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A slide show

A slide show is an on-screen presentation of information / ideas presented on slides.A slide show enforces the ideas, comments, solution or suggestions presented in the slide. Slide shows are conducted by a presenter using an apparatus, such as a carousel slide projector, an overhead projector or in more recent years, a computer running presentation software. The term "slide" originates from the use of slides which have been around for many years. Slides originally were projected on a screen, for example in a theater by magic lanterns, a practice that later evolved into moving picture shows. Even after the advent of motion pictures, slides continued to be employed for a time between showings of the films, especially to advertise local businesses or maintain theater decorum—for example by requesting that gentlemen remove their hats and refrain from smoking, and urging mothers to remove crying infants from the auditorium.

The earliest slides were pieces of glass carrying photographic images, and later, pieces of photographic film sealed between two thin sheets of glass. Projectors had a frame mechanism which accommodated two of the sealed photos and was moved from left to right to left, bringing one slide between the lens and the light source, while a "next" photograph was inserted into the frame, alternately from the left or right side of the projector. The image medium itself came to be called a "slide." The black-and-white images were sometimes hand-tinted. With the widespread availability of color film in the 1940s the large, cumbersome and fragile glass slides were replaced by individual pieces of 35 mm color film bonded between two thin 2-by-2-inch cardboard frames. The Kodak Carousel projector accommodates some 80 of these frames in a doughnut-shaped slotted plastic container and has a motorized mechanism to drop and retrieve each slide sequentially on an electronic command of a "remote" button device held by the projectionist as the circular carrier advances above the lamp and lens of the machine.

A well organized slide show allows a presenter to fit visual images to an oral presentation. The old adage "A picture is worth a thousand words" holds true, in that a single image can save a presenter from speaking a paragraph of descriptive details. As with any public speaking or lecturing, a certain amount of talent, experience, and rehearsal is required to make a successful slide show presentation.

Presentation software is most commonly used for instructional purposes, usually with the intention of creating a dynamic, audiovisual presentation. The relevant points to the entire presentation are put on slides, and accompany a spoken monologue.

Slide shows have artistic uses as well, such as being used as a screensaver, or to provide dynamic imagery for a museum presentation, for example, or in installation art. David Byrne, among others, has created PowerPoint art.

Slide show in art[link]

Since the late 1960s visual artists in museums and galleries have used slide shows as a device, either for presenting specific information about an action or research or as a phenomenological form in itself. According to the introduction of [Slide show] -an exhibition organized at the Baltimore Museum of Art- “Through the simple technology of the slide projector and 35 mm color transparency, artists discovered a tool that enabled the transformation of space through the magnification of projected pictures, texts, and images”. Although some have not necessarily used 35mm or color slides, and some have even exchanged images for texts (Robert Barry) the color slides are the most commonly used and they could be sometimes accompanied with written text, either on the slides or as an intertitle. Some artists have also used a voice-over on the slide presentation (James Coleman, Robert Smithson). Slideshows have since also used by artist that use other mediums as painting and sculpture to present their work publicly. During the last few years there is a growing usage of the concept by a younger generation of artists. Non-profit organization Slideluck Potshow holds slideshow events globally featuring works by amateur and professional artists, photographers, and gallerists. Participants in the event bring food, potluck-style, to have a social dinner before the slide show begins.

Some of the known artists that have used slide shows in their work are: Bas Jan Ader, Francis Alys, Robert Barry, James Coleman, Jan Dibbets, Dan Graham, Rodney Graham, Nan Goldin, Louise Lawler, Ana Mendieta, Jonathan Monk, Dennis Oppenheim, Allan Sekula, Robert Smithson, Carey Young, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Muhammed Ali.

Digital slide shows[link]

Digital photo slide shows can be custom made for customers, using their photos, music, wedding invitations, birth announcements, or virtually any other scannable documents. Some producers call the resulting DVDs the new photo montage. Slide shows can be created not only in DVD, but also in HD video format and executable file for PC as for example, in such professional slide show software as Animoto, PicturesToExe, Photodex ProShow, Photo MovieTheater and Windows Movie Maker. Photo slideshow software has made it easier to create photo slideshows, eliminating the need for expensive color reversal film, instead requiring only a digital camera and computer.

