuing her passion to live "incarnationally" in poor communities, loving her neighbors well with her music and her friendship. She is in ministry school in Redding, CA. to train for this. She also has the amazing party trick of being able to stick a ridiculous amount of quarters to her face. www.KateHurleyMusic.com

Mark lives and breathes music, and his greatest passion is pleasing the Lord through music. Mark has played drums for over 30 years, and for 6 years played on Worship Team at two churches, in New York and South Carolina, where he currently lives with his beautiful wife & children. Mark is a web site developer by trade, and is bringing his love of worship and programming together with the re-launch of a full-featured worship planning site, called WorshipPlanningSoftware.com.

Matt Kirkegaard has studied the piano for the past 17 years. He has played for several concerts, camps, and churches throughout the Western USA. He now resides in Nashville, TN and is working on furthering his music career. Learn more about me

Matt Tommey has been engaged in creative ministry for over 20 years in both in the US and internationally as a worship leader, songwriter and visual artisan. He is the author of "Unlocking the Heart of the Artist" (Spring 2011 publication), Pastor of Worship Arts at King of Glory Church in Asheville, NC and founder of The Worship Studio.Learn more about Me

Michael is a worship drummer originally from Georgia, but now a transplant in Colorado. God has blessed him with a wonderful wife, Emily, and a son, Jackson. Learn more about me

Worship director of TFHstudents at The Father's House in Rochester, NY. Drummer for 11 years, guitarist for 7. Strong passion to train and raise up young worshipers and to connect the heart of the church to the heart of the Father. Music is my thing. Coffee and Mt. Dew are what I drink. Follow me on twitter: @mitchvdb

Born originally in Ohio, Paul has been living in sunny SW Florida for more than 17 years. A professional musician, Paul has played with many of the top names in the recording industry and continues to constantly write his own music. His ministry “Paul Jennings Ministries” was established to help support charities and to bring music and the love of Christ to all people. Learn more about me

Ryan Egan is a worship leader and blogger with a heart for training musicians in the local church. He blogs on the theme of living a life of worship at iamanoffering.com. Learn more about me

Ryan has been involved in worship ministries for over 18 years including smaller churches, international ministries, mid-sized churches and mega-churches. He is currently dedicated to the worship ministry at Timberline Church in Fort Collins, CO as an electric guitarist. He adores his wife, Rebecca, and their 3 children…and the Cubs! He enjoys Starbuck’s Venti Light Whip Skinny White Mocha lattes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Hi. I'm Sarah Wooten, misfit writer, wife, mother, worship leader, sometimes veterinarian, always a vessel of empowerment, practical wisdom and connection with God. You can read more about me at http://www.sacredmisfit.com/kidrons-crossing.html Learn more about me

Scott Jasmin is a worship leader/worship consultant/songwriter whose calling is to help the Church encounter Christ by assisting other worship leaders and their teams. Scott has served as a Young Life volunteer, a youth pastor, a worship pastor, and currently does itinerant ministry as a freelance worship leader/worship consultant.  Learn more about me

Stan Szymanski is an accomplished electric bassist who performed 230 professional dates in 2010. Stan leads worship for Encouraging Angels to the disabled/special needs and their caregivers. Stan is also the CEO of Encouraging Angels. In addition, Stan freelances with his bass and speaks and performs in churches to 'encourage' them to assimilate the disabled and their families into the local body of believers. Stan is married, has a teenage son and a daughter who has already graduated to heaven where he looks forward to rejoining her one day. Learn more about me

Born in Michigan, Steve moved to California at age 11. During his years in high school he became involved in leading worship at his home church. Over forty years later, he still has a passion to lead and inspire others to worship. Steve and his wife of 35 years are volunteer members of the worship team at Sunrise Church Ontario. In 2010 Steve joined Steve Azulay Ministries which has allowed him to expand his opportunities to sing the praises of our most awesome God and Savior at numerous churches, concerts and other venues in Southern California. Learn more about Me

I have experienced life-transformation while serving over the years in nearly every musical and technical role (except drums!) in churches ranging from a small start-up through overseeing all creative arts aspects as the Worship Arts Pastor at my current multi-site location. Besides the wonder of leading congregational worship as we embrace Jesus, I find joy in helping leaders and their teams work through their own times of transition to become more effectively fruitful. As we journey to the Lord's throne, there's always something new to discover - in Him, in myself, and in one another. Learn more about me

Born into a family of musicians, Travis Gouge has been around Christian music his entire life. His parents were founders of a southern gospel group where as a child he quickly learned the art of drumming by studying other drummers and by absorbing himself in the instrument. Travis actually started playing on the Worship team at The Praise Center in Monroe, GA at age 9 and 30 years later, leading worship has become his true passion. Learn more about Me