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PRE-CONFERENCES 2:00pm................. Children’s Leadership Forum 7:30pm................. Hymn Writers in the Round 9:15pm................. ”Sabina” Film Screening (Hosted by Voice of the Martyrs) 9:00am Registration & Exhibits Open 1:00pm Afternoon Session 4:15pm................. Exhibits/Dinner Break 6:00pm or 9pm.... Evening Session *At the Grand Ole Opry House 10:45pm.................. Late Night Concert with Shane and Shane 7:30am................. Exhibits Open 9:00am................. Morning Session 12:00pm............... Exhibits/Lunch Break 1:30pm Breakout A 3:00pm................. Breakout B 4:30pm................. Breakout C 5:30pm................. Exhibits/Dinner Break 7:30pm Evening Session 10:30pm .............. Exhibits 7:30am................. Exhibits Open 8:00am................. Breakout D 9:30am................. Morning Session 12:30pm Conference Concludes 2:00pm................. Exhibits Close SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH QUICK SCHEDULE Full daily schedules on pages 75, 85, 103 This schedule is for the in-person event in Nashville. DOWNLOAD THE “SING! 2022” APP. 4

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Joan Murray, our artist-in-residence for this year’s conference, invites you to bring the thread you received at registration to her at the loom in the lobby. Throughout the event she will weave these threads together to represent all who have come, our different paths and stories and the Lord who by warp and weft knits our hearts together.

Dear friends, A warm welcome to you at this year’s Sing Conference! We and our whole team are excited to see you here and to sing with you!

Eager that every moment might count in this short time together, we have invited guest speakers and artists and musicians and church leaders that we know will inspire and instruct and challenge. We have tried to craft this program book in an easy-to-follow way, filled to the brim with all the happenings and opportunities about to unfold!

O take these tangled threads with me, we’ll weave that cloth together side by side, by warp and weft we’ll weave that cloth together -Malcolm Guite Grace and peace, Keith and Kristyn

The idea of being knit or woven together is a beautiful illustration as we gather to share the same melodies and lyrics and the same love and hope in Christ. This year’s theme of “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Prayers and Confessions” will focus on how the gospel shapes the liturgy of our services and the liturgy of our lives, weaving us together as the church past, present and future.

SPECIAL THANKS: Keith and Kristyn would like to thank all the conference contributors and all the teams at Streamline Event Agency, CSI DMC Event Management, and Getty Music for your wonderful partnership in the SING! Initiative.

What cloth have we to clothe our souls against a dark world’s weather?

In Colossians 2 Paul longs to see the hearts of the believers “encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:2-3 ESV).

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6 Welcome from Keith And Kristyn 12 Vision for Sing! Conference 18 About Getty Music 32 Focus Gatherings and Special Events 36 Conference Information 43 Exhibit and Bookstore Information 58 Speakers and Musical Artists 76 Session One 80 Session Two 86 Session Three 96 Session Four 106 Session Five 110 Online Breakouts TABLE OF CONTENTS 9

Malcolm Guite We lie upon the grass on God’s good earth and listen to the Requiem’s intense, long, love-laden keening, calling forth echoes of Eden, blessing every sense with brimming blisses, every death with birth, until all passion passes into praise.

I bless the winding paths that brought us here, I bless this day, distinct amidst our days, I bless the light, the music-laden air, I bless the interweaving of our ways, the lifting of the burdens that we bear, I bless the broken body that we share Sanctus the heart, Sanctus the spirit cries, Sanctus the flesh in every touch replies Used with permission. Published as “Epilogue” in Sounding the Seasons: Seventy Sonnets for the Christian Year (Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2012).

SING! is an initiative of Keith and Kristyn Getty to help individuals, fam ilies, and churches deepen their faith through singing. The core values of the SING! movement are: RICH

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Keith’s and Kristyn’s Sing! book was released in September 2017 at the inaugural SING! Conference. That first gathering, which commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reforma tion, led to subsequent conferences on singing the Psalms (2018) and singing the life of Christ (2019). The movement grew to include events around the world with one-day city conferences and arena shows. 2020 saw the intro duction of Sing! Global, as believers from around the world participated in an innovative online event focused on singing the Scriptures, along with the development of SingGlobal.com, a new digital learning portal to train leaders and equip churches 365 days a year. The theme of last year’s conference was Sing! In Christ Alone (2021). A hybrid event consisting of thousands in Nash ville along with believers from over 60 countries online, the music took inspiration from the great Christcentered hymns of church history. Lord willing, we plan to meet again September 3-6, 2023, in Nashville and online for Sing! The Great Commission. We invite you to join us as we consider how worship fuels our witness.

VISION FOR SING! 12

YEAR EIGHT: Sept 2024 | Sing! Revelation and Eternity

YEAR NINE: Sept 2025 | Sing! The Hymnal and the Psalter Presenting a new hymnal and psalter to serve the church around the globe in the 21st century.

YEAR TWO: 9/10-12, 2018 | Sing! Psalms: Ancient and Modern Focusing on the Psalms as a blueprint for how and what we sing.

YEAR FIVE: 9/13-15, 2021 | Sing! In Christ Alone

YEAR FOUR: 8/30-9/2, 2020 | Sing! The Scriptures Exploring the songs of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.

YEAR THREE: 8/19-21, 2019 | Sing! The Life of Christ Building on the foundation of the Gospel story in all we sing and seeing how it shapes the church’s year.

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TEN YEAR PLAN

YEAR ONE: 8/18-20, 2017 | Sing! Introducing the overarching concepts of the Sing! movement and practically connecting these ideas personally and to family, church, and community life.

YEAR SIX: Sept 2022 | Sing! Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Prayers and Confessions

Looking to the songs of heaven as we anticipate the joy of the new creation.

Considering the vital connections between liturgy, prayers and hymns.

YEAR TEN: Sept 2026 | Sing! Leadership Reflecting on the importance of character and integrity in life, ministry, and singing.

Celebrating the preeminence of Christ and the great historic hymns.

YEAR SEVEN: Sept 2023 | Sing! The Great Commission Casting a global vision for singing the good news of Christ to all nations.

ABOUT KEITH & KRISTYN 14

Keith and Kristyn Getty are passionate about hymns. Their hymns, including “In Christ Alone” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” are sung throughout the world, and they have written or published 77 titles listed by CCLI in the past year in its US and UK top 2000 lists. Their original publishers, Integrity Music, have esti mated that more than 100 million people around the globe sing their hymns every year.

The couple also love sharing hymns in diverse settings, from singalongs in their home and at local churches to annual events at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Grand Ole Opry House. They have been the feature of television specials on PBS, CBS, TBN, BBC, and have sung for presidents, prime ministers, and the UK National Prayer Breakfast at Houses of Parliament. They look forward to continuing a series of SING! arena events across the world which began in their hometowns of Belfast and Nashville.

Keith was recently awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II—the first contemporary Christian musician to receive this honor. Together with their four daughters, Keith and Kristyn live between Northern Ireland and Nashville.

Keith and Kristyn are award-winning recording artists, with their upcoming project “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” featuring a new collection of modern hymns written in collaboration with a team of writers who are dedicated to crafting songs for the local church. They are advocates for the fun and joy of singing in the family, from television and online programs to the Getty Kids Hymnal series of albums. Kristyn also lends her voice to creative projects, most recently films such as Pilgrim’s Progress and VOM’s Sabina, and a new audio version of the ESV Bible published by Crossway. Keith and Kristyn continue to serve as founding leaders of the Getty Music organization, with their upcoming initiative the Sing! Hymnal to be released in 2025. They recently established the Getty Music Foundation, an organization that aims to foster Christcentered singing in under-resourced parts of the world.

GETTY MUSIC HYMN WRITING TEAM

KEITH AND KRISTYN GETTY have been at the forefront of writing modern hymns for the church. Their songs include “In Christ Alone,” “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” “My Worth Is Not in What I Own,” and “The Lord Is My Salvation.” They are the founding CEOs of the Getty Music Group and the Getty Music Foundation. They have been involved in The Village Chapel in Nashville, TN for over ten years with their four daughters.

JORDAN KAUFLIN serves as worship pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Atlanta, GA. He is a songwrit er whose hymns include “I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130),” “Christ our Hope in Life and Death,” “Come to Jesus (Rest in Him)” and “All I Have Is Christ.” He is passionate about raising up the next generation of worship leaders and songwriters. He is married to Tali and they have five children.

MATT BOSWELL is lead pastor of The Trails Church in North Texas and the President of Doxology & Theology. He is an author and hymnwriter, known for songs including “His Mercy is More,” “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery,” “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” and “Psalm 150.” Boswell earned his MA in Christian Ministry, ThM in Biblical Spirituality, and PhD in Christian Worship from Southern Seminary. He lives in Texas with his wife, Jamie, and four children.

TOMMY BAILEY is an Associate Pastor and Director of Worship at The Village Chapel in Nashville, TN. He is also co-founder of Collision Media, a design and branding firm with a focus on churches and non-profits around the world. Tommy has served on multiple church leadership teams throughout the US and has a passion for serving the global church pastorally through congregational singing, songwriting and Bible teaching. Tommy holds a Master’s in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. He is a songwriter whose hymns include a modern rendition of “Come Thou Almighty King.” Tommy is married to Emily.

SKYE PETERSON is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN whose hymns include “Take Shelter.” Al though she has been writing and recording since high school, she began her career as a musician after study ing theology and being inspired by biblical history and hermeneutics. Now writing hymns for Getty Music, Skye is also performing her own concerts and hoping to tell the world that they are not alone and that there’s a King who’s worth singing about.

BEN SHIVE is a producer, songwriter (including co-writing “Is He Worthy” and “Christ Is All in All”) arranger, and keyboardist. His longtime collaboration with singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson is the cornerstone of a career spent in service of artists who advance the Kingdom of Jesus through beauty, honesty, and truth. As a producer, Ben has worked alongside Keith & Kristyn Getty, JJ Heller, The Gray Havens, Slugs & Bugs, Mercy Me, Colony House, Sandra McCracken, Dave Barnes, and many more. As an arranger and keyboardist, his credits include Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Tomlin, and Ben Rector. Ben’s studio, the Beehive, is located in Nashville, TN, where Ben lives with his wife and four children. Ben serves as an elder at Grace Community Church in Brentwood, TN.

LAURA STORY is a Bible teacher, worship leader, singer/songwriter, and bestselling author. Her songs which have won Grammys, Billboard Music Awards and Dove Awards include “Blessings,” “Mighty to Save” and Chris Tomlin’s “Indescribable.” “Blessings” was certified platinum in 2020 and inspired her first devotional book, What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops. Her second book, When God Doesn’t Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can’t Live Without, serves as a reminder that despite questions or circumstances, God is the ultimate author of our story. In 2019 she released a book, Bible study series and new EP titled I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life. Her latest book and Bible study series is So Long Normal: Living and Loving the Free Fall of Faith Laura has a master’s degree of theological studies and a doctorate in worship studies. She has served as a worship leader at Perimeter Church in Atlanta since 2005, but her greatest joy is being a wife to Martin and mother to their four children.

MATT MERKER is Director of Creative Resources and Training for Getty Music. Matt and his wife, Erica, are members of Edgefield Church, where he also serves as Director of Congregational Singing. Matt has contributed to several modern hymns, including “He Will Hold Me Fast,” “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” “I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130)” and “Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right.” He is the author of Corporate Worship: How the Church Gathers as God’s People (Crossway 2021). The Merkers have two children and live in Nashville, TN.

MATT PAPA is a songwriter, worship leader, and author who has written hymns including “His Mercy Is More,” “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery,” “Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death.” He serves as Artist-in-Residence at Marco Presbyterian Church in Florida and also at Ce darville University in Ohio. His latest project, “Almost Home,” showcases a new collection of songs co-written with Matt Boswell. He is married to Lauren and they have five children.

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Getty Music is committed to education, primarily through the annual SING! Conference in Nashville. Other initiatives include the Hymn Writing Collective (a series of classes and workshops to equip hymn writers led by the Getty writing team) and SingGlobal.com, an online portal for enjoying the SING! conference 365 days a year, all helping churches around the world better prepare for worship each Sunday.

Getty Music is also very excited to announce the forthcoming Sing! Hymnal, an expansive new hymnal to be realized in a diverse set of materials, from pew editions and other physical versions to digital resources. Prepared in partnership with our friends at Crossway, look for the Sing Hymnal in 2024 and 2025.

Getty Music exists to create and curate hymns for the 21st century church. Our passion has always been to join rich theology, timeless artistry, and vibrant singing for the whole family of God in churches around the globe, a work that is expressed through multiple endeavors.

Getty Music Touring produces two major tours each year. The annual hymn tour, currently titled “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” will visit churches and arenas from fall 2022 through spring 2023. The annual Christmas tour plays iconic concert venues, including performances in The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.

Getty Music Publishing, built initially on the Getty catalog, is now home for a collection of hymns and a team of songwriters who share the vision for richer congregational singing, including Keith and Kristyn Getty, Tommy Bailey, Matt Boswell, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Matt Papa, Skye Peterson, Ben Shive, and Laura Story.

