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SALT 2022 CONFERENCE

Workshops

The greatest need for those who serve in creative & technical ministry is skill development. The impact you can make on your church, your community, or your calling is to improve the skill of your craft. Workshops are the environment where SALT Conference allows you to increase your skills and refine your craft.

This year at SALT Conference, we’ll have over 50 classes on practical topics covering nearly every area of creative, technical, and worship focuses.

The greatest need for those who serve in creative & technical ministry is skill development. The impact you can make on your church, your community or your calling is to improve the skill of your craft. Workshops is the environment where SALT Conference allows you to increase your skills and refine your craft.

This year at SALT Conference, we’ll have over 50 classes on practical topics covering nearly every area of creative, technical and worship topics.

“SALT Conference is the event I look forward to every year. It is a safe space to find inspiration, refreshing, and community.”

-ALEX L.

Past Workshops

As our team prepares the workshop classes for SALT 2022 Conference, take a look below at some of the past sessions at a SALT Conference. This list can give you confidence that registering for SALT 2022 will have a wealth of practical, relevant, and beneficial workshops.

Below you’ll see workshops broken into the key categories of classes we usually offer at SALT. To jump to a specific category, click one of the buttons here:

AUDIO
CREATIVE PROCESS
VIDEO
ONLINE CHURCH
LIGHTING & STAGE
COMMUNICATIONS
LEADERSHIP
WORSHIP
DESIGN & FILM
AUDIO
CREATIVE PROCESS
VIDEO
ONLINE CHURCH
LIGHTING
COMMUNICATIONS
LEADERSHIP
WORSHIP
DESIGN & FILM

AUDIO WORKSHOPS

  • CONTROLLING FEEDBACK AND BASICS OF EQ AND DYNAMICS

    Helping to tackle problem frequencies that cause feedback and how to eliminate the problem with console EQ and positioning on stage. Where to start with EQ and dynamics for instruments and vocalists. Giving practical first steps to minimal EQ and dynamics without completely changing the tone of instruments and vocalists.

  • CREATIVE AUDIO ENGINEER

    Creativity and audio engineering can sometimes feel like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole with technology, worship, and people colliding. In this class, we’ll look at what stands in the way of what should matter in a worship environment and how to let worship and creativity shine.

  • ACOUSTICS: HOW TO CREATE A BETTER SOUNDING ROOM

    In this class, we will discuss the importance of acoustics in the AV space, the impact that it can have on audio quality, and solutions that can be deployed to help create a more intelligible and better-sounding mix. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of room acoustics, and you’ll know the advantages of measuring and analyzing your room. 

  • STREAMLINING YOUR WORKFLOW WITH DANTE

    In this class, we will explore Dante audio networking concepts, discuss Dante networking fundamentals, and create a small-scale Dante network utilizing Dante Controller and Dante Virtual Soundcard.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Understand the Dante Architecture
    • Route signal using Dante Controller
    • How to integrate Dante into systems
    • How to record with Dante Virtual Soundcard
  • THE ART OF MASTERING THE MIX

    During this workshop, you’ll uncover the secrets to getting the best sound out of your current system, while learning about choosing the best microphones, gain structure, troubleshooting on the spot, EQ, compression, effects, reverb, and the best practices on how the best sound engineers in the world build their mix. There’s no question, this in-depth class will result in immediate and personal growth for you to take back to your church immediately!

  • THE ART OF MIXING MONITORS

    Monitor mixing often takes a backseat to FOH in popularity but is just as important. Poor monitor mixes can be a major distraction in a live worship environment. In this class, we’ll discuss different types of monitor mixing setups, techniques, and communication tips that will help you improve your monitor mixes and relationships within your tech/worship team.

CREATIVE PROCESS WORKSHOPS

  • ESSENTIAL RHYTHMS & SYSTEMS FOR EVERY CREATIVE TEAM

    How do we plan more effectively? What can we do to create more margin so we can get more creative? How can we manage all the requests that are coming in? With Sundays always coming, and Christmas and Easter always on the calendar, it’s time to get some rhythms and systems in place to manage the chaos of creative ministry. In this session, we’ll cover some time-saving and game-changing rhythms and systems to help anyone in worship, production, communications, and video get more creative and effective in your ministry.

  • CREATIVE PROCESS 101: BECOMING MORE CREATIVE

    There is a commonly held belief that “creativity” is a talent, gift, or superpower. But those of us who are constantly called upon to generate ideas know that it is more of a skill to be learned, a muscle to be trained, and a discipline to be studied. In this class, you’ll learn tactics to increase your creative capacity and confidence in your creative ability.

  • PITCHING IDEAS TO YOUR BOSS/PASTOR

    As church creatives, we are called upon to develop new and innovative solutions that reinforce biblical truths, address the culture at large, look pretty, and cost nothing – usually at a moment’s notice. Learn how to present ideas to your pastor or boss from someone who regularly pitches, and convinces, pastors of some of the country’s largest and most influential churches (and occasionally convinces his wife using the same techniques).

  • PUTTING AN IDEA INTO ACTION

    Once you have an idea or a concept that you want to present, what are all the possibilities for how to turn it into action? What steps of development, collaboration, and delegation allow for ideas to become innovative? This class will cover all of this and help you sharpen your creative skillset.

  • SERVICE PLANNING MADE SIMPLE: USING CREATIVE BOARDS

    Every service planning process needs a proven method for distilling creative big picture ideas into manageable tasks and timelines. We don’t want to stifle creativity by managing it to death, but we also don’t want to invite chaos by having no way to see things from a 30,000 foot perspective while filtering what belongs where and how each element of the service connects to and enhances the whole. In this class, we’ll explore the Creative Boards process – the same process many of the engineers from Disney World have implemented to increase clarity, creativity, and communication.

  • FEAR, FAITH, AND FAILURE IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS

    Is fear something that paralyzes your creativity, or is fear something you use as a catalyst for your creative gifts? In this class, we’ll look at the creative process and how fear and faith can become activators of the God-given calling within you and help you make more of an impact within your community.

VIDEO WORKSHOPS

  • MAXIMIZE & STREAMLINE PROPRESENTER 7

    ProPresenter 7 has so many features and ways to accomplish what your church needs to do each week. So in this class we will look at advanced topics & ideas that will help you use ProPresenter to more fully and streamline your content creation processes while making it easier on your volunteers.

