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QUICK SCHEDULE Full daily schedules on pages 70, 84, 98

This schedule is for the in-person event in Nashville.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH

PRE-CONFERENCES

9:00am.................Registration & Exhibits Open

2:00pm.................Children’s Leadership Forum

1:00pm.................Afternoon Session

7:00pm.................Sing! In Hard Places

(Hosted by 20Schemes)

4:30pm.................Exhibits/Dinner Break

7:00pm.................“Sabina” Film Screening

(Hosted by Voice of the Martyrs)

7:00pm.................Evening Session

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH

5:00pm ................Sweetwater Block Party; Exhibits 9:45pm ................SING! Handel’s Messiah; Exhibits

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH

7:30 am................Exhibits Open

7:30am.................Exhibits Open

9:00am.................Morning Session

8:30am.................Breakout D

12:00pm...............Exhibits/Lunch Break

9:30am.................Exhibits

1:30pm.................Breakout A

10:00am...............Morning Session

3:00pm.................Breakout B

1:00pm.................Conference Concludes

4:30pm.................Breakout C

2:00pm.................Exhibits Closed

5:30pm ................Exhibits/Dinner Break 7:30pm.................Evening Session 10:30pm ..............Exhibits

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WELCOME TO SING!

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Dear Friends, It is with so much excitement and celebration that we welcome you to Sing! 2021—whether you are joining us in Nashville or online.

We would like to publicly thank the team who presented and all of you who supported the digital Sing! Global conference in 2020.

How much we missed singing together in person last year and encouraging one another in that way!

Thankfully, the singing did not stop, as singing is not just for the special occasion or even just when we are together. It is a gift for all of life that we each have a deepened gratitude for after these last months—words and melodies that give expression to the great faith we profess in Christ alone, to the struggles that we share, to the hope we cling to. We sing as we wake in the morning, as we drive to work, as we bring our needs to the Lord, as we make a meal, as we put our children to bed, as we go to sleep.

But for these next days we bring all the fruit of these times to the feast we will share. The stories of God’s faithfulness, the reminders of what is truly important, the new plans we are making as local congregations going forward.

What a critical opportunity we have been given: to help restore the voice of the congregation, to renew our commitment to the call of Christ, to reunite as God’s church here and around the world. Even as we enjoy the comfort of this rich time may it all be received with a ready mind and heart towards devotion and service to the Lord. The challenges we face are very real. Amy Carmichael writes, “So sing. Never be afraid of singing too much. We are much more likely to sing too little.”

May the grace of Christ be with us all, Grace and peace,

Keith and Kristyn

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.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO VOM

Getty Music would like to extend our deepest thanks to our Official Missions Partner, The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM). Because of their partnership, we have been able to expand the vision and reach of the Sing! movement beyond what we would have ever dreamed possible, resulting in the equipping of thousands of churches and leaders even amid a global pandemic. Their friendship and support have energized us during this season of ministry, and we could not be more thankful.

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.

As a special gift, every attendee will receive a free copy of Foxe: The Voices of the Martyrs from VOM. We highly encourage you to sign up for their free prayer calendar and magazine to know how you can better pray for and serve the persecuted church around the world.

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TABL E O F CONT ENTS 6 12 14 16 26 28 36 52 70 84 98 112 116

Welcome from Keith And Kristyn Vision for Sing! Conference About Keith and Kristyn About Getty Music Focus Gatherings and Special Events Conference Information Exhibit and Bookstore Information Speakers and Musical Artists Day One Program Day Two Program Day Three Program Online Breakouts All Breakouts by Theme

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In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This cornerstone, this solid ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!

My comforter, my all in all Here in the love of Christ I stand In Christ alone, Who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless babe!

This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save Till on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For ev’ry sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ No guilt in life, no fear in death This is the pow’r of Christ in me From life’s first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand Till He returns or calls me home Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand Words and Music by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend ©2001 Thankyou Music (PRS) / Adm worldwide at CapitolCMGPublishing.com, excluding Europe which is adm by Integritymusic.com

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2001 THRU 2021

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VISION FOR SING! SING! is an initiative of Keith and Kristyn Getty to help individuals, families, and churches deepen their faith through singing. The core values of the SING! movement are: RICH THEOLOGY TIMELESS ARTISTRY VIBRANT SINGING IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITIES 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 Reformation, 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. Last year saw the introduction of Sing! Global, as believers from around the world participated in an innovative online event focused on Singing the Scriptures (2020), along with the development of SingGlobal.com, a new online learning portal to encourage leaders and equip churches 365 days a year.

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The newest chapter in this story is Sing! 2021: In Christ Alone.

As a hybrid event, we will gather in-person to sing our faith together, as well on the digital SingGlobal.com platform where like-minded believers from all over the world can participate together in this movement. The music this year will be heavily influenced by the great hymns of history.

Sing! 2022 is entitled Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Prayers and Confessions, with a particular emphasis on the importance of prayer and liturgy in our worship.

We are launching seven weekend events in churches around the United States in 2022, each also entitled Christ Our Hope in Life and Death.

TEN YEAR VISION

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YEAR THREE: 8/19-21, 2019 | Singing 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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YEAR FOUR: 8/30-9/2, 2020 | Singing the Scriptures Exploring the songs of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.

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YEAR FIVE: 9/13-15, 2021 | Sing: In Christ Alone Celebrating the preeminence of Christ and the great historic hymns in the worship of individuals, families, and churches.

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YEAR SIX: Sept 2022 | Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Prayers and Confessions Considering the vital connections between prayers, hymns, and historically rooted worship.

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YEAR SEVEN: Sept 2023 | Sing: The Nations and Revelation Casting a global vision for singing the message of Christ to all peoples and throughout eternity.

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YEAR EIGHT: Sept 2024 | Sing: The Hymnal and the Psalter Presenting a new hymnal and psalter to serve the church around the globe in the 21st century.

YEAR NINE: Sept 2025 | Leadership Reflecting on the importance of character and integrity in life, ministry, and singing.

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

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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 TEN: Sept 2026 | Sing: Through the Generations Looking to the rich heritage we have in the church’s hymnody and building deep believers through singing now and into the future.

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ABOU T KE IT H & KR IST YN

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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 85 titles listed by CCLI in its US and UK top 2000 lists. Their original publishers, Integrity Music, have estimated 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 also featured in 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 resuming a season of SING! arena events across the world which began in their hometowns of Belfast and Nashville.

Keith and Kristyn are award-winning recording artists, with their upcoming album “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” tracing their journey back to Ireland last year and the roots of their hymn writing. They are also advocates for the fun and joy of singing in the family, with the recently released “Hymns from Home” album (drawing from their daughters’ favorite songs during the season of lockdown) as the latest installment in their popular Getty Kids Hymnal series. Kristyn recently recorded a new audio version of the ESV Bible, to be released soon from our friends at Crossway.

Keith and Kristyn continue to serve as founding leaders of the Getty Music organization, with their newest project the Sing Hymnal to be released in 2024. They recently established the Getty Music Foundation, an initiative that seeks to foster Christ-centered singing in under-resourced parts of the world.

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.

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ABOU T G E TTY MUS I C

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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 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, Matt Papa, Matt Boswell, Matt Merker, Jordan Kauflin, Ben Shive, and Tommy Bailey.

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 Touring produces two major tours each year. The “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” tour will visit churches and arenas from fall 2021 through fall 2022. The annual Christmas tour plays iconic concert venues, including performances in The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.

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, as well as a number of new hymn-related products, 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. 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 editions to digital resources. Prepared in partnership with our friends at Crossway, look for the Sing Hymnal in 2023 and 2024.

Keith and Kristyn Getty also recently established a separate not-for-profit organization, the Getty Music Foundation, as an initiative that seeks to foster Christ-centered singing in under-resourced parts of the world. This year the Foundation will be supporting the translation of SING! Conference sessions into 10 different languages around the globe.

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ABO U T T HE G E T T Y M USI C BAND FIONÁN DE BARRA (Music Director, Acoustic Guitar) Dublin-born Fionán de Barra started playing guitar professionally with Riverdance in the US in 1999. Since then, as multiinstrumentalist, producer, engineer, and music director, Fionán has worked with numerous 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 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.

DEBORAH KLEMME (Executive Director of Touring Company, Violin)

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 twelve years, she has traveled the world performing, recording, and serving as Executive Director for Keith and Kristyn Getty’s Touring Company. She and her husband, conductor Benjamin Klemme, live on the North Shore of Boston with their three children.

PATRICK D’ARCY (Uilleann Pipes, Irish Whistles, Harmonica, Bodhrán, Recorder, Clarinet, and World Flutes incl. Bawu, Bansuri, Kaval, Duduk) Originally from Dublin, Ireland, plays uilleann pipes and tin whistles. He has played in many settings injecting his unmistakable Irish flavor. Some projects he’s been involved with include Josh Groban, Don Was, Neil Diamond, The Rend Collective and Disney.

He enjoys playing, when he can, at his local church in Newbury Park, CA. WENDELL HENRY (Percussion) 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 performed professionally as a drummer and percussionist for jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, Kirk Whalum, Toby Mac, Mandisa, Michael McDonald, Abraham LaBoriel and Minnesota symphony orchestra just to name a few. He also does music production and has been a music director at a church for 5 years.

SHELLY JUSTICE (Vocal Contractor, Background Vocalist)

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 14-year-old son, Trey.