Keith and Kristyn Getty also recently established a separate not-for-profit organization, the Getty Music Foundation, as an initiative that seeks to educate, with a particular emphasis on underresourced parts of the world. In 2021 the Foundation supported the translation of SING! Conference sessions into 12 different languages around the globe. 19

Getty Music Label creates audio and video recordings by Keith and Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell and Matt Papa, the Sing! Live series, and the Getty Kids Hymnal, along with songbooks and sheet music to help churches sing. The label works in partnership with Capitol Christian Music Group and with broadcasters and print publishers around the world from PBS and BBC to TBN.

GARY MONTGOMERY (Irish Whistles, Flute)

A native of Northern Ireland, Gary follows a strong Northern Irish tradition in playing classical flute. He was a member of Ballyclare Victoria Flute Band, recording for both radio and television, and winning the World Flute Band Championships on 8 occasions before pursuing a career in business. Combining his love for music and his experience in the business world, Gary recently joined the Getty Music organisation as CEO. He is fulfilling a life-long ambition to return to musical performance with the Gettys’ Band.

SHELLY JUSTICE (Vocal Contractor, Backing Vocals)

FIONÁN DE BARRA (Music Director, Acoustic Guitar)

Shelly Justice is a background vocalist from Nashville, Tennessee. She has sung on various artist projects such as: Don Henley, OneRepublic, Cece Winans, Natalie Grant, Jeremy Camp and many others. You can also hear Shelly at various Disney Parks including Florida, California, Shangai, Tokyo and Paris. Shelly is married to drummer Garth Justice and they have a 18-year-old son, Trey.

Deborah Klemme is an accomplished classical violinist who has performed on many of the world’s greatest stages as a soloist, chamber player, and orchestral musician. For the past fifteen years, she has traveled the world performing, recording, and serving as Director of Touring for Keith and Kristyn Getty’s Touring Company. She and her husband, conductor Benjamin Klemme, live in Wheaton, Illinois with their three children.

Wendell Henry is a drummer and percussionist from Trinidad & Tobago who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up studying jazz and world percussion rhythms which shaped his style and sound, making him a very versatile musician. He has performed as a drummer and/or percussionist for Stanley Jordan, Kirk Whalurn, Toby Mac, Mandisa, Michael W Smith, Michael McDonald, Abraham La Boriel, Halfway To Hazard and The Minnesota Orchestra, just to name a few. He also does music production and has been a music director at a church for 5 years.

DAN NEEDHAM (Drums)

Originally from upstate New York, Dan moved to Nashville to pursue a career in Christian music. After graduating Belmont University, he fell into the recording industry and has been heavily involved recording, producing and writing for over 20 years. His career has led him all over the world and beyond Christian music into many genres. Dan has toured with Amy Grant, Peter Cetera, Michael McDonald, and Natalie Grant. He has recorded with hundreds of artists including Michael W. Smith, Marc Broussard, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jonny Lang, ChrisTomlin, Andrae’ Crouch, Nick Jonas, CeCe Winans, Israel Houghton, Phil Keaggy, Josh Groban, Francesca Barristelli, Jeremy Camp, Natalie Hemby and The Gettys.

Dublin-born Fionán de Barra started playing guitar professionally as the lead guitarist of Riverdance on Broadway in 1999. Since then, as multi- instrumentalist, producer, engineer, and music director, Fionán has worked with numer ous notable artists from Ireland and abroad including Clannad, Rodrigo y Gabriella, The Chieftains, The Corrs, Solas, Eileen Ivers, and Moya Brennan. He won a Dove Award in 2019 for Producer on Keith & Kristyn Getty’s North Coast Sessions. Now a Philadelphia resident, Fionán is the founding member of the multi-award winning CelticRoots group “RUNA” with his wife, Shannon Lambert-Ryan.

ABOUT THE GETTY MUSIC BAND

DEBORAH KLEMME (Director of Touring Company, Band Music Supervisor, Violin)

WENDELL HENRY (Percussion)

Jermaine Purifory of Cleveland, TN was a contestant on FOX’s competition series “American Idol” season 9. Post-Idol he joined Christian artist Michael W. Smith for his U.S. & Canada tour. He continues to tour with several bands & artists throughout the country. Most recently he was the lead vocalist for 60’s soul Hall of Fame group The Impressions for their farewell tour with dates in the U.S., London, Blackpool, & ending the tour in Japan.

Maggie White is an accomplished fiddler “…completely comfortable handling anything from classical to bluegrass, country to Celtic” (Matt Merta, Fiddler Magazine) who also brings mandolin, singing, and dancing to her energizing performances. She has performed multiple times with artists on the Grand Ole Opry, and was a part of the Young Amer ican Bluegrass Idols in addition to placing in the National Old Time Fiddler Competition. During her time in the Celtic band RUNA she was nominated for Irish fiddler of the year. Before graduating Belmont University, she was awarded the Presser Scholarship and was a winner of the Classical Performers Concerto Competition. Originally from Kentucky, Maggie now resides in Nashville, TN. She has toured extensively with Peter Mayer Group and currently tours with Keith and Kristyn Getty. In spring of 2019, she and her husband Zach released their first EP together as a duo, Zach & Maggie. Look for their newest album coming in 2022.

Pianist and composer David Rodgers has toured or performed alongside artists including Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, David Phelps, & Jeff Coffin and has also recorded on numerous records including Keb’ Mo’s Grammy-winning Oklahoma (2019). He has performed worldwide at the Montreux & North Sea jazz festivals among others. His compositions and arrangements span multiple genres, have been performed internationally, and have aired on network television in cluding ESPN and the SEC Network. David holds a bachelor of music degree from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music where he pursued both classical and jazz piano performance, and a masters degree from Belmont University where he studied commercial composition. He has released two albums as a leader, Songs For A Generation (2017) & Doorways (2019).

ZACH WHITE (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Dobro)

JERMAINE PURIFOY (Background Vocals)

DAVID RODGERS (Accordion, Piano, Keyboard, Hammond B-3)

MAGGIE WHITE (Fiddle, Mandolin, Irish Dance)

White is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter based in Nashville, TN. Born and raised in the Midwest, Zach’s determination to teach himself the staples of guitar at a young age, eventually blossomed into pursuing a degree in commercial guitar from Belmont University, where he met his wife, Maggie. In this environment, he was quickly added to the regular rotations of the Nashville Folk music scene, playing locally and nationally with various bands, providing a strong degree of character styles. Known for playing a variety of instruments he specializes in acoustic guitar tech niques found in Folk music, such as Bluegrass flatpicking, Country thumb picking, or rapid-fire Irish rhythm guitar, including utilizing a clear baritone voice working for both a strong lead and rich harmony. His most unique feature has become his style of songwriting, able to blend catchy, heart-grabbing melodies with witty lyrics. For over 15 years he has held leadership positions at his local churches serving as a full or part-time music director and is often asked to guest lead at churches and events. He and his wife Maggie have played together in multiple bands including Vickie Vaughn Band, RUNA, and Keith & Kristyn Getty. They have also recently begun a new venture of writing and performing as a duo under their names, Zach & Maggie. Their first full-length record is set to begin releasing September 2022.

LUKE SULLIVANT (Electric and Upright Bass)

Luke Sullivant is a studio and touring guitarist, bassist and multi-instrumentalist who has been based in Nashville for the last 15 years. He has recorded and toured as a session musician and sideman for a very wide variety of artists. In addition to his work with The Gettys, Luke has played for: Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Mandisa, Lauren Daigle, Danny Gokey, Toby Mac, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Laura Story, Brandon Heath, Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, Nicole C. Mullen, Jeremy Rosado, Terrian, Jon Reddick, Chris McClarney, Blessing Offor, Mark Schultz, and many others.Luke has also scored original music for full-length films, documentaries; and commercials.He also often partners in leading worship along side his wife Rebekah at the local church they attend in Nashville. Amidst a busy musical career, Luke has always felt drawn to serve the church at large, and has made an effort to keep it central in his family’s life.

MALCOLM POET IN RESIDENCE

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Poet-Priest Malcolm Guite was Chaplain for 20 years at Girton College, Cambridge and remains Supernumerary Fellow. He teaches at the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, and lectures widely in England and North America on Theology and Literature. His books include: Love, Remember (2017); Mariner, a spiritual biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (2017); Parable and Paradox (2016); The Singing Bowl (2013); Sounding the Seasons (2012); Theology and the Poetic Imagination (2010) and Faith Hope and Poetry (2006). Malcolm has edited two poetry anthologies for Lent and Advent: The Word in the Wilderness (2014) and Waiting on the Word (2015). After Prayer, Malcolm’s poetic response to George Herbert’s poem Prayer was published in 2019. David’s Crown, Malcolm’s poetic response to all the Psalms, was published in spring 2021. Malcolm has a particular interest in the imagination as a truth-bearing faculty and continues to reflect deeply on how poetry can stimulate and re-awaken our prayer life.

Oh praise him in his noble acts and for His great redemption. Praise him with the sound Of trumpets. Tune your music at the door He is about to open. Beat the ground With light and loosened feet, for all his ways Are glory, and all places hallowed ground.

So come and bring him all your nights and days, And come into his courts with joyful song, Come to the place where every breath is praise. Used with permission. A response to Psalm 150. Published in David’s Crown: Sounding the Psalms (Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2021).

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Malcolm Guite For buried seeds the time has come to flower, To blossom into victory and praise. So praise God in his firmament of power Whose only power is love: the power to raise The dead to life, the power to restore The lost, and turn our long lament to praise.

Born in Northern Ireland, Joan studied textiles at Belfast, Winchester and the Royal College of Art, London. She married Chris Murray and moved north to Skipton in Yorkshire, where Joan teaches fashion and textiles, creates garments to commission and exhibits her weaving, paintings, prints and garments regularly. Joan’s textile work has been purchased by The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Whitworth Museum, Manchester; and Hove Museum in Sussex. She continually refreshes her work by studying and drawing the created world, and her faith in Jesus Christ as Lord of all is woven into everything she does.

Make sure to visit Joan at her loom, located in the lobby outside the Delta Ballroom, and give her your piece of yarn to be woven into the final conference tapestry.

JOAN MURRAY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

LITURGY AND PRAYER I thought of Jacob wrestling with the angel and started to inlay shapes like overlapping wings. Jesus taught us to pray for God’s will to be done on the earth and to ask for our daily bread. The darker side of the dipped warp, like rain, reminded me of how a rainbow symbolizes God’s covenant mercy and blessing.

Looking at medieval music manuscripts, the notation with a quill pen was echoed in these panels. As we are singing God’s praises today, we can look back over centuries of music and words written and performed to God’s glory, and look forward to praising him in the New Creation for all eternity.

Sing! 2022 has a palette of colors relating to the theme for each day. I set up the warp on a four-shaft floor loom with threads of fine wool, silk, and cotton, dip-dyed in the themed colors, thinking about the patterns of our worship here in Nashville as I prepared a panel for each session. And now everyone is invited to contribute a length of yarn to be woven into a new piece that will symbolize our meeting together this week. -Joan Murray

LITURGY AND SONG

LITURGY AND BEAUTY I found this the most challenging theme, as so much of what we call beauty is fleeting and relates to our per sonal taste. Isaiah mentions the “beautiful feet” of him who brings good news. Solomon sang about the beau tiful union of the Beloved and his Bride. For this panel I chose red for jasper, from the beautiful description in Revelation of the King on the throne, and then the wall and foundations of the New Jerusalem. We can all agree that heaven is a place of everlasting beauty!

Photographs by Alessandra Bowditch

LITURGY AND THE GATHERING

LITURGY AND CHRIST OUR HOPE IN LIFE AND DEATH

Our hope is “built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.” This panel has a sense of the empty cross and a foreshadowing of Christ’s glorious return. Weaving this piece, I started to see the shape of the cross in many places—the shadow of windowpanes, a mend in the road surface, a woman with outstretched arms—and I felt very aware that the world we see around us is full of meaning, seen and unseen, the transcendent in the ordinary... the warp and weft of our created lives.

My themes for the Sing! woven panels are centered around “liturgy,” which is simply the way we shape our communal response and participation in praise and thanksgiving. As words set to music direct our minds and emotions together in corporate worship, so we can also unite in using our eyes and the work of our hands. The ancient craft of weaving continues to be significant in every culture, and the basic concept of warp and weft yarns woven together is a powerful symbol of our gathering together to sing praise to the One who gives us all things bright and beautiful.

This panel with my technique of inlaying simple rhomboid shapes refers to the many groups of people gathering for this event, as we also all gather weekly with our local churches. A rich red wool on a background of dip-dyed cottons emphasizes the structure of the weave—our strength in being joined together.

God’s instructions for the beautiful tabernacle, his dwelling among his Old Testament people, are detailed and delightful. Bezalel was filled with the Spirit “to devise artistic designs” and to instruct others in the creative work, including curtains of “finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman” (Exod 31:4, 36:8).

LITURGY AND THE FAMILY In this panel we celebrate and support the differences in character and personality of our family members. At the same time our family structure provides boundaries and a clear, safe and unified sense of direction.

