Author CCM Magazine Staff

Not only are Brett Manning and his team of coaches recognized as some of the world's best vocal instructors to the top artists in mainstream music today, but they have also been key in the success of many praise and worship teams and choirs across the country.

We've all been there as artists and musicians: in that place where we feel 'ready' and 'prepared' to move forward with our careers; make it big, or at least make a living, and yet God is still saying: "Wait". How do we reconcile our frustration and impatience?"

Are you an independent artist thinking about hiring a manager? This may be one of the most important decisions in the life of your artistic career, so don't esteem it too lightly. A good manager can make your career, just as a bad manager can seriously break it.

For Krissy Nordhoff, writing for someone else wasn't necessarily in the game plan. "When I originally wrote Your Great Name, it was for a worship compilation CD my church was recording and another member of our worship team ended up being the vocalist. "

Worship is singing - singing from a heart that has known the bondage of sin yet has been set free. Worship is giving - giving everything we have physically, financially, emotionally because Christ's everything was given for us. Worship is attending - attending services to grow in Christ...

(JUNE 2011) Jessa Anderson shares the story behind her song "Not What I Thought".

The official music video for "Light Up the Sky" from The Afters

The second in a series of excerpts from Rita Cosby's book, Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father's Past

(JUNE 2011) Owl City and Mat Kearney perform live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

(JUNE 2011) Aaron Shust shares his thoughts on true leadership in worship.