For the Glory of God

I am an acoustic guitar player and vocalist often accompanied by my wife. We are well versed in contemporary praise and worship and also traditional hymns. I have been leading or participating as a member of praise and worship teams for some 25 years. I am a born again believer and have a heart for God and His people.

In the 90's my pastor asked me to lead a praise and worship team. A what? You see at the time I had no idea what he was talking about. Back then the norm was to have selected hymn numbers on the front wall and hymnals behind every pew used as we sang communally while being accompanied by the pianist. The concept of guitars, keyboards, and drums with vocalists was new.

I agreed to do it but not without some reservations, and to be honest, it was rough in the beginning. The congregation was skeptical of this new style of worship. It seemed awkward, singing without familiar hymnal in hand.

Over the years, what we now commonly refer to as praise and worship has become standard fare for most congregations. I have been blessed by having had the privilege of leading and participating in several praise and worship teams in front of several different congregations over the years.

I also was fortunate to have been a member of a contemporary Christian parody band called Audience of One. We developed quite a following as we performed hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond but with the words changed to give glory to God. We were fond of saying that the devil had the music for too long and we were taking it back one song at a time. I've included a couple songs on this web site to give you an idea of what I mean. Anyways, as one goes through the adventures of life, God cause the pages to turn and now I find myself no longer in a band and between churches.

Always open to what the Lord might have in store it occurred to me that there may be a need for a part-time or one-time praise and worship leader to fill in from time to time. I willingly want to be used by God to serve His purposes so I'm proclaiming, “here I am send me!.”

I am a guitar player and singer who is often accompanied by my lovely wife of almost 50 years. I am well versed in contemporary Christian music but also fond of traditional hymns. Moving away from the hymnals has had, in my opinion, the negative affect of having the traditional hymns fade into the background. Its a shame really because there's a reason many of these hymns have survived for hundreds of years.

I digress a bit, but if you have a need for a praise and worship leader or even someone to provide Christian music for any gathering or purpose, give me a call and may God pour out His blessings on your endeavors.