Each year at the Sing! Conference we invite a friend who is a visual artist to illuminate the themes and ideas we are sharing. After several years of wonderful fine art pieces, this year we are trying something different: the art of weaving. The textile industry, particularly linen, holds a significant place in the history of our home country, Northern Ireland. In fact, Keith’s grandfather began a handkerchief business in the 1950s which grew into one of the largest textile factories in Ireland. As a little boy Keith’s mum would take him to visit the busy factory floor which had hundreds of sewing machines and in later years huge mechanisms for warp knitting and printing. For those who are not familiar with weaving, traditionally a warp is prepared on a loom by connecting vertical taut threads to hold the tension. This becomes the backbone of the weave. It is into this warp that the horizontal threads, the weft, are woven over and under to produce the form and design of the fabric.

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‘I’m a weaver, a master weaver, I’ve got a loom where the best cloth’s made. Plain cloth, twill, brocade or satin, I’m the master of my trade. Shed the warp and swing the shuttle, Beat the reed, the weft is laid.’

We can easily see how this age-old practice suggests many layers of metaphorical significance to how our lives are lived together! Here are some of the ways the symbolism of weaving has inspired us when it comes to congregational life, particu larly our sung worship. We are woven into a life story that did not begin with us. God has reached down to us and gathered us in to know Him, supremely through Christ. He is the beginning, like the sturdy vertical threads in which the weft is set. He is the great weaver (Psalm 139) and He has woven himself into the tapestry. Then, as we look, we see that we are threaded into something that began thousands of years before us, and the edges of the warp are still unfinished until the weaver finishes the story. As we sing together it is in the name of the Lord who has gathered us into His plan and has made us part of a great company we could not number. Without each thread connecting and interacting with one another, there is no weave. We are linked to one another, part of the whole picture, bound together. Congre gational singing is one of the most beautiful ways God calls us to reflect this reality. The true nature of the church is revealed in the gathering of his people, living gospel life together, individual voices sounding in com munity. When we pull away from the whole, we are loose threads— vulnerable to losing sight of our greater purpose. The art of weaving and the art of language are connected. Text and textile come from the same Latin word, texere, which means to weave. At a physical level this makes sense: fabric has played a huge part in the communication and presentation of the written word throughout history.

As the writer Kassia St. Clair put it, “the language of textiles is like the ticking of a clock in a room: ines capable once known.” We borrow

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“We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads, tangled knots and the like. But occasionally, God’s light shines through the tapestry, and we get a glimpse of the larger design with God weaving together the darks and lights of existence.” -John

Joan is a bright and beautiful person who loves the Lord, loves the church and loves the art of weaving! Over several decades she has studied and mastered and taught the craft exten sively. For this conference she created several woven pieces to correspond with each session. We encourage you to go to the page that explains that work and to visit her at her loom to learn more. •

the terms of weaving to describe so many other things. From early on in time weaving was a close part of life in a way that most of us are now quite distant from. At a spiritual level, understanding words as woven threads reveals the profound impact they have in the design and patterns of our lives. The Word we read together, the lyrics we sing, the creeds we share, the prayers we pray, the sermons we hear, all shape us and connect our lives with others. As we gather, we want our services to be filled with the life-giving Scriptures and the truth of the gospel that the Lord might more beautifully and more tightly knit us together with him and with one another. Last year I was introduced to Joan Murray by our mutual artist friend Ross Wilson (he has painted several pieces for previous Sing! Conferences).

PiperKeithwith his grandfather who worked in the textile industry

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Join The Voice of the Martyrs, official global missions partner of the Sing! Conference, for an exclusive screening of their film, “Sabina – Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years,” and experience this urgent call to deeper faith and missions. Sabina is the story of how an ambitious, atheistic, hedonist girl became one of the great women of Christianity in the 20th Century. The film opens with our hero risking her life to help a trio of Nazi soldiers. Why? Why would she risk her life to help the very army that killed her whole family? This is the story that answers that life-defining question with the promise that the heart of the Gospel is forgiveness. When you attend, you will also have the opportunity to receive a kit to host this inspiring film in your small group or church. RSVP required (www.singglobal.com/breakouts).

Sunday, September 4, 2:00pm-5:00pm | Tennessee Ballroom

Now in its fifth year, the Getty Music Children’s Leadership Forum is a pre-conference for educators, children’s ministry leaders, parents, pastors, and anyone involved in helping inspire the next generation of worshipers to sing the glories of Christ. This year’s theme will focus on how the patterns and habits of prayer, song, and corporate worship shape children and families over the course of our lives. This event is provided in partnership with the Virginia Martin Howard foundation.

Join Keith and Kristyn Getty and the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team for an informal evening of singing. Following the clas sic Nashville “writers’ round” format, the songwriters will take turns sharing new material along with some of their best-known congregational hymns and will tell the stories behind how these songs came to be. Featuring Tommy Bailey, Matt Boswell, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Matt Papa, Skye Peterson, Ben Shive, and Laura Story, plus special guests CityAlight.

HYMN WRITERS IN THE ROUND: AN EVENING OF STORIES AND SONGS | PRE-CONCERT

RSVP required (www.singglobal.com/breakouts).

CHILDREN’S LEADERSHIP FORUM | PRE-CONFERENCE

Sunday, September 4, 9:15pm-11:15pm | Tennessee Ballroom

FILM SCREENING | SABINA: TORTURED FOR CHRIST – THE NAZI YEARS | HOSTED BY VOICE OF THE MARTYRS

Sunday, September 4, 7:30pm-9:00pm | Tennessee Ballroom

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Highlighting God’s faithfulness to women throughout Scripture and through the present day, Faithful is a collection of stories, lyr ics, music, photos, and art created and curated by some of the most thought-provoking and influential Christian artists and authors of our time. RSVP required (www.singglobal.com/breakouts). GATHERINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS continued on next

FOCUS GATHERING HOSTED BY SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Learn how biblical doctrine can work itself out even in life’s most difficult situations

Announcing the new SWBTS Graduate Certificate in Worship Leadership! Intended for full-time and part-time worship lead ers who have completed an undergraduate degree and are seeking further graduate study, this session will introduce you to this exciting new ministry training program. You’ll receive two free books and other helpful resources, meet the worship faculty of the School of Church Music and Worship at SWBTS, and gain an overview of the courses you will take and the skills that will be devel oped. Apply today for the Inaugural Cohort beginning in January 2023 – the first 30 students accepted into the cohort receive their first class free! RSVP required: (www.singglobal.com/breakouts).

Monday, September 5, 4:30pm-5:45pm | Tennessee Ballroom

Join Revelation Media as they unveil iBIBLE—the world’s first visual and interactive presentation of the Biblical narrative. You don’t want to miss this exciting event! RSVP required.

An exclusive event featuring Tim Challies, Alistair Begg, and CityAlight (who will be debuting a new song). This session will explore themes from Tim Challies’ latest book, Seasons of Sorrow. Designed for those that are working through sorrow or those comforting others, Tim’s book invites us to:

Monday, September 5, 10:30am-11:30am | Tennessee Ballroom

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Monday, September 5, 10:30am-11:30am | Ryman Studio L

Finish the day with an evening of congregational singing led by Shane and Shane! The songwriters and worship leaders from Dallas, TX will share new material, hymn arrangements, Psalm settings, and lead us in some of their best-loved songs.

To accurately understand worship, one must always begin with the foundation of the Word of God. In this session, provided and sponsored by The Museum of the Bible, renowned author, speaker, bioethicist, and apologist Dr. John Lennox will unpack what true biblical worship looks like in the life of a believer, a worship ministry, and the local church. RSVP required.

Tuesday, September 6, 1:30pm-2:30pm (Breakout A) | Cheekwood ABC

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Tuesday, September 6, 4:30pm-5:30pm (Breakout C) | Ryman Studio JK

Monday, September 5, 10:45pm-11:30pm | Delta Ballroom

In this seminar taught by John Mason, we will draw from the riches of Reformational Anglican Confessions & Prayers for the edification of God’s people today. “Anglican” in our title reveals our excitement in drawing from the riches of Reformational Anglicanism for effective ministry in a variety of denominations and cultural contexts. RSVP required (www.singglobal.com/breakouts).

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

The Information Desk & Lost and Found is located outside the Delta Ballroom at Delta C Registration Desk. Stop by with any conference related questions!

The Mother’s Lounge is located in Delta Island F and features rocking chairs and changing tables.

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The Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center offers a variety of meal options in the Cascades, Gardens and Delta Island areas. The nearby Opry Mills Mall (a 5-10 minute walk from the Cascades and Delta Porticos) adds even more restaurant options that are available to you.

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Looking for maps, information, schedules, session details, and more? Make sure to download the Sing! 2022 conference app. Keep up with live updates on events happening around the venue, personalized reminders for sessions you have signed up for, resources to dive deeper into each session and more! For all attendees in Nashville, the app will be the primary way for you to receive important updates throughout the event so we encourage you to refer to it often throughout our time together. SEARCH FOR “SING! 2022” TO DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE APP.

Getty Music wishes to thank The Master’s University for serving as the official conference app sponsor.

Your registration for the Sunday night Hymn Writers in the Round is noted by the letter S Your Monday Night concert time is noted by the letter M and either 6 or 9 Your breakout choices are noted by a letter + number: Letter = breakout session (corresponding to the four time blocks A, B, C, and D) Number = room where the breakout session is located More information about breakout sessions can be found on pages 90-95 for blocks A-C and pages 104-105 for block D. Please note: you cannot switch or change any of the breakout sessions you are registered for. If you did not register for a breakout session, one was chosen for you. Getty Music wishes to thank our friends at NRBTV for sponsoring the conference name badge and lanyard.

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Sing! Scavenger Hunt

Join us on a special Sing! Conference scavenger hunt that will introduce you to the mission of each of our Sing! Conference partners within the exhibit hall, highlight key features of the Sing! app, and more! To play, tap the “Event Game” button on the app’s home screen. Then, complete missions to earn points and be entered to win select prizes from our friends at Covenant Eyes. Winners will be selected and notified on the final day of the conference.

SWEETWATER STAGE

Monday, September 5: 9:00am-11:30pm Tuesday, September 6: 7:30am-11:30pm

Tuesday, September 6: 7:30am-11:30pm Wednesday, September 7: 7:30am-2:00pm

BOOKSTORE INFORMATION

Please note that during plenary sessions, the bookstore may close temporarily for restocking and volunteer breaks. Getty Music is grateful for the partnership of 10 of Those for making our conference bookstore available to you.

Make sure to check out the Sweetwater Stage located in the Exhibit Hall, Ryman Hall C! Featuring performances from CityAlight, Sandra McCracken, Shai Linne, Skye Peterson, the Foto Sisters, Matt Boswell & Matt Papa, and several student choirs, these musicians will be filling the Exhibit Hall with song. Come back regularly to see who’s on stage.

Monday, September 5: 9:00am-11:30pm

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Please note that during plenary sessions, some exhibits may temporary close and the Exhibit Hall will observe “quiet hours.”

Wednesday, September 7: 7:30am-2:00pm

The official SING! 2022 bookstore is located in the Exhibit Hall, Ryman Hall C. The bookstore will open during the following times:

EXHIBIT INFORMATION

The Exhibit Hall is located in Ryman Hall C (level 0). We invite you to explore and talk with our conference partners about how their services can help enrich your ministry. Exhibits are open during the following hours:

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This translation work will continue and grow in 2022. We also intend to bring at least 20 musicians and church leaders from across the developing world to be part of the conference; to help resource, inspire and share learnings with the communities from which they came. In addition, the Foundation is working in partnership with the Virginia Howard Foundation to support the Children’s Leadership Forum taking place on Sunday, September 4. 2023 sees the inaugural International Sing! conference, in addition to the annual event in Nashville. We are planning for these to rotate round the continents in four-year patterns, with 2023 being “Sing! Europe” in Belfast, to which we aim to bring over 100 leaders from many different countries in Europe to be part of the multi-day event.

In 2024 and beyond we also look forward to working in partnership with the Sing! Hymnal to continue our mission to educate the global church with this new opportunity.

The Foundation is registered with the IRS as a non-profit with 501c3 status. Operating with a separate Board and separate staff team, it has a single-minded focus on its charitable mission.

The Foundation began with a tithe of royalties and income from the Getty Music Group and we are now inviting others to contribute. If you wish to support our mission to equip, educate and encourage the global church, please find out more at GettyMusicFoundation.org 2021 In the Foundation’s first year, we translated sessions from the Sing! Global conference sessions into 12 languages (Arabic, French, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Mongolian, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Tagalog). Working with partners across the globe we achieved over 100,000 views for these sessions and reached potentially millions of listeners via Far East Broadcasting in the Philippines.

There are more professing Christians than at any point in human history, more churches planting, and the Bible is in more languages than at any point in human history.

Yet the challenges are more fierce than at any point and the global church - a great multitude from all tribes and peoples and languages, bound together in Christ - needs more support than ever before. Deep believers need encouragement to sing together of the incomparable riches of His grace. Since the Sing! conference began we have been investing time and financial resources in ensuring the conference was available in other languages and we have been able to offer travel grants (with free passes) to Christian leaders around the world. Now this work is being accelerated through the recentlyfounded Getty Music Foundation.

