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Dr. Leonard Sweet (PA)
Currently occupying the E. Stanley Jones Chair of Evangelism, Len served from 1995 to 2001 as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Theological School at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. He is also a Visiting Distinguished Professor at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, and President Emeritus of United Theological Seminary. He is a weekly contributor to the online preaching resource, sermons.com.
Author of more than two hundred articles, 1200 published sermons and almost forty books, Leonard is currently working on two textbooks: one on preaching and one on evangelism. His most recent book is So Beautiful: Divine Design for Life and the Church. The last two years Len has been voted by his peers as "One of the 50 Most Influential Christians in America" as polled by ChurchReport magazine. His free weekly podcast is called "Napkin Scribbles."
Leonard Sweet will be at NWLC East
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Jeremy Camp (PA)
Over the course of five studio discs and one live album, Jeremy Camp has shared his joys, sorrows, heartbreaks, convictions, and passions with us. Camp's thoughtful lyrics, testaments to faith, and booming voice have earned him legions of fans and accolades including 16 No. 1 songs, five Dove Awards, three ASCAP Songwriter of the Year wins, and an American Music Award nomination. An advocate for youth, Camp uses his rocking voice and preacher's heart as a platform to proclaim the message he knows today's kids need to hear, especially in his most recent album, Speaking Louder. His new album, We Cry Out is scheduled to release August 25, and will sure to inspire many across the world.
Jeremy Camp will be at NWLC East
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Christy Nockels (PA)
As Watermark, Christy and her husband, Nathan, recorded five albums with Rocketown Records. They composed a journey full of songs, 7 of which were #1 radio singles. They also had numerous Dove Awards nominations, including Christy's nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year, and their album A Grateful People was up for both Inspirational Album of the Year and Praise & Worship Album of the Year. After 5 albums, Christy and Nathan felt led to end their Watermark season to focus on other areas of ministry giving Christy more availability to focus on leading worship, teaching at various women's events, but most importantly, time to pour in to her most treasured legacy, her three children, Noah Luke (9), Elliana (7) and Annie Rose (2). Christy and Nathan have also continued to serve Passion Conferences for the past 12 years and in 2008, they moved to Atlanta, GA to be a founding family of Passion City Church. As an extension of that church family, Christy and Nathan enjoy collaborating with their long time friends Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman, and the two are often seen on the road, singing, accompanying and supporting their fellow worship leaders. Along with the move to Atlanta, Christy has joined the sixstepsrecords family and released her first solo worship project, "Life Light Up", produced by Nathan, in June of 2009. Christy's heart through leading worship and song writing is to help people communicate intimately with the living God, and to leave a legacy of proclaiming Jesus' fame to this generation.
Christy Nockels will be at NWLC East
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David Nasser (PA)
Born in Iran, David and his family escaped when he was nine years old with hopes to find a new life of freedom in the United States. A few years later, David met true freedom through a new life in Christ at age eighteen. Part speaker, author, visionary and ALL minister, David Nasser's greatest passion is to connect people to the living God. David uses relevant methods to communicate the life-changing messages of the Gospel to over 700,000 people annually. David's next book which will share his personal testimony and struggle with religion releases in October 2009 from Baker Publishing. www.davidnasser.com
David Nasser will be at NWLC East
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Paul Baloche (PA)
As a Dove-Award winning songwriter, Paul has written hundreds of songs that have been featured on a variety of albums including the platinum selling WoW Worship CD's and the Time Life - Songs 4 Worship series. He has written many popular songs including "Open the Eyes of my Heart", "Above All", "Praise Adonai", "Offering", and "My Reward". For fifteen years, he has served as the Worship Pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas and is not only a songwriter, but a musician, clinician, recording artist, and producer.