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 Getty’s.

JERMAINE PURIFORY (Background Vocalist)

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.

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JEFF TAYLOR (Accordion, concertina, piano, pump organ, whistle) Jeff Taylor grew up in Western NY (Batavia) playing accordion and keyboards in his Dad’s band since age 10. He studied classical piano at the Eastman School of Music. He has lived in Nashville since 1990 where he has been a band leader/keyboard player/ conductor/arranger/producer/multi-instrumentalist on numerous theater productions, live shows, and recording sessions. Jeff’s recording and live highlights have included Amy Grant, George Strait, The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Boz Scaggs, Harry Connick Jr., Edie Brickell, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Jewel, John McCutcheon, The Civil Wars, Miranda Lambert, Cyndi Lauper, Steven Tyler, Keb Mo, John Oates, The Gaither Vocal Band, Kenny Rogers, Linda Rondstadt, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Allison Krauss, Robert Plant, Buddy Greene, Keith and Kristyn Getty, Andrew Peterson, Grandpa Jones, The Riders in the Sky, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Michael Feinstein, Josh Turner, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and many others. He has played on numerous Grammy-winning projects, and has produced many records as well.

PETER WAHLERS (Electric and Upright Bass)

Peter Wahlers grew up in St. Louis, MO and has been involved with music since he was young. He moved to Boston, MA to study at Berklee College of Music and received a bachelors degree in music production and engineering. After college, he moved to Nashville, TN and has had the opportunity to work with various artists including Andrew Peterson, Audrey Assad, Larry Stewart (Restless Heart), Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) and Richie McDonald (Lonestar). He has primarily played with Keith and Kristyn Getty for the past nine years. He currently lives in Nashville with his beautiful wife and three boys.

MAGGIE WHITE (Fiddle and Mandolin)

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 American 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.

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

Zach White is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter based in Nashville, TN. Born and raised in the Midwest, Zach moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University where he graduated with a degree in commercial guitar in 2012. He quickly became a part of the local Nashville music scene and joined tours that perform across the globe. Over the past decade he has taken these talents to some of the great stages including Carnegie Hall, Grand Ole Opry, and Kennedy Center. Since he was 15 he has always held leadership positions at his local church serving as a full or part time music director and is often asked to guest lead at churches and events. During his time at Belmont he met his wife Maggie. Together they have been joint members 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.

BENJAMIN KLEMME is a faculty member in the Department of Music at Gordon College, where he leads the Gordon Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band, and teaches courses in conducting, musicianship, worship, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Previously Klemme served the Quad City Symphony Orchestra as Associate Conductor, and the Cleveland Pops and National Repertory Orchestras as Assistant Conductor. He directed the Campus Orchestra program at the University of Minnesota and has served as Music Director of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association. Klemme holds degrees in conducting and music education from the University of Minnesota, Cleveland Institute of Music, and University of Northern Iowa, and lives on Boston’s North Shore with his wife, violinist Deborah Coltvet Klemme, and their three children.

JONATHAN REA (Choirmaster) Choirmaster 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-centred events per year. Jonathan studied Music at Cambridge and appears frequently on the BBC as a conductor and a Christian speaker. 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.

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G E T TY M US IC H YMN WRIT I NG T E AM KEITH AND KRISTYN GETTY 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 hat 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.

MATT PAPA Matt Papa is a songwriter, worship leader, and author who has written hymns such as “His Mercy Is More,” “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery,” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death”. He serves as artist-in-residence at Marco Presbyterian Church in Florida and also at Cedarville 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.

MATT BOSWELL Matt Boswell is lead pastor of The Trails Church in North Texas and the President of Doxology & Theology. He is an author and hymn writer, known for songs including “His Mercy Is More,” “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery,” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death.” 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.

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JORDAN KAUFLIN Jordan Kauflin serves as worship pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Atlanta, GA. He is a songwriter whose hymns include “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” “I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130),” 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 MERKER Matt Merker is director of creative resources and training for Getty Music. Matt has contributed to several modern hymns, including “He Will Hold Me Fast,” “I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130),” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death.” He is the author of Corporate Worship: How the Church Gathers as God’s People. Matt and his wife, Erica, are members of Edgefield Church and live in Nashville, TN with their two children.

BEN SHIVE Ben Shive is a producer, songwriter (including co-writing the modern hymn “Is He Worthy”), 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, Tennessee, where Ben lives with his wife, Beth, and four children. Ben serves as an elder at Grace Community Church in Brentwood, TN. TOMMY BAILEY 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 Masters 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.

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S I N G ! C O N F E R E N C E STAF F GETTY MUSIC STAFF James Ainscough: Getty Music Foundation Beverly Bartsch: Sr. Accountant Judy Getty: Director/SingGlobal.com-User Experience Ashleigh Houser: Manager/Customer Experience Ken Johnson: Production Manager / A&R Admin.

Deborah Klemme: Manager/Special Projects Michael Lennox: Creative Director Joni McCabe: Director/Church Relations Greg McNey: Chief of Staff Matt Merker: Director/Creative Resources and Training Cameron Russell: Manager/SingGlobal.com-Content Mark Slezinger: Marketing Administration Grant Soderberg: Marketing Manager Josh Sutton: Chief Strategy Officer Elizabeth Tomyn: Personal Assistant Justin Turner: Accountant Kathryn-Rose Weber: Manager/Sales Administration

GETTY MUSIC ADVISORY BOARD Gary Montgomery: Chairman Eddie DeGarmo Bob Doll Paul McNulty Col. Jeffrey Williams

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CSI DMC - DESTINATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT AJ Bownas: Vice President of Event Management Joanna Boitos: Senior Account Executive Sari Hill: Senior Account Executive Ashley Darling: Event Manager Crystal Page: Event Manager

STREAMLINE EVENT AGENCY TEAM Lauren Hamilton: Executive Producer Justin Zebell: Producer Chad Lambert: Director of Production Leland Herzog: Creative Manager Anne-Marie Detherage: Project Manager/Associate Producer

JoinIn TEAM Christine Schroyer: Senior Project Manager Rachel Sieracke: Project Manager

SING! 2021 PROGRAM BOOK Dan Harding - Blue Mile Design: Graphic Designer Ken Johnson: Creative Director THANK YOU TO OUR VENUE HOSTS Bridgestone Arena (David Kells, Kylie Wilkerson, Jill Sloman, and the whole team) First Baptist Church (Dr Frank Lewis, Joe Fitzpatrick, Lori Towns, and the entire church staff)

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CHILDREN’S LEADERSHIP FORUM | PRE-CONFERENCE Sunday, September 12, 2:00pm-5:30pm | First Baptist Church – Sanctuary

Now in its fourth 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 worshippers to sing the glories of Christ.

This year’s theme will focus on how the great hymns of the faith help our children think Biblically about the difficult issues facing them such as life, death, eternity, and hope in Christ during unsettling times. This free event is provided in partnership with the Virginia Martin Howard Foundation, and everyone who attends will receive a free copy of the Gettys’ new kids album, “Hymns from Home,” along with many other helpful resources for your family and church.

SING! IN HARD PLACES | PRE-CONFERENCE HOSTED BY 20SCHEMES Sunday, September 12, 7:00pm-9:00pm | First Baptist Church – Broadway Chapel

Many of us are facing hard times. Some are living in hard places. Join us for a night of praise and prayer led by worship leaders and church planters serving among the poor and marginalized. This free event is hosted by our friends at 20Schemes. Space is limited to the first 300 to register, and everyone who signs up will be among the first to receive a free copy of Matt Boswell & Matt Papa’s unreleased album, “Almost Home.” Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sing-in-hard-places-tickets-163679037407

FILM SCREENING | SABINA: TORTURED FOR CHRIST – THE NAZI YEARS | HOSTED BY VOICE OF THE MARTYRS Sunday, September 12, 7:00pm-9:00pm | First Baptist Church – Sanctuary

Join The Voice of the Martyrs, official global missions partner of the Sing! Conference, for an exclusive screening of their new film, “Sabina - Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years,” and be among the first to 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.

This event is free to attend, and every person who registers will receive a free DVD copy of the original “Tortured for Christ” film featuring the music of Keith & Kristyn Getty. Don’t miss this chance to be the first to see this exciting new film!

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PRE-CONFERENCE | DEEPER: REAL CHANGE FOR REAL SINNERS | HOSTED BY CROSSWAY Monday, September 13, 10:30am-12:30pm | First Baptist Church – Fellowship Hall

A lunch with Dane Ortlund designed to provide a time of encouragement and refreshment with other pastors, elders, and ministry leaders. Dane will speak on the topic of his forthcoming book, Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners, and host a time of Q&A. Crossway will provide a selection of discounted pastoral resources to browse and purchase. This event is free, but attendees must register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossway-pastors-luncheon-with-dane-ortlund-tickets-165344825825

SWEETWATER BLOCK PARTY Monday, September 13, 5:00pm-7:00pm | Entrance Patio Outside Bridgestone Arena

Join our friends from Sweetwater for an outdoor block party featuring live music from special guests.

There will be several Nashville food trucks onsite with tasty dinner options to enjoy!

