Tim Hughes.
I had seen the name ‘Tim Hughes‘ on the bottom of chord charts during worship, but had never really thought much about who was behind the songs like “Here I Am to Worship” or “Consuming Fire.” So, last year when I watched a DVD that briefly had him on it, my first thought was “…he’s just a kid!”
…not that I’m any older. I’m actually 4 yrs younger (I think he’s 29)
But having grown up in a church where all of the songwriters were either deceased or very nearly deceased, I was completely stunned that someone in my generation was producing such great music for worship. And beyond that, I’ve been encouraged and inspired by his heart for worship and his humility and have actually started writing songs again myself.
Tim has written loads of great songs, released three albums, is the worship director at Holy Trinity Brompton (or HTB), has a wife (with a kid on the way), and he still has time to produce high-quality resources for worship leaders.
He’s kind of like a younger, British version of Paul Baloche. For those that know me, this is a pretty major compliment, since Paul is pretty much my worship-leading-guitar-hero.
So, if you haven’t yet, visit these links to get started…
- worshipcentral.org
- worshipcentral podcast
- worshiptogether.com
- Worship - A Passionate Response
- Holding Nothing Back
- the obligatory MySpace link
This is the main page for the school of worship called ‘worshipcentral’
Co-hosted with Al Gordon, Associate Director of Worship at HTB
Tim’s featured Bible study
This is a sermon Tim gave at HTB. I downloaded and emailed it to my entire worship band. Very very good.
Awesome video of Tim on songwriting
worshipcentral’s MySpace page… for those that don’t VIRB.
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