Paul Baloche will be at NWLC East
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Evan Wickham (PA)
Seldom have two roles-worship leader and artist-blended as seamlessly as in the music and message of multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Evan Wickham. At the age of 18, Evan embarked into fulltime youth ministry at Calvary Chapel of Vista in San Diego County, CA, where he served as both Jr. High and High School pastor for a total of seven years. Today, Evan is an ordained minister who serves as a worship pastor at Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego, CA, while also ministering in music and speaking at churches, retreats, and conferences worldwide. His debut album, Mysterious Things, released in 2006, is a collection of intimate worship, heartfelt expressions of joy and wonder at God's blessing, and a celebration of the redemptive power of salvation in Jesus Christ. In a day and age in which fear and uncertainty swamps entire continents, Evan's follow-up record Above the Sky, seeks to equip the Church with songs to sing loud to the Savior.
Evan Wickham will be at NWLC East
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Buddy Owens (PA)
Buddy Owens is pastor of Spiritual Growth at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. He is the author of The Way of a Worshiper: Discover the Secret to Friendship with God, and the General Editor of The NIV Worship Bible.
Buddy Owens will be at NWLC East
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Lenny LeBlanc (PA)
Lenny LeBlanc has been writing and recording music for over 30 years. A seasoned veteran in the worship music scene, he is the co-author of many well-known worship songs including "Above All" which earned him a prestigious Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year in 2003. As a singer/songwriter with Integrity Music, Lenny recorded several albums and penned more than a dozen Top 10 radio singles. His music has spanned three decades yielding success in the gospel, pop, and country genre's including the 1978 smash hit "Falling" and the 1996 #1 country song "Treat Her Right" as recorded by Sawyer Brown. Lenny's Christmas Night was released in November 2008 and his most recent worship release, Love Like No Other was released earlier this year. He is currently serving as the worship leader at Faith Church in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Lenny LeBlanc will be at NWLC East
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Steve Berger (PA)
For more than 20 years, Steve Berger's ministry has been marked by realness and relevance. He is the founding Pastor of Grace Chapel, a community of over 3,500 and is known for his straight-talk from the pulpit. He is a conference speaker and part of the teaching faculty for the National Worship Leader Conferences. Steve is a regular contributor to several publications. He authored 40 Days with the Word of Promise for Thomas Nelson. Have Heart: Bridging the Gulf between Heaven and Earth, written with his wife Sarah, is his most recent project, the most personal to date, and deals with the events surrounding their 19-year-old son's entrance into heaven. Whether preaching or writing, in great joy or pain, Steve is a proclaimer of the grace and hope that Jesus came to offer.
Steve Berger will be at NWLC East
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Dr. Chuck Fromm (PA)
Dr. Chuck Fromm is the publisher and founder of Worship Leader magazine, Song DISCovery, National Worship Leader Conference, and Song DISCovery in the Round. As President of Maranatha! Music for 22 years, he developed the series: Praise, Kids Praise, Psalms Alive!, and The Words of Worship, among many other projects. His leadership there was rewarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award from GMA in '90 and a President's award from the NRB in '91. With a significant and ongoing role in the "worship movement," Chuck is passionately committed to lifelong learning and teaches at universities, seminaries, and worship programs around the country.
Dr. Chuck Fromm will be at NWLC East
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Dr. Reggie Kidd (PA)
Dr. Reggie Kidd is Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary/Orlando, faculty member at the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, and chaplain for Orlando's Christian FM station, WPOZ, Z88.3. A long-time worship leader, his writings include With One Voice: Discovering Christ's Song in Our Worship (available through reggiekidd.com).
Dr. Reggie Kidd will be at NWLC East
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Laura Story (PA)
Once an aspiring symphony conductor, Laura Story didn't even know she could sing-much less write songs-until she was in her early 20s. Today, Story is not only a gifted vocalist and worship leader but also the composer of one of the most beloved worship songs of our generation: "Indescribable." The song has topped charts and been recorded by multiple artists, but most importantly, it has helped people all over the world experience our magnificent God. Like the twists and turns of a mountain road, Laura Story's life has held its share of unexpected moments-some exhilarating, some terrifying, and some simply beautiful to behold. Leaning solely on her faith in the sovereignty of God, Story has learned that no matter what comes around the next bend, it's going to be an incredible view.