Photo slide show software often have more features than simply showing the pictures. It is possible to add transitions, pan and zoom effects, video clips, background music, narrations, captions, etc. By using computer software one therefore has the ability to enhance pictures in a way that isn't otherwise possible. The finished slide show can then be burned to a DVD, for example as a gift or for preservation, and later viewed using a DVD player.

See also[link]

• Web-based slideshow
• Death by PowerPoint
• Photo slideshow software
• Presentation software
• Diaporama

External links[link]

Look up slide show in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• PC World Photo Slideshow Software Reviews

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Cheryl Strayed (born September 17, 1968) is an American novelist and essayist living in Portland, Oregon. Her autobiographical^[1] debut novel, Torch, was published by Houghton Mifflin in 2006. Strayed also writes the advice column "Dear Sugar".

Biography[link]

Strayed was born in Spangler, Pennsylvania,^{[citation needed]} and was raised in Minnesota.^[2] She graduated from McGregor High School in Aitkin County, Minnesota, a place upon which the fictional Coltrap County in Torch is based. She received her BA from the University of Minnesota and her MFA in fiction writing from Syracuse University, where she was mentored by writers George Saunders and Mary Gaitskill among others. She is married to filmmaker Brian Lindstrom.^[3]

Published works[link]

Strayed's essays have been published in The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and other journals. Her work has been selected twice for inclusion in The Best American Essays ("Heroin/e" in the 2000 edition, and "The Love of My Life" in the 2003 edition). Torch, a story based on Strayed's mother's death from cancer at age 45, was a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Award and was selected by The Oregonian as one of the top ten books of 2006 by writers living in the Pacific Northwest.

Her memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, published in 2012 by Alfred A. Knopf, has been optioned by actress Reese Witherspoon.^[4] Wild was also excerpted in Vogue.^[3]

Advice column[link]

On February 14, 2012, Strayed came forward as the formerly anonymous author of the "Dear Sugar" advice column at The Rumpus online literary magazine.^[3][5] Strayed took over the column from originator Steve Almond.^[3]

Awards[link]

Strayed's essay "Munro County", about a letter from Alice Munro, was published in The Missouri Review and won a Pushcart Prize in 2010.^[6]

Wild was chosen as the inaugural selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0 on June 1, 2012, a re-launch of the famous Oprah's Book Club which ended in 2011. Oprah's Book Club 2.0 uses online social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and e-readers, so that participants can cut and paste passages from books and communicate online. Oprah discussed Wild in her video announcement of the new Club.^[7]

Bibliography[link]

• Torch
• Wild
• Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

References[link]

External links[link]

• Cheryl Strayed's official website
• Cheryl Strayed reviews and links on Biographile
• "Munro County" published in the The Missouri Review
• "The Love Of My Life" published in The Sun

Matthew West
Matthew West playing a concert on the History 101 tour in September 2005
Background information
Birth name	Matthew Joseph West
Born	(1977-04-25) April 25, 1977 (age 35)
Origin	Downers Grove, IL, U.S.[1]
Genres	CCM, pop/rock, Adult contemporary, Indie pop[2]
Occupations	Singer/songwriter
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Universal South, Sparrow
Website	matthewwest.com

Matthew Joseph West^[3] (born April 25, 1977) is a Contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released four studio albums and is known for his No. 1 hits "More", "You Are Everything", and "The Motions". He was nominated for five Dove Awards in 2005, two of which were for his major label debut album Happy.

First starting out as an independent musician in the late 1990s, he released three independent albums before signing with Universal South Records. With the release of his Dove Award-winning debut album Happy (2003) came the success of his first radio single "More", which stayed at No. 1 on Christian AC charts for nine weeks and received two Dove Award nominations. His second record History (2005) was followed by a 2006 re-release of the originally independent album Sellout. In 2007 he faced vocal issues which threatened his career with two months of prescribed vocal rest. His third studio album Something to Say (2008) also enjoyed chart success with No. 1 hits "You Are Everything" and "The Motions".