We prayed specifically that the Gettys’ first visit to Singapore would be a blessing to our church, the wider Singapore church and the nation. And God answered each one of the prayers bountifully! We had workshops on hymnody and family worship, which instructed and inspired us about the necessity and beauty of gospel centred hymns. Singles, kids, parents and adults all came away nourished. The highlight was the sold-out concert at Star Theatre. Many said it was a glimpse of worshipping together in heaven. Kids committed their lives to God at this event, and it was a shot in the arm to return to in-person congregational singing post-pandemic! We look forward to many good years partnering together with Keith and Kristyn and their team, and moving this forward to the rest of Asia.

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“ In the 1970s Billy Graham called Singapore the Antioch of Asia. On this first trip in May of 2022 we were privileged to connect with the local church as well as leaders from throughout East Asia. We were so inspired by the faith, singing, and vision of the believers we met. Please pray with us as we hope to see this partnership grow.

TOMMY BAILEY

SPEAKERS AND ARTISTS (in alphabetical order)

PAM ANDREWS

Originally from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Music has been a life-long activity for Pam Andrews. She has written and pro duced over 70 children’s choir musicals and has written over 700 songs for children working with various publishers in the Christian music field. She now has her own publishing company, Pam Andrews Music. Pam also serves as an adjunct professor at Welch College and teaches piano. Pam has been nominated for several Dove Awards for her chil dren’s musicals and was recently chosen by the Grammy Foundation as Top Ten Music Teacher in the United States and Music Teacher of the Year by the Country Music Association. Pam is married to David Andrews and they have two children and four grandchildren.

Jeff Barnett is the Director of Worship Sales at Sweetwater. He has 25 years’ experience in worship technology as a live sound and recording engineer, system designer, installer, educator, and musician. Jeff works with thousands of churches and worship artists from all over the world, including Jesus Culture, David Crowder, Shane & Shane, and many more. Jeff enjoys working in his home studio and singing with his a cappella group, Smooth Edge 2. Jeff and his wife Brit are proud parents of six kids.

TAYO ARIKAWE

Roberta Green Ahmanson is a writer, speaker, and art collector who works with her husband, Howard, in his private philanthropy Fieldstead & Company. She served for five years as Chair of the board of the Museum of Biblical Art and is a member of the Collectors Committee of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. She and her husband have also sponsored shows at the National Gallery, London, and the Hirshhorn, Washington, D.C. Before all that, she was a reporter covering religion for two Southern California newspapers.

ROBERTA AHMANSON

Tayo Arikawe, from Nigeria, is the International Director of the Langham Partnership which seeks to equip the global church for mission and growing in maturity under God’s Word. He has served in church planting and pastoral training ministry in Africa, the UK and continental Europe, seeking in each case to align biblical mission theology with clear strategic vision and effective practice. Tayo has also worked to strengthen relationships and missional vision among the wide variety of diaspora Christian communities in the UK.

JEFF BARNETT

Tommy Bailey is an Associate Pastor and Director of Worship at The Village Chapel in Nashville, TN, as well as a hymn writer. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

JEREMY BEGBIE Jeremy Begbie is Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor in Theology at Duke Divinity School, North Caro lina, and founding Director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. He teaches systematic theology, and he specializes in the interface between theology and the arts. His particular research interest is the interplay between music and theology. He is also Senior Member at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge. He is author of a number of books, including A Peculiar Orthodoxy: Reflections on Theology and the Arts (Baker Academic), Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts: Bearing Witness to the Triune God (Eerdmans), The ology, Music and Time (CUP), Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music (Baker), and Music, Modernity, and God (OUP). A professionally trained and active musician, Begbie has delivered performance-lectures across the world.

The Most Reverend Doctor Foley Beach was elected the Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America on June 22, 2014. He is also the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South, headquartered in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. In June of 2018, he was elected by Archbishops from around the world to Chair the Primates Council of the Global Anglican Future Conference, a renewal movement within the Anglican Communion. Archbishop Beach is a graduate of Georgia State University, the University of the South, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He began his ministry by serving teenagers through Young Life. Prior to serving as archbishop and bishop, he planted and led Holy Cross An glican Church in Loganville, Georgia. Archbishop Beach can be heard on radio stations in the U.S. and around the world via his teaching ministry, A Word from the Lord, and his One-Minute Message, an evangelism outreach to the unchurched. He and his wife, Allison, are life-long Georgians and have two adult children.

FOLEY BEACH

JOEL BEEKE

Dr. Joel R. Beeke is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the author of many books, including A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life, Parenting by God’s Promises, and Sing a New Song: Recovering Psalm Singing for the Twenty-First Century.

MATT BOSWELL

Matt Boswell is lead pastor of The Trails Church in North Texas, President of Doxology & Theology, and a hymn writer. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

BRIAN BRODERSEN Brian Brodersen is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California. Brian also serves as Chancellor of Calvary Chapel Bible College. He is the featured speaker on the Back to Basics radio program and the director of Creation Fest (UK). Brian is extensively involved in missions and church planting around the world. He has been married to Cheryl for over 40 years; they have four children and have six grandchildren.

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Dr. Nathan Burggraff serves as Associate Professor of Music Theory in the School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. He also serves as the Traditional Worship Pastor at First Baptist Church in Burleson, TX. Prior to joining the faculty at Southwestern in 2015, Nathan lived in Rochester, NY, where he completed graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music, having earned masters degrees in Piano Accompanying (2007) and Music Theory Pedagogy (2010) as well as a Ph.D. in Music Theory (2015). His current research is focused on musical changes to congregational songs in American evangelical churches and the impact these changes have had on congregational participation in singing. Nathan and his wife, Diana, have three recently-adopted boys.

Tim Challies is a Christian, a husband to Aileen, and a father to two girls who are in their teens and a son who is in heaven. He has written several books including Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God and Epic: An Around the World Journey Through Christian History. He worships and serves as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario and writes daily at www.challies.com.

COLIN BUCHANAN Colin Buchanan is Australia’s Number 1 kids Christian artist. With a career spanning 3 decades, Colin’s uniquely Bible-saturated songs have influenced generations of kids and families across the globe. Dublin-born Colin uniquely straddles Australia’s Christian and secular media as a respected songwriter, beloved TV presenter, picture book author, radio panelist and live performer. His recent collaboration with CityAlight, Jesus Strong & Kind, has introduced Colin to an even wider audience, showcasing his songwriting talents and moving theologian Sinclair Ferguson to write, “It immediately reminded me of the hymns Horatius Bonar had written for children – full of simplicity and grace in their presentation of the Lord Jesus.”

Geoff Chang serves at Midwestern Seminary as Assistant Professor of Historical Theology and Curator of the Spurgeon Library. Prior to this position, he served as Associate Pastor at Hinson Baptist Church (Portland, OR). He currently serves as an elder at Wornall Road Baptist Church (Kansas City, MO). He is the author of Spurgeon, the Pastor (B&H Publishing, 2022) and editor of The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon, Vols. 5-7 (B&H Academic, 2020-2022). He is married to Stephanie, and they have three children.

D.A. CARSON Don Carson is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and founder and theologian-at-large of The Gospel Coalition. He has edited and authored numerous books, including Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation. He and his wife, Joy, have two children.

Chris Chia is Senior Pastor of Adam Road Presbyterian Church in Singapore and Moderator of the English Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Singapore. He was converted at a Billy Graham Crusade in 1979 while studying in Sydney, Australia. A former journalist, he repented and is now preaching good news! God has graciously given Chris an international ministry. He has ministered in the UK, Australia, China, India, Kenya, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka & Malaysia amongst others. His passion is being a pastor to pastors, raising the next generation, training leaders and godly marriages & families.

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MARK DEVER Mark has served as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC since 1994. A Duke graduate, Mark holds a M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Ecclesiastical History from Cambridge University. He is the president of 9Marks Ministries and has taught at a number of seminaries. Mark has authored several books and articles, most recently, Discipling, The Compelling Community, and The Church: The Gospel Made Visible. He and his wife Connie live on Capitol Hill, with Connie giving much of her time to creating a childrens’ curriculum (PraiseFactory). They have two adult children.

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JOE CRIDER Joseph R. Crider is the Dean of the School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. With 30 years of ministry and academic experience, Crider is a frequent speaker and clinician at worship conferences and churches. He has written several articles on worship and a book entitled Scripture-Guided Worship: A Call to Pastors and Worship Leaders.

Bryan Chapell, Ph.D is Pastor Emeritus of the historic Grace Presbyterian Church and President Emeritus of Covenant Theological Seminary. He now leads the administration of the Presbyterian Church in America. His preaching and teaching are broadcast in many nations through Unlimited Grace Media (unlimitedgrace.com). Dr. Chapell is the author of many books, including Unlimited Grace, Each for the Other, Holiness by Grace, Christcentered Preaching – now in multiple editions and many languages – and Christ-centered Worship, a book uniting all Christians in the gospel priorities of worship. He and his wife, Kathy, have four adult children, and a growing number of grandchildren.

CHRIS CHIA

CityAlight is a music ministry from St. Paul’s Castle Hill Church in Sydney, Austrlia. The vision of CityAlight is to write songs with biblically rich lyrics and simple melodies for the Christian church to sing. Through songs such as “Grace” and “Yet not I, but through Christ in Me,” CityAlight have encouraged the global church to sing Christ-centered modern hymns.

Katie (violin & vocals) & Gaylyn (cello & vocals) bring the classical-crossover genre into the church through con certs, songwriting and corporate worship. From Baton Rouge, LA, they love working together as sisters and best friends, and their vision is for Christ-centered music that combines both fine arts and sound theology. The group has recorded a number of albums, creating music for the edification and encouragement of the church.

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KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY Keith and Kristyn Getty are songwriters, recording artists, authors, and founders of Getty Music and the Sing! Con ference. For full bio, see the “About Keith and Kristyn” section.

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BILL & GLORIA GAITHER Bill Gaither is a legendary songwriter, performer and producer whose work has stretched far beyond the confines of his small Indiana hometown. Bill met Gloria when they were both teaching school. They began collaborating to create some of gospel music’s most-loved standards including “Because He Lives,” “The King Is Coming,” and over 700 others. Bill and Gloria have collectively won seven Grammy Awards and more than 40 Dove Awards from The Gospel Music Association. Bill and Gloria operate their business from Alexandria, Indiana. They spend as much of their spare time as possible with their three grown kids and seven grandchildren.

SOL & CARLIE FENNE Sol and Carlie Fenne are members of Gracemount Community Church in Edinburgh where Sol serves as an elder and Carlie serves as part of the women’s ministry. Sol is the director of 20schemes music and together with Carlie works to help train up church planting teams, provide the sung worship at 20schemes conferences and other events as well as write and produce songs that serve the local church in their ministry context. The latest resource from 20schemes music is their first collection of congregational songs: ‘Hymns In Hard Places.’

Jonathan Gibson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is an ordained minister in the International Presbyterian Church, United Kingdom, and associate professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is a coeditor of and contributor to Reformation Worship: Liturgies from the Past for the Present as well as the author of Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship. Jonny and his wife, Jackie, have four children.

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Poet-Priest Malcolm Guite was Chaplain for 20 years at Girton College, Cambridge and remains Supernumerary Fellow. He teaches at the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, and lectures widely in England and North America on theology and literature. His books include: Love, Remember (2017); Mariner, a spiritual biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (2017); Parable and Paradox (2016); The Singing Bowl (2013); Sounding the Seasons (2012); Theology and the Poetic Imagination (2010) and Faith Hope and Poetry (2006). Malcolm has edited two poetry anthologies for Lent and Advent: The Word in the Wilderness (2014) and Waiting on the Word (2015). After Prayer, Malcolm’s poetic response to George Herbert’s poem “Prayer,” was published in 2019. David’s Crown, Malcolm’s poetic response to all the Psalms, was published in 2021. Malcolm has a particular interest in the imagination as a truth-bearing faculty and continues to reflect deeply on how poetry can stimulate and re-awaken our prayer life.

DREW HODGE

The worship ministry of the IBO Church (Iglesia IBO) has the sole purpose of glorifying and exalting the name of the Lord Jesus Christ through music. It is made up of people of different ages who dedicate their talents to serve the church, both locally and internationally. Last year they produced a children’s album in Spanish entitled “Que los Niños Canten” (Let the Children Sing), with 8 Christocentric songs, in a language in which children can connect with truths from the Scriptures.

Drew Hodge grew up as a pastor’s kid in Arkansas and heard the call of salvation at a young age under his father’s ministry. He started serving the church in music at thirteen and became the full time Music Minister at Desert Springs Church in Albuquerque, NM in 2010. Drew has been writing music for many years, along with coaching and training musicians of all skill levels. Under his leadership, the Desert Springs music ministry has created a series of albums called Psalterium which provide modern settings of the Psalms for congregational worship. Drew and his wife Crissie have five kids.

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Jordan Kauflin is worship pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Atlanta, GA, and a hymn writer. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

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Bob Kauflin is a pastor, songwriter, speaker, writer, and director of Sovereign Grace Music. He is the author of Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounters the Greatness of God and True Worshipers: Seeking What Matters to God, and blogs at Worshipmatters.com. He is passionately in love with his wife, Julie, father to six children, and Pop-Pop to an ever-growing number of grandchildren.

