First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk 820 Colonial Avenue Norfolk, VA 23507

Concert is free. A love offering will be received. RSVP for the Evening of Worship.

True Worship: Writing and [...]]]> An Evening of Worship with Award-Winning Artists Tommy Walker, Phil Sillas and David M. Edwards
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk
820 Colonial Avenue Norfolk, VA 23507

Concert is free. A love offering will be received.
RSVP for the Evening of Worship.

One-Day Events

True Worship: Writing and Stewarding Music for the Church with Tommy Walker, Randy Alward, Phil Sillas and David M. Edwards

Saturday, January 28, 2012
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Library Auditorium, Regent University
$49.00 / Lunch is included.

• Understand how to align your lyrics with Scripture for dynamic songs, powerfully grounded in life-giving Truth.
• Discover proven tools that will give your songs longevity within the community of faith.
• Hear three of Christian music’s most prolific leaders and mentors in worship.

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Guest Speakers

Tommy Walker
Tommy has led worship at Christian Assembly in Los Angeles, Calif., since 1990. He has traveled with Promise Keepers, Greg Laurie Harvest Crusades and Franklin Graham. He has also served with such church leaders as Jack Hayford, Bill Hybels and Rick Warren and led worship in the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Guatemala, Zambia, Brazil, and many other nations.

Tommy has recorded worship projects for Maranatha! Music, Integrity Music, and Get Down Ministries. He has written well over 100 songs currently being tracked by CCLI and sung in churches around the world, including “He Knows My Name,” “Only A God Like You,” “That’s Why We Praise Him,” “Lord I Believe In You,” “Mourning Into Dancing,” “Break Through,” “We Will Remember,” and “I Have a Hope.”

Randy Alward
Randy is a third-generation pastor’s son, youth, associate, and senior pastor. He joined Maranatha! in 1994, overseeing product development and sales. In 1998 he became the COO. He has served as program director and worship director for ministries such as Promise Keepers, Family Life, Night of Worship, and Worship Leader Workshops, along with producing over 300 recordings, including such products as WOW worship, Songs 4 Worship, Top 25 and Top 40 brands. In 2004, Randy became Maranatha! Music’s President/CEO, where he currently serves. He is also on the board of directors for The Corinthian Group, Maranatha Music, CCLI, and CMPA.

Randy is the founder and executive producer of “The Invitation” with pastor Rick Warren, including series titles with Beth Moore, Kay Warren, John Baker and Tim Clinton, with over 1.4 million copies sold in the U.S.

Phil Sillas
Phil’s diverse experience as a songwriter (Avalon, Jaci Velasquez, Natalie Grant, David Foster, Aaron Neville, and others), music producer (GB5, The Peculiar People Band, and Plus One) and composer (Black Hawk Down, Enemy of State, Melrose Place, Touched by an Angel, Dawson’s Creek, America’s Next Top Model, and others) has been put to good use as the Song DISCovery A&R. His position finds him gathering and listening to thousands of songs to discover the 20 or more that will go before a final selection board for each volume of Song DISCovery.

Before joining the Worship Leader team, Phil was a staff songwriter for Black Oak Publishing, Warner Chapel, Word Publishing, Brentwood-Benson Publishing, and Justice Music.

David M. Edwards
David M. Edwards comes to the University with lifetime experience as a teacher, writer, musician and pastor. In 2009, Edwards produced and sang on Margaret Becker’s new Christmas album Gift of Love. In 2007 and 2005, he received awards from nationally published Worship Leader Magazine for his singles “Holy Rain” and “Create in Me.”

“I am thrilled and honored to be a part of Regent,” said Edwards. “The School of Divinity is uniquely positioned to address the growing needs of worshipers and worship leaders from around the globe that have a hunger to understand, learn, and dialogue about a subject that touches the very heart of God.”

Converge 21 will bring 400 leaders, 400 scholars, and 400 nextgen voices together at Regent University & Founders Inn to discuss, pray for, and chart the future direction of the Spirit-empowered movement in the United States.

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