In addition to his main solo career, West has worked as a songwriter for many Christian musicians and groups such as Point of Grace, Mandisa, and Natalie Grant, as well as mainstream country acts Rascal Flatts and Billy Ray Cyrus.

Early life[link]

Matthew West was born on April 25, 1977 in Downers Grove, IL.^[4] As a child he was a fan of his hometown baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, and wanted to eventually have a career in baseball.^[5] He played baseball throughout high school, becoming team captain as a senior. He was hoping for a college baseball scholarship but instead ended up receiving a four-year music scholarship at Millikin University in Illinois. He graduated from Millikin in 1999.^[5]

Musical career[link]

West wrote most of his first songs in the sanctuary of his father's church while he was at home during college breaks.^[5] He was a songwriter and independent musician from 1997–2002, releasing three albums: September Sun (1997), Every Step of the Way (1998), and Sellout (2002).^[6][7] In October 1997, he went on a three-city tour to support of the release of September Sun.^[6]

Just before graduating from Millikin University in 1999, someone from the college recommended that West attend the GMA Music in the Rockies event for aspiring musicians. Although West was not interested at first, he attended after learning that other people signed him up and paid his entrance fee.^[5] He met a representative from Word Publishing at the event who took interest in him and kept in contact until he graduated. West landed in the finals of a songwriting competition and was offered a songwriting deal in July 1999, five weeks after graduating.^[5][6] After penning songs for well-known musicians like Billy Ray Cyrus and Rachael Lampa, he began touring the United States as an independent artist in 2000 and 2001.^[5][6]

On July 26, 2002,^[6] only a week or two before signing a record contract with Universal South Records, West had an injury to his left arm which threatened his musical career and guitar playing. He says, "I locked myself out of my house. But I'd done that before, and I had a way of breaking in through a window. But this time, I had a really hard time getting the window open. I started pushing up on the window really hard and my hand broke through the glass. Blood starting spewing out of my left arm everywhere and I ran down my street screaming for help. After seeing so much blood, I went into shock and just blacked out in the middle of the street. The next thing I can remember is some construction workers praying over me in Spanish and then being taken to the hospital."^[5] West was told that the chances were low of regaining the full use of his left arm, having come very close to severing a major artery.^[5] He recovered after the accident, however, and was able to continue playing guitar and record for his first studio album.^[8]

[edit] Happy (2003)

After signing with Universal South Records on August 23, 2002,^[6] West released his first non-independent studio album, Happy on December 26, 2003.^[9] The album's producers Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser co-wrote the song "More" with West.^[10][11] The track was his first and most successful radio single to date, staying at No. 1 on R&R's Christian Adult Contemporary chart for a record-breaking nine weeks.^[12] It was the most played Christian AC song of 2004^[13] and went on to be labelled as the Christian Song of the Year by ASCAP.^[14] Two additional songs, "The End" and "You Know Where to Find Me", were also released as singles off the album.^[15] Beginning in late September 2004, West joined Avalon and Mark Schultz on a 40-city fall tour, which concluded at the end of November.^[16] In 2005, he was nominated for five Dove Awards, including "New Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year".^[17] He won the "Recorded Music Packaging of the Year" Dove Award for his debut album Happy.^[18]

In early 2005, he was on the WinterJam 2005 tour, hosted by NewSong, with tobyMac, Building 429, Tait, and Rachael Lampa.^[19]

[edit] History (2005)

Matthew West at a concert on tobyMac's Winter Wonder Slam tour in December 2005

With Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser once again as producers,^[20] Matthew West began recording for his second studio album in early 2005.^[15] History, co-produced by West, was released on June 21, 2005 on Universal South Records.^[21] The first single off the album, "Next Thing You Know", was released June 20, a day before the album's release.^[22] The theme of the title track "History" was inspired by a R&R music news headline "Matthew West Makes History", in reference to his first album, Happy. "It's not every day you read a headline like that with your name in it that calls you a history maker," he said.^[23] Beginning on September 14, 2005, he kicked off the 30-city History 101 tour, his first headlining tour, which included guest musicians Shawn McDonald and Paul Wright.^[24] He then joined tobyMac's Winter Wonder Slam tour, beginning on December 1, 2005, along with John Reuben, BarlowGirl, GRITS, and DJ Maj.^[25] Two additional songs were released off History as singles: "Only Grace" and the title track "History".^[26][27]