  • CREATING AN IMMERSIVE BROADCAST EXPERIENCE: 90% HEART. 10% TECH

    This breakout is designed to help churches create more of an immersive experience for their congregation at home by making them feel that they are there with you. It includes learning how to use video production, and live stream technology for your church but at the same time focusing on why your team is truly there in the first place. Worship First, Capture Second.

  • AUTOMATING WORSHIP LYRICS WITH ABELTON

    What if your lyrics would auto advance with your multi-tracks rig? How amazing would it be if you never had to worry about a lyric being “behind” the music? In this class, we’ll look at the practical application of using Midi, IP and other open source technologies to automate our lyric system with a software like Ableton to accomplish this task.

  • INTRO TO VIDEO DIRECTING / USING CAMERAS IN WORSHIP

    Go behind the scenes and learn practical tips on becoming a better video director. How do you train your volunteers? What’s your process for getting unique shots? How do you get a better live video mix? These are all things we’ll cover in our time together.

    Learning Objectives:
    1. Learn how to transform your chaotic, stressful control room or tech booth in to a calm, smooth running machine.
    2. Anyone can buy gear and talk fast in to the comm. Learn the true art of communication and why the directors headset is the most important tech tool in the entire media operation.
    3. Experience why it doesn’t make a difference if your ministry has 15 cameras with a multi-million dollar media operation OR a single projector with ProPresenter and one camera. Most techniques for successful media are the same!

  • CINE CAMERAS FOR LIVE PRODUCTION & IMAG

    How can we bring the post-produced look of cinema cameras into the live environment? This will be an in-depth session which will speak into the many considerations. In this class, you’ll learn about cameras, lenses, latency, controllers, converters, frame rates, ISO, aperture, depth of field, image stabilization, stage lighting, stage plots, and shooting in a cinematic style for live multi-camera environments.

  • MASTERING THE CHURCH TESTIMONY VIDEO

    Story is the language of our culture. Scientists tell us that our brains retain 65-70% more information if shared through a story (I should’ve used a story to get that information across) Plus its’ in the Bible! Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so (tell your story). We see the value of story, we all love to hear a great story, but how to TELL a great story can be rather tricky. Its a craft! In this workshop Adam, Gary and Chris will lean on their decades of experience to help you refine your critical storytelling skills. No more yawns on Sunday morning! Let’ tell captivating stories in your church that move people toward action. You in?

ONLINE CHURCH WORKSHOPS

  • SETTING UP AN ONLINE BROADCAST STUDIO

    In enhancing your Online Worship Experience, how do you set up an Online Broadcast Studio for your Host? What should your Host say on camera? How do you choose talent to be your Online Host? Does it have to be a Pastor at your church? These questions and more will be answered in this workshop as the Twelve:Thirty Media team gives you practical tips on on to take your Online Worship Experience to the next level.

  • WHY NOBODY WATCHES YOUR STUFF: HOW TO DRIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH CHURCH ONLINE

    Most churches find it challenging to adopt church online in ways to drive real engagement instead of publishing for vanity metrics’ sake. Digital ministry is hard since content consumption habits have changed drastically and you can’t just copy/paste analog content offline to online. In this workshop, you’ll discover the 4 shifts you need to grapple with so that you can create content with purpose to target, attract and engage your community online.

  • THE TEMPLATE TRAP: AVOIDING THEM IN SERVICE PLANNING

    Tools like Planning Center and Worship Planning are all the buzz in the church as we plan services and coordinate people with greater ease. However these tools also have a downside. In this class Nancy will share her thoughts on how we can get more out of a template by using it less. Come for a practical class on service programming that expands our options in ways that will inspire our communities and enable more artists.

  • THE FUNNEL: PROGRAMMING SUNDAY WITH PURPOSE

    What if every weekend, you had a road map to help get more out of your service programming and worship plan? North Point Community Church has designed “the funnel” programming method to make sure that every element works to drive home the main message. Learn their process while identifying ways you can benefit from more structure in your weekend services.

  • PLANNING TECHNOLOGY FOR MULTIPLE CAMPUSES

    There are many churches currently in a multicampus model or exploring the pros and cons to expanding beyond a single campus. We will explore what it may look like to have a unique atmosphere on each campus while keeping a consistent culture and discuss the pros and cons of atmosphere’s that are similar or different.

  • CAN COMMUNITY BE CREATED ONLINE?

    Time is the most valuable resource someone can give but how do we steward someone’s time well when it’s hard to get them in the doors of the church, ask them to sign up for one more “thing” or navigate the ever-so-present Zoom fatigue? Is it possible to create community online?

LIGHTING WORKSHOPS

  • LIGHTING 101: THE BASICS

    Do not let the world of lighting intimidate you! In this class we will briefly discuss the evolution of lighting in the live environment, but more so will look at the various types of lighting instruments used and their typical applications. We will discuss picking the right lighting fixture for the job, ideal placements, and creative uses. Find out how lighting can help transform the entire live environment!

  • PROGRAMMING LIGHTING WITH AUTOMATION

    Keeping it simple with all the features at your finger tips. I know the lights can move, but should they? Learn the dos and don’ts of programming with automated lighting, and how their many tools and features can be used to create incredible environments of worship.

  • THE DO'S AND DONT'S OF RIGGING

    Don’t let the world of rigging hold back your creativity. In this class we will talk about how to rig, hang, and connect your lights and scenic pieces safely and stay creative at the same time. Please note: THIS IS NOT A CERTIFICATION COURSE. but you will learn what rigging is, how too be safe when considering how to hang lights, technology and/or your set design, as well as navigate rigging challenges and concerns for leadership. 

  • DESIGNING AND RENDERING STAGE DESIGNS - DIGITALLY

    Learn how to design and render stage designs in the digital realm, using programs such as Capture, Vectorworks, and Sketchup. In this workshop, we’ll give an overview of the top rendering programs available to the church, as well as how to get started on making a realistic and good-looking 3D model for your leadership team. This class will allow you to communicate ideas/designs more effectively to your leadership and help increase your ability to create amazing stage designs.

  • LIGHTING FOR BROADCAST/STREAMING

    The world has changed, and broadcast lighting has never been more critical than it is right now with the increase demand on streaming and watching church remotely. Come and learn what you can do to serve your church well in this season focused on online services. We will tackle questions like, “how can I leverage what I already have to elevate the online experience?” and, “what are the key things I need to invest in to make our broadcast look the best?”

