Speakers and Musical Artists

SPEAKERS AND ARTISTS

(in alphabetical order)

ROBERTA AHMANSON

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.

PAM ANDREWS

Originally from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Music has been a life-long activity for Pam Andrews. She has written and produced 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 children’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.

TAYO ARIKAWE

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.

TOMMY BAILEY

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.

JEFF BARNETT

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.

FOLEY BEACH

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 Anglican 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.

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.

JEREMY BEGBIE

Jeremy Begbie is Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor in Theology at Duke Divinity School, North Carolina, 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), Theology, 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.

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.

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.”

NATHAN BURGGRAFF

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.

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.

TIM CHALLIES

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.

GEOFF CHANG

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.

BRIAN CHAPELL

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

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.

CITYALIGHT

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.

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.

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.

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.’

THE FOTO SISTERS

Katie (violin & vocals) & Gaylyn (cello & vocals) bring the classical-crossover genre into the church through concerts, 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.

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.

KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY

Keith and Kristyn Getty are songwriters, recording artists, authors, and founders of Getty Music and the Sing! Conference. For full bio, see the “About Keith and Kristyn” section.

JONATHAN GIBSON

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.

MALCOLM GUITE

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

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.

IGLESIA BAUTISTA OZAMA WORSHIP MINISTRY

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.

BOB KAUFLIN

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.

JORDAN KAUFLIN

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.

DR. BENJAMIN KLEMME

Dr. Benjamin Klemme is Associate Professor of Music and Symphony Orchestra Conductor at the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. Previously, Klemme taught on the faculty at Gordon College, served the Quad City Symphony Orchestra 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.

PAUL KWAMI

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 Conservatory 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

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

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 Broadcasters and the Great Commission Collective. Bob and his wife Mary Ann have five children and nine grandchildren.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DAVID MATHIS

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 Uncomfortable Work of God (B&H, 2021), teaches how humility is a gift from God to be received with gladness for our good.

CONRAD MBEWE

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.

ERIC MCALLISTER

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.

MEZ MCCONNELL

Mez McConnell is the senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church. He is the director of 20Schemes, a church-planting 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.

SANDRA MCCRACKEN

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.

MATT MERKER

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

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.

JOAN MURRAY

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. 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.

DAN NEEDHAM

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

TRILLIA NEWBELL

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.

MIGUEL NÚÑEZ

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.

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.

SKYE PETERSON

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

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.

JOHN PIPER

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 ministry for 4 decades and loves sharing practical insights to help congregations sing. He lives near Belfast in Northern Ireland.

TONY REINKE

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.

DAVID RODGERS

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

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, systematic 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.

KIM WOOD SANDUSKY

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.

TIAGO SANTOS

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.

ANDREW SCRIVEN

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 Community 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.

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.

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.

MATTHEW SPANDLER-DAVISON

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.

LAURA STORY

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.

KATIE SUTTON

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 & Kristyn 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.

JUBILANT SYKES

“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.

JONI EARECKSON TADA

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 nations.

JIM THOMAS

Jim Thomas is the Senior Pastor at The Village Chapel, Nashville, TN, celebrating 20 years as a worshiping community. 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.

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.

NOËL TREDINNICK

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, organist, 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.”

PAUL DAVID TRIPP

Paul David Tripp is a pastor, event speaker, and best-selling and award-winning author, including New Morning Mercies: 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.

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.

SERGIO VILLANUEVA

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.

TREVIN WAX

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 columnist 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.

KIRK WHALUM

Kirk Whalum is a Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and songwriter known for his collaborations with Barbara 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 minister, 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.

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 Seminary 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. BiblicalSpirituality.org

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.

NEAL WOOLLARD

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.

CHRIS WRIGHT

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.

SCHEDULE

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH

9:00am....................................................... Event Registration Opens l Delta Ballroom Lobby

9:00am....................................................... Exhibits Open l Ryman Hall C

1:00pm-4:15pm......................................... Plenary Session 1 I Delta Ballroom Message from John Piper Interviews with Matt Boswell, Shai Linne, Foley Beach, Jonathan Gibson, and Paul Kwami

4:15pm-6:00pm ........................................ Exhibits/Dinner Break

6:00pm or 9pm ......................................... Plenary Session 2 l Grand Ole Opry House Concert with Keith & Kristyn Getty, Joni Eareckson Tada, and Special Guests

10:45pm-11:30 pm ................................... Late Night Concert with Shane and Shane l Delta Ballroom

11:30pm..................................................... Exhibits Close