FOCUS GATHERING | RECONNECTING THROUGH SCRIPTURE | HOSTED BY THOMAS NELSON Monday, September 13, 5:00pm-6:30pm | First Baptist Church – Fellowship Hall

Does your quiet time in Scripture feel unfocused or like a checkbox on your list? Are you restless for a fresh and sustainable way to enjoy reading the Bible? Do you long to reestablish community with others after this long season of separation? In this catered dinner Focus Session, learn the flexible SOAP framework – Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer – that helps you experience the power and effectiveness of God’s Word in your life and be more equipped to live out its message. Our speaker is Angela Perritt, who founded the Love God Greatly ministry in 2014 after she started writing Bible studies for friends from her own need for community as a young mother. Today, Love God Greatly is a global ministry dedicated to fighting Biblical illiteracy around the world through their translated Bible studies as they build communities of women who are centered around God’s Word.

SING! HANDEL’S MESSIAH Monday, September 13, 9:45pm-10:45pm | Bridgestone Arena Main Auditorium

Join us for a special conference-wide sing along of selections from Handel’s Messiah accompanied by the Sing! conference choir and orchestra. All are welcome—simply stay in the Bridgestone Arena after the Monday evening plenary session concludes. To join your voice, find free sheet music at www.singglobal.com/handel.

BOOK SIGNING WITH TODD NETTLETON | VOICE OF THE MARTYRS Tuesday, September 14, 5:15pm | Bridgestone Meeting Rooms (Conference Bookstore)

A book signing opportunity with Todd Nettleton, author of When Faith is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians. Todd Nettleton serves VOM as Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration and host, The Voice of the Martyrs Radio.

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C O N F EREN CE I NFORMATION

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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N INFORMATION DESK | LOST & FOUND The Information Desk and Lost & Found are located in Bridgestone Arena, adjacent to section 103 off the main concourse.

NURSING MOTHERS LOUNGE The Mothers Lounge is located on the Club Level near Section 213 and features rocking chairs and changing tables.

BAG POLICY All bags must go through security screening.

Approved bags for Express entry include: Clear bags measuring 12” high x 12” wide x 6” deep Medical bags Parenting bags

FOOD & BEVERAGE Bridgestone Arena offers a variety of concession options located on the main concourse.

Nashville’s popular lower Broadway is walking distance from the arena and First Baptist Church and features several dine in restaurants as well as grab & go options. The nearby Fifth & Broadway complex houses the ‘Food Hall’ for a variety of local favorites.

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Looking for maps, information, schedules, session details, and more? Make sure to download the Sing! 2021 conference app. 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! 2021” TO DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE APP.

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

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Sing! Namebadge Your name badge gives you access to the Bridgestone Arena and First Baptist Church.

You will not be allowed into these areas without your name badge, so please do not lose it! If you do, please visit the SING! information desk at the entrance to the Bridgestone Arena concourse.

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

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More information about breakout sessions can be found on pages 89-91 for blocks A-C and page 101 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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BRIDGESTONE ARENA - EVENT LOCATIONS Arena Bowl Exhibit Hall

Sweetwater Village Exhibit Hall (Lexus Lounge) Arena Bowl (Main Auditorium) *floor seating requires special wristband

Bookstore (Both Rooms)

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - LEVEL ONE 22 - Room 145 (Legacy Fellowship Hall)

Restroom

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - LEVEL TWO 1 - Sanctuary

20 - Student Worship Area

7 - 7th Avenue Chapel 16 - Choir Room

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - LEVEL THREE 1 - Sanctuary Balcony Access 4 - Fellowship Hall

Restroom Elevator

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Sing! Exhibitor Passport We would encourage you to visit our three exhibit hall locations and talk with our conference partners about how their services can help enrich your ministry. When you arrived at the event, you were given an exhibitor passport with a listing of each

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exhibitor and their corresponding booth numbers.

Visit every booth and get a stamp from each exhibitor, and you can enter to win dozens of prizes worth over $100 each! Simply turn your completed passport in to the information desk located at the entrance of the arena and we will announce the winners on the last day of the event through our conference app!

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EXHIBIT INFORMATION Exhibits are located in three areas. We invite you to explore them all: BRIDGESTONE ARENA BOWL EXHIBIT HALL – Located on the arena floor behind the main stage BRIDGESTONE CONCOURSE – The entire main hallway that encircles the arena SWEETWATER VILLAGE – Located in the Lexus Lounge area on the bottom floor of the Bridgestone Arena Exhibits are open during the following hours: Monday, September 13: 9:00am-11:30pm Tuesday, September 14: 7:30am-11:30pm Wednesday, September 15: 7:30am-2:00pm Please note that during plenary sessions, some exhibits may temporarily close and the Arena Bowl Exhibit Hall will observe “quiet hours.”

BOOKSTORE INFORMATION The official SING! 2021 bookstore can be found in the Meeting Rooms on the Bridgestone Concourse level.

The bookstore will be open during the following times: Monday, September 13: 9:00am-11:30pm Tuesday, September 14: 7:30am-11:30pm Wednesday, September 15: 7:30am-2:00pm 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.

ATTENDEE LOUNGE – MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE’S UPPER ROOM We invite you to explore The Upper Room, hosted by Museum of the Bible. Look for signs and use the elevators in the main concourse near section 110, or the stairs at section 109, to reach this location.

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INTRODUCING

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The Getty Music Foundation has been established with a mission to educate churches, families and individuals across the globe in a Biblical view of theology, artistry, and mission in congregational singing.

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We live in the most exciting time to be Christians.

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 through the newly-founded Foundation, we are translating this year’s Sing! Global conference sessions into at least 10 languages (Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish), making them freely available through networks across the globe throughout the fall.

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In addition to this, in 2022 we intend to bring over 100 musicians and church leaders from around the world to be part of the conference, to help resource, inspire and learn from the communities from which they came.

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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.

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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

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In this new audio recording of the full Bible, the magnificent story of God’s redemptive work in Christ comes alive in a fresh way through the voice of award-winning modern hymn writer Kristyn Getty. From Genesis to Revelation, this word-for-word reading of the ESV Bible text is a great way to encounter God’s word and the story of salvation on any phone, tablet, or computer.

Available online and via the ESV Bible app for iOS and Android.

ESV.org/getty

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Available in the Conference Bookstore

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Christ Our Hope in Life and Death: Behind the Song 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.

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

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?"

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."

These are truths we must sing.

That is why, in the providence of God, I am excited that I have been able to teach my four daughters a new song this year. 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.

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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 the other two writers on our team, Matt Boswell and Matt Papa, were trying to write a song based on the first article of the Heidelberg Catechism, quoted above. We brought the two ideas together, 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 inauthentic. We need songs that are honest about the grave, for we have real hope to offer our troubled world. Though many believers may be singing at home, unable to gather with their churches as usual, 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 death.

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PLENARY SPEAKERS AND INTERVIEW GUESTS (in order of appearance)

KEITH AND KRISTYN GETTY

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.

ALISTAIR BEGG

Alistair Begg is the Bible teacher on the daily program Truth For Life and serves as the senior pastor of Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. Originally from Scotland, Alistair began pastoral ministry in 1975. He teaches directly from the text of the Bible and relies on the Spirit of God to do the work of God through the Word of God in the lives of those who listen. Alistair’s teaching reaches a global audience through radio, mobile, web, podcast, and social media communications. He has written several books and speaks at conferences around the world. Alistair is married to Susan, and they have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

VODDIE BAUCHAM (Appearing via video interview) Voddie Baucham wears many hats. He is a husband, father, former pastor, author, professor, conference speaker, and church planter. He currently serves as Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia.

Voddie’s area of emphasis is Cultural Apologetics. Whether teaching on classical apologetic issues like the validity and historicity of the Bible, or the resurrection of Christ; or teaching on biblical manhood/womanhood, marriage and family, he helps ordinary people understand the significance of thinking and living biblically in every area of life. Dr. Baucham holds degrees from Houston Baptist University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, an honorary degree from Southern California Seminary, and additional post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, England. Voddie and his wife, Bridget have been married since 1989. They have nine children: Jasmine, Trey (Voddie, III), Elijah, Asher, Judah, Micah, Safya, Amos, and Simeon.

H. B. CHARLES, JR.

H.B. Charles, Jr. has been the pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida since 2008. He is married to his best friend, Crystal, and they are the proud parents of three children, H.B. Charles III, Natalie Marie and Hailey Breanne. He is author of numerous books, including On Pastoring: A Short Guide to Living, Leading, and Ministering as a Pastor and On Preaching: Personal & Pastoral Insights for the Preparation & Practice of Preaching.

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DANE ORTLUND

Dane was called to Naperville Presbyterian Church in 2020 after being part of the church for 13 years along with his family: his college sweetheart, Stacey, and their five kids, Zach, Nate, Jeremiah, Chloe, and Ben. Dane is a graduate of Wheaton College (BA), Covenant Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM), and Wheaton College Graduate School (PhD in New Testament). Prior to coming on staff, he worked for ten years in Christian publishing at Crossway in Wheaton. He is the author of several books such as Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers (2020), Edwards on the Christian Life: Alive to the Beauty of God (2014), and Defiant Grace: The Surprising Message and Mission of Jesus (2011).

Dane’s life purpose is to glorify in the endless grace of God and to call others to join him there. It’s all about Jesus—and his unspeakable heart for sinners.

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.

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.

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.