  • COMPLETE GUIDE TO LED LIGHTING

    With the mass amount of LED available in the marketplace (par lights, ellipsoidals, strip tape, moving head lights and more) there are many pro’s and con’s to switching to lamp-free lighting fixtures. We’ll explore these fixtures and help you walk away with a comprehensive understanding of LED lights so you can be ready for your next event or install.

COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOPS

  • MARKETING AND REACHING YOUR COMMUNITY

    Most Pastors are asking, “How do we get people back?” We are in a unique and every changing moment where understanding and maximizing marketing, advertising, and story telling well matters. It’s not enough to just “get it” we have to know what it means for the next season of ministry and how we will use these tools to increase the kingdom.

  • DEVELOPING A COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE

    We are now communicating to the most diverse of group of generations. Which means the Church must have a strategy to communicate to these ever-changing demographics. In this class we’ll look at the foundations of great church communications strategy and the tools that will help you accomplish your goals with greater effectiveness.

    Learning Objectives:

    • You will learn core fundamentals of communicating to a wide range of generations.
    • Identify how to maintain context across the rapid changing technological culture we live in.
    • Learn how to clarify your communications goals, so you can create a proactive environment for their communications.
  • LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA TO GROW AN ONLINE COMMUNITY

    Social media allows you to continue the conversation started on Sunday all the way through the week. Don’t let your impact stay within that one hour of the week, instead begin to seize the remaining 167 hours by building an online community through your social media platforms.

  • WAYFINDING AND SIGNAGE IN THE CHURCH

    Signage is an art; an underappreciated art. But great wayfinding is necessary for a first-time visitor to find their way around your building. Sometimes we forget the best practices of great signage and wayfinding because we’re so familiar with our building. But in this class, we’ll explore new strategies and ideas to increase your wayfinding presence by diving into best practices for church signage.

  • DIGITAL MEDIA: BUILDING BETTER BRANDS ONLINE

    When you think of branding, what comes to mind? If you’re like most people you might think of a logo or a slogan. But your brand is so much more than that. In this session, learn how to share the essence who you are and what you care about using a simple straight-forward step-by-step process.

  • POWER OF STORY: EFFECTIVE ON & OFF STAGE STORYTELLING

    Three acts, characters, conflict, setting and resolution. These are all words we associate with Hollywood movies and great films. But what if those same elements of great story could impact and affect every aspect of our communication and storytelling? From on-stage announcements to interview videos, social media campaigns to series theme videos and everything in between.The story arc is a powerful tool that will revolutionize your ability to cut through the noise.

LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS

  • STRUCTURE YOUR CREATIVE TEAM FOR SUCCESS

    Let’s be honest–leading creatives is hard work! Many of us weren’t trained to manage a team, balance budgets, or know what to do when the structure isn’t working. Tim Stevens has led teams of feelers and thinkers for more than three decades, and transitioned last year to become the Executive Pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. You’ll pick up on some strategies and practical learnings, but more importantly you’ll be able to dive into your own team challenges with Tim in an interactive session.

  • CULTIVATING A HEALTHY STAFF CULTURE

    Leading any size church team can be a challenge and leadership has to be intentional about creating a healthy staff culture. Learn how you can create the right culture for your staff and ways that you can benefit from their insights, wisdom, experience and spiritual healthiness.

  • BUILD A THRIVING VOLUNTEER MINISTRY

    Unless you have a massive budget to pay a full-time staff member for every position in your creative arts team, then odds are good you rely on volunteers to make Sunday happen. Come learn some ready-to-implement tactics to build and sustain a thriving volunteer ministry from the person who wrote the book on recruiting and retaining great volunteers.

  • MORE DONE IN LESS TIME: EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT

    In church, it seems we’re always fighting to get more done in less time as Sunday is always lurking around the corner. In this class we’ll explore time management skills and ways to get the most out of your week, helping you get more done in less time through these proven techniques.

  • PREVENTING BURNOUT, SUSTAINING CREATIVE TEAMS

    Give your leadership skills a boost with this highly focused leadership workshop specifically designed to help you learn how to lead creative teams better, help them (and you) avoid burnout, and achieve greater effectiveness. No matter where you are as a leader, leading a full time creative team, or want to increase your leadership capacity, this will be an incredible opportunity for you. Join leadership expert Dr. Andrew Johnston as he unpacks leading creative teams with practical, insightful and inspirational content that will compliment his recently released Fired Up: Kindling and Keeping the Spark in Creative Teams.

  • CREATING A CULTURE OF IDEATION

    Culture is about what we do not what we say to stop having boring creative meetings. Let’s figure out how we can have fun making our absolute best stuff! Learn how to bring your team around a few key personalities that will constantly help you win in the area of creativity and set your organization up for success!

WORSHIP WORKSHOPS

  • KEY STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR VOICE

    Many people believe singing is only about whatever talent you’re born with. Your voice, though, is a result of the coordination of a variety of muscles and these muscles can be trained. Come learn about the first steps that you can take to discover the possibilities that lie waiting in your own voice.

  • THE WORSHIP MENU: CHOOSING SONGS FOR CHURCH

    Choosing the worship songs you’ll sing every Sunday as a part of your set list may play a larger role in the spiritual formation than you realize. In this panel, we’ll have an open discussion on how you can be more intentional with making your menu of songs that you bring the Church body.

  • WHY WE LEAD WORSHIP: NOT A BIBLICAL TERM BUT A BIBLICAL ASSIGNMENT

    We’ve never seen the term “worship leader” in the bible but the bible has absolutely introduced us to a few. It can appear to only be about music but, the beautiful burden of leading worship stretches beyond what we sing or play. In this session we will talk about the importance of the worship leader – biblically and institutionally.

  • COLLABORATIVE SONGWRITING PROCESS

    Collaborative writing is responsible for some of the biggest songs in music, all genres. While it is easier said than done – the art of collaborative writing not only gives a song more legs, it also builds each songwriter individually as a creative, collaborator, and person. In this session we will discuss the beauty and benefits of collaborative songwriting with other artists/songwriters as well as members of your local church music department.