His independent album Sellout was re-released in 2006 on Universal South Records.^[28]

Vocal problems[link]

West said that he began to experience "some vocal fatigue" in April 2007. He said "I had lost some of my vocal range, staying on higher notes and lower notes. I even began having a hard time speaking."^[29] At a vocal check-up in response to the issue, West's doctors at the Nashville Vanderbilt Voice Center discovered "hemorrhaging caused by some polyps".^[29] He was told by his doctors that vocal surgery was the only option, since a few weeks had passed.^[29] The surgery took place on May 17, 2007, a process that he said was "career threatening."^[30] Afterward, he was prescribed a two-month period of silence for vocal rest.^[29]

A video documentary titled Nothing to Say, directed and produced by Benjamin Eisner, was released in early 2008, highlighting Matthew West's time of silence and vocal recovery in 2007.^[31] In February 2008, the documentary was available exclusively in Family Christian Stores as a CD/DVD combo pack with West's album Something to Say.^[31]

[edit] Something to Say (2008–2010)

His next single "You Are Everything" was released in late 2007. The song was available as a free download from West's website.^[32] He also recorded a duet("Christmas Makes Me Cry") with American Idol finalist Mandisa which was released as a Christmas radio single in November 2007, from Mandisa's Christmas Joy EP.^[32]

Matthew West's album, Something to Say, was released on January 15, 2008.^[33] It reached No. 8 on Billboard's Top Christian albums chart, and peaked at No. 159 on the Billboard 200 chart,^[34] making it his first Billboard 200 album .^[35] It was produced by Brown Bannister, Ed Cash, and Christopher Stevens.^[36] West said in an interview that all of the album's songs had already been written and the title "Something to Say" had already been decided "months before I found out that I was going to have nothing to say."^[29][37] The first radio single released from the album was "You Are Everything". In March 2008, the song reached No. 1 on R&R's Christian AC chart.^[38] "Something to Say", the album's title track, was also released to radio, receiving airplay in June 2008.^[39]

Matthew West guested on tobyMac's 26-city "Boomin' Beyond Measure" tour along with Jeremy Camp.^[40] The tour ran from February 6 through March 21, 2008.^[41]

He was featured on the Billy Graham television special America's Dream: Chasing Happiness, which aired in the U.S. on March 1–9, 2008.^[42] The appearance included a world premiere of his music video for "Nothing Else", a song from History.^[42] On June 29, West hosted GMA's 2008 Gospel Dream, a televised Christian music talent competition.^[43] "The Motions" was released as his next single, placing at No. 1 on R&R's Christian AC chart in April 2009.^[44]

He has a song on the upcoming album of country artist Jo Dee Messina, and another under consideration by “American Idol” finalist Danny Gokey. In December 2009, "The Motions" was Grammy-nominated for Best Gospel Song, his first Grammy nomination.^[45]

[edit] Story of Your Life (2010-present)

The first single from Matthew West's new album, "My Own Little World" was released on August 23, 2010. The album, The Story of Your Life, was released October 5, 2010, and according to West, is a response to thousands of life stories his fans shared with him. "The first day, I got 1,000 stories. All of a sudden, I was like, 'holy cow, something special is about to take place'. I rented a cabin in Tennessee, about 25 minutes from my house that felt like it was out in the middle of nowhere. And I spent two months in that cabin reading 10,000 stories," the singer/songwriter reported in an interview with CBN.com.^[46] Matthew is also starring in The Heart of Christmas.^[47]

Other songwriting[link]