TRIP LEE

Trip Lee is a rapper, author, pastor, speaker, and thought leader. As a critically acclaimed hip hop artist, Trip Lee’s music has topped Billboard charts, the iTunes chart, and he has received Dove nominations and a Stellar Award.

Since his first album release, Trip has traveled the world performing for thousands of listeners. His Christ-centered hip hop message has also built a platform among churches and other Christian organizations, which has led to numerous opportunities to preach and teach at conferences and other events.

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PLENARY SPEAKERS AND INTERVIEW GUESTS (in order of appearance)

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.

DAVID PLATT

David Platt is pastor of McLean Bible Church in Washington, D.C. and the founder of Radical (radical.net).

He holds a Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has previously served as the president of the International Mission Board. He has contributed to several volumes in the CCEC series (Matthew, Galatians, 1&2 Timothy and Titus, and James) and is the author of Radical, Radical Together, Follow Me, Counter Culture, and Something Needs to Change.

DANNY AKIN

Dr. Akin is married to Charlotte Akin. They have been married since May 27, 1978. They have four sons who all currently serve in the ministry. He has 4 daughters-in-law and 14 grandchildren! Dr. Akin currently serves as the President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a Professor of Preaching and Theology. Dr. Akin and his wife Charlotte have traveled to Sudan, Turkey, Middle East, Kenya, Asia, Central Asia, Thailand, India and Paraguay serving our students and missionaries and helping share the gospel.

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.

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.

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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.

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 51 years, and has five children and 14 grandchildren.

INTERVIEW GUESTS, BREAKOUT SPEAKERS, & MUSICAL ARTISTS (in alphabetical order)

ISAAC ADAMS

Isaac Adams serves as a pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is the founder of United?

We Pray (uwepray.com), a ministry devoted to praying about racial strife—especially between Christians.

He is also the author of the forthcoming book Talking about Race: Gospel Hope for Hard Conversations.

AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR

The African Children’s Choir and Music for Life is a Christian organization empowering African children trapped in the cycle of poverty to rise up and create positive, lasting change. Music for Life makes deep, long-term investments in children who go on to have an exponential impact on their families, communities and countries. Through our choirs, Music for Life harnesses the power of music to generate international awareness of its programs in Africa. Our focus on providing African children and youth with a quality education, leadership skills, mentoring and ongoing discipleship equips and prepares them to solve problems for themselves, their families, communities and countries. Since 1984, Music for Life has educated over 54,000 children and impacted hundreds of thousands of children through its relief programs.

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.

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INTERVIEW GUESTS, BREAKOUT SPEAKERS, & MUSICAL ARTISTS (in alphabetical order)

TOMMY BAILEY

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 Masters in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO.

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 and are still trying to figure out where the youngest one’s left shoe is. (If you see it, please let him know.)

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.

HAROLD BEST

Harold M. Best is Emeritus Dean/Professor of Music of the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. He is also a past president of the National Association of Schools of Music. He is the author of numerous articles on the relationship of Christianity to the fine arts, worship, issues in arts education, culture, and curriculum. His book Music Through the Eyes of Faith was published by Harper San Francisco in 1993. Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts was released by InterVarsity Press in 2003. He also contributed to Exploring the Worship Spectrum, published by InterVarsity in 2004. His latest book, Dumbfounded Praying, published by Wipf and Stock, was released in January, 2011. In his retirement years he continues to write and also speak at occasional conferences. He is a member of the Community Presbyterian Church, Post Falls, Idaho.

MATT BOSWELL

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” and “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery”. 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 and four kids.

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WAYNE CHEN

Wayne Chen holds a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and pastored in Northern California before heading to the missions field. Wayne and his family moved to Papua New Guinea in 2009 and began living with an unreached tribal people group. From 2009 to 2017, they were involved in language and culture acquisition, bible translation and church planting. Wayne now serves as the director of Radius Asia. Radius is a training program for cross-cultural missionaries with heavy emphasis on language and cultural acquisition to proficiency, foundational Bible teaching, embracing suffering and hardship as tools of completing the Great Commission and planting mature churches with indigenous leadership. Wayne and his wife, Gail, have two daughters.

CITY ALIGHT

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.

NOEMÍ GUERRERO CUETO

Noemí Guerrero Cueto, MD, has a growing career in gynecology and obstetrics in the Dominican Republic.

She has been a Christian by the grace of God for more than 30 years. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Bible counseling with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is married to Rogers Peralta, with whom she serves in the worship ministry of her local church, Iglesia Bautista Ozama, and together they have two children: Roger David and Noelia Zahara.

JON DUNCAN

Dr. Jon Duncan recently received a presidential appointment as Senior Professor of Worship and Church Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to this he served as the Catalyst of Worship and Church Music at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board for over 19 years. Duncan previously served as Minister of Music in 2 churches in Oklahoma before accepting a post as Worship and Music Specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. He has led numerous conferences and served as the Chair of the Theology Committee for the new Baptist Hymnal 2008. He recently received the Lifetime Ministry Achievement Award from the Southern Baptist Church Music Conference.

Duncan and his wife, Mary, have two daughters, Raechel and Jessica, and five grandchildren.

LIGON DUNCAN

Ligon Duncan is the Chancellor and CEO as well as the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, the largest ATS-accredited reformed seminary in the world.

Every year, they prepare pastors and church leaders to serve in North America and around the globe.

Ligon has written and edited several books on theology and pastoral ministry.

SHERIF FAHIM

Sherif A. Fahim is an Elder in the Evangelical church in Sidi Beshr Kebly, Alexandria, Egypt, and a lecturer of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Alexandria School of Theology (AST). He leads a reformed ministry in Egypt called El-Soora which aims to aid the Church in rediscovering and proclaiming the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Arabic speaking world. Sherif is a graduate of Alexandria School of Theology (BTh), Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia (MAR), and Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan (ThM). He and his wife Marian have three daughters.

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SOL FENNE

Sol lives in Gracemount, a housing scheme in Edinburgh, Scotland with his wife Carlie and their 3 children Hamish, Betsie and Tommy. They are part of a 20schemes team that planted Gracemount Community Church in Easter 2017 where Sol now serves as an elder. Sol also established 20schemes Music and now runs it in his role as music co-ordinator for 20schemes.

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.

CARLOS GARCIA

Carlos Garcia received a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the director of the music academy of Ozama Baptist Church in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Carlos is part of the national team of Art Education, responsible for the Dominican art curriculum for public schools. He co-hosts the radio show “More Than Music” alongside Rogers Peralta, a program for musicians, worship leaders, pastors, and the general public. He is married to Elizabeth Matos and together they live in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

OS GUINNESS

Os Guinness is an author and social critic. He has written or edited more than thirty books. Since moving to the United States in 1984, Os has been a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, a Guest Scholar and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum. His latest book is The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom. He lives with his wife Jenny in the Washington DC area.

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, will be 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.

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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 serves as worship pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Atlanta, GA. He is a songwriter whose hymns include “I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130)”, “Christ our Hope in Life and Death” and “All I Have Is Christ.”

He is passionate about raising up the next generation of worship leaders and songwriters.

DAVID KIM

Violinist David Kim was named Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Each season, he performs and speaks at venues around the world. This is his fourth appearance at Sing! Global.

JONATHAN LEEMAN

Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director at 9Marks and teaches at a number of seminaries. He has written over a dozen books on the church as well as on the intersection of faith and politics, including How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics for a Divided Age. He serves as an elder at Cheverly Baptist Church in suburban Washington DC, where he lives with his wife and four daughters.

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.

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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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.

AUGUSTUS NICODEMUS LOPES

The Rev. Dr. Augustus Nicodemus Gomes Lopes, born in Paraíba, Brazil, is a Presbyterian minister, Calvinist theologian, writer and professor. He was Chancellor of Mackenzie Presbyterian University from 2003 to 2013.

He is assistant pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Recife, vice-president of the Theological Education Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil and vice-president of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. Dr. Lopes has authored over two dozen books and Bible commentaries. He is married to Minka Lopes and has four children.

JOANNE LUNN

Joanne Lunn studied at the Royal College of Music in London where she was awarded the prestigious Tagore Gold Medal. She is one of Britain’s leading Baroque sopranos, in great demand throughout Europe, the US and Asia and known and respected for her warm sound, impressive coloratura and attention to the words. Bach is a real love and joy for her in her career. She was part of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage in the year 2000 with John Eliot Gardiner and now regularly works with groups such as Bach Collegium Japan, The Dunedin Consort, Tafelmusik and Concerto Copenhagen - with whom she recorded Bach’s St John Passion in April 2021. Other highlights of the 2020/21 season include a live-streamed performance of Messiah for the London Handel Festival, a recording of Bach cantatas with the Dunedin Consort and performances of Monteverdi Vespers with La Nuova Musica at the Brighton Festival.

DANA MASTERS

Dana Masters is a singer and performer best known for her work alongside renowned artist Van Morrison. She was born and raised in the deep south of the United States by family who ushered in and were deeply involved with the Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s. After many years in the music industry, she met and fell in love with a Northern Irishman and decided to take a leap and make Ireland her home. There, she became deeply involved in the Irish jazz scene. Now, Dana is determined to pour all of the experience, passion, and creativity collected in the last 6 years of crafting music with Van Morrison into a unique project inviting the listener to not only hear, but to see behind the curtain of songwriting, producing, and arranging into the rebirth of an artist as she steps onto her own stage to tell her story in her own words.

