Whether she’s singing a lullaby, belting out an anthem, hosting her podcast or mentoring worship leaders, Christy’s heart is not only to lead people to connect and communicate with the living God, but to learn to live from their true identity as His beloved and from a heart of rest. The daughter of a pastor, born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, she remembers simple beginnings that laid a sure foundation for her, for the rest of her life.

Christy and her husband Nathan have had a long career in music, leading worship in the late 90’s for over 3,000 young people at Metro Bible Study in Houston and then signing with Michael W. Smith’s record label, Rocketown Records, and releasing five albums as the duo, Watermark. Nathan and Christy would also join the Passion movement in 1997 as featured worship artists and Christy would sign with sixstepsrecords, releasing three solo albums.

Christy’s podcast, The Glorious in the Mundane, has exceeded her expectations since its beginning in 2016. It has grown in listeners but also in Christy’s heart as a place where she’s learning to use her voice beyond just singing. She has developed a love for writing even beyond music and her book, The Life You Long For, represents a labor of love stretching her past her musical borders.

Pour out from congregations into the world. Throughout his writing career he’s intentionally composed lyrics that speak about redemption and hope in a way that impacts cross cultural narratives of a generation hungry for healing.

Finding hope through music has long been part of Reddick’s makeup. Growing up the son of a pastor and the church pianist in Memphis, TN, music was woven into Reddick’s DNA from the start. During college, he cut his songwriting teeth writing songs for and leading a contemporary gospel group. After his college years, Reddick got into church work, leading worship for a church in Memphis and eventually making his way to Texas. In both places, Reddick leaned in to bridge-building across racial and generational lines, working to bring churches and cultures together under one faith umbrella.

“At one of my first jobs in full-time church ministry, I led this generationally diverse choir filled with people ranging from 18 years old to 70 years old. We would fuse hymns and contemporary gospel. I wanted to try and bring people together no matter what their differences were, wanted people to go to church and not just sing songs, but find something they could engage with and have a true experience. I wanted to reach across the lines.”

In addition to being a talented musician, Reddick is also a creative visual artist. In a fusion of his artistic and musical sides, one of his paintings is the single cover for his debut song, “You Keep Hope Alive.”

After years of leading worship, writing songs for the church and even touring with other artists, Reddick is now ready to pour all of his experience and passion into his own songs.

“I just want to be a conduit to help people reconcile themselves with God and each other,” Reddick says. “I want to bring people together. I consider it an honor and a privilege to get to lead people in the transparency of worship.”

Shannon Scott is a Bible teacher and author with nearly 30 years of experience in ministry and leadership. She deeply loves the local church and is particularly passionate about ministry to women, believing in the transformative power of God’s Word. After many years serving on a church staff, Shannon now works with QAVA, where she leads initiatives and creates content for the broader Church. She is also the host of the Everything Made Beautiful podcast, encouraging listeners to find God’s faithfulness in every season of life. Shannon has been married to Jeffrey for 25 years, and they have three adult children and three dogs.

Curtis Zackery, better known as CZ, is a pastor, author, and founder of Find Rest, a non-profit organization built to support spiritually depleted ministry leaders in Tennessee and beyond. Whether he’s speaking or writing, CZ exhibits empathy and a contagious passion for the gospel in every situation.

CZ graduated from Liberty University and furthered his studies at Gateway Seminary. He also wrote the book Soul Rest, which stemmed from a season of deep learning and growing. CZ enjoys reading, running, and finding great restaurants and coffee spots across the country – but he especially loves spending time at home in Franklin, TN with his wife, Monique, and two sons, Noah and Micah. Find out more about CZ and his work at findrest.org.