  • PRESENCE OVER PRESENTATION

    The Church is a body, not a building and Jesus wants an an encounter over entertainment. However, these are still temptations for those of us who craft worship, technical and/or creative environments. Sit with Co-Pastors Alex and Henry Seeley of The Belonging Co as they share insights from their journey of growing a thriving culture of creatives and artists in their thriving church.

  • USING TRACKS & STEMS IN WORSHIP

    Sometimes the live band needs some help by sounding bigger. By carefully selecting, mixing and using tracks and stems, you can create a big, engaging sound without breaking the budget. You will learn how to prepare the tracks and how to help the band play with a click.

DESIGN & FILM WORKSHOPS

  • HISTORY OF DESIGN FROM CREATION TO TOMORROW

    Design nerds ASSEMBLE! Have you ever wondered how we got from Eden to Expressionism? From the Golden Rule to the Golden Ration? From Heaven to Helvetica? In this session, you’ll see how design evolved from the creation of the universe to the creation of your next logo.

  • PROCESS BEFORE PRODUCT: SUSTAINABLE FILMMAKING

    Whether you know it or not you have a workflow process for each video you make. Maybe you’ve never had time to think about HOW you make videos because you’re too busy actually making the video. In this workshop you’ll learn why taking the time to examine, strategize, grow and refine your video workflow will lead to better videos, less stress and more capacity for your work and your life. Regardless of the tools you use or the size of your team, come hear how you can produce better work faster than ever before.

  • THE ROLE OF SOUND IN FILM

    When it comes to the world of film and video, what you hear is almost equally important as what you see. Next time you are watching your favorite movie try turning the volume off for a few minutes and you will quickly see that this is true. In this workshop, Tyler will dive into the intriguing history of the relationship between music and film, share stories from his own experience as a composer, and discuss the effect sound has in ministry.

  • DRAWING 101: THE ART OF ILLUSTRATIONS

    Illustration and drawing aren’t exclusively for artists, but everyone! With a few simple lines, connectors and shapes, you can learn the art of drawing and notetaking. Learn from the one who wrote the book on “The Art of Visual Notetaking” and increase your creative craft with these ready-to-implement techniques.

  • PIXELS TO KEYFRAMES: THE ART OF ANIMATING OTHERS' DESIGNS

    In many professional environments, animators make other designers creations come to life and the church isn’t all that different. Together we’ll explore some ideas and examples of how to take a sermon series graphic & turn it into a short animated bumper.

  • THE ART OF AN INTERVIEW IN SHORT-FILMS

    A great short-film starts with a great script. But what does it look like when a personal story is told in interview format? Gary has interviewed over 100 top athletes and performers, creating short-films with the content results. He’ll help you discover timeless principles and practical processes to capture their best content, all in an interview setting where any subject feels safe, a little anxious, and courageous.

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Elevation Worship

Elevation Worship began as the musical arm of the Elevation Church, a multi-site church based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that was founded in 2006 by pastor Steven Furtick. The group was originally formed around the musical core of Chris Brown, Mack Brock, and Wade Joye, all of whom sang and played guitar, while Furtick contributed to their songwriting. While a shifting cast of instrumentalists worked with Elevation Worship, singers, Brown and Brock would become two of their on-stage focal points and a number of other vocalists were featured, including Jenna Barrientes, Jonsal Barrientes, London Gatch, Anna Sailors, and Jane Williams.

We The Kingdom

The multi-generational family band—consisting of brothers Ed Cash and Scott Cash, Ed’s daughter Franni, his son Martin and dear friend Andrew Bergthold—grew roots when the Cash brothers were just kids. Their dad played guitar, and their mom played piano, resulting in a home filled with music. Despite there being an eleven year age gap between them, as both Ed and Scott entered their teens and early 20s, they embarked on similar individual journeys as touring artists and had the opportunity to be deeply involved in the ministry of Young Life. However, when they each became fathers, the dream of being an artist was relegated to put on the back burner. Instead, behind the scenes, Ed went on to become an award-winning songwriter and producer, steering records for artists like Chris Tomlin, Crowder and Bethel Music and co-writing timeless songs like “How Great Is Our God,”“Amen (Because He Lives)” and “All My Hope,” among other hits. After stepping off of the road to spend more time with his growing family, Scott began working with Ed writing and producing, and the brothers have written many songs together including “Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)”. Though no longer pursuing careers as artists, both brothers continued to lead worship and remained involved in playing music at Young Life camps.

They never could have imagined how, years later, God would bring their artist dreams full circle in the form of a family band. “I think many producers are, in some way, closet artists,” Ed attests. Andrew, Franni and Martin were also aspiring musicians, passionate about sharing their gifts through songs and stories.

Tim Timmons

Worship Leader, singer and songwriter Tim Timmons is a man of faith whose principles were tested by hard luck and mortal challenges before he produced his first album of praise & worship music. Coming back from a dramatic cancer diagnosis, Timmons forged a career as an inspirational recording artist with albums like 2013’s Cast My Cares and 2015’s Awake Our Souls, later venturing into children’s music with 2017’s Who I Am.

Timmons was born in Irvine, California on February 9, 1976, and he developed an interest in music as a child, taking up the drums when he was seven years old, learning to play guitar and write songs when he was 11, and teaching himself to play piano. Timmons developed a knack for songwriting, and in his early twenties, he began turning professional, eventually co-writing with the likes of Mike Doheney of the group Tenth Avenue North, Michael Farren of Pocket Full of Rocks, Dove Award-nominated singer/songwriter Jason Walker, and LaRue frontman Phillip LaRue, while also serving as a worship leader at Mariners Church in Irvine. However, in 2001, Timmons began re-examining his life when he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Originally told he had only five years to live, Timmons devoted himself to his wife, his growing family, and his work as a worship leader. After he’d more than doubled his initial survival expectancy, Timmons felt a new calling to use his music as a tool to bring people to a greater understanding of what it truly means to follow Jesus. Declaring that “Following Jesus versus being a believer in Him is revolutionary,” Timmons put a new emphasis on music and songwriting, and in 2013, he landed a record deal with the Christian music label Reunion Records. Cast My Cares, Timmons’ first album of worship music, was produced by Paul Mabury, and was released in the summer of 2013 and reached number 13 on Billboard’s Christian chart. He followed up in 2015 with Awake Our Souls and toured in support of the release with MercyMe and Phil Wickham. Timmons’ next project was the 2017 children’s album, Who I Am, which he co-produced with Christian Hale and released independently. That same year, he offered his first holiday release with the five-song Mighty Christmas EP. Written during a church retreat, Timmons next offered up the anthemic single, “I Belong,” which featured an appearance from CCM legend, Amy Grant. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Andrew Stanley

Homeschooled preacher’s kids with finance degrees don’t usually quit their Budget Analyst jobs that provide health insurance to pursue stand-up comedy, but Andrew Stanley did, and he hasn’t looked back. He is now touring all over the country (as well as internationally) performing at clubs, festivals, fundraisers, churches, corporate events, bars with 4 people in them that “didn’t know there would be comedy tonight”…. Andrew possesses a unique perspective that pairs well with his dry delivery and observational nature. He was the winner of the 2017 Search for the South’s Funniest Accountant and in 2019, he was selected as a New Face of Comedy at Montreal’s prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Andrew’s parents are still alive so he works clean.