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, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus Through the Spiritual Disciplines (Crossway, 2016), explains how the Word, prayer, and the local church form the matrix of God’s means of grace for every Christian in every season of life.

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KEN MBUGUA

Kenneth Mbugua is the senior pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya and is a council member of The Gospel Coalition Africa. He is the Managing Director of Ekklesia Africa which promotes biblical resources for building healthy churches. Ken is married to Arlette and they have two children.

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. Matt has contributed to several modern hymns, including “He Will Hold Me Fast.” He is the author of Corporate Worship: How the Church Gathers as God’s People. Matt and his wife, Erica, are members of Edgefield Church and live in Nashville, TN with their two children.

ROBERT MORGAN

Robert J. Morgan is the teaching pastor of The Donelson Fellowship in Nashville, Tennessee, where he has served for over 40 years. He is a best-selling, gold-Illuminations, and gold-medallion winning writer with more than 35 books in print and approximately 5 million copies in circulation in multiple languages. Rob has appeared on numerous television and radio shows. He speaks widely at churches, conferences, schools, and corporate events. Rob was also a homemaker and a caregiver for his late wife of 43 years, Katrina, who battled multiple sclerosis and passed away in November of 2019. He and Katrina have three daughters and sixteen grandchildren. In 2014, Rob was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from his alma mater, Columbia International University.

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.

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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.

STEPHEN NICHOLS

Dr. Stephen J. Nichols is president of Reformation Bible College and chief academic officer of Ligonier Ministries. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A.R. from Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pa., as well as an M.A. in philosophy from West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. He hosts the podcasts 5 Minutes in Church History and Open Book. He has authored or edited over thirty books, including Beyond the 95 Theses, Jesus Made in America, and R.C. Sproul: A Life.

MATT PAPA

Matt Papa is a songwriter, worship leader, and author whose heart longs to see people from every corner of the world set ablaze by the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. His latest project, “Almost Home,” showcases over a new collection of songs co-written with frequent collaborator Matt Boswell.

ROGERS PERALTA

Rogers Peralta is a music educator with a Master’s degree in theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He’s been the worship leader and music director for Ozama Baptist Church since 2006 where he has developed important projects in the areas of music and art that have had global impact. He also co-hosts the radio show “”Más que Música”” (More than Music) with followers across the globe. He is married to Noemi Guerrero and together they have two children.

ANDREW PETERSON

Recording artist, songwriter, producer, filmmaker, publisher and award-winning author of The Wingfeather Saga series, Andrew Peterson is also host of the popular creative community known as The Rabbit Room and recently launched a film and TV production company, Shining Isle Productions.

KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR

Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012), Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014), and On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos 2018). She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books.

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JONATHAN REA

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-centred events per year. Jonathan studied at Cambridge and appears frequently on the BBC as a conductor and a Christian speaker. He has been involved in local church music ministry for 4 decades and loves sharing practical insights to help congregations sing.

JUAN SANCHEZ

Since 2005, Juan has served as senior pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. He graduated from the University of Florida with a BM in Music Education and holds an MDiv, a ThM, and a PhD in systematic theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Additionally, Juan serves as a council member of The Gospel Coalition, co-founder and president of Coalición, and assistant professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored numerous books, his most recent being The Leadership Formula: Develop the Next Generation of Leaders in the Church. Juan has been married to Jeanine since 1990, and they have five adult daughters.

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”TM that meets and exceeds the standards of today’s competitive music industry.

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. Based in Indiana, Andrew and his wife Ashton enjoy world travel and discovering great dining experiences.

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.

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BEN SHIVE

Ben Shive is a producer, songwriter, arranger, and keyboardist. His longtime collaboration with singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson (Is He Worthy, Behold The Lamb Of God) 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, Tennessee, where Ben lives with his wife and four children.

LAURA STORY

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. This summer she released a brand book and bible study series titled 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 Josie, Ben, Griffin and Timothy.

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, Sophie, Zoe and Ethan. Follow her blog at bit.ly/comesingtogether for ideas and inspiration to instill a love of singing in your 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. Among the orchestras which he has appeared as soloist are the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Orchestra de Paris. Mr. Sykes’ versatility has taken him to such venues as the Apollo Theatre, New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Hollywood Bowl. 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.

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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.

CHRIS TOMLIN

It is estimated that 20-30 million people across the world sing one of Chris’ songs every week in church services in nearly every language. Time magazine heralded him as the “most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Along the way, he’s scored 17 number one singles at radio, sold more than nine million albums, earned a Grammy, three Billboard Music Awards, 21 Dove Awards and became a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year honoree. In 2016, he was named one of only four artists ever to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 Billion digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks. Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach the Billion streams threshold on Pandora and was presented with their BILLIONAIRE award. His tours have sold-out venues everywhere, including New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Red Rocks. Chris’ recent studio album, Chris Tomlin & Friends, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Christian Albums Chart and contains a six-week #1 single “Who You Are To Me” feat. Lady A. This feat makes it Chris’ second longest running #1 after his 14-week run with “Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies).”

Chris Tomlin & Friends includes 13 tracks with some of country music’s biggest stars including Florida Georgia Line, who also executive produced the album, Lady A, Thomas Rhett, Russell Dickerson, Chris Lane, RaeLynn, Cassadee Pope and Brett Young in addition to Bear Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE, Blessing Offor and We The Kingdom. His latest Christmas EP, Miracle Of Love: Christmas Songs of Worship includes two new songs, “Miracle Of Love’’ and “All the World Awaits (Hosanna)” as well as songs from his 2019 Christmas Day: Christmas Songs of Worship EP and “Noel” featuring Lauren Daigle.

KEVIN TWIT

Rev. Kevin Twit is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and Covenant Theological Seminary, and is the RUF Campus Minister at Belmont University. In 1999 Kevin began Indelible Grace Music which has been at the heart of the movement to reset old hymn texts to new music. Kevin is also an adjunct Professor at Covenant Seminary and Belmont University. He is an avid book collector and lectures widely on topics of hymns and worship.

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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 Gabriel and Daniel in the suburbs of Chicago.

KIRK WHALUM

Kirk Whalum is a Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and songwriter known for his collaborations with Barbara Streisand, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, and especially 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.

JEFF WILLIAMS

Colonel Jeffrey N. Williams served 27 years in the U.S. Army and continues to work in our Nation’s space program.

An astronaut since 1996, Williams flew a record-setting 534 days on four space flights to the International Space Station. He is the author of The Work of His Hands: A View of God’s Creation from Space. A West Point graduate, Williams has advanced degrees in aeronautical engineering, national security, as well as a Doctor of Ministry from The Master’s Seminary. Jeff and his wife, Anna-Marie, reside in Battle Ground, Washington, where they serve at Word of Grace Bible Church.

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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ROSS WILSON Ross Wilson is one of Ireland’s leading artists and sculptors.

In the 2019 New Years Honours List he was honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, receiving a B E M, British Empire Medal for services to charity and outreach work amongst under-privileged communities in Northern Ireland. He graduated with a First-Class Honours degree in Fine Art from the University of Ulster and went on to receive his Masters degree from the prestigious Chelsea School of Art, London. He has been a visiting speaker at Harvard, Wheaton, Oxford and Cambridge Universities and the National Portrait Gallery London. His commissions include Nobel Laureates Seamus Heaney and Derek Walcott for the National Portrait Gallery in London. Sculpture commissions include the CS Lewis Centenary Sculpture East Belfast, Titanic Yardmen Sculpture and most recently Amy Carmichael - A Life And Legacy of Grace Sculpture. His work is included in private and public collections worldwide including: The Fogg Museum Harvard, The KeatsShelley Museum Rome, Tate Britain, The Ashmolean Museum Oxford, Jesus College Cambridge, St Lucien National Trust, The British Museum, Boston Museum of Fine Art, The Ulster Museum, The Burns Library Boston College, Museo Federico Garcia Lorca Spain, The Houghton Library Harvard. His work has sold both at Christies and Sotheby’s London. Ross Wilson believes strongly in community outreach, through creativity and educational interaction within marginalised communities both in Ireland and more recently in Rwanda. His aim is to encourage others to see with the soul of the eye.

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These simplified tree motifs are reflections on the Genesis creation narrative of given things, recorded in chapter one. They are a type of elementary shorthand , yet each one carries high symbolic significance. Each tree silhouette contains an active spectrum of colouring indicating the growth cycle of seasonal life, the input patterns parallel the direction purposed by the giving Creator. Trees are by nature obedient, obedient in being, they do not deviate, they are faithfully rooted and grow daily into their reflective purpose and praise.

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M ON DAY | S E PTE MB E R 13TH “...To grant to those who mourn in Zion... the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.”

-Isaiah 61:3 (ESV)

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HOW TO GET YOUR PEOPLE SINGING AGAIN No one will quickly forget the effect that Covid-19 has had on the church. Activities we took for granted—singing together, seeing smiling faces, experiencing physical care, sharing the Lord’s Supper, sitting together under the preaching of God’s word—were taken away in an instant. Sanctuaries, crowds, and pews were replaced by screens, couches, and pajamas.

Initially, most of us scrambled to livestream our Sunday service (with varying degrees of success). And as weeks turned into months, people started asking questions.

Do the benefits of gathering together really outweigh the conveniences of staying home?