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Dr. Benjamin Klemme is Associate Professor of Music and Symphony Orchestra Conductor at the Wheaton College Con servatory of Music. Previously, Klemme taught on the faculty at Gordon College, served the Quad City Symphony Orches tra as Associate Conductor, directed the Campus Orchestra program at the University of Minnesota, and led the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association as Music Director. He has guest conducted the Minnesota Orchestra, Cleveland Pops, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and National Repertory Orchestra. Klemme studied conducting with Mark Russell Smith, Kathy Saltzman Romey, Carl Topilow, and Louis Lane, and holds degrees in conducting and music education from the University of Minnesota, Cleveland Institute of Music, and University of Northern Iowa.

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JONNY LIM Jonny Lim grew up in the city of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. His family was nominally Catholic, but he came to faith in Christ as a teenager through the youth ministry of the Evangelical Christian Church of Dubai (ECCD). After receiving an Inter-Cultural Studies degree from Biola University in California, he returned to ECCD in 2013, where he has since enjoyed the privilege of serving as the youth and music director. He is blessed to be married to Anna and they have three wonderful children. 64

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Professor Paul T. Kwami is Musical Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. He was born in Ghana, West Africa where he studied at the National Academy of Music. He graduated from Fisk University, followed by a master’s degree in music from Western Michigan University. In 1994, he became the musical director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and a full-time Fisk music faculty. Kwami received the Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree in conducting from the American Con servatory of Music. Under his leadership the ensemble has received several awards including its first GRAMMY® Award, a Dove Award, the Recording Academy Honors, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the Music City Walk of Fame. The ensemble also received the 2008 National Medal of the Arts. He is the Executive Producer of the Fisk Jubilee Singers’ recording entitled Rise, Shine, Fisk Jubilee Singers Live in Concert and Co-Executive Producer of In Bright Mansions and Fisk Jubilee Singers® Celebrating Fisk! the 150th Anniversary album. Kwami recently made his conducting debut in Carnegie Hall.

John Lennox is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University (emeritus) and Associate Fellow of Said Business School at the university. He is an internationally renowned speaker and author on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. His most recent books include Where is God in a Coronavirus World?, Can Science Explain Everything?, Suffering Life’s Pain and 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity. Furthermore, in addition to over seventy published mathematical papers, he is the co–author of two research level texts in algebra in the Oxford Mathematical Monographs series. He has also publicly defended Christianity in many settings, including debating prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Peter Singer and the late Christopher Hitchens.

Bob Lepine is best known to radio and podcast listeners as the long time co-host of FamilyLife Today® and as the on air announcer for Truth for Life with Alistair Begg. Bob is also the teaching pastor at Redeemer Community Church in Little Rock, Arkansas which he helped plant in 2008. He is the author of Love Like You Mean It: The Heart of a Marriage That Honors God (2020) and The Christian Husband (1999). He serves on the Board of Directors for National Religious Broad casters and the Great Commission Collective. Bob and his wife Mary Ann have five children and nine grandchildren.

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JOHN MASON John is the Chairman of the Anglican Connection, a Canon of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, and Commissary to the Archbishop of Sydney in the USA. He was educated at the Universities of Sydney (Australia), London and Durham (U.K.) and was ordained at St Andrew’s Anglican Cathedral, Sydney, Australia. In January 2001, at the invitation of Redeemer Church, New York City, he and his wife, Judy, moved to New York where he became the Founding Rector of Christ Church New York City. At the end of 2013, John retired as Rector.

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JOHN MACARTHUR John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, chancellor of The Master’s University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry.

Conrad Mbewe has served as pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church since 1987. He is a graduate of the University of Zambia, the Cape Town Baptist Seminary, and the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Missions. He is the founding Chancellor of the African Christian University. He is a blogger and an author. His latest book is God’s Design for the Church (Crossway, 2020). He is also the editor of the Reformation Zambia magazine. He is married to Felistas and they have 6 adult children, and 4 grandchildren. 65

David Mathis serves as a senior teacher and executive editor at Desiring God, and is a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul. Mathis currently resides in Minneapolis with his wife and four children. His book, Humbled: Welcoming the Uncomfort able Work of God (B&H, 2021), teaches how humility is a gift from God to be received with gladness for our good.

SHAI LINNE Shai Linne is a recording artist and author. He has put out numerous Christian hip-hop albums, including The Attributes of God and The Atonement. As an author, his first book, God Made Me and You, was published in 2018. His latest book is The New Reformation: Finding Hope in the Fight for Ethnic Unity. He also had the privilege of helping to plant Risen Christ Fellowship in September 2015 in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA. He is happily married to Blair and they have three children.

BLAIR LINNE Blair Linne is a poet, Bible teacher, and author. She serves as the Director of Risen & Rooted women’s ministries at Risen Christ Fellowship in Philadelphia, PA, where her husband Shai is one of the founding pastors. She is the author of Finding My Father: How the Gospel Heals the Pain of Fatherlessness. Blair and Shai have three children.

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Eric serves as Creative Director for Sunday Morning Songs and Director of Liturgy & Music at High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, TX. He has been privileged to contribute to several independent and national releases as a songwriter and vocalist, including the hymn “O My Soul, Arise”. He recently released the single “What Is Man?” with the band Hey Barnabas!, from their forthcoming album Gather, Pray, and Eat. He and his wife Monielle, with their 3 children, seek to build their home on God’s Word while making rhythm, rhyme, and melody.

Sandra McCracken’s prolific contributions as a songwriter, modern-day hymn writer, and record producer have brought grace and clarity to her soulful, folk-gospel sound. Whether in a theater or in a chapel, she is a dynamic performer who blurs the lines of what church music sounds like, captivating and inviting audiences to sing along. While many of her songs like “We Will Feast In The House Of Zion” and “Thy Mercy My God” have settled into regular rotation in Christian worship services internationally, she has also had songs recorded by All Sons And Daughters, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Audrey Assad, A Rocha Compilation, Bifrost Arts, Caedmon’s Call and others. She is further a founding member of Indelible Grace Music and Rain For Roots (children’s music) and has been a guest writer for Art House America, She Reads Truth, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, RELEVANT Magazine and more.

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Mez McConnell is the senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church. He is the director of 20Schemes, a church-plant ing and revitalization initiative in Scotland. He also serves as the Global Poor Strategist for Acts 29. Mez is the author of numerous books, including The Creaking on the Stairs: Finding Faith in God Through Childhood Abuse (Christian Focus) and Is There Anybody Out There?: A Journey from Despair to Hope (Christian Focus). He’s married to Miriam and has two daughters.

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Matt Merker is Director of Creative Resources and Training for Getty Music, Director of Congregational Singing at Edgefield Church in Nashville, and a hymn writer. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

Kent Morris is the Live Sound Market Manager for Sweetwater and a forty-year veteran of the live event arena. He has spent decades on the road with countless artists such as Paul Baloche and Israel Houghton. He’s overseen hundreds of AVL installations in every type of venue imaginable. An in-demand writer, Kent has penned thousands of industry articles for hundreds of print and online publications. He’s the live sound engineer for In Touch Ministries where he mixes each week for First Baptist Atlanta (Dr. Charles Stanley). Kent and his wife Melani are based in Georgia and have two adult sons.

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MATT PAPA Matt Papa is a hymn writer who serves as artist-in-residence at Marco Presbyterian Church in Florida and also at Cedarville University. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

Dan Needham is a drummer and producer in Nashvillle. For full bio, see the Getty Band section.

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Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and the children’s books, Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea. When she isn’t writing, she’s encouraging and supporting other writers as an Acquisitions Editor at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, they reside with their two children near Nashville, TN. You can find her at trillianewbell.com and follow her on instagram at @trillianewbell.

Dr. Miguel Nuñez is the senior pastor of the International Baptist Church in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the author of Jesus: the Man that Challenged the World and Confronts Your Life; A Church After God’s Own Heart; and Servants for His Glory: Cultivating Christlikeness in a World of Performance.

MICHAEL OH Dr. Michael Young-Suk Oh is Global Executive Director/CEO of the Lausanne Movement. Michael is of Korean descent, born in America. Michael received his BA, MS, and PhD degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed an MDiv at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School as well as an MA in Regional Studies, East Asia, at Harvard University. Michael, his wife Pearl, and their five children served as missionaries in Nagoya, Japan from 2004 to 2016. In 2007 he joined the Lausanne Board of Directors as its youngest member. He has served as Global Executive Director/CEO since March 2013.

JOAN MURRAY Born in Northern Ireland, Joan studied textiles at Belfast, Winchester and the Royal College of Art, London. She mar ried Chris Murray and moved north to Skipton in Yorkshire, where Joan teaches fashion and textiles, creates garments to commission and exhibits her weaving, paintings, prints and garments regularly. She continually refreshes her work by studying and drawing the created world and her faith in Jesus Christ as Lord of all is woven into everything she does.

MATT PIERSON Matt has been a staple of the Nashville music scene for over 3 decades. You’ve heard him record and perform with a variety of different artists, from Keith and Kristyn Getty to Michael W Smith, Amy Grant, Mandisa, and Steven Curtis Chapman; from Sandra McCracken and Lauren Daigle to Andrew Peterson, Ben Rector, Dave Barnes, Big & Rich, and Ricky Skaggs. Matt is an Associate Pastor at Keith and Kristyn’s home church, The Village Chapel, and is currently pursing his Doctor of Ministry degree at Covenant Theological Seminary. Matt and his wife, Kristin, live on a small farm just outside of Nashville and have two children.

Tony Reinke serves as a senior teacher at Desiring God, and hosts the popular podcast Ask Pastor John, addressing questions of theology, ethics, and Christian living. Reinke currently resides in the Phoenix area with his wife and three children. His most recent book, God, Technology, and the Christian Life (Crossway, January 2022), explores how man’s innovation relates to God’s purposes.

SKYE PETERSON Skye Peterson is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

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John Piper serves as founder and lead teacher at Desiring God and is chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, Piper served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He has authored more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and writing are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. Piper resides in the Minneapolis area with his wife of 53 years, and they have 5 children and 14 grandchildren.

JONATHAN REA Chorus Master Jonathan Rea leads the Choir Program at the Sing! Conference. He is director of New Irish Arts, whose choir and orchestra perform over 25 Gospel-centered events per year. Jonathan studied Music at Cambridge and appears frequently on the BBC as a conductor and a Christian speaker. In 2020 he was awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for services to music in Northern Ireland. He has been involved in local church music minis try for 4 decades and loves sharing practical insights to help congregations sing. He lives near Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Andrew Scriven is the Director of House of Worship Marketing at Sweetwater. As a vocalist, musician, songwriter, graphic designer, and tech, Andrew has served in nearly every worship-related role within the church, both on stage and behind the scenes. During his time at Stonebriar Community Church (Chuck Swindoll) and Watermark Commu nity Church in Dallas, Andrew discovered his unique passion for helping the local church adopt a tactical theology of worship. Today, he enjoys sharing practical tools and techniques to support the best outcomes for each individual church community.

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David Rodgers is a pianist, composer, and arranger. For full bio, see the Getty Band section.

Tiago Santos serves as Editor in Chief of Fiel Ministries, a Christian publisher serving the Portuguese-speaking world. He is also the co-founder and pastoral director of the Martin Bucer Seminary in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

SHANE AND SHANE Shane and Shane are a contemporary worship music band known for popular praise and worship music. The band consists of Shane Barnard (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Shane Everett (vocals). They are based in Texas. Shane and Shane are the founders of The Worship Initiative, a training site for musicians and worship teams. 69

Kim Wood Sandusky is one of the most influential vocal performance coaches in the global music industry. Her client roster speaks of her success, such as her work with artists like Beyoncé Knowles, Francesca Battistelli, Toby Mac, Lauren Daigle, Kristyn Getty, Thompson Square, Lauren Alaina, and the list goes on. Kim has an intuitive gift and the expertise to handle artists’ vocal development and vocal issues with care. She formulated a progressive method called the “Kim Wood Sandusky Vocal Builder Technique” that meets and exceeds the standards of today’s competitive music industry.

MELANIE ROSS Melanie Ross is Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies at Yale Divinity School and Yale Institute of Sacred Music, where she teaches courses on liturgical history and theology. Her research brings together historical analysis, system atic theology, and congregational fieldwork to interpret the worship practices of North American evangelical churches. In addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, she is the author of Evangelical vs. Liturgical? Defying a Dichotomy (Eerdmans, 2014) and Evangelical Worship: An American Mosaic (Oxford, 2021). The best parts of her job are spending time in vibrant congregations and helping her students flourish.

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Laura Story is Director of Worship at Perimeter Church in Atlanta and a hymn writer. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Katie Sutton has been a vocational children’s choir director for over 15 years. Working as a children’s music specialist and consultant for churches across Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Georgia, Katie has served as a children’s choir director in productions with artists such as Travis Cottrell, Steve Green and Keith & Kris tyn Getty and is a frequent speaker at conferences such as the Getty Music Worship Conference: Sing! and the Teach Them Diligently conferences. Katie resides in Fort Worth, TX, with husband, Josh, and their three children.

