Main Speaker & Worship Leader

Jim Murphy

Missio Church • Syracuse, NY

Why We Worship / How We Worship

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Jim has been in ministry for 13 years with 11 of them being in the world of church planting and 12 of them giving him the joy of leading worship. One of Jim’s biggest passions is seeing the name of God glorified through the faithful worship of His people. Jim considers it a great privilege to help people respond to who God has revealed Himself to be through the arts and to be a part of heralding the Gospel message. Jim loves to try and help the saints sing…sing in celebration, sing with thankfulness, sing as one, sing with awe, and sometimes stand in silence. Seeing the redeemed in Christ do that together and to have the great task of helping facilitate it, is overwhelming and humbling for Jim!

On an even greater scale, Jim loves serving in Christ’s Church to help empower and release Christ’s people to be worshipers in their homes, families, neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and to the ends of the earth. What drives him everyday is seeing God move in people to love Jesus above all else and to be a part of bringing Him to the lost world.

Jim has been married for twelve years to the love of my life, Tara. Together they have three children and Jim thanks God everyday to be on life’s journey with them!

Trevor Chin

Epiphany Fellowship of Camden • Camden, NJ

Worship Leader

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Trevor Chin serves as Worship and Creative Arts Pastor at Epiphany Fellowship of Camden, NJ. He has been leading worship in various contexts for 11 years. His passion is to see Christ glorified through Christ-centered worship with Christ-centered musicians and singers. Trevor is married to the love of his life Melissa, who is also apart of the worship team. Trevor has a Bachelors degree in Bible and Science and a Bachelors degree in Social Work, and is currently completing his Masters of Arts and Religion at Reformed Theological Seminary.

Breakout Sessions

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  Rob Keparutis

  Terra Nova Church • Troy & Saratoga Springs, NY

  How do I multiply myself and raise up other leaders?

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  Robert Keparutis serves as the Worship Arts Director at Terra Nova Church. He has been on staff full time at Terra for two years but has been leading worship for the past 17 years in various capacities. He has been married to his wife Heidi for 18 years and has three boys, Max-16yrs, Jonah-13yrs, and Skye-8yrs. His passion is to have the body of Christ engaged to grow as better disciples to live a life of continuous outpouring worship that responds to the revelation of Jesus.

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  Wes Walters

  Restoration Church • Buffalo, NY

  How do I care for and build my own personal worship

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  Wes Walters planted Restoration Church with Pastor Dan Trippie in 2008. As a military kid, Wes lived all around the world. During his college days at Auburn University, Wes felt God’s calling to devote his life to the ministry of Jesus’ work. It was then that Wes met Leslie (both are Alabama natives). They married & moved to Nashville to serve a local church. Although Wes has lived in many different cities, he and Leslie have fallen in love with Buffalo, the Queen City. Wes and Leslie are humbled & honored to serve the community through Restoration Church.

  Wes has been singing in family gospel groups since he was 4, sang in madrigal groups, choirs, and opera for seven years, was in several traveling worship, as well as, mainstream rock bands from 2003-2008. While originally joining on in 2008 as music/tech coordinator and pastor, Wes soon found that God was gifting and calling him to much more. Under the personal training and mentorship of Pastor Dan Trippie, Wes has blossomed into a dynamic preacher, leader, writer, and has since returned to seminary to complete an MA in Leadership. At Restoration Wes does everything from leading worship, to preaching, to teaching theology and membership classes, leading a community group, training other pastors and leaders, and anything else God asks of him.

  Wes holds the heart for Intimacy with God at Restoration Church and seeks to teach and train others toward a ravenous appetite for the Word of God above all other desires. Wes has written curriculum on worship, prayer guides, discipleship materials, and more. Wes blogs every month at www.absentfromflesh.wordpress.com

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  Nate Maxfield

  Missio Church • Syracuse, NY

  Advice for bi-vocational and volunteer worship team members

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  Nate Maxfield has been leading worship since his freshman year in college in 2000.  He is currently bi-vocational, working full time for Driver’s Village in Cicero, NY, and serving as the worship director for Missio Church in Syracuse.  He has a passion for combining Biblical truth with public musical expressions of faith in order to magnify God’s great worth and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.

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  Paul Taddeo

  Faith Baptist Church • Rexford, NY

  How do I build congregational worship?

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  Paul is convinced that through a series of current events in his life that God is pursuing him. Ministry in Adoration at Faith is a means to testify to His wonderful work and grace in his life. The process of leading others into worship has been a calling on Paul’s life and he hopes to continue in His work for as long as he is able and hopes to press on toward the goal set before him.

  Paul feels that God has placed a passion within him to lead His people to experience God’s presence through musical worship. He finds it both humbling and empowering to serve in ministry as a child of God. In every way, Paul view’s his ministry as an outlet to make God known to believers and those looking for meaning in life.

  Paul received his education at Messiah College, majoring in church music and minoring in business.  He is married to Kathryn, his beautiful wife of ten years, and together they have two wonderful children, Sienna and Colden. Paul remains committed first and foremost to his family. They are his current and future support system and where he finds great joy. Paul is so thankful for who they are and what they bring to the family to make it what it is.

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  Ken Tyrrell

  Loudonville Community Church • Loudonville, NY

  How do I care for, organize and oversee worship teams?

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  Ken Tyrrell has been involved in worship ministry for over 35 years. For half of that time he was a volunteer leader, but for the past 17 years has been employed in a full-time leadership position. Additionally, Ken has 30+ years of teaching experience in public and private schools. Married with 4 children, he is currently serving as the Director of Worship Ministries at Loudonville Community Church and teaching part-time in the Loudonville Christian School. Ken’s passion is to create an atmosphere and opportunity for personal encounters with the living God in corporate worship settings.