Is livestreaming here to stay? Is “remote attendance” the new normal for church services?

In a word, no. And it never will be. Ever since God spoke to the Israelites out of the cloud and fire at Mt. Sinai (Exod. 19:16-18), he has been calling his people to gather physically in one place to hear his Word, celebrate his saving acts, sing his praises, and enjoy his presence.

The pandemic may not yet be over, particularly in certain parts of the world, so some churches may deem it wise to wait to gather as normal. Still, gathering is the heartbeat of God’s people, and we should pray for the day to come soon when all churches can meet safely.

As we remind our people of the glories of gathering together again, here are at least five reasons to highlight.

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When I sing to the Lord alone it might be no less sincere and passionate as when I sing with my church.

But hearing those around me sing makes me realize God is much bigger than whatever he happens to be doing in my life. That’s one reason King David often said things like, “I will thank you in the great congregation; in the mighty throng I will praise you” (Ps. 35:18).

My personal times of Bible reading, prayer, and worship in song can never replace what I do every Sunday with the church. That’s because we’re living stones, not random bricks, being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit (1 Pet. 2:4; Eph. 2:22). On Sundays, the loud praises of those around me remind me I’m not alone in my struggles and that God is supremely worthy of my trust.

I benefit from spiritual gifts like administration, mercy, leadership, and teaching. At the same time, God uses my unique gifts to build up those around me. I can’t do this on my own. You can’t either.

Why not forgo the Sunday service and use that time to bless our neighborhoods, feed the poor, and share the gospel? Because corporate worship is meant to fuel and direct the way we serve others for the glory of God. We meet to stir up “one another to love and good works” (Heb. 10:25). Each time we gather, God realigns our priorities, refocuses our hearts on what is ultimate, and then sends us out into the world as his ambassadors.

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EVANGELISM BRINGING IT HOME

It’s no coincidence that in Ephesians 5, Paul connects singing with being filled with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 5:18–19). Nor is it surprising that in 1 Corinthians 14:26–33, singing finds a home among many other gifts that the Spirit manifests in our midst. What a privilege and delight to encounter the presence of God when the church gathers. God loves to reveal himself when his people are next to each other, lifting their hearts and voices in praise to him.

Even in times of social distancing, we can share the good news of the gospel with friends and neighbors. What we can’t do is bring them to a meeting where they see others reflecting the same humility, joy, and passion for Christ they see in us. Corporate worship gives non-Christians a broader and better picture of what Jesus looks like (1 Cor. 14:24-25).

Leaders in the church have the privilege of reminding our congregations of these truths.

Of course, many won’t need any reminders as they’ve been starving for fellowship all year!

But we might need to encourage others who have grown accustomed to the oxymoron known as “solo church.” Here are some ways we can motivate them: Make provision in your services for those with legitimate health concerns.

Highlight congregational participation each Sunday through testimonies, Scripture readings, prayers, etc.

Teach on the priority, privilege, and blessing of meeting with the saints.

If you decide to continue a livestream (and I’d even encourage you to consider ending it!), teach your church members who are able to attend that the stream isn’t really meant for them.

Sundays are for gathering – not watching.

Throughout the centuries, churches have been unable to meet due to persecution, geography, pandemics, or other limitations. God wasn’t worried then, and he’s not worried now. His plans will not be thwarted or undone. Because God made the church to gather.

And one day, for one last time, Jesus will return to gather his people from every tribe, language, people, and nation to worship him forever (Rev. 7:9–10).

Until then, let’s take full advantage of every opportunity God gives us to get ready.

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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Message from Alistair Begg

Interview with Voddie Baucham

Message from H. B. Charles, Jr.

4:30pm-7:00pm......................................... Dinner Break 5:00pm-7:00pm......................................... Sweetwater Block Party | Near Bridgestone Arena Entrance 7:00pm-9:30pm......................................... Plenary Session 2 | Bridgestone Arena Main Auditorium

Concert with Matt Boswell & Matt Papa

Devotional from Dane Ortlund

Concert with Keith & Kristyn Getty

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“The reason why singing is such a splendid shield against the fiery darts of the devil is that it greatly helps us to forget him, and he cannot endure being forgotten. He likes us to be occupied with him, with what he is doing (our temptations), with his victories (our falls), with anything but our glorious Lord. So sing. Never be afraid of singing too much. We are much more likely to sing too little.”

- Amy Carmichael

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his year we decided to offer a SING! Through Handel’s Messiah. As an initial experiment we have chosen a 75 minute sequence to give a taste for the greatest piece of church music ever written on the Life 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.”

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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.” JOHN NEWTON

Arranged in three “acts” the narrative begins

At the time operas were hugely popular, but

with the prophetic hopes for the Messiah of

it was felt to be inappropriate to have theatrical

Isaiah 40 “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,

entertainments during Lent. So oratorios were

saith your God.” and ends with the triumph of

presented instead – non-staged and sacred, they

Revelation 5 “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain,

were considered an appropriate way to entertain

and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to

the masses as Easter approached. Messiah would

receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and

have been performed mainly in secular venues, for

strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

secular audiences and frequently performed by non

Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto

believers (for example Handel often employed the

Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the

singer Susannah Maria Cibber - a woman with a

Lamb, for ever and ever. Amen.”

colourful past, but who was described as being “able

Nearly all the texts in Messiah were also in the

to penetrate the heart with her voice, when other,

Anglican liturgies of the time. These words would

more skilled vocalists could only reach the ear”).

have resonated with the audience of the day, having

Messiah was written at a time in his life when

been written in their hearts and minds through

the 56-year old Handel was facing bankruptcy,

repetition in childhood. We owe it to our children to

struggling for creativity, and considered himself to

give them the same privilege!

be a total failure. A charity in Dublin paid for the

Jennens collated the text as a response to

piece to be written. And the first performance, in

the prevailing ‘deism’ which sought to deny the

Dublin in 1742, was a benefit concert for charity,

divinity of Christ. A pamphlet might have made

the proceeds of which released nearly 150 men

an intellectual case, but Jennens wanted to stir

from debtors’ prison. What sweet harmony! And a

the hearts and souls of the entire population. So

wonderful foretaste of what this stunning piece of

he turned to his friend Handel in the hope that

high art would achieve in the intervening centuries,

he would “expend his best efforts on it so that it

presenting the gospel to millions. As Handel wrote

becomes his best oratorio because it’s certainly on

at the bottom of the score, Soli Deo gloria.

the best subject.”

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T U ES DAY | S E PTE MB E R 14TH “On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar.

And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.”

-Ezekiel 17:23 (ESV)

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SINGING OF THE STEADFAST SAVIOR

THE LOVE OF CHRIST IN A MOMENT OF BROKENNESS JIM THOMAS

For most of us, the last year has been a surreal year of church ministry. Covid-19 is not the first or even the worst pandemic in human history. But it is the one we have had to struggle through; the one that took some of our loved ones; the one that shut so many of our church doors for a time, and closed some of them permanently. The impact has been ubiquitous and many analysts predicted that whenever we re-opened, every church would be like a start-up church again.

The pandemic has reminded us that humankind is fragile. A virus too small to see with the naked eye has brought nations and economies to their knees. Through it all, many congregations wondered how they would survive.

What was God up to? What should be our response as local church leaders?

At The Village Chapel, we prayed that God would transform us and pour His glory through these struggles. We prayed that God would lead us beyond survival and to revival. We prayed that we would be shaped more by leaning deeper into Christ and reminding ourselves of the greater realities of the Gospel than we were by the unavoidable acrimony of a contentious election year or the suffering we were experiencing because of the pandemic. We realized this season would mean we would be forced to navigate a great deal of turbulence and experience a pruning back of sorts.

Through it all, we were reminded that while the road to revival is at times arduous, it always leads us back to Jesus. And that is always a good thing.

Why? Because Jesus is the bread of life, the light of the world and the doorway to God’s salvation. He is the Good Shepherd, the resurrection and the life, the way, the truth and the life. He is the ultimate and unique Savior and Redeemer of the world! As we see in Revelation 5, he is the only one able to open the scroll and bring about the end of this age, because he is the Lamb who was slain to ransom God’s people. That means that no virus, no pandemic, and no contentious year can thwart his power and purposes.

And yet, this mighty Lord of history is also full of mercy and gentleness. We see his love on full display in Matthew 8:1-17. There we read that Jesus healed an outcast, an outsider, and an obsolete (someone who may have felt that their life was useless). Jesus lovingly embraced and healed a diseased leper. Jesus responded with generosity to the request of a Gentile Centurion who asked for healing on behalf of his beloved sick servant. And Jesus restored Peter’s mother-in-law to health—an older woman who lay sick in bed.

The compassion of Christ is love in motion towards those on the margins, those in need of hope. Jesus did not turn anyone away nor did he turn away himself; he met each of them right at their point of need. It is the presence and power of Christ that made the difference in each of these cases. It is the presence and power of Christ among us that can shatter the darkness and despair of this past year. And this is why we feel so compelled to sing!

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Our collective voices may have been isolated, muffled, and muted in some ways, but as we gather for Sing! 2021 our hearts are bursting with irrepressible ardor. We long to sing, even after the pain of the previous year, because Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We may still have questions and uncertainty. We may still long for healing for the wounds we have felt in the past year. But we bring these yearnings to Christ. We have tasted and we have seen that he is good. He displayed his presence and power, most completely, in the cross and the empty tomb. Since Christ is risen, we know that no power of hell and no fear of man can ever pluck us from his hand.