In addition to his main solo career, Matthew West has also written songs for other bands and musicians, including Mark Schultz, Mandisa, Jump5, Sara Groves, Joy Williams, Salvador, Natalie Grant, PureNRG, and Point of Grace, as well as mainstream country act Billy Ray Cyrus. Rascal Flatts recorded Matthew's song "The Day Before You" on their album Feels Like Today.^{[2][11][48][49]} He co-wrote "Voice of a Savior" by Mandisa and "Thank You" by 33Miles, both of which were released as singles in early 2008.^[50]

Personal life[link]

Matthew West currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Emily.^[13][51] He married Emily on May 10, 2003 after proposing to her in September 2002.^[6] They have a daughter Luella Jane ("Lulu") and a daughter Delaney Ruth.^[52] The Wests own a pug named Earl "The Girl".^[23]

Awards[link]

GMA Dove Awards[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

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• 1997 - September Sun
• 1998 - Every Step of the Way
• 2002 - Sellout
• 2003 - Happy
• 2005 - History
• 2008 - Something to Say
• 2010 - The Story of Your Life
• 2011 - The Heart of Christmas

Singles[link]

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Compilation contributions[link]

• 2003: Festival Con Dios Vol. 3 – "More", from Happy (Inpop)^[4]
• 2004: WOW Hits 2005 – "More", from Happy (Sparrow)
• 2005: WOW Christmas: Green – "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (Word)
• 2005: Night of Joy 2005 – "Get Away", from History (Disney)
• 2006: WOW Hits 2007 – "Only Grace", from History (EMI)^[54]
• 2007: Christmas Joy EP – "Christmas Makes Me Cry", a duet with Mandisa (Sparrow)^[55]
• 2007: WOW Hits 2008 – "History", from History (EMI)^[56]
• 2008: WOW Hits 1 - "You Are Everything," from Something to Say
• 2008: WOW Hits 2009 - "You Are Everything," from Something to Say
• 2009: WOW Hits 2010 - "The Motions," from Something to Say
• 2010: WOW Hits 2011 - "My Own Little World," from The Story of Your Life
• 2011: Music Inspired by the Story - "Good (Adam & Eve)," a duet with Leigh Nash (EMI Christian Music) ^[57]
• 2011: WOW Hits 2012 - "Strong Enough," from The Story of Your Life

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

Jimmy Needham
Jimmy Needham performing during the CD release for his album Not Without Love in Nashville, TN on August 24, 2008.
Background information
Born	(1985-08-22) August 22, 1985 (age 26)
Origin	Houston, Texas, USA
Genres	Pop, alternative rock, blues, soul music
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Inpop
Website	www.jimmyneedham.com

Jimmy Needham (born August 22, 1985 in Denver, Colorado) is an American contemporary Christian musician signed to Inpop Records. His second Inpop studio album, Not Without Love, was released on August 19, 2008.^[1] Earlier in 2008, he was a guest on the Relentless tour with Natalie Grant,^[2] and has previously toured with NewSong, Echoing Angels and Nate Sallie in late 2007.^[2]

He is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where he studied history and philosophy, and also a graduate of Tomball High School.^[3] He is married to his wife Kelly, for whom he has written two songs.^[4]

Musical career[link]

Jimmy John's first album, For Freedom, was independently released in 2005, with the help of Troy Warren Jr.^[5] He signed with the Christian record label Inpop in 2006, and released his major label debut album, Speak, later that year. His second major album, Not Without Love, was released on August 19, 2008.^[6] In 2009, Jimmy began work on "Nightlights", which was released by Inpop records on May 18, 2010.

Influences[link]

On his debut Inpop album, Speak, Needham stated that his musical influences include Jonny Lang, Lauryn Hill, Gavin DeGraw, Marc Broussard, Jason Mraz, and particularly Keith Green.^[7] Needham said "When I listen to him it's cool because I feel the Lord has given us the same spirit in what we're singing about. If music—especially Christian music—doesn't either cause me to repent or worship, then I don't know why I'm listening to it. And I think that's why I like Keith Green so much. He didn't sugarcoat things."^[7]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2005: For Freedom – independently released
• 2006: Speak – Inpop Records
• 2008: Not Without Love – Inpop Records
• 2010: Nightlights - Inpop Records
• 2012: Clear the Stage - Inpop Records - March 27, 2012