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“Jubilant Sykes’ voice is extraordinary. He isn’t merely an outstanding singer, his voice is art at its highest expression.” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Perhaps no vocalist of our time possesses a more exquisitely versatile instrument than the American baritone Jubilant Sykes. His unique talents have taken him to musical capitals across the globe. He has performed leading roles at such opera houses as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and Deutschland Oper Berlin. His solo concerts have included performances in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center Washington, D.C., Royal Albert Hall London and the Verona Amphitheater in Verona Italy. The Grammy-nominated singer made his screen debut in the film “Freedom” with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and his stage debut as the lead in the original play “Breath and Imagination” by Daniel Beaty at the Hartford Stage directed by Darko Tresnjak.

Matthew Spandler-Davison is originally from Stonehaven, Scotland, a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and earned his doctorate from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He the Vice President of Acts 29 for Global Outreach and the co-founder of 20schemes, a church planting ministry in Scotland’s poorest communities. Matthew is a church planter and a pastor of Redeemer Fellowship Church, in Bardstown, KY.

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BEN SHIVE Ben Shive is a producer, songwriter, arranger, and keyboardist. He also serves as an elder at Grace Community Church in Brentwood, TN. For full bio, see the Getty Music Hymn Writing Team section.

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JIM THOMAS Jim Thomas is the Senior Pastor at The Village Chapel, Nashville, TN, celebrating 20 years as a worshiping communi ty. Jim has the honor of being a local church pastor in a congregation overflowing with creatives in one of the fastest growing cities in North America. Jim and his wife of 43 years, Kim, share deep connections with Sing! Conference and Getty Music as the Gettys and about half the Getty band attend TVC.

Paul David Tripp is a pastor, event speaker, and best-selling and award-winning author, including New Morning Mer cies: A Daily Gospel Devotional. Paul’s driving passion is to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. He and his wife Luella have been married for 50 years and have four grown children.

Professor Noël Tredinnick (of London’s iconic Guildhall School Of Music and Drama) is one of the UK’s legendary church musicians, notable as conductor, composer, arranger, orchestrator, hymnal-editor, mentor, broadcaster, organ ist, lecturer and world traveller. He began his career as the Oscar Hammerstein Scholar at Southwark Cathedral, and his graduate studies were signaled by prizewinning performances and compositions. After 48 years of innovation and influencing generations of UK church musicians, he recently laid down his duties as Worship Leader and Music Director at All Souls Church, Langham Place, in London’s West End. His many awards include a Lambeth DMus, a FRSCM and most recently, in Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021, a British Empire Medal – for “services to church music and music education.”

KIM THOMAS Kim Thomas is a celebrated painter, author and speaker. She and husband Jim Thomas co-founded The Village Chapel in Nashville, TN in 2001, where he serves as Sr. Pastor, and she as Curate.

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Joni Eareckson Tada, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Joni and Friends International Disability Center, is an international advocate for people with disabilities. Joni and Friends serves thousands of special-needs families through Family Retreat, and has delivered over 200,000 wheelchairs and Bibles to needy disabled persons in developing na tions.

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Sergio Villanueva is the campus pastor of Iglesia del Pueblo, the hispanic congregation of Wheaton Bible Church in West Chicago, IL. A pastor, worship leader and songwriter, he leads Gracia+Verdad Music, a ministry aimed at providing new worship songs for the local church. A native of northern Mexico, he started leading worship at an early age. Over the years, he has collaborated writing or translating songs for several well-known ministries and worship projects. One of his greatest desires is to see creatives proclaiming the beauty of the glory of God through art and worship. He lives happily married to his wife Rosita and their two young adult children in the suburbs of Chicago.

KIRK WHALUM Kirk Whalum is a Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and songwriter known for his collaborations with Barba ra Streisand, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, and his solo on Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” He has recorded over 25 solo albums, including “For You” and the series “The Gospel According to Jazz.” An ordained min ister, Kirk also hosts the podcast Bible in Your Ear. In addition to music and ministry, Kirk has a passion to educate young, aspiring musicians and is currently engaged as a music professor at Visible Music College in his hometown of Memphis, TN.

ZACH WHITE Zach White is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and performer. For full bio, see the Getty Band section.

RICH VASSALLO Rich Vassallo serves as Managing Director of CityAlight and Programmes Minister of St Paul’s Church Castle Hill (Sydney, Australia). He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in both production and music ministry, with 20 years of service in both the A/V industry and the church.

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Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor of theology at Cedarville University. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin is a regular colum nist at The Gospel Coalition, has served as general editor for The Gospel Project, and has taught theology courses at Wheaton College. He is the author of several books, including The Thrill of Orthodoxy, Rethink Your Self, and Gospel Centered Teaching.

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DON WHITNEY Don Whitney has been Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, since 2005. Prior to that he held a similar position at Midwestern Baptist Theological Sem inary in Kansas City for ten years. He has served full or part-time in pastoral ministry for 24 years. Don is the author of Praying the Bible, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Family Worship, and six other books. He has been married to Caffy since 1977 and has one daughter and three grandchildren. The Whitneys reside near Louisville. His website is www.

MARK WILLIAMS Mark is the Parish Musician at Christ Church Anglican (1733) in Savannah, Georgia where he has served for the past 25 years. He has served in Anglican, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches as both organist and choir master. Mark leads six choirs and ensembles at his present church including a large adult choir, a children’s choir that sings every week in worship, a Praise Band, an orchestra, a touring Youth Handbell Choir, and a weekly auditioned Compline Choir. Mark also composes for his choirs and serves as the Chair of the Music Task Force for the Anglican Church in North America and as Editor of the new ACNA hymnal: The Anglican Hymnbook.

ROSS WILSON Ross Wilson is one of Northern Ireland’s leading artists. He has been a visiting speaker at Harvard and Oxford Universities. Wilson’s many portrait commissions have included Nobel Laureates Derek Walcott and Seamus Heaney. His artwork is displayed across the world among several public and private collections.

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Neal lives in Portland, OR with his wife Whitney where he serves as an Associate Pastor for worship, missions, and discipleship at Hinson Baptist Church. He has led singing for over 20 years and gets the most joy in ministry when he sees others equipped to serve their local church.

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Chris Wright is the Global Ambassador of the Langham Partnership, which provides literature, scholarships and preaching training for Majority World pastors and seminaries. He taught in India for five years, and at All Nations Christian College, England, for thirteen. His books include several Old Testament commentaries; The Mission of God; The God I Don’t Understand; and The Mission of God’s People. His most recent is Exodus, in The Story of God Bible Commentary. Originally from Northern Ireland, Chris and his wife Liz have four adult children and eleven grandchildren and live in London, as members of All Souls Church, Langham Place.

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ONE MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 5TH (LITURGY & THE GATHERING) Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. -Hebrews 10:24-25 76

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The worship service is not merely a passive consumption event. Every effort should be made to encourage and invite the active participation of the whole congregation in corporate worship. If vitality seems diminished or waning in your worship services, giving time and attention to cultivat ing a vision for corporate worship that includes individual preparation during the week and active engage ment in your services could help revive what may have become stale or routine.

The Stewards Whether you are a pastor or a wor ship leader, if you have a role in the stewardship of the weekly worship service, you have been given a weighty task. Even the most casual preparation for a Christian gathering ought to be a humbling responsibility as you steward time, songs, prayers, readings and other elements of worship for the great joy of glorifying God and build ing up his people.

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I love the word vital. It is a word brimming with meaning; indicating something of critical importance or describing something full of life. When you reflect on the character of your weekly worship gatherings, can you describe them as vital?

Dr. John Witvliet says it well, “As wor ship leaders, we have the important and terrifying task of placing words of prayer on people’s lips. It happens every time we choose a song and write a prayer. We also have the holy task of being stewards of God’s Word.“ Here are a few practical ways my own church has set out to steward and prepare for worship gatherings:

There is a sense in which most of our efforts have little to do with the level of vitality found in our worship services. God is the primary actor in our worship, revealing himself to us by his Word and graciously inviting us to respond. That said, our prepara tion and planning for corporate wor ship can be used by the Spirit to set the table for our people to respond to God’s initiative with enthusiasm, delight and joy. There are three groups of people I would like to briefly consider as signif icant contributors to the vitality of the weekly worship service. The stewards, the people and the saints of old.

• We keep an ongoing list of the songs, calls to worship, creeds, prayers and sermon texts we have used in our services over time. This helps us watch over the “diet” of our congregation and clarifies where we may be deficient. For example, recently we added more songs and readings that touch on the theme of heaven, a theme that we felt needed more attention in our current season.

• We regularly review and curate a master list of hymns and songs used in our corporate worship services. Every church has a differ ent capacity and pace, but we are careful about how many songs we use in our regular rotation. We may sing a few songs more often than other churches, but over time it has strengthened our congregational singing and gives our team clarity in choosing the best songs for our people for the long term.

The People

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• After each worship service we post a QR code that links to a list of all the songs, prayers and readings from that morning.

For those of us who are not a part of a theological tradition with a fixed liturgy we can easily miss the treasures of gospel truth from saints that have gone before us. We have much to learn from those who have traveled the way of Christ in different generations and seasons than our own. This would certainly include singing sturdy hymns from the past, but here are a few other ways we have included voices from Church history:

• We regularly invite the congre gation to read aloud from faith ful creeds and confessions. For example, each week one of our pastors will read a few questions from a source like the Heidelberg Catechism and the congrega tion will respond by reading the answers aloud. Sometimes we modify the text to make it simpler for public reading.

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Here are a few practical ways we have tried to encourage active participation of the whole congregation in corporate worship:

• We regularly include written prayers from Christian voices throughout history, often with a brief overview of their life and ministry. There are innumerable resources that offer prayers appropriate for a worship service, but I might suggest starting with Jonathan Gibson’s Be Thou My Vision.

These three groups of people are really one group—those who were once dead and have been brought to life in Christ by the love of the Father and the power of the Holy Spirit. Let us then labor together in the work of responding to his great love towards us with a vitality rooted in the grace that brought us to life. May all our efforts be guided by, shaped by and bound up in the Word of God. Our weekly worship services need not be flashy or extraordinary, but that hour or two on Sunday morning should be the pinnacle of our week—a reorienta tion towards the life-giving treasure of Christ himself. •

• Our church regularly includes carefully curated quotes from pastors, theologians and Christian writers throughout many genera tions. Our generation is rarely the first to wrestle with some of the great questions of faith. Listening to the voices of those who have wrestled long before us will often lead to sturdier trust in and affection for Christ.

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• We often sing a song (or part of a song) unaccompanied to encourage singing in parts. This might include giving time in the service to teach harmony parts. This has served our church well, even for modern worship songs.

• We recently started posting a list of the songs and hymns for the upcoming worship service on social media with a link to listen.

The Saints Of Old

• We include several participatory readings throughout the worship service: call to worship, the Lord’s Prayer, confession of sin, a selection from a creed or catechism.

• We encourage our people from the pulpit and in our weekly com munications to read the upcoming sermon text throughout the week.

TWO MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 5TH (LITURGY & SONG) You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel. And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard. -Isaiah 30:29-30 80

Even now, as Joni and Friends organiz es Family Retreats for the Ukrainian disabled and their loved ones, we are making sure they have plenty of times to sing at these events! And we’ll have lots of singing at our Warrior Getaways for Ukrainian soldiers who now must bear wounds from the conflict with Russia.

Every fierce battle in life’s struggles has a corresponding hymn that can arouse hope and even joy. Songs of praise to God shore up our hearts, as well as the hearts of anyone who happens to be listening. There is something powerful— even supernatural—about watching a suffering believer sing. I have seen this during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially among Ukrainians with disabilities and their families. Joni and Friends has joined with Galyna, our Ukrainian in-country partner, to evacuate over 430 spe cial-needs families out of that war-torn land. Galyna is “working her network,” tracking down and rescuing disabled people out of harm’s way. And once these families are safely across the border in Poland, I have watched them disembark their buses, singing “Great is Thy Faithfulness” in Ukrainian! Such scenes bring me to tears. These exhaust ed refugees—encumbered by their own disabilities—should be despairing, but Jesus has transformed their lament into songs of Ukrainiansvictory.with disabilities, however, are the people of Psalm 137:4 who cry out to God, “How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?”

Yes, life is an unrelenting war, filled with doubts, disabilities, and death. So, remember your best defense in every assault is to “Sing and make melody with your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19).

LIFE IS WAR. I wake up every day on the front lines, what with my 55 years of quadriplegia. But whether chronic pain sinks its jaws into my hip, or it’s simply another weary day of plain paralysis, I always strengthen my heart with a robust hymn.

It’s the way Jesus faced his suffering. There in the Upper Room, right after he broke bread with his disciples, “they sang a hymn, and went out to the Mount of Olives” (Matthew 26:30 ). Of all the times and places that God chose to have us remember his Son singing, it was when he was led to his death. This was the one horrible moment—recorded for posterity—when our Savior sang.