So, no matter where you have come from or what you have had to endure, as we collect ourselves from every corner of the globe, whether you are joining us here in Nashville or online, let us lift up our hearts. With full-throated, Christ-centered worship, may the Lord release a mighty river of praise and glory flowing through each and every song we sing together. And may the Lord be enthroned upon the praises of His people.

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!

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Message from John Lennox Interview with Paul David Tripp Message from Jeremy Begbie

Message from Trip Lee

12:00pm-1:30pm....................................... Lunch Break 1:30pm-2:15pm......................................... Breakout Sessions A 3:00pm-3:45pm......................................... Breakout Sessions B 4:30pm-5:15pm......................................... Breakout Sessions C 5:15pm-7:30pm......................................... Dinner Break 7:30pm-10:30pm....................................... Plenary Session 4 | Bridgestone Arena Main Auditorium

Concert: Hymns for All of Life Interview with Joni Eareckson Tada

Message from David Platt

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Keith And Kristyn Getty

Family Hymn Sing: Reflections on a Year in Lockdown and Building for the Future

Bridgestone Arena Main Stage

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Tommy Bailey

Let the Word of Christ Dwell in You Richly: Planning Christ-Centered Worship Services

First Baptist Sanctuary

A3

Jeremy Begbie

The Arts As Foretastes of God’s Future First Baptist Fellowship Hall

First Baptist Fellowship Hall

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David Kim

A Recital with David Kim

First Baptist Broadway Chapel

A5

Trillia Newbell

The Unifying Gospel: Loving One Another As He Loved Us

First Baptist Room 145 (Legacy Fellowship Hall)

A7

Andrew Scriven, Jeff Barnett, Kent Morris

Using Technology to Reconnect Your Congregation Both Online and In-Person

First Baptist Student Worship Area

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BREAKOUT SESSION B TUESDAY 3:00PM

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Alistair Begg

“Have This Mind Among You:” Christ-like Humility in the Church

Bridgestone Arena Main Stage

B2

Tommy Bailey, Hymn Writers in the Round: Matt Boswell, New Hymns for 2022 Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Matt Papa, Ben Shive

First Baptist Sanctuary

B3

Bob Kauflin

What Keeps You Singing?

Hope for the Weary Worship Leader

First Baptist Fellowship Hall

B4

Sandra McCracken

First Baptist Broadway Chapel Send Out Your Light: Cultivating Gospel Imagination from Childhood to Maturity

B5

Shai Linne

Singing of a New Reformation: First Baptist Room 145 Unity in Worshiping (Legacy Fellowship Hall) Christ Alone

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Kim Wood Sandusky

The Voice, the Calling, the Dream

First Baptist 7th Avenue Chapel

B7

Andrew Scriven, Jeff Barnett, Kent Morris

Improving Your Live Stream

First Baptist Student Worship Area

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David Platt

Unity for the Sake of the Great Commission

Bridgestone Arena Main Stage

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Joel Beeke

Why We Need to Listen to the Puritans on Christ-Centered Worship

First Baptist Sanctuary

C3

H. B. Charles, Jr., Jon Duncan, Bob Kauflin, Sandra McCracken

Congregational Worship through the Pandemic and Beyond: Lessons & Opportunities

First Baptist Fellowship Hall

C4

Jubilant Sykes with John Martin

Singing, Classical Music, Faith and Life: An Interview with Jubilant Sykes

First Baptist Broadway Chapel

C5

Robert Morgan

The Vital Importance of Christ-Centered Hymns for Children

First Baptist Room 145 (Legacy Fellowship Hall)

C6

Ross Wilson

The Painted Word

First Baptist 7th Avenue Chapel

C7

Andrew Scriven, Jeff Barnett, Kent Morris

5 Simple Ways to Improve Audio in Small to Medium-Sized Churches

First Baptist Student Worship Area

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W ED N ES DAY | SE PTE MBE R 15TH Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!

It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!

It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion!

For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.

-Psalm 133 (ESV)

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Message from Danny Akin

Message from Conrad Mbewe

Message from Miguel Núñez

Interview with Michael Oh

Message from John Piper

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Ligon Duncan

With His Own Blood He Bought Bridgestone Arena Main Stage Her: The Atonement And The Unity Of The Church

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Os Guinness

Set Free For Freedom: Christians And The Global Crisis Of Freedom

First Baptist Sanctuary

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Conrad Mbewe

I Am Bound For The Promised Land: Why We Must Sing Of Heaven And Eternity

First Baptist Fellowship Hall

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Ben Shive

We All Play Second Fiddle: Serving The Congregation From Every Instrument

First Baptist Broadway Chapel

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Malcolm Guite

The Forgotten Key: How The Bible Unlocks The Great Works Of Western Literature And Poetry

First Baptist Room 145 (Legacy Fellowship Hall)

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Sol Fenne

Hymns In Hard Places: Singing Among The Marginalized And Hurting

First Baptist 7th Avenue Chapel

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David Mathis

Workers For Your Joy: The Call First Baptist Student Of Christ On Christian Leaders Worship Area

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SINGING THE LORD’S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND

CONRAD MBEWE

WHY MARGINALIZATION BRINGS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GREAT COMMISSION When Paul and Silas found themselves in prison in Philippi, they could have easily held a pity party. What wrong had they done?

Where was God in the midst of their trials? Was this not a victory on the part of God’s enemies? Many such questions could have filled their minds.

Yet the Bible tells us a different story: “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them” (Acts 16:25). No pity party here. Instead, these men were praising God in the worst of circumstances.

In due season, this witness of singing amidst suffering led to the conversion of the jailer and his family.

The scene of Paul and Silas singing to the Lord in the innermost prison, with their feet fastened to stocks, reminds us of the time the Israelites were asked to sing songs to their God while they were in captivity: “By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our lyres. For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, ‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!’ How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?”

(Psalm 137:1–4).

For God’s people, songs of joy made a lot more sense when they were approaching the Lord’s house with tambourine and dancing.

The songs of Zion were songs of victory, yet they were in captivity and the temple lay in ruins. They could not sing with joy in their current state.

Fast forward to Paul and Silas several centuries later. We find a totally different story there. Now, the exile in Babylon is over.

The promised Messiah has come. Jesus laid down his life for our salvation and conquered the grave. No wonder these two men gladly sing of their hope in Christ even though they were sojourners and strangers, awaiting their true home.

It has been that way right across the ages since Pentecost. The Christian church has been a singing people even while marginalized and persecuted by the world. How can Christians express such joy in song when they are foreigners in this strange land? Part of the answer is found in the words written to the Hebrew believers in Hebrews 10:34, “For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.” The reality of our citizenship in heaven motivates us to sing.

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Many years after Paul’s experience in the Philippian prison, he wrote a letter to the church in Ephesus. He wrote it from prison.

Again, Paul was not feeling sorry for himself while in that prison. Instead, he opened the letter with probably the longest sentence in the whole of the New Testament (Ephesians 1:3–14). It was full of praise to the triune God for his election, love, predestination, adoption, redemption, pardon, indwelling, and ultimate glorification, based solely on divine grace. None of these spiritual blessings is dependent on outward circumstances. They are all permanently secured “in Christ.” Therefore, no matter how fierce the opposition we face in this life, our hymns of praise will not be silenced. When we consider all the many blessings listed in Ephesians 1, how can we keep from singing!

In God’s surprising wisdom, marginalization offers a wonderful opportunity for witness. The world and the devil will try to thwart our attempts to testify about Christ. And yet, by God’s grace, the singing of the church turns those feeble efforts upside down.

By continuing to praise the wonders of our Lord even when this world rejects us, we demonstrate the supernatural source for our hope. We express our love for the God who has loved us with “love divine, all loves excelling.”

As we sing, the promises of God’s faithfulness in our hymns help us to endure amidst opposition. This is especially the case when the spiritual songs are saturated with deep theological truth. Thus, the hope of the church militant is rekindled amidst a hostile world.

And, as believers sing, we beckon the world to hear the call: “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” (Psalm 34:8).

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.

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When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: Hymns on Christ from Isaac Watts to the Present Day

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Greater Than All Our Sin: Singing the Wonders of Salvation By Grace Alone

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Transforming Your Rehearsal: How to Shepherd, Equip, and Empower Your Team Every Week

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Rediscovering Church for a Post-Covid Age

The Christ-Centered Church

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Adorning the Dark: Good Words for Good Work

Creativity, Poetry & the Arts

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Christians and the Arts: Embracing Beauty and the Image of God in a Broken World

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Church Song: Donkeys, Thrones and Danger Zones

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Singing & Corporate Worship

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Hope for Weary Pastors

The Christ-Centered Church

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Jonathan Leeman

Why Do the Nations Rage?

Unity in the Church in a Divided Age

The Christ-Centered Church

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Karen Swallow Prior

The Power of Poetry in Our Hymns

Creativity, Poetry & the Arts

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Help! How Can We Motivate Pre-Teens and Teens to Sing?