Jeff Sandstrom

Jeff started his career in the studio as an independent music producer and engineer, and from 2007 to 2016, was the Front of House engineer for Chris Tomlin. Jeff circled the globe several times, both with Chris and with Passion Conferences.

He was a part of North Point Community Church in Atlanta since its beginning and has partnered with North Point, as well as other churches over the years, helping them train production excellence and engagement, both on the platform and off.

Jeff’s heart for helping churches excel led to the development of Sonnet House, a ministry designed to provide church production teams resources for technical training, creative communication, and spiritual connection to God and each other. Jeff has brought that calling to the founding of MxU, as they partner together to provide world-class resources to church teams so they can get better at what they do while getting better at who they are.

He is also bringing those skills to bear as he leads the commissioning and training of new systems for WAVE, an AVL integrator based in Charlotte, NC.

Jeff lives in Greenville, South Carolina with his beautiful wife Elizabeth (who is far superior to him in all respects), their even more superior daughter, Stella, and Lula the dog.

Jim Yakabuski

Jim Yakabuski is a live concert audio engineer who mixes FOH for Gwen Stefani, Peter Frampton, Matchbox 20, Van Halen and many more. Jim is also a co-founder and instructor at The MIX Institute, a live audio school focused on helping House of Worship audio engineers become better mixers of music. He is also a contributing writer for Church Sound Magazine and Live Sound International. He has been mixing live audio for 40 years.

Samantha Potter

Samantha Potter is an audio engineer and an editor for ProSoundWeb with a passion for writing and educating. Additionally, she serves as the “Install Empress” for Allen & Heath USA, helping to merge the live sound solutions we all love into the commercial and install space. Growing up as a musician, Samantha found her way to live sound by way of the studio, proving that bassists make the best sound engineers. The host of Church Sound Podcast and a co-director and lead instructor for Church Sound University, Samantha can often be found teaching, writing, and hosting discussions on various live-sound topics.

James Rudder

For the last 20 years, James has been working in multiple aspects of the audio industry. On arriving in the USA from Australia, James took up a house engineer position at Henson studios in LA while also embarking on world tours with multiple bands, most notably Hillsong United in the FOH position. He now resides in Nashville TN and while not on the road, mixes records from his home studio and consults for LAcoustics.

Kem Meyer

Kem is a brand therapist who has spent three decades working at the intersection of techs and creatives. Known for her ability to eliminate complexity and information overload, she helps people clear the organizational hurdles that sabotage effective work. Kem’s book, “Less Chaos. Less Noise” is a go-to communications resource for top churches and not-for-profits.

Brad Sitton

In 2007, Brad Sitton left his dream job as Director of Creative Media at Passion Conferences to start Blister Studios, an innovative motion graphic design studio creating video content for DC Shoes, Chick-Fil-A, Passion Conferences, Golden Corral, North American Mission Board, Youth Specialties, BigStuf, Orange Conference, North Point Community Church, just to name a few.

In recent years, Brad and his twin brother Brian started CrowdControlGames.com to craft games for any size crowd. Over the past several year’s they’ve had an opportunity to impact countless churches as well as create custom games for Chick-Fil-A, Walmart, Norwegian Cruise Lines, and more!

Brad currently lives in Atlanta with his smoke’n hot wife, 3 kids and is learning to sail. He is a two time winner of the RedBull Flugtag competition and surprisingly good at building sandcastles.

Patrick McEwen

Patrick McEwen has worked in church production and event production for over 15 years. He managed environments for Youth Ministries and Sunday Services across Metro Atlanta before becoming a full-time Production Manager. He founded McEwen.Co in 2018 and has helped design, implement, and manage systems for events across the nation.  He’s the lead Stage Manager for Catalyst Conference, Leadercast, and Q Conference. He has also been the Crew Lead and Stage Manager for SALT Conference for the past 2 years. He and his wife Jenn live in Atlanta, Georgia with their two daughters.

Timmy Wagoner

Timmy is the Lead Audio Engineer and Audio Specialist at Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN. As Long Hollow continues to launch satellite campuses, the need for skilled supervision in audio and visual areas continues to increase. Starting in 2011, Tim has provided this much-needed leadership and expertise to make our satellite campus worship experiences the best they can be. He also is a sought-after freelance audio engineer working with the CMT Awards, CMA Festival and countless CCM artists and tours as a consultant.

Jeremy Bagwell

Jeremy Bagwell is the Business Development Manager at Ross Video for the House of Worship industry. His passion for live production was fueled by a long history of work in and out of the local church. He loves creating well engineered systems that fuel people and churches to do what they do best. Formerly, Jeremy was the Live Video Director and Production Director for North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA. Before North Point, he serves for 4 years at 12stone Church as Production Director for two different campuses. Jeremy is a prolific video director and systems engineer and wants to help push the church into innovative technology with purpose.

Tyler Hirth

Tyler Hirth is the Production Manager at Long Hollow Baptist Church and oversees the entire production environment, equipment and teams at Long Hollow for all of their campuses and buildings. He has been at Long Hollow since 2007 and oversees the recruitment and training of production volunteers, designs and oversees A/V technical installations, and technical directs a majority of weekends services and events. Aside from his leadership at Long Hollow, he is also the technical director for The Huckabee Show on TBN, shot in Gallatin, TN. He and his Wife Andrea love being part of the Hendersonville, TN area and are proud to call Long Hollow home.