Hymns For War

God’s people have been singing their way through war and suffering for ages. When the Ephesians were being persecuted and threatened with torture, Paul commanded them to encourage “one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart” (Ephesians 5:19). Paul himself takes his own advice when—bloodied, bruised, and shackled in jail—he boisterously sings a hymn at midnight, proving that spiritual songs are powerful ammunition for be sieged UkrainianChristians.believers see themselves in the choir of Levites who marched onto the battlefield in front of Jehoshaphat’s troops singing, “Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever.” (2 Chroni cles 20:21-22). Singing hymns of the faith in desperate times throws the devil into confusion, sending his hoards running.

Displaced from their homes, neighbor hoods, and loved ones in their desperate escape from war, they have literally left everything without the promise of a safe return. And still, they join hands and hearts in songs of praise to the Lord for delivering them safely across the border.

Be inspired by your brothers and sisters in Ukraine, for when you find there is no music left in your life, our Great Com poser still has a melody orchestrated for you. Wait upon him. And then, sing his brave music on the battlefront! • in a Time of

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When your life feels like a battlefield; when bullets are zinging and you can barely catch your breath, turn to hymns that possess enough spiritual muscle to barge into your soul and shake awake a hopeful response. Hymns with lyrics that raise us onto a different plane spiritually, summoning us to remember our calling. A well-crafted song of suf fering—filled with truths about life and God—has power to do that.

Even so, when things look dark, most of us find it hard to sing. But that’s when it’s time to reach for a hymnal, flip to a stal wart, solid hymn and sing invigorating stanzas that foster hope and faith.

Songs of Hope

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The historic creeds and catechisms of the church are honest about this reality. The Heidelberg Catechism of 1563 begins, "What is your only comfort in life and in death?"

These are truths we must sing. That is why, in the providence of God, I am excited that I have been able to sing this song with my four daughters. It is a song that is honest about death, and that’s why I think it is a song that can remind us of our unshakeable hope.

The answer is profound: "That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him."

The pandemic has reminded us that life is fragile. There is so much about the future we do not know. Yet, we do know that all of us will face death.

Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Behind the Song

Unless Jesus returns first, it is the one certainty we can count on.

This song took over two years to complete. A couple friends and fellow songwriters, Jordan Kauflin and Matt Merker, brought me an idea for a hymn of hope. Little did we know that two other writers on our team, Matt Boswell and Matt Papa, were trying to write a song based on the first article of the Hei delberg Catechism, quoted above. We brought the two ideas to gether, and around the piano at our home in Northern Ireland, a new song was born: “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death.” Christianity that ignores the reality of death is utterly inauthen tic. We need songs that are honest about the grave, for we have real hope to offer our troubled world. Though many believers have known sickness, grief, and loss in these difficult days, we can still sing with confidence, because we know the One who conquered the grave by his resurrection. We need not approach death crippled by fear. As this song reminds us, we can sing “Hallelujah”—because Christ himself is our hope in life and —KEITHdeath.GETTY

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And another angel came and stood at the altar with a gold en censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. -Revelation 8:3-4

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One way to foster biblical depth, emotional vitality, and time-tested beauty in our weekly gatherings is to include carefully curated readings from Scripture and prayers from church history. As Bryan Chapell observes in Christ-Centered Worship, many classic liturgies follow a similar structure: Adoration, Confession, Assurance, Thanksgiving, Inter cession, Instruction from God’s Word, and Benediction. This overall shape highlights the themes of the gospel story and keeps the focus on God and his gracious initiative. There are nearly endless possibilities of readings, prayers, and classic confessions to draw from as we seek to shape our services wisely. We offer the following samples not as an exhaustive list, but as a starting place to try these ideas in your church and as an invitation to embark on your own course of exploration. The prayers below are used with permission and taken from Jonathan Gibson’s Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship (Crossway, 2021). We warmly recommend that book if you seek to find more resources for personal, family, and congregational worship. All Scripture readings taken from the ESV translation. 88

O Lord, you have mercy upon all—take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of your Holy Spirit. Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore you, a heart to delight in you, to follow and to enjoy you, for Christ’s sake. Amen. – Ambrose

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O God, you are life, wisdom, truth, bounty, and blessedness, the eternal, the only true good; our God and our Lord, you are our hope and our heart’s joy—we acknowledge with thanksgiving that you have made us in your image, and that we may direct our thoughts to you. Lord, make us know you aright, that we may love, enjoy, and possess you more and more; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. – Anselm

Luke 1:68-69 | Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.

Revelation 5:12 | Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!

Prayers of Confession

Psalm 147:1 | Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, as your unworthy servants, we give you most humble and heartfelt thanks for all your goodness and loving kindness to us and to all people. We bless you for our creation, preservation and all the blessings of this life, but above all, for your precious love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we pray that you would give us that due sense of all your mercies that our hearts may be sincerely thankful and that we may show forth your praise not only with our lips but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory world without end. Amen. – Book of Common Prayer (1662)

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Psalm 95:1-3 | Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Scriptural Calls to Worship

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1 Peter 2:9-10 | You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

O Lord, we desire to adore your name, which is excellent in all the earth, and whose glory is above the heavens. You are the maker and disposer of all things; and for your sovereign pleasure it is that they still exist, and were at first created. Your hands have made and fashioned us; and all that we enjoy comes from you. As we are the workmanship of your power, O make us likewise your spiritual workmanship, created anew in Christ Jesus, unto holiness and true righteous ness. Give proof that you have formed us for yourself, by causing us to show forth your praise, and by making us to live to glory, as we do every day live upon your bounty. Amen. – Augustus Toplady Almighty God, you are the foundation and fountain of all being and all beauty, from you all is perfectly derived, upon you all is most absolutely and perfectly dependent; from you and through you and to you is all being and all perfection; your being and beauty is as it were the sum and comprehension of all existence and excellence, much more than the sun is the fountain and summary comprehension of all light and brightness of the day—to you, O God, be all praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength forever and ever. Amen. – Jonathan Edwards

Prayers of Adoration

Amen. – William Wilberforce Scriptural Assurances of Pardon

Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

2 Corinthians 13:14 | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Romans 5:1-2 | Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

1 John 1:8-9 | If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Amen. – Book of Common Prayer (1552) Dear God, I cast myself at the foot of the cross, bewailing my exceeding sinfulness and unprofitableness deeply, most deeply aggravated by the infinity of my mercies. I plead your precious promises, and earnestly pray to you to shed abroad in my heart more love, more humility, more faith, more hope, more peace and joy; in short, to fill me with all the fullness of God, and make me worthy to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light. Then I shall also be better in all the relations of life in which I am now so defective, and my light will shine before men, and I shall adorn the doctrine of my Savior in all things.

Numbers 6:24-26 | The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Mark 10:45 | For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

O, make your Word a swift Word, passing from the ear to the heart, from the heart to the lip and conversation; that, as the rain returns not empty, so neither may your Word, but accomplish that for which it is given. Amen. – George Herbert Almighty, gracious Father, since our whole salvation depends on our true understand ing of your holy Word, grant that our hearts—freed from worldly affairs—may hear and understand your holy Word with all diligence and faith, so that we may rightly discern your gracious will, cherish it, and live by it with all earnestness, to your praise and honor, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. – Martin Bucer Prayers of Intercession Lord God, of might inconceivable, of glory incomprehensible, of mercy immeasurable, of goodness ineffable; O Master, look down upon us in your tender love, and show forth, toward us and those who pray with us, your rich mercies and compassions. Amen. – John Chrysostom

Grant us also that we may so direct our whole life—thoughts, words, and deeds—that your name is not blasphemed because of us, but honored and praised. Amen.

– Zacharias Ursinus

Almighty God and heavenly Father, we poor, miserable sinners confess that from our childhood until this very hour we have sinned against your commandments by evil thoughts, words, will, and works, which we cannot count, and first of all by vast unbelief. Therefore, we are not worthy to be called your children, nor lift our eyes up to heaven. O God and Father, we wish that we had never provoked you to anger. In your mercy and for the sake of your glory, we ask you to receive us into your grace by the forgiveness of our sins.

Scriptural Doxologies and Benedictions

1 Chronicles 29:10-13 | Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.

Micah 7:18-20 | Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

1 Timothy 1:17 | To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 32:1-2 | Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Prayers of Illumination

Jude 24-25 | Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. • 89

Let your mighty hand and outstretched arm, O Lord, still be our defense; your mercy and loving kindness in Jesus Christ your dear Son, our salvation; your true and holy Word, our instruction; your grace and Holy Spirit, our comfort and consolation unto the end, and in the end. Amen. – John Bradford Almighty God, heavenly Father, we ask you to work in us by your Holy Spirit, so that we may rightly know you, and sanctify, glorify, and praise you in all your works, in which shine forth your omnipotence, wisdom, goodness, righteousness, mercy, and truth.

Amen. – John Oecolampadius Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done, and there is no health in us. But you, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore those who are repentant, according to your promises declared to mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of your holy name.

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TUESDAY | SEPTEM BER 6TH (LITURGY AND BEAUTY) My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; My tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe. -Psalm 45:1 fOuR 96

John Polkinghorne, theoretical physicist, theologian, and Anglican priest, observed that cosmology, the science of origins, sees the universe ending in destruction by either collapsing in on itself or expanding and burning out. But in the original creation de sign, when God created each thing carefully in its time and order, he set the cosmos on a progression toward a destination of glorious wonder. The world became twisted and distorted by the introduction of sin. Because of the curse, cosmology was indeed set on a path of implosion or explosion—the erasure of beauty. Polkinghorne went on to say that only with the interruption of God’s redemp tion story in Christ’s resurrection would the cosmos be restored to its intended beauty. My short morning in the courtyard allowed me to peek into that resurrection way of seeing—the way of embracing the beauty that is the hint of God’s gracious glory as revealed in his general revelation.

The heat was enough to warm the oils in the flowers over my left shoulder, and I took in a deep breath.

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There is no lack of sadness and brokenness here. The plot of real estate that the Savior calls us to till may not always burst with dragonflies and gardenias, but resurrec tion vision will enable us to see with hope. Because when we do find beauty, it directs us beyond itself. It directs us to the source of this new hopeful creation. And that can refresh our amazement when it has gone flat, enervate our curiosity, startle us when ennui has set in, and send us to see in awestruck wonder the glorious hints of redemptive mercy around us. Ultimately, beauty can incite worship. Early church father Basil of Caesarea said, “from the beauty of visible things, let us form an idea of him who is more than beautiful.” And then, with the Psalmist, we will desire to worship him in the beauty of holiness, all the days of our lives and into eternity.

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Polkinghorne’s observations invite and exhort us: where and how can we see and embrace the beauty that awaits us in the daily liturgy of our routines? Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again. How does this make a difference in the distorted world we find ourselves navi gating? The resurrection way of seeing and living in union with Christ must change our todays, not only our eschatological futures. God is beauty, we are created in His image, and we are drawn towards beauty. All that is not beautiful, all that might not have fit into my morning courtyard respite, is instinc tively exhausting to our souls. That is why we must pursue and celebrate beauty in the rhythms of our lives. The beauty we taste in this creation—in music, visual art, poetry, joyful congregational singing, well-crafted prayers, thoughtful sermons, loving parenting, the fellowship of the body of Christ, and the astonishing sights of the Hubble Telescope—all of this and more is a foretaste of the new creation to come.

Before the summer heat would send me back to the safety of air-conditioning, I hurried outside to secure a spot of shade in our courtyard for some morning reading.

I read the call to worship and sat back. Immediately, an enormous, slightly-fright eningly-large dragonfly began her choreog raphy around the courtyard. Her aero dynamic flight called for a suspension of disbelief, with her heavy torso lifted through the air by translucent wings outlined in slender lace lines. She zipped in different directions quicker than my eye could follow, stopped momentarily in mid-air, then spun around again. I found that I was grinning. It is unlikely she was looking at me, but I was slightly self-conscious staring at her. I leaned back on the chair to watch, strate gically close to the newly opened blooms on our patio gardenia. I had counted 27 buds waiting to burst two weeks earlier, and now they made their grand opening. The smell was creamy and slightly citrus.

A favorite cup of espresso, this season’s devotional resources and my Bible.

So, let’s rehearse this. I’ve found some summer shade, a comfy chair, a perfect espresso, an inspiring call to worship, and I’m watching an enchanting sky ballet while smelling the warm gardenia. I know you may not believe this, because it is starting to sound a little fabricated, but the birds actually began chirping. Seriously. I am no ornithologist, but I was able to distinguish several songs: a short chirp-chirping, a longer and lower cooing, and a cawing in the distance. A chorus of different voices woven into one tapestry of sound.

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Messiah As an illustration of how the structure and shape of a work of art can reflect the beauty of the gospel story, we have chosen a 45-minute sequence from the greatest piece of sacred music ever written on the person and work of Christ. Handel wrote the music for Messiah in a fervent burst of energy across 24 days in the late summer of London 1741. At times he was found in tears as he composed, saying of the Hallelujah chorus “I did think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself.” Messiah has since become one of the most well-known pieces of classical music in the world. Handel’s timeless artistry is exhilarating and moving in equal measure and has been presenting God’s word to millions of unbelievers for nearly 280 years. The libretto was created by his friend Charles Jennens and consists of 73 verses from the King James Version of the Bible - 42 from the Old Testament and 31 from the New. It is striking that, instead of telling the story of Christ’s life predominantly from the Gospels, instead Jennens uses mostly passages of prophecy and Psalms, then Paul and Revelation. Albert Mohler writes “Jennens understood the Bible to reveal a comprehensive and unitary story of God’s salvation of his people.” 100

Arranged in three “acts” the narrative begins with the prophetic hopes for the Messiah of Isaiah 40 “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.” and ends with the triumph of Revelation 5 “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. Amen.”