Singles[link]

• "Dearly Loved" (ranked No. 11 on the "Top Contemporary Hit Songs" list by Christian Radio & Retail Weekly, April 27, 2007)
• "Lost at Sea"
• "Fence Riders" (ranked No. 14 on R&R magazine's December 15, 2007 chart)^[8]
• "A Breath or Two"
• "Hurricane"
• "Firefly"
• "Forgiven & Loved"
• "Yours To Take"

Guest Appearances[link]

• 2010: "Yours To Own" (Trip Lee)
• 2012: "Take Me There" (Trip Lee)

Compilation Appearances[link]

• 2007: iPop 2008, "Lost at Sea" (Inpop)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• See Photos of Jimmy Needham and his custom Vesper Guitar at the Vesper Guitars Website

Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Dwayne Tomlin
Born	(1972-05-04) May 4, 1972 (age 40)
Origin	Grand Saline, Texas U.S.
Genres	Contemporary worship music, CCM
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist worship leader
Instruments	Guitar, piano
Years active	1998–present
Labels	sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Website	Official website

Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He was a staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin leads worship at many Passion events. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Jesus Messiah", "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)", and the recent song "Our God" which he co-wrote with Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves and Jonas Myrin. He is currently a worship leader at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia with Louie Giglio and Christy Nockels.

He was awarded Male Vocalist of the Year at the 2006, 2007, 2008 GMA Dove Awards, and Grammy Award Winner for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album in 2012. He was named Artist of the Year in 2007. Tomlin released his seventh studio album, And If Our God Is for Us..., on November 16, 2010. He is one of the members of CompassionArt, a charity founded by Martin Smith (and Smith's wife, Anna) of the band Delirious?.

His newest album is How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection. released on November 15, 2011.

Early life[link]

Tomlin was born in Grand Saline, Texas in 1972 to Connie and Donna Tomlin. He has two younger brothers, Ryan and Cory.^[1] Chris Tomlin first learned how to play the guitar by playing along side Willie Nelson records.^[2]

Tomlin wrote his first worship song at age fourteen. He entered college planning to study physical therapy, but says he felt God's calling to something else.^{[citation needed]}

In the mid-1990s Tomlin was a worship leader at the Dawson McAllister Youth Conferences, as well as at various church camps in Texas.

After attending Tyler Junior College and Texas A&M University, Tomlin continued to play and write songs, and in 1997, youth speaker Louie Giglio asked if he would be interested in working with the Passion Conferences. Tomlin has been in that movement ever since.

Musical career[link]

Chris performing at a concert in Johnson City, Tennessee

His first nationally released solo project, titled The Noise We Make, was released in 2001, featuring the songs "Forever," "Be Glorified", and "Kindness", each of which made the top 200 in the CCLI 2005 top 500 worship songs.^[3] He released the live EP 545 in 2002, and the studio album Not to Us (2002).

Although he is a solo artist, Tomlin uses a consistent band lineup. He writes many of his songs with the band members. The band includes of Daniel Carson (electric guitar, backup vocals), Jesse Reeves (bass guitar, backup vocals), Travis Nunn (drums), and Matt Gilder (piano, keys). He plays guitar and piano.

According to Christian Copyright Licensing International's list of the top 25 worship songs in the US in August 2007, Tomlin held 5 spots with songs he has either written or co-written: "How Great Is Our God" (No. 1), "Forever" (No. 5), "Holy Is the Lord" (No. 7), "We Fall Down" (No. 12), and "Indescribable" (No. 22). In 2008, Tomlin held 6 spots on 20 The Countdown Magazine's top 20 praise and worship songs: "We Fall Down" (No. 14), "Forever" (No. 10), "Holy is the Lord" (No. 8), "Indescribable" (No. 6), "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" (No. 3), and "How Great is our God" (No. 1).^[4]

Tomlin has toured with contemporary Christian music artists, such as Delirious? during his first tour, and as a supporting act of Steven Curtis Chapman during his All Things New Tour. Tomlin has headlined several tours, such as the Chris Tomlin Indescribable Tour, which featured worship artist Matt Redman, and speaker Louie Giglio,^[5] and headlining the See the Morning Tour. From April to October 2007, Tomlin toured with Louie Giglio and Matt Redman on his "How Great Is Our God" tour.^[3] In 2008, Tomlin toured with Passion Conferences on its world tour. In early 2009, he was in the Hello Love tour with Israel Houghton and New Breed. In summer of 2010, he was in the "Hello Tonight" tour with TobyMac.

