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Dr. Ed Willmington and The Fred Bock Institute of Music presents

Forming Hearts, Creating Art