Laura Story will be at NWLC East
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DJ Chuang (PA)
Along with being the network developer for Worship Leader magazine and a Top 50 Christian blogger, DJ Chuang is a Web strategist for Leadership Network. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M. Pastoral Leadership) and Virgina Tech (B.S. Electrical Engineering). He has been blogging at his personal website (djchuang.com) since 1999, with links to resources pertaining to churches multiethnic and/or Asian American.
DJ Chuang will be at NWLC East
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Dr. Vernon M. Whaley (PA)
Dr. Vernon M. Whaley is author of Called to Worship: The Biblical Foundations of Our Response to God's Calling and is the Director of the Center for Worship and Chairman of the Department of Music and Worship Studies at Liberty University.
Dr. Vernon M. Whaley will be at NWLC East
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Travis Cottrell (PA)
A classically trained vocalist turned much in-demand studio singer, Cottrell planned to sing opera, but his journey took an unexpected turn toward ministry. Cottrell worked as an editor at a music publishing house when he was asked to lead worship for the first time.
From there, it was only a matter of time before Cottrell's warm, engaging spirit landed him a worship leading role with best-selling author and teacher Beth Moore. Since 1998, Cottrell has led thousands of men and women in worship all over the U.S. alongside Moore. As a singer and songwriter his worship releases, "Unashamed Love" and "Alive! Forever", have garnered critical acclaim as "blended worship done right." Travis is well know, throughout the church as well for his award winning choral arrangement for Lifeway and Brentwood Benson.
Currently signed to Indelible Creative Group, Travis has released his best selling record to date "Found," and the Christmas project "Ring the Bells." On June 16, 2009 Travis will release a live worship record and DVD with special appearances from Beth Moore, Max Lucado, and Cindy Morgan. Visit TravisCottrell.com for more info.
Travis Cottrell will be at NWLC East
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Ashmont Hill (PA)
"A breath of fresh air. That's how to describe Ashmont Hill. The foursome have a purity of lyricism and a worship-driven sound that will capture the hearts of fans everywhere."
The Thompson family has been making beautiful, spiritual music for years as worship leaders at their home church where their father is pastor in the idyllic community of Boston's Ashmont Hill. Philip Thompson, April Joy Thompson, Deborah Bullock and Wil Bullock (Phil, April and Deborah are siblings, Wil is Deborah's husband), also known as the group Ashmont Hill, wanted to take their music to a larger community, and have set out to "...praise God's name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving."
The group's signature sound...tight sibling harmonies and soaring grooves combined with modern worship-driven songs... create a powerful worship experience. Their music showcases the depth of maturity and understanding the group has for the power of song to usher the listener into the presence of God and awaken the soul to celebrate the masterpiece of the life God's given. His masterpiece to you. Your Masterpiece for Him.
Ashmont Hill will be at NWLC East
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Dr. Mark D. Roberts (PA)
Pastor, teacher, author, blogger, thought leader, Dr. Mark D. Roberts is the Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence for Laity Lodge, a multifaceted renewal ministry in the Hill Country of Texas. His newest book, Can We Trust the Gospels?, is a forthright explanation of why the biblical Gospels are historically reliable. Mark's writings on various topics and his daily blog are available at blog.beliefnet.com/markdroberts. His "Daily Reflections" appear at thehighcalling.org.
Dr. Mark D. Roberts will be at NWLC East
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Vonda Dyer (PA)
Vonda Dyer is the executive producer at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, where she oversees all aspects of Sunday services, and leads the vocal team and choir. Prior to moving to Texas, Vonda was the Director of Vocal Ministries at Willow Creek for 6 years. Vonda has taught private voice since 1989. Her students have included Word recording artists BarlowGirl. Vonda and her husband, Scott, have taught vocal and worship seminars in churches and at conferences all over the world. Vonda is a worship leader and vocalist, and has sung alongside Darlene Zschech, Tommy Walker, Ross Parsley and others. Vonda and Scott have 2 beautiful daughters, Delaney 5, and Avery 2.
