By putting a modern spin on traditional worship songs, Kristian Stanfill desires to help young worshippers develop an interest in hymns.
“I get so many emails and comments when I lead the song ‘Jesus Paid It All’ and I love hearing how much freedom it brings to people,” Stanfill said. “It’s an amazing moment of worship with a room full of people praising our Savior who set us free.”
While helping audiences grow in their faith journey Stanfill seeks to connect worshippers to unwavering truths and encourages them to worship God in the midst of the storms in their lives.
Real promises
“God’s promises are real and unshakable,” Stanfill said. “I want to give people a voice to express their heart and places where they have been. My prayer is that these songs will lead people closer to God and help them experience Him in a powerful way.”
Stanfill began leading worship as a teenager and was invited to be a part of Passion 2005 by Louis Giglio, founder and director Passion Conferences, annual events for 18–25 year olds to “lift up the name of Jesus,” according to its website. Passion 2016 was Jan. 2–4.
Today, Stanfill maintains a busy schedule leading worship for events and leads onstage at Passion Conferences alongside Chris Tomlin, David Crowder and Christy Nockels. He also serves as a worship leader at Passion City Church, Atlanta.
Focus on Jesus
Stanfill said, “The very center of what we want to declare at Passion Conferences is that Jesus is King and He is ruling on an everlasting throne.”
Stanfill’s songs are featured on several of Passion’s worship albums and he has performed on the Even So Tour.
“For songwriters and worship leaders, the goal of what we do is to get songs into the church and into the hearts of people,” Stanfill said.
“When everything comes together it’s a beautiful moment of honest worship to God. … At that point I could walk off stage and everything would keep going. At that point no one needs me to keep singing. We are all just focused on God and worshipping Him.”
For more information about Passion Conferences, visit passion2016.com.
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