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How Christ-Centered Singing Inspires Global Missions

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Protecting the True Gospel through the Songs of the Church

Singing & Corporate Worship

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Hymns as Medicine for the Soul: Finding Healing in Forgotten Hymnals

Singing & Corporate Worship

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Isaac Adams

Singing and Unity: Why the Race Conversation Still Matters and How We Can Listen with Love

The Christ-Centered Church

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Sergio Villanueva

Pastors and Creatives: Why the Local Church Is Better When They Work Together

Creativity, Poetry & the Arts

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Why We Must Get Christology Right in Worship and Missions

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Tommy Bailey — Let the Word of Christ Dwell In You Richly: Planning Christ-Centered Worship Services (A2) Joel Beeke — Why We Need to Listen to the Puritans on Christ-Centered Worship (C2) H. B. Charles, Jr., Jon Duncan, Bob Kauflin, Sandra McCracken — Congregational Worship through the Pandemic and Beyond: Lessons & Opportunities (C3) Getty Music Hymn Writing Team — Hymn Writers in the Round: New Hymns for 2022 (B2) Bob Kauflin — What Keeps You Singing? Hope for the Weary Worship Leader (B3) Conrad Mbewe — I Am Bound for the Promised Land: Why We Must Sing of Heaven and Eternity (D3)

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Harold Best — Church Song: Donkeys, Thrones, and Danger Zones (T1) CityAlight — Songwriting Tips and New Hymns from CityAlight (T2) Jordan Kauflin — Transforming Your Rehearsal: How to Shepherd, Equip, and Empower Your Team Every Week (M3) Augustus Nicodemus Lopes — Greater than All Our Sin: Singing the Wonders of Salvation by Grace Alone (M2) Ken Mbugua — Protecting the Gospel through the Songs of the Church (W1) Stephen Nichols — When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: Hymns on Christ from Isaac Watts to the Present Day (M1) Kevin Twit — Hymns as Medicine for the Soul: Finding Healing in Forgotten Hymnals (W2)

THE CHRIST-CENTERED CHURCH IN-PERSON Alistair Begg — “Have This Mind Among You:” Christ-like Humility in the Local Church (B1) Ligon Duncan — With His Own Blood He Bought Her: The Atonement and the Unity of the Church (D1) Shai Linne — Singing of a New Reformation: Unity in Worshiping Christ Alone (B5) David Mathis — Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders (D7) Trillia Newbell — The Unifying Gospel: Loving One Another As He Loved Us (A5) ONLINE Isaac Adams — Why the Race Conversation Still Matters and How to Listen in Love (W3) Jonathan Leeman — Why Do the Nations Rage? Unity in the Church in a Divided Age (T4) Juan Sanchez — Rediscovering Church in a Post-Covid Age (M4) Jim Thomas — Hope for Weary Pastors (T3)

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MISSIONS & APOLOGETICS IN-PERSON David Platt — Unity for the Sake of the Great Commission (C1) Os Guinness — Set Free for Freedom: Christians and the Global Crisis of Freedom (D2) Sol Fenne — Hymns in Hard Places: Singing Among the Marginalized and the Hurting (D6) ONLINE Wayne Chen — How Christ-Centered Singing Inspires Global Missions (T7) Sherif Fahim — Why We Must Get Christology Right in Worship and Missions (W5)

CHILDREN & FAMILY IN-PERSON Keith & Kristyn Getty — Family Hymn Sing: Reflections on a Year in Lockdown and Building for the Future (A1) Sandra McCracken — Send Out Your Light: Cultivating Gospel Imagination from Childhood to Maturity (B4) Robert Morgan — The Vital Importance of Christ-Centered Hymns for Children (C5) ONLINE Pam Andrews & Katie Sutton — Children’s Choirs after Covid: How to Get Kids Singing Like Never Before! (M7) Jonathan Rea — Help! How Can We Motivate Pre-Teens and Teens to Sing? (T6)

CREATIVITY, POETRY, & THE ARTS IN-PERSON Jeremy Begbie — The Arts as Foretastes of God’s Future (A3) Malcolm Guite — The Forgotten Key: How the Bible Unlocks the Great Works of Western Literature and Poetry (D5) Ross Wilson — The Painted Word (C6) ONLINE Andrew Peterson — Adorning the Dark: Good Words for Good Work (M5) Blair and Shai Linne — Christians and the Arts: Embracing Beauty and the Image of God in a Broken World (M6) Karen Swallow Prior — The Power of Poetry in Our Hymns (T5) Sergio Villanueva — Pastors and Creatives: Why the Local Church Is Better When They Work Together (W4)

MUSICIANSHIP IN-PERSON David Kim — A Recital with David Kim (A4) Kim Wood Sandusky — The Voice, The Calling, The Dream (B6) Ben Shive — We All Play Second Fiddle: Serving the Congregation from Every Instrument (D4) Jubilant Sykes — Singing, Classical Music, Faith, and Life: An Interview with Jubilant Sykes (C4)

TECHNOLOGY & A/V IN-PERSON Andrew Scriven, Jeff Barnett, Kent Morris — Using Technology to Reconnect Your Congregation Both Online and In-Person (A7) Andrew Scriven, Jeff Barnett, Kent Morris — Improving Your Live Stream (B7) Andrew Scriven, Jeff Barnett, Kent Morris — 5 Simple Ways to Improve Audio in Small to Medium-Sized Churches (C7)

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Thank You to Our Partners!

Getty Music would like to extend a special thanks to all of our official partners:

Getty Music would like to extend our deepest thanks to our Official Missions Partner, The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM). Because of their partnership, we have been able to expand the vision and reach of the Sing! movement beyond what we would have ever dreamed possible, resulting in the equipping of thousands of churches and leaders even amid a global pandemic. Their friendship and support have energized us during this season of ministry, and we could not be more thankful.

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.

As a special gift, every attendee will receive a free copy of Foxe: The Voices of the Martyrs from VOM. We highly encourage you to sign up for their free prayer calendar and magazine to know how you can better pray for and serve the persecuted church around the world.

We are tremendously grateful for the work and ministry of Crossway as our Bible partner for the Sing!

Conference 2021. In 2020/21, Kristyn Getty had the pleasure of voicing the English Standard Version Audio Bible, recorded from the North Coast of Ireland and made available here at the SIng! Conference for the first time. Many of the Scripture readings and videos used throughout the event are from the ESV translation, courtesy of Crossway.

The purpose of Crossway has been, from its founding as a not-for-profit ministry in 1938, to publish gospelcentered, Bible-centered content that will honor our Savior and serve His Church. They seek to help people understand the massive implications of the gospel and the truth of God’s Word, for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God. Learn more at www.crossway.org.

Getty Music would like to thank the Far East Broadcasting Company for their help in amplifying our message to the world by providing translators and resources to bring the SIng! Conference to thousands of believers. Because of their help we have been able to translate the event into multiple languages and broadcast it all over the world via their radio networks.

FEBC is on a mission to communicate the Good News among the nations until every man, woman, and child has heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Learn more about this vibrant ministry at www.febc.org.

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Getty Music gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of Christian Healthcare Ministries in helping to advance the mission of the Sing!

Conference. Christian Healthcare Ministries is a faith-based healthcare cost solution for Christians in all 50 states and around the world.

For more information about their products and services, please visit www.chministries.org.

Special thanks to our friends at Desiring God for being the official host of the Speaker Hospitality Room at the Sing! Conference. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives.

Desiring God is on a mission to change that. All of their resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ.

Find excellent resources to help lead you to joy in Christ by visiting www.desiringgod.org.

We want to extend a special thank you to our friends at Museum of the Bible, a global, innovative, educational institution whose purpose is to invite all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible, for their partnership as the official choir sponsor of Sing! 2021. Their support has allowed us to expand the choir ministry and provide music to all choir members.

Special thanks to The 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.

Additionally, MOTB is the official host of the Attendee Lounge, a comfortable and inviting space where you can rest and connect with your team or view the conference in a less crowded environment, located in the “Whiskey Row” restaurant on the second floor of the Bridgestone Arena. In this space, they have also set up a number of exciting Bible artifacts and exhibits to help you engage with the Bible in new and exciting ways. We would encourage every attendee to visit this exciting area! Learn more about how you can get involved with the Museum of the Bible at www.museumofthebible.org.

Getty Music would like to thank 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 thought-provoking 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.

Virginia Martin Howard Foundation Getty Music greatly acknowledges the generosity of The Virginia Martin Howard Foundation for making the Getty Music Children’s Leadership Forum possible.

We at the Virginia Martin Howard Foundation thank God for your service to children across the world by teaching them to praise our Creator with song and music. One of our primary missions as a foundation is to support, develop, and encourage sacred music.

Thanks to PraiseCharts and World News Group for helping to create and supply our conference song book for Sing! 2021.

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.

World News Group produces sound journalism, grounded in facts and biblical truth. Through print magazines, online articles, and podcast programs, our trained journalists report on current events both global and national so that readers and listeners can see how God is at work in the world, no matter the headlines. Learn about this important work at wng.org.

We are so thankful for our friends at Sweetwater Sound for their incredible support of the Sing!

Conference the last 5 years. 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.

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. In addition, Sweetwater is hosting the Monday night block party event, their team of experts are teaching breakout sessions designed to help you grow in your understanding of how technology can serve to advance the Gospel, and they have provided the attendee gift bags you received when you arrived.

We pray this conference is a blessing to you and those around you.

SING! Conference Official Technology Partners Getty Music Would Like To Extend A Special Thanks To All Of The Official Sweetwater Technology Partners:

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