Johnny "Rocket" Robinson

Rocket, as he is known among friends, is the Central Production Manager for Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN. Through his role, he serves on the creative team as part of programming and production. Through the use of audio, video and lighting, he strives to create engaging and distraction free moments where people can fully experience God’s presence. When he’s not at the church, he can be found spending time building something in his home woodworking shop, recreating Pinterest finds, or hanging out with his beautiful wife Molly in the great outdoors of Nashville, TN.

Christina Onstott

Christina is the Creative Arts Volunteer Coordinator for Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN. She leads the music team auditions as well as orchestrates the Sunday scheduling for their worship volunteer teams. Christina is passionate about music, the local church, and how worship can engage a community! She desires to bring this passion to others through the music of Cross Point. She is also a recently new mother and finding it to be her greatest joy!

Chad Hall

Chad Hall is the Founder and President of United Production Services, Inc; the parent company to Take One Film, BOLD Distribution, BOLD Bags and Nashville Production Rentals. As a seasoned video production specialist and an expert camera shader, Chad Hall has had the opportunity to work on countless television broadcasts including the CMT Awards, Dove Awards, and countless sporting events. He also has credits as a chief engineer on the television series “four”. He and his wife are active members of the local church in Hendersonville, TN.

Mark MacDonald

Mark MacDonald is Church Brand Strategist for BeKnownForSomething.com, a national church communication and branding agency, coaching pastors and churches to become relevant in their community. He’s the bestselling author of “Be Known For Something” (beknownbook.com), has written 800+ magazine articles, and is the Exec Director of Center for Church Communication (Church Marketing Sucks, Courageous Storytellers). Over 30+ years, Mark has served as Pastor, Marketing VP, Creative Director, and Strategist; in one of Eastern Canada’s largest agencies, his own agency, for the 3000+ Florida Baptists, and most recently at one of the largest church consulting groups (Generis). He and Tammy, his wife of 30 years, have 2 grown sons in Calgary and Chicago. Follow him: @markmac1023

Gloria Umanah

Gloria Umana is the founder and executive director of the Ex-Nihilo Collective and an internationally known and sought after communicator and spoken word artist based out of Atlanta, Georgia! In 2016 Gloria turned down a dream opportunity of working with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and instead surrendered to the calling of God upon her life, which led to a life of purpose. Gloria has worked alongside and has spoken on various platforms such as, Liberty University Convocation, Life Way, Ravi Zacharias Ministries, Passion City Church, Fresh Life Church, and more.

While Gloria started as a spoken word artist only a little less than three years ago, her ministry has quickly evolved as she has been given opportunities to teach on a multitude of platforms all over the globe. Gloria Umanah is not JUST a spoken word artist or a communicator. She is a daughter, co-creating with The Creator, passionate about seeing a people walk into the calling of holiness — a generation who doesn’t see holiness as legalism, but as a standard and calling.

Jacob Boyles

Jacob Boyles is a prolific graphic designer who has worked with reputable brands including Bloomingdales, Chick-Fil-A, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and countless others. Currently, he is Elevation Worship Graphic Designer at Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC. He brings a fresh perspective to the graphic design space and is pushing the envelope for the global church through his creative eye and innovative approach.

Adrian Varner

Adrian Varner is the audio lead for SALT Conferences, having lead our main sessions audio team for the past 6 years! Through his leadership, he has pushed the envelope for the church through sonic atmosphere’s, while also leading and shepherding from the shadows. In his day job, Adrian is a system design engineer for Diversified Audio. He and his wife are based in Atlanta, GA and love serving the local church and helping equip them to reach their local communities with quality environments and engaging atmospheres.

Jason Morris

Jason Morris serves Westside as our Global Innovation Pastor, overseeing the church online, global church planting, and bringing new ideas and creativity to expand God’s Kingdom for Westside. Jason is experienced as a missionary to Paraguay, South America for almost 9 years where he helped churches grow healthy with new ideas. He received his B.A. in Missions and M.A. in Biblical Exposition from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida.

He and his wife Maria have been married since 1993 and have 2 amazing kids: Isaac and Brianna. Jason loves new tech gadgets, sci-fi, yerba mate, and speaking spanish.

Josh Maichele

Josh serves as L-Acoustics’ primary frontline contact for House of Worship clients. From 2005 to 2016, he worked as a freelance audio engineer and production manager for Christ In Youth. In his career, Josh has been a FOH and monitor engineer, production manager, and tour manager for a wide variety of clients, including some of the nation’s largest churches and congregations. He mixed FOH for the first L-ISA Immersive system deployment at SALT 2019. Last year Josh also designed, commissioned and trained on the world’s first L-ISA install in a HOW environment.  Josh’s background and expertise allow him to provide the best care and dedicated solutions for churches everywhere.

Suzette Allen

Suzette Allen has been a portrait photographer for 35 years, and teaching Photography/Photoshop for 20 years. Her passion for creativity and people has served her well, as she encourages and inspires photographers to go after their visions and creativity! Suzette is also a Global Ambassador for Panasonic Lumix Cameras and Adobe Influencer. She is a Photographic Craftsman and Certified Professional Photographer, as well as an Approved Photographic Instructor with Professional Photographers of America. She has served her industry in education, as a school director (West Coast School of Photography) and also served on the Board of Directors of both West Coast School and California Photographic Workshops. Now as an instructor, she has had the immense honor of teaching at over a dozen of the Affiliated Photographic Schools across the country!

Dr Jerome Lubbe

Dr. Jerome is a functional neurologist and founder of Thrive Neuro Health in Atlanta, GA. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Neurology, a Fellow of the American Board of Brain Injury and Rehabilitation, a Fellow of the American Board of Childhood Development Disorders, and the former Executive Director & Atlanta Clinic Director for Cerebrum Health Centers. Above and beyond he is a disciple of Jesus Christ and believes that neuroplasticity with biblical teaching can teach us a lot about mental health, our purpose and connect the dots between many unanswered questions!

Dex Alexander

Dex Alexander is the founder and Creative Director of Legible Strategy and Creative, a branding and communications firm in Southern California. Legible ensures churches, non-profits and civic groups communicate with clarity so they can best serve the community they are so vital to. To date, they have helped dozens of organizations, large and small, engage and influence the world around them.