Vonda Dyer will be at NWLC East
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Scott Dyer (PA)
Scott Dyer is the Pastor of Worship and Arts at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship, in the northern suburbs of Dallas, TX, where he has served since February of 2004. Prior to coming to Bent Tree, Scott spent 14 years on the staff of Willow Creek Community Church and the Willow Creek Association. While at Willow Creek, Scott was a worship leader, songwriter, vocal coach and rehearsal leader and vocalist. Scott also oversaw the development of Arts products for the WCA, including Rory Noland's book "Heart of the Artist" and Willow Creek drama products and music charts. Scott produced 4 CD's for Willow Creek, and served as executive producer on 6 other projects. Scott and his wife, Vonda, have traveled around the world, singing at Willow Creek conferences and teaching vocal seminars at churches in the U.S. and in many other countries. They currently teach regional vocal workshops for churches called WorshipVoice (www.worshipvoice.com). Scott has taught private voice for 15 years. Scott is the author of "The Source for Effective Church Service Planning", published by Zondervan. Scott and Vonda live in Lewisville, Texas with their daughters, Delaney, 6, and Avery, 2.
Scott Dyer will be at NWLC East
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Glenn Packiam (PA)
Glenn Packiam is an Associate Worship Pastor at New Life Church and the Director of New Life School of Worship in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also the worship leader and Associate College Pastor for New Life's college ministry, theMILL. As one of the founding leaders and songwriters for the Desperation Band, Glenn has been featured on several Desperation Band and NewLifeWorship albums including "Everyone Overcome", the award-winning "My Savior Lives" and the most recently released "Counting on God". Many of Glenn's worship songs, like "Your Name", "Everyone (Praises)", "My Savior Lives", and "We Lift You Up", are somehow actually being sung in churches all over the world.What all this means is that Glenn attends a lot of meetings, talks to a lot of people, plays a lot of music, and drinks a lot of coffee. And all of that eventually led to a book. Glenn is the author of Butterfly in Brazil: How Your Life Can Make a World of Difference, published by Tyndale House. His second book, "Secondhand Jesus: Trading Rumors of God for a Firsthand Faith" was releasted last year, with David C. Cook Publishing.
Glenn Packiam will be at NWLC East
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John Chisum (PA)
John Chisum is a worship leader, music publisher, producer, arranger, seasoned songwriter, clinician, and the new Pastor of Celebration Arts at Fair Haven Ministries in Grand Rapids, MI. John has had over 400 songs published in his career and is probably best known for the song "Can He, Could He, Would He?" recorded by The Cathedrals. John has co-written and produced eight children's and youth musicals and his compositions are in print with every major choral music company including Integrity Music, Word Music, Lillenas Music, Lifeway Christian Resources, and Allegis Music.
John studied classical voice at The University of Memphis, is a graduate of The University of South Alabama, and is currently completing a Masters of Arts in Worship Studies at Liberty University. He has been a featured clinician for the past several years at Integrity's Seminars4Worship and has appeared at many national music and worship conferences for the past 20 years, including the Gospel Music Association's Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Music Minnesota, Music California, and many others. His articles on worship appear frequently on IntegrityMusic.Com, Crosswalk.com, and Praisecharts.com.
John Chisum will be at NWLC East
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Phil Sillas (PA)
Phil’s diverse experience as a songwriter (Avalon, Jaci Velasquez, Natalie Grant, David Foster, Aaron Neville, among others), music producer (GB5, The Peculiar People Band and Plus One) and composer (Black Hawk Down, Enemy of the State, “Melrose Place,” “Touched By an Angel,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “America’s Next Top Model,” “King of The Hill” and others) has been put to good use as the Song DISCovery editor. His position finds him gathering and listening to over 1,000 songs per listening period to discover the 20 or more that will go before a final selection board for each volume Song DISCovery.