Tomlin has been featured at conferences and music festivals. Among these, he played at Grand Saline's annual Salt Festival.^[6] Hillsong's 2007 conference, and the 2008 Compassionart International Songwriting retreat, which was dedicated to writing songs whose revenue would support charities serving the poorest of the world's poor. Other prominent songwriters included were Matt Redman, Martin Smith, Stuart Garrard, and Steven Curtis Chapman. In 2009, Tomlin played at the Harvest Crusade at Anaheim Angels Stadium.

On June 14, 2007, Tomlin's version of the song "Indescribable" was used as the official wake-up call for Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester on Space Shuttle mission STS-117.

In May 2008, Tomlin announced a move from The Austin Stone Community Church, to start a new church with Louie Giglio in Atlanta, Georgia.^[7][8]

In 2009, Tomlin released a Christmas album, Glory in the Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship.^[9] It includes three original Christmas songs and features duets with Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, and Audrey Assad. The album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 list and at No. 1 for Holiday albums.

Personal life[link]

Tomlin married Lauren Bricken,^[10] on November 9, 2010.^[11][12][13]

In May 2011, Tomlin announced that he and Lauren are expecting their first child.^[14][15] He announced on Twitter that the couple's daughter, Ashlyn Alexandra Tomlin, was born in September 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

• Inside Your Love (1995)
• Authentic (1998)
• Too Much Free Time (1998) with Ross King
• The Noise We Make (2001)
• Not to Us (2002)
• Arriving (2004)
• See the Morning (2006)
• Hello Love (2008)
• Glory in the Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship (2009)
• And If Our God Is for Us... (2010)
• How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection (2011)

Passion event albums

• Better Is One Day (1999)
• The Road To One Day (2000)
• One Day: Live (2000)
• Our Love is Loud (2002)
• Sacred Revolution: Songs From OneDay 03 (2003)
• Hymns: Ancient and Modern (2004)
• How Great Is Our God (2005)
• Everything Glorious (2006)
• The Best of Passion (So Far) (2006)
• Live From Passion 07 Pts. 1 & 3 (2007)
• God of This City (2008)
• Awakening (2010)
• Here for You (2011)
• White Flag (2012)

Non-album songs

• "Whisper My Name" [Forefront] - Eterne: Never Be the Same (2000)
• "Salvation" - Pour Over Me - Worship Together Live 2001 (2001)
• "Give Us Clean Hands" - Pour Over Me - Worship Together Live 2001 (2001)
• "Satisfied" [Forefront] - Secrets Of The Vine: Music... A Worship Experience (2002)
• "Lord, I'm Gonna Love You" [Sparrow] - Your Love Broke Through (2002)
• "Expressions of Your Love" (duet w/ Rebecca St. James) [Sparrow] - It Takes Two: 15 Collaborations & Duets (2003)
• "Where the Streets Have No Name" [Sparrow/EMI CMG] - In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa (2004)
• "You're The One" [Disney/EMI CMG] - Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
• "Angels We Have Heard On High" [Word] - WOW Christmas: Green (2005)
• "Mighty to Save" [Integrity] - Bonus disc included with Fruitcake and Ice Cream DVD (2008)
• "Your Heart [David] - Music Inspired by The Story (2011)

Charts[link]

Albums - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

¹ Currently active on the charts

Music videos[link]

• "Expressions of Your Love" (With Rebecca St. James) (2004)
• "Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)" (2007)
• "I Lift My Hands" (2011)

Awards[link]

Grammy Awards[link]

GMA Dove Awards[link]

Throughout his career, Chris Tomlin has been nominated to 32 Dove Awards (6 of them, collaborative efforts) and won 17 of them.