Kierre Lindsay

Kierre is a renowned worship leader, Kennedy Center performer, off-broadway cast member and passionate about seeing walls and barriers torn down that separate the body of Christ. He has toured with artists like Tasha Cobbs, Vashawn Mitchell and more. He joined United Pursuit and is part of the collective, Common Hymnal. He has served on staff at Daystar Church as the Next Generation Worship Director since 2013. Kierre is married to Marika Lindsay and together they are missionaries who travel domestically and internationally to serve and spread the message of Jesus Christ to all who will listen.

Adam Hobson

Bio coming soon.

Jacob Padgett

Jacob Padgett is the Set and Lighting Designer at Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He joined the creative team in their main Hendersonville campus to oversee the work of design and build future sets for Sunday services, maintain lighting equipment, consoles and volunteer training at the various campuses of Long Hollow and provide support of the visual lighting atmospheres for weekly services.

Brad Weston

Brad Weston is founder and president of Renewed Vision, makers of ProPresenter, ProVideoPlayer, and ProVideoServer. He has been a volunteer video director for North Point Community Church for 15 years and has worked with productions worldwide both in consulting, as well as in live production.

Nathan Williams

Nathan Williams serves as the Technical Director at Victory World Church in Atlanta, GA. Having been on staff for over 10 years, he has had a front-row seat as the church has grown to over 10,000 weekly attendees across multiple campuses, representing more than 110 nationalities, making it one of the largest multicultural congregations in the United States. He overseas sound, lighting, stage design and live video production as he leads a team of engineers and volunteers of over 300 every week. Nathan and his wife Ashley recently celebrated 10 years of marriage and are proud parents of four children.

Ezra Cohen

Ezra Cohen is a filmmaker and creative director specializing in creating unique visual environments in films, commercials, and live concert environments. He has created unique visual textures and experiences for commercial brands like Musicbed, Express, Adidas and Sony as well as music artists including Hillsong Young & Free, Justin Bieber, Tha Chainsmokers, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Hillsong United and more.  Recently, he’s been featured as a teacher and online course instructor by some of the most renown publications in the world, including Forbes and more. 

Joey Santos

Joey currently serves at Christ’s Church, Mason OH. He is the Online Pastor and also oversees Worship & Arts, Communications and Production teams. Growing up in Brazil as a preacher’s kid, he has a keen eye for multi-generational ministry, as well as the ability to see innovation and change as a society and culture shift. He’s an ordained minister and has been serving in various capacities in America since 2002. He regularly blogs and contributes to the conversation of online church at joeysantos.blog.

Alex Fuller

Alex Fuller is a seasoned lighting professional who is passionate about using the technical arts as an extension of worship. He started sweeping floors as a kid in a local production house, and completed his first coast to coast tour of the US by age 20. He has over 15 years experience as the lighting and scenic designer for several churches, touring events, and conferences including Bethel, Saddleback Church, Jesus Culture, Hillsong United and more. His experience in the Christian market affords him a unique understanding of the challenges that many production teams face. His goal is to partner with you as you define your vision, overcome obstacles, and create the environment that you desire.

Phil Bowdle

Phil Bowdle got his start in creative ministry back in 2004. Today, Bowdle is the author of “Rethink Communication: A Playbook to Clarify and Communicate Everything in Your Church” and works as the Creative Arts pastor at West Ridge Church in Northwest Atlanta. On a day-to-day basis, Bowdle leads teams who work in communication, media, worship, and production. He also speaks, blogs, and offers coaching about communication, leadership, and the creative church.

Will Doggett

Will Doggett is an Ableton Live Certified Trainer and the Founder of From Studio to Stage, an online resource dedicated to teaching people how to learn to perform with Ableton Live on stage. He’s passionate about making complex things simple and has been teaching others to use Ableton Live as a tool for Leading Worship since 2008. He has served the church in many roles as Worship Leader, Music Director, Creative Director, and Production Director.

Justin Firesheets

Justin Firesheets has been the Production Director at Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Ala., since Feb. 2009 after having spent the previous six years working in the sports broadcasting industry. He is responsible for the management of the production systems, volunteer teams, and equipment at all 23 campuses of Highlands, which has grown to become one of the largest churches in the United States.

Stephen Brewster

Stephen Brewster has more than 15 years in professional creative environments including music marketing and management, artist development, creative team leading and art directing. Currently a leadership and creative coach in Nashville, Tennessee, Stephen previously led the creative team in dreaming, creating and executing experiences, communications, music and more for all areas of ministry at Freedom House Church in Charlotte,N.C.; Life Church in Orlando, Florida and Cross Point Church in Nashville. He loves to spend time with his wife, Jackie, and their four children.

Katie Allred

Katie Allred runs ChurchCommunications.com, where she has helped over 23,000 people who work in churches with their marketing and communication strategies. Katie is also an assistant professor of marketing and software development at the University of Mobile. Katie is also a Certified StoryBrand Guide and would love to help your church or business communicate more clearly

Kenny Jahng

Kenny Jahng is the founder and CEO of Big Click Syndicate, a strategic communications agency that works with nonprofit and Christian ministries. The Company’s clients includes American Bible Society, Princeton Theological Seminary, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and The United Methodist Church. He also co-leads the Church Communications Facebook Group community with 22,000+ communicators. Kenny runs ChurchButler.com, a daily social media content service. He is also StoryBrand Certified. Connect with him at KennyJahng.com or follow his #DailyKJTV vlog on LinkedIn

Grant Norsworthy

Grant Norsworthy is not another singer who talks too much. He’s a speaker who sings songs.
An Aussie who was based in Nashville  from 2002 to 2018, Grant Norsworthy achieved considerable success as a professional musician including a Grammy® nomination, a Dove Award, extensive touring, recording and radio hits with bands like Paul Colman Trio and Sonicflood. Now conducting global ministry work from his Nelson, New Zealand home base, Grant uses his musicianship, freewheeling wit and uncommon candor to encourage audiences to deeper faith in Christ and good works. As the founder, content developer and principal instructor for More Than Music Mentor, he provides high quality online and onsite training for the heart and the art of worshiping musicians everywhere.

David Henry

At 13 years old, David began his journey in church production when he found out that he could skip the main church service to serve in the youth group AV booth. Fast forward a *few* years, and David has worked as a professional lighting designer and teacher in the church, corporate, and live music worlds. Today, David runs LearnStageLighting.com, teaching lighting to beginner and intermediate-level lighting enthusiasts, and is a volunteer tech director at a medium-sized church in Nashville, TN.

