Sharon is a songwriter, worship leader, artist, and host of the Writing Worship Podcast! Her songs have been recorded by churches and artists across the country. She loves helping churches write songs for their context. Originally from Florida, she now lives in New Jersey with her husband and adorable baby boy.

Connect with Sharon on Instagram @sharonthebyrd

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In today's conversation, we discuss Krissy's newest project "Devoted, A 30 Day Walk Through the Fields of Faith" releasing February 17, 2026.

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Our first UK Mentor, passionate about bringing the heart of Writing Worship over to the other side of the Atlantic!
Based in Greater Manchester in the UK, Sue loves a laugh, raw honesty, and has a heart for encouraging worship leaders to write for their local church. 

Follow Sue on Instagram: @littledrummergirlmusic

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Originally from Southern California, Ryan Hall has a passion for seeing people meet Jesus through music. Ryan is the co-writer of the worship song Worthy Of It All and runs the Franklin Prayer House in Franklin, TN.  Ryan and his wife, Karen live in Tennessee with their two beautiful children. 

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Eric and Krissy celebrate community wins, reflect on 2025 and project into 2026! 

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Aaron Williams is a Franklin, Tennessee-based artist, songwriter, and founder of The Way of Worship, an organization helping train and mentor worship leaders from all over the United States.

Born into a musical family, Williams is no stranger to family gatherings turning into full-band jam sessions. Having come to Christ in a time of worship, he discovered that his passion for music and his new-found love for Jesus could collide in writing worship songs.

He began songwriting and traveling with his band in high school, and touring became his life during college. All the while, he remained faithfully serving in his local church. After going through a period of discouragement, Williams almost quit songwriting altogether, but God had other plans and used that season to refine his calling and craft around songwriting.

In the years that followed, he began to find his own voice as a writer and the songs that have emerged have been a blessing to the Church ever since.

One of the outstanding songs that were birthed from this season is “Abide,” a worship anthem that has been resonating with many church communities, bringing it to chart at #58 in CCLI in late 2024.

Williams is passionate about helping people discover and develop an abiding relationship with Jesus. With his organization, The Way of Worship, whether it is through thoughtful songwriting, intentional investment in others, or heartfelt worship leading, his aim is the same: to creatively lead people to know and love Jesus with heart, soul, mind, and strength.

His ministry’s greatest aim and dream is to see a generation of Jesus followers whose focus is to make the Lord increasingly famous during an age of obsession for personal fame. His songs are an attempt to trailblaze this reality here and now.

Williams recently signed as a songwriter and artist with Integrity Music in the continued pursuit of his purpose. He is married to Mallory with whom he shares three wonderful boys.

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​Stacy Riddle is a seasoned Christian singer, songwriter, and worship leader based in Spring Hill, Tennessee. She began her career in Mobile, Alabama, as a studio vocalist for Integrity's Hosanna! Music and has written and sung with the likes of Darlene Zschech, Babbie Mason, NCC Worship, HopeUC Worship and Dustin Smith. Stacy has lead worship for decades Including five years at Mark Batterson's church in DC. She currently mentors aspiring worship songwriters through Krissy Nordhoff’s Writing Worship Mentorship Course and is a member of Conduit Worship. Stacy is now releasing her own songs as an artist and as part of Healing Project Music under the direction of Joel and Janie Taylor. 

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Watch Stacy's song story about Breathe on Me on YouTube

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Krissy Nordhoff is a Grammy® nominated and two-time Dove Award® winning (Worship Song of the Year 2012, Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year 2021) professional songwriter,  author, and mentor.
A Michigan native, Krissy grew up in a Christian home, learning a love for church music from her pianist grandmother. That love carried through the years as she attended Anderson University, studying songwriting with the legendary Gloria Gaither.  
After college, Krissy knew God was calling her to Music City.  She became an independent artist, and eventually found her sweet spot in the writing room.  She garnered three Dove Award nominations for her efforts and won a Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year for the beloved anthem “Your Great Name,” inspired by her own health battle and God’s healing. She was most recently nominated for a Grammy® Award and won a Dove Award for her song “Famous For (I Believe). Her songs have been recorded by a variety of artists and churches including Natalie Grant, Tauren Wells, Jenn Johnson (Bethel Music), Jordan St. Cyr, Jon Reddick, Cade Thompson, Tasha Cobbs, Mandisa, Darlene Zschech, Evan Craft, Meredith Andrews, David and Nicole Binion, Life Church, and Cross Point Worship.
Passionate about training and encouraging the next generation of worship songwriters, Krissy has mentored many through communities she co-founded:  Brave Worship (Women) and Writing Worship.  She has also created resources for songwriters including:  her books--Writing Worship How To Craft Heartfelt Songs for the Church (David C Cook,) and Psalming,  an online course--The Worship Songwriter Mentorship, and The Songwriter Personality Test.  
Krissy, Eric, and their three children live in the suburbs of Nashville, TN.


For more information, visit:
www.krissynordhoff.com
www.braveworship.com
www.writingworship.co
www.songwriterpersonalitytest.com
www.Psalming.com

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Rachael Thomas is a Nashville-based worship leader, songwriter, and social media manager exploring the space between what it means to create content and something that truly adds to the beauty. Her latest project, Whole Mind, pairs left of center melodies with introspective lyrics—an invitation to renew your mind in God’s better narrative. Through both her music and creative work, she encourages others to make art that means something right where they are. Mama to 4 and wife to Jason, she’s a big fan of lattes, tacos and scenic drives that involve a good podcast.

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Born in New York, raised in South Florida, and later moving to Australia at 18 to study worship and theology, I began a journey that shaped both my faith and creativity. It was there that I met my wife, J, and also discovered a love for aesthetics. For a long time, I never considered myself creative until I realized I simply saw and processed things differently than most people around me.

Music had always been part of my life, but in my late teens I came to understand that what I really loved was art in all its forms. Whether seeing it, hearing it, or creating it, I was drawn to beauty and meaning expressed through creativity.

Today, I create primarily for my local church Christ Fellowship Church in South Florida where I help shape worship experiences both visually and musically. That ranges from dreaming up new series concepts and producing creative video moments in services, to songwriting and developing the sound of worship for our community.

As a songwriter with MVMNT Music, the worship expression of Christ Fellowship, my heart is to write songs that give voice to the church songs that carry both the raw honesty of personal encounter with God and the shared language of corporate worship. For me, songwriting isn’t just about crafting melodies and lyrics; it’s about helping people encounter God’s presence, express their faith, and be reminded of His truth.

Ultimately, my hope is that every project I touch whether a song, a service, or a creative concept leads people closer to Jesus and reflects the beauty of His kingdom.

Joel on Instagram! 👉 @joelpeacex

Fruit of the Spirit Song

MVMNT Music

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Matt Crosson is a nomadic missionary who uses storytelling as a means to inspire and advocate for missions work. He has been married to his bride for 19 years and they have four children together. 

For Writing Worship he has served as a mentor for five years. Previously, he served as a Worship Pastor for seven years, where he wrote songs for his church. In his spare time you might find him riding his bike, for more miles than you would want to drive, or running kilometers in a random country. 

YouTube: Share The Stories

Instagram: @share.thestories  @mattacrosson 

Ends of the Earth Cycling

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