Nearly all the texts in Messiah were also in the Anglican liturgies of the time. These words would have resonated with the audience of the day, having been written in their hearts and minds through repetition in childhood. We owe it to our children to give them the same privilege!

Messiah was written at a time in his life when the 56-year old Handel was facing bankruptcy, struggling for creativity, and considered himself to be a total failure. A charity in Dublin paid for the piece to be written. And the first performance, in Dublin in 1742, was a benefit concert for charity, the proceeds of which released nearly 150 men from debtors’ prison. What sweet harmony! And a wonderful foretaste of what this stunning piece of high art would achieve in the intervening centuries, presenting the gospel to millions. As Handel wrote at the bottom of the score, Soli Deo gloria

At the time operas were hugely popular, but it was felt to be inappropriate to have theatrical entertainments during Lent. So oratorios were presented instead – non-staged and sacred, they were considered an appropriate way to entertain the masses as Easter approached.

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“MESSIAH, THE GREAT SUBJECT OF THE ORATORIO, IS THE LEADING AND PRINCIPAL SUBJECT OF EVERY SERMON. HIS PERSON, GRACE , AND GLORY; HIS MATCHLESS LOVE TO SINNERS; HIS HUMILIATION, SUFFERINGS, AND DEATH; HIS ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO SAVE TO THE UTTERMOST; HIS KINGDOM, AND THE PRESENT AND FUTURE HAPPINESS OF HIS WILLING PEOPLE.”

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Jennens collated the text as a response to the prevailing ‘deism’ which sought to deny the divinity of Christ. A pamphlet might have made an intellectual case, but Jennens wanted to stir the hearts and souls of the entire population. So he turned to his friend Handel in the hope that he would “expend his best efforts on it so that it becomes his best oratorio because it’s certainly on the best subject.”

Messiah would have been performed mainly in secular venues, for secular audiences and frequently performed by non believers (for example Handel often employed the singer Susannah Maria Cibber - a woman with a colourful past, but who was described as being “able to penetrate the heart with her voice, when other, more skilled vocalists could only reach the ear”).

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# ON BADGE SPEAKER(S) TITLE LOCATION D1 Tommy Bailey, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Boswell, Laura Story Song Selection 101: Curating Your Church’s Master List and Picking Hymns Each Week Delta Ballroom D2 Bob Kauflin What Really Matters In Our Meetings Tennessee Ballroom D3 Joe Crider, Jon Duncan, Nathan Burrgraff Silencing the Congregation: Examining the Impact of Music and Culture on Congregational Singing Bayou AB D4 Ben Shive & David Rodgers How to Arrange Traditional Hymns for Contemporary Bands Bayou CD D5 Kim Wood Sandusky How to Develop and Maintain the Growth of Your Voice Canal ABCD D6 Malcolm Guite How to Open Up Poetry So That It Opens Up Your Prayer Life Canal E BREAKOUT SESSION D WEDNESDAY 8:00AM 104

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He will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever…. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; Let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” -Isaiah 25:7-9

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It was a Monday morning, March 14, 2016. I had just come back from dropping my three-year-old son at nursery school. As I entered the house, the look on my wife’s face told me something was wrong. She had not felt the baby kick all morning. We headed off to the hospital, making light conversation between intermittent silence.

A Scripture reading, an old hymn, and a question and answer from a Reformed catechism: these were the things that ministered most to us in those darkest of days. But none of them were new to us; we had heard them before, many times—in church, in a liturgy. This illustrates the power of liturgy in the darkest moments. A well-ordered liturgy delivered week after week, one that is soaked in the words of Scripture and the truths of the gospel, is powerful—so pow erful it can remain with us well beyond the Lord’s Day and speak into the many vicissitudes of life. What we hear and read and sing and pray in church can, by God’s grace, be of help to us not just that day but also for some future day, however dark it may be. In God’s world nothing is wasted, especially what we experience in a worship service. This is so, because a good liturgy holds out the gospel to the worshiper; it holds out Christ to the worshiper—Christ, our hope in life and death. •

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I hoped that our little baby, now 39 weeks in the womb and due the next Sunday, was just having a deep sleep. After a 40-minute wait, the sonographer called us into the cubicle. As she put the doppler on Jackie’s womb, I prayed we would hear the com forting “thoomp-thoomp” sound fill the room. But there was nothing. “Sometimes it’s hard to get a heartbeat when they’re sleeping in an awkward position.” The sonographer moved the doppler around, more firmly this time, trying to wake our sleeping baby. Still nothing. The sonogra pher said an ultrasound machine would be more effective. As she left the cubicle, she drew the curtain behind her. Jackie and I both looked at each other and began to cry. We both knew, but we hoped and prayed that it wasn’t true. We sat in silence, tears streaming down our faces. The ultra sound scanner was wheeled in, but it didn’t work. A second scanner was brought in. It also didn’t work. The sonographer rebooted it, and finally, after a 20-minute wait, she began the scan. There she was— our beautiful baby girl. But then came the harrowing words, “I’m sorry, there is no heartbeat.” Our sweet Leila was dead. “No, no, no!” I cried, “It cannot be! It cannot be!” But it was.

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Verse 4 goes on: “Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness, No harshness hast thou and no bitterness: Make us to taste the sweet grace found in Thee And ever stay in Thy sweet unity.” That evening, our minister visited us and read Psalm 34. Verse 18 reads: “The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

It was just what Jackie and I needed to hear. Four days later, our daughter Leila was stillborn. Our minister offered to visit us in the hospital and read Scripture and pray with us. We gladly accepted, but with one request: he also bring the words of the Hei delberg Catechism, question and answer 1, and read them to us. Sitting in the quiet hospital room with us, our minister read a Psalm, prayed, and then he read Q&A 1 from the Heidelberg Catechism: “What is your only comfort in life and death?”

As I sat there weeping, my hand on Jackie’s pregnant belly, the words of the hymn “I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art” came to my mind. Verse 2 says: “Thou art the King of mercy and of grace, Reigning omnipotent in every place; So come, O King, and our whole being sway; Shine on us with the light of Thy pure day.”

As I held Leila in my arms—cold, floppy, lifeless—Jackie and I were reminded that we, and our daughter, belonged body and soul to our Savior Jesus Christ.

In that moment the terrifying truth that God is sovereign and does as he pleases struck me like lightning; yet I was also re minded that God’s mysterious sovereignty is never without his mercy and grace. I also knew that God was good and only ever does good, even when we can’t see it.

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FOCUS GATHERING Zondervan Bibles, Sweetwater, The Anglican Connection, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Museum of the Bible, Compassion International

Getty Music would like to thank the following organizations for their sponsorship of focus gatherings and seminars that serve to further enrich us and strengthen our understanding of scriptural truth.

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Getty Music would like to extend our warmest thanks to the Israel Ministry of Tourism for providing the official conference photo booth this year! The ministry is responsible for the planning, development and marketing policies in the tourism industry. We hope you had the chance to take a picture of you and your team and post it on social media with the hashtags #Sing22 and #VisitIsrael or #InspriedbyIsrael.

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We are so grateful for the continuing support of NRBTV for helping to supply all of the conference name badges and lanyards. NRBTV equips you to live differently with programming that inspires deep thinking and provides the practical tools you need to put your faith into practice. A thoughtful and thoughtprovoking television option, our channel helps you learn, know, apply, share and live God’s truth. To learn more, please visit https://nrbtv.org where you can view content that will inspire you to a deeper faith, including many segments of the SING! Conference.

Getty Music is especially grateful to ONE Audio Books for hosting the Exhibitor Lounge, an area for exhibitors and partners to enjoy refreshments and connection with other like-minded ministries. ONE Audio is a full-service, audiobook partner for savvy, forward-thinking book publishers who want to capture as much royalty as possible while maintaining top-notch quality audio productions without adding specialized staff and the headaches associated with an internal audiobook program. They set themselves apart (1 Peter 2:9-10) by living out the work we do on a daily basis.

CONFERENCE ATTENDEE LOUNGE SPONSOR Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Getty Music would like to extend our deepest thanks to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary for hosting this year’s Attendee Lounge. This is a warm, inviting space where conference attendees can have conversations and connect with their teams for fellowship and discussion, located in the Exhibit hall. SEBTS is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and seeks to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by equipping students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission.

This year, Sweetwater has partnered with us to provide the exciting Sweetwater Village experience where you can meet their vendors, ask questions, and experience hands-on demonstrations with products and services relevant to your church. Praisecharts Getty Music would like to thank PraiseCharts for helping to create and supply our conference songbook for Sing! 2022. PraiseCharts is your go-to source for praise and worship sheet music and tracks and features a large, online sheet music catalog of popular praise and worship songs offering lyrics, chords, vocal chart arrangements, orchestrations, plus multitracks and patches, all ready to download and play. Go into services feeling confident in the song resources at hand, knowing the band will sound great, and you will make the most of your limited time and budget. Explore these excellent church music resources at www.praisecharts.com.

The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is a nonprofit, interdenominational missions organization that serves persecuted Christians around the world. Founded in 1967 by Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, VOM is dedicated to inspiring believers to deepen their commitment to Christ and to fulfill his Great Commission no matter the cost. Sweetwater We are so thankful for our friends at Sweetwater Sound for their incredible support of the Sing! Conference the last 6 years as our official audio/visual partner. Sweetwater is the world’s leading music technology and instrument retailer, offering highly knowledgeable sales engineers, in-house technical support, and a special emphasis on Churches and houses of worship. Learn how they can help transform your church worship space or online broadcast today at www.sweetwater.com.

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For the fourth year in a row, Getty Music would like to express its deepest gratitude to Master’s University for helping to provide the official conference app where you can find the latest information about sessions, maps & directions, special features, and more about the Sing! Conference. Since 1927, The Master’s University has transformed young people to have an impact for Christ in the world. They have degree programs for every level of education and have been at the forefront of online Christian education. Learn more about how you can take the next steps in your educational journey at www.masters.edu.

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Crossway Keith and Kristyn and the entire Getty Music Team are especially grateful to Crossway for their partnership in making the Sing! Conference what it is. Their dedication to Christ-centered messaging has been a great encouragement and help in our efforts to bring the Sing! Conference together. Crossway is a not-for-profit Christian ministry that exists solely for the purpose of proclaiming the gospel through publishing and other means in order, by God’s grace: to bring men, women, and children to Christ as their Lord and Savior; to help individual Christians and the church grow in knowledge and understanding of the Christian life; to bear witness to God’s truth, beauty, and holiness, and to the Lordship of Christ in every area of life; and to glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in every way.

The entire Getty Music Team is grateful to Compassion International, both for their work with children across the world and their partnership in hosting the Shane & Shane late night concert. Compassion serves over 25 different countries and over four million children. Through frontline church partners, they provide children with the opportunity to rise above their circumstances and become all God has created them to be.

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Thirty years ago, Mongolia was a Soviet state. Communism and atheism were the country’s official beliefs, but many also practiced Buddhism. There were no more than four known Mongolian believers. During the 1989 Lausanne Congress in the Philippines, hundreds of Christian leaders and missionaries were praying for a breakthrough in Mongolia. Little did they know their prayers were about to be answered. The next year, the USSR broke apart, Mongolia gained independence, and the first Mongolian Bible translation was completed. The doors to the outside world opened and the first Christian church was planted in 1991. The Gospel advanced quickly in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, but reaching the rest of the country proved difficult. Mongolia is an enormous country with extreme temperatures. Many still live a nomadic lifestyle in hard-to-reach areas. Those who do hear the message of the Gospel often see Christianity as a Western faith and not appropriate for Mongolians. Today more than 98% of Mongolia’s 3.3 million people do not know Christ and are still considered unreached.

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Across Mongolia’s vastness, there are few opportunities for Mongolians to hear the Gospel, let alone meet a Christian. This is one reason why the partnership between Christian radio and the local church has become one of the most fruitful means of reaching the lost in Mongolia.

Currently FEBC operates 16 local FM radio stations in Mongolia. Listeners hear native Mongolians discussing relavent topics about life and family, as well as Bible teaching from local Mongolian pastors. In this way, each radio station partners with established local churches and church plants to share Christ and bring listeners into Duringfellowship.thepandemic, this partnership deepened as FEBC challenged churches and listeners to write songs of worship in the Mongolian language for the Mongolian church. Within a few short months, several hundred songs were written. Dozens of these songs are now airing on Christian radio across the country helping to further disciple Mongolians in the Gospel. you have the Unreached 1 in 3 people have never heard the Gospel

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Articles inside

Online Breakouts

Session Five

Speakers and Musical Artists

Session Two

Vision for Sing! Conference

Focus Gatherings and Special Events

Welcome from Keith And Kristyn

About Getty Music

Session One

Conference Information