Shannon Scott

Shannon is a writer, speaker, and Associate Executive Pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, Tennessee. She has also been a pastor to women and children and sits on the Executive Leadership Team of the church. She’s been in ministry for over 25 years and has experience in many facets of church leadership, from leading high performing teams, to volunteer recruitment and engagement, service programming, communication, and production. A trusted voice on a wide range of topics, Shannon is grateful to spend time writing for ministry and leadership blogs, training leaders, and speaking at conferences and churches. Over her tenure of ministry, she’s had the honor to work with North Point Community Church, Passion Conferences, Rethink group and more. Shannon and her husband Jeffrey have been married since 1999 and have three teenage children, Maggie (18), Jack (15), and Ali (14) and two dogs, Nash and Loretta.

Nathan Lagrange

Nathan is a gifted speaker with 20 years experience in pastoral leadership including lead pastoring, urban church planting, international missions and worship/creative ministries. Demonstrating great aptitude in counseling, discipleship and spiritual formation with a concentration in the development of christian leaders. Prior to being a pastor, Nathan spent many years as a song-writer and signed artist to the Integrity Music label where he has credits for Don Moen, Glenn Packiam and more.  Most recently, Nathan and his wife Tricia have started fundraising for their newest call in ministry, Refreshing the Refreshers, a ministry seeking to serve those on the edge of burnout in ministry under as a partner of LifeImpact Ministries.

Gary Molander

Gary Molander is an Author, Pastor, Filmmaker and Artist who has served the church and the greater creative community for over a decade! Gary served as a pastor for seventeen years, and has a Masters Degree in Creative Arts. He is also the author of, Pursuing Christ. Creating Art., a powerful book on creativity and the church. He is also the co-owner of Floodgate Creative, and has worked with Pro Athletes Outreach, Credera Inc., and Chick Fil-A to help promote their stories and events, using video and film.

Gary has been a part of SALT Conferences since the first gathering in 2013, and regularly shepherds the creative leaders and technical teams that are a part of the SALT Community. He and his wife Angela live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Andrew Johnston

Known by most as “Dr J”, he holds degrees in Interpersonal Communication and Literature from Wheaton College; Counseling Psychology from Auburn University; Higher Education Leadership & Policy from the University of Tennessee; and has additional education in leadership & organizational change from Harvard University.

Most recently, Dr. J has been a consultant working with current and future leaders through his leadership coaching, being a faculty member of Vanderbilt University and as an author of his recent book, Fired Up: Kindling and Keeping The Spark in Creative Teams. 

Nikki Lerner

Nikki spent over 20 years leading and building a successful multicultural creative department of over 150 people in an organization of 4000+ through her ministry in Baltimore, MD. With a degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, she is a brilliant vocalist and worship leader with over 20 years of songwriting, worship and music experience. Currently, she serves as a coach and consultant to churches across the world helping them go from mono-cultural to multi-cultural with their organizations.

Brady Shearer

Brady Shearer is the CEO and Founder of Pro Church Tools. Brady’s work centers upon helping churches seize the 167 hours beyond their Sunday services and navigating their ministries through the single biggest communication shift we’ve seen in the last 500 years. Through his leadership at Pro Church Tools, they’ve launched countless incredible resources for the local church including Nucelus, RebelGive, StoryTape and more.

He regularly posts on the Pro Church Tool’s with Brady Shearer YouTube channel which has over 83,000 subscribers and currently resides in Ontario, Canada.

Samer Massad

Samer Massad is one of the dynamic communicators at Woodstock City Church in Woodstock, GA. Woodstock City Church is one of the campuses of North Point Community Church under the leadership and direction of Andy Stanley. Samer received his Masters in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary prior to moving to Georgia. He has had the opportunity to speak to leaders, students and audiences around the nation by being a top-hailed speaker at Orange Conference, Youth Specialties, North Point Church and more.

Luke McElroy

Luke McElroy is the founder and visionary of SALT Conferences. Author of four books including most recently released Creative Potential: Principles for Unleashing Your God-Given Calling, Luke was hailed as one of the “top innovators for worship” by Worship Leader Magazine. Luke’s leadership has helped create powerful live environments for thousands around the world.

He and his wife Tricia are proud to call Nashville, Tennessee home.

Joseph Sojourner

Joseph grew up in Akron, OH, and eventually made his way to Atlanta, GA as a hip-hop artist. There he connected with the team from North Point Community Church and Big Stuf Camps where he served as creative director, communicator and emcee of Catalyst Conference for many years. As the founder of Two Cents Creative, he and his team use art, media, film and interactive experiences to share story in a way that captivates audiences attention, while communicating in a compelling manner.

He has had the opportunity to shape moments and create content for Passion Conferences, Chick-Fil-A Leadership Seminars, NBC’s Your Move with Andy Stanley, Elevation Church, SALT Conferences, Big Stuf Camps and many more! Currently, Joseph is serving as a Shephard of creative filmmakers in Fayetteville, GA with Pinewood Studios.

Glenn Packiam

Glenn Packiam is the associate senior pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also the author of 5 books including his most recent: Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus. Glenn earned a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry from Durham University in the UK and is an ordained priest with the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA).

Prior to becoming a pastor, Glenn was one of the founding leaders and songwriters of the Desperation Band. As a signed songwriter, he has had the honor of writing and co-writing over 65 worship songs, including several well-loved songs, like “Your Name” and “My Savior Lives.”  Glenn has been a SALT keynote speaker many times and currently lives with his wife, Holly, and their four children in the shadow of the mighty Rocky Mountains.

Andy Mineo

Andy Mineo is a New York City-based hip hop recording artist signed to Reach Records. His album, Uncomfortable, became the No. 1 independent record in the country and delivered a No. 3 and No.10 position on Billboard’s Hip Hop and Top 200 album charts, respectively. He has appeared on Sirius XM’s Sway In The Morning, MTV, and his colossal hit “You Can’t Stop Me” won an ESPN Whammy Award for MLB’s Top Walk Up Song.

Andy Mineo carries his music beyond through scripting, producing and directing many of his own music videos. He also is the founder of the podcast “work in progress” and most recently collaborated with rapper Wordsplayed for the release of their mixtape, Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed present Magic & Bird.