Before joining the Worship Leader team, Phil has also been a staff songwriter for Black Oak Publishing, Warner Chapel, Word Publishing, Brentwood-Benson Publishing and Justice Music, to name a few. Phil, his wife, Karen, and son, Andre, live in San Clemente, CA.
Phil Sillas will be at NWLC East
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David M. Edwards (PA)
David M. Edwards is a graduate of Point Loma College with a degree in Theology; he has been a pastor for 15 years, a worship leader and a well-known songwriter and conference speaker. He has written seven books, including Worship 365: The Power of a Worshiping Life, and served as general editor of the new Holman CSB Personal Worship Bible. His worship music has been recorded by many artists including Margaret Becker, Natalie Grant, Kathy Troccoli and Regi Stone. His Faithfully Yours: Psalms project won a 2004 Praise Award from Worship Leader. David M. Edwards currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Worship, Regent University, School of Divinity. He and his wife Sue, along with their 3 children make their home in Cincinnati, OH.
David M. Edwards will be at NWLC East
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Stan Endicott (PA)
Stan Endicott is Executive Worship Pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, Calif., a large church known for progressive and culturally compelling approaches to worship, communications and ministry. He also consults with churches around the country and continues to work with established and up-and-coming recording artists in music production. Stan is a mainstay at Arts and Worship conferences at Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, Ill., and at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., where he also directs the worship choir. Stan's gifts and talents have taken him on a fascinating journey, assisting hundreds of churches around the world including several very large ministries. He has produced more than 200 albums for Maranatha Music and directed music productions for dozens of internationally known names and events such as Franklin Graham Ministries and Promise Keepers.
Stan Endicott will be at NWLC East
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Denise Graves (PA)
Denise Graves is Worship Pastor at Covenant Church of Pittsburgh, a fast-growing, multi-cultural congregation located east of the city. She is a singer/songwriter who has traveled extensively with Worship International, a subsidiary of Integrity Music, as well as Maranatha! Music, and Saddleback Church (The Purpose Driven Church), leading Worship Leader Workshops across the country.
Denise is also a writer for Maranatha! Music and has had material recorded for Promise Keepers and other Maranatha projects. Her latest recording of "Send Me" can be found on the CD accompanying Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Life.
Denise has been married 30 years this year and is mom to her 16-year old daughter, Dani.
Denise Graves will be at NWLC East
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Kent Morris (PA)
Kent Morris delivers a bridge-building perspective to the technical arena. He is a live sound engineer for Tommy Walker, Paul Baloche, Don Moen, and Israel Houghton and served as a senior pastor for a decade. Currently, he is an audio/video system designer with Cornerstone Media, whose clients include Mt. Paran Church of God and In Touch Ministries. Kent is an editor and writer for several magazines including Worship Leader, Your Church, Church Sound and Technologies for Worship. He has been a member of the Audio Engineering Society for twenty years and teaches for NAMM, NSCA, NAB, LDI and NRB on church technology issues. As an engineer and instructor for Integrity Media and Maranatha! Music since 1996, he has taught thousands of worship techs how to provide "Audio Worthy of Worship." Kent resides in Atlanta with his wife Melani and their two sons.
Kent Morris will be at NWLC East
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Curt Coffield (PA)
Curt Coffield is committed to helping others worship. He is the Pastor at Sewickley Valley North Way Christian Community in Pennsylvania. Formerly, Curt served as Worship and Teaching Pastor at Resurrection Life Church in Grandville, Michigan; as Worship Pastor at Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California; and as Worship Director at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. As a member of Integrity Music's band PK7, Curt led worship for Promise Keeper events in arenas around the country for several years. For two years he traveled as a clinician for Maranatha's Worship Leader Workshop. Curt has led worship on numerous recordings and has penned nearly 50 songs that are used in churches around the world. Curt lives in the Sewickley village area with his wife Jennifer, his two children Gabbi and Chantry, and they are expecting their third child in August.
