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This husband and wife team has a deep
desire to lead believers into intimacy with God through Scriptural
worship. Daniel says, "Its our desire to not only lead
musically, but to also help cultivate the heart of the student
worshiper and student worship artist." Daniel and Bonnie have
been on staff with WorshipOne leading worship on the road and
consulting with student bands since June of 1997. They are also
staff Worship Leaders at NorthStar Church in North
Atlanta.
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town Swainsboro, GA, Bonnie had big plans for her life. After
graduating high school she began college to prepare to be a
teacher and maybe even return to take over her Dad's volunteer
softball coaching position. All she knew was that being a teacher
would be a good job to go along with being a pastor's wife. After
being saved at age 17 and being called to ministry that same year,
she thought that was the only role of ministry available to women.
Then Bonnie transferred into Brewton Parker College her junior
year and met Daniel. She was confident of her calling in ministry,
but had no musical background at all. Six months after she and
Daniel were married, Bonnie began playing the bass guitar and
found a natural talent for rhythm. A few months later, the face of
Daniel's solo ministry changed to the praise and worship team of
Daniel & Bonnie. Bonnie's favorite verse is found in Jeremiah
29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares
the Lord, "plans to proper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future." Now, her heartbeat is to
lead others in worship and disciple younger female worship leaders
through her local church.
A Word from
Bonnie
I am so thankful that God directs our steps. I feel that there is
no greater calling in life than to be a worshiper of the Lord Most
High! To be able to do that and to impact the lives of others in
the process is far beyond anything I could have aspired to do with
my life. I praise God every day for His calling on my life.
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After accepting God's
call on his life to ministry at age 16, Daniel had no idea where
God wanted him to serve. God continued to confirm that call by
directing him out of sports and more into music and drama. Daniel
served part-time on staff at a church as minister of music and
youth all through college. During that time, doors began to open
for him to lead worship for many student events, so Daniel picked
up the guitar in order to be obedient to where the Lord was
leading. In June of 1996, Daniel and Bonnie were married and they
graduated from college a year later. At that time, they sensed the
Lord leading them to a full-time itinerant (traveling) worship
ministry. Since then, the Lord has given them the opportunity to
lead and teach worship throughout the United States.
A Word from Daniel:
I am so excited about the day when "every knee shall bow and
every tongue confess Jesus Christ as Lord." On that day there
will be no need for worship leaders or guitars as we behold the
glory of our Savior. Until then, I count it a privilege and great
responsibility to help the body of Christ practice for eternity by
leading them and teaching them what Scripture says about worship.
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