Curt Coffield will be at NWLC East
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Brian Steckler (PA)
After leading worship from the piano at his family's church at 13, Brian Steckler went on to graduate with a piano performance degree from Western Michigan University. He spent more time in the school's recording studio than the practice room which ended up serving his career as a producer, songwriter, composer, engineer, and mixer. He started in jingles, writing and producing everything from local radio ads to a Clio award winning spot that ran in the Super Bowl. After a move to Los Angeles, his focus shifted to production for major labels, and writing for Sony/ATV Publishing. Add in a little film and trailer scoring, working with countless indie artists and worship bands, and a lot of mixing in many different genres, and Brian has become a diverse and accomplished producer and musician. Lately, he can be found in Northern California's Sierra foothills working in the recording studio he designed and helped build.He's always been involved with a church worship team, and currently is a part-time staff member as the Worship Team Music Director at Crossroads Church near Auburn, CA, as well as a columnist in Worship Leader magazine and webinar clinician. He's taught a wide range of classes at various worship conferences, from arranging for worship teams, rehearsing the band, the basics of recording your team, to advanced mixing in Pro Tools. Brian and his wife June just celebrated their 15th anniversary, have two boys, Zane (8) and Nate (4) and love living in the trees.
Brian Steckler will be at NWLC East
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Tony Guerrero (PA)
Tony Guerrero formerly served as Director of Creative Arts at Saddleback Church, where he led a mostly volunteer group of hundreds of musicians, singers, and performers in a variety of arenas. Many people may recognize him also from the contemporary jazz world where, over the years, he has released several Billboard charting solo CDs as a flugelhornist and trumpeter. He has spent many years both touring the world in concerts, clubs and festivals as well as in the studio recording and producing for countless other artists in a wide variety of genres.
He is a well respected songwriter in both the jazz and worship worlds (“I Will Not Be Shaken”) and writes monthly columns for Worship Leader magazine. His book, Attracting Quality Musicians has won rave reviews and his Christmas Musical “The Journey” is being performed in churches around the country. He and his wife Candice and their daughter Ella live in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
Tony Guerrero will be at NWLC East
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Ken Reynolds (PA)
Ken Reynolds has become one of the newest rising worship leaders of our day. He currently serves as Worship Pastor at Resurrection Life Church in Grandville, MI. He is a 3-time SongSeeker Winner at the Saddleback Worship Conference. Ken's songs have also been featured on Worship Leader Magazine's Song DISCovery. He has also served on the song selection panel for Worship Leader Magazine. Integrity Music signed his release "For You I Live" with Resurrection Life Church, which was also nominated for ‘Worship Project of the Year' by Christianity Today. Ken signed with Integrity Music as an artist and songwriter and his songs are already being sung all over the world, including England, Korea, Trinidad, Switzerland, and Africa. "Great Things" is Ken's first solo release under the Integrity/Columbia label. Ken's second solo release "One World | One God" has received rave reviews and was nominated for ‘Gospel Worship Project of the Year' and named ‘Best of the Best' by Worship Leader Magazine. Ken's passion is to see the body of Christ unified; to use music inspired by God to break down denominational and cultural barriers; to train, inspire, and teach worship leaders and teams all over the world to reach their potential and divine calling. Ken is married to Andrea and has two children, Kenton and Alyssa.
Ken Reynolds will be at NWLC East
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Rod Rachinski (PA)
Rod Rachinski serves as Vice President of North America Operations for Christian Copyright Licensing International, Inc. (CCLI) and oversees all activity related to the Church Copyright License , SongSelect, Church Video License, and ScreenVue. Mr. Rachinski regularly conducts classes at church conferences throughout the United States focusing on issues related to the Copyright Law and the Church Copyright License.
Rod Rachinski will be at NWLC East in Lancaster, PA
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Stefanie Kelly (PA)
Stefanie Kelly started singing in church when she was two years old. She was class valedictorian with a degree in Arranging from Berklee College of Music, and has continued her life-long career of composing, recording, touring, and musical direction. She has performed with musicians such as Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, Israel Houghton, Leeland, and many more. Currently, Kelly is the Worship Arts Pastor at the Rock Church in San Diego, CA, with pastor Miles McPherson, where she leads worship and mentors tomorrow's generation of worshipers. In 2010, she released her third record. While Kelly is focused in the studio, her heart is most at home leading worship.
Stefanie Kelly will be at NWLC East
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Reggie Coates (PA)
Reggie Coates is an official Artist with Taylor Guitars and Godin Guitars. Reggie has a love for God and others which is contagious and touches people's lives in a powerful way. Through his passionate music and stories, he refreshingly encourages others to an active faith, revitalizes joy, inspires transparency, renews hope and draws us to a loving relationship with God. Whether in concert, teaching music, leading worship or sharing from God's Word, Reggie puts a focus on the priority of knowing God through Jesus Christ empowered by His Spirit. With a balance of skillful artistry, human experience and spiritual truth, he lives out the verse from Psalm 33:3, "Sing to the Lord a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy!"
Reggie Coates will be at NWLC East
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Len Wilson (PA)
Len Wilson along with Jason Moore have been described as the Wright brothers of visual imagery in contemporary worship. The two best friends are pioneering communicators and artists for the church, have authored several books including Taking Flight with Creativity (Abingdon, 2009) and The Wired Church 2.0 (Abingdon, 2008) and are frequent seminar leaders on the topics of creativity, team, worship and the arts. Jason and Len are co-owners of Midnight Oil Productions, an equipping ministry to help congregations connect with our digital culture, adjunct professors in Northwest Nazarene Univeristy's School of Theology, and have together and separately been a part of six worship design teams. Both Len and Jason help their local churches design weekly creative worship in Ohio and Texas, respectively.
Len Wilson will be at NWLC East
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Jason Moore (PA)
Jason Moore along with Len Wilson have been described as the Wright brothers of visual imagery in contemporary worship. The two best friends are pioneering communicators and artists for the church, have authored several books including Taking Flight with Creativity (Abingdon, 2009) and The Wired Church 2.0 (Abingdon, 2008) and are frequent seminar leaders on the topics of creativity, team, worship and the arts. Jason and Len are co-owners of Midnight Oil Productions, an equipping ministry to help congregations connect with our digital culture, adjunct professors in Northwest Nazarene Univeristy's School of Theology, and have together and separately been a part of six worship design teams. Both Jason and Len help their local churches design weekly creative worship in Ohio and Texas, respectively.
Jason Moore will be at NWLC East
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Nate Ragan (PA)
Nate Ragan is the Director of Marketing at MediaComplete, creators of MediaShout presentation software. He spends most of his time brainstorming, connecting with users and VJing at live events around the world. Nate is also a visual worship leader at Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, TN, and has been involved in various organizations for over 10 years both as an artist and a creative leader. Nate and his wife Audrey have been married for 6 years and have a Yorkie named Jack and a cat named John.
Nate Ragan will be at NWLC East
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Dan Wilt (PA)
Dan Wilt is the Learning Community Director of WorshipTraining.com, which provides online and live training programs for the contemporary and emerging Church. He is an internationally respected worship leader, songwriter, author and trainer. Dan has also been the Director of Vineyard Worship Resources, and is the host of the DVDs What Is Worship?, Leading Worship, and Songwriting For Worship, designed to equip worship leaders in worldview/theology, basic worship leading skills and essential songwriting principles. Dan and WorshipTraining.com partner with St. Stephen's University in New Brunswick, Canada, to offer a Masters program for worship leaders, artists and creative leaders desiring formation as spiritual leaders.
Dan's passion is to further the Kingdom plot in this generation. Linking the wisdom of the ancients with the present chapter of the Story we live out today, his passion is to expand the worship worldview of the existing and emerging Church - inviting engagement with God and culture on all creative levels. Dan, his wife Anita, and three children - Anna, Abigail and Benjamin - make their home in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dan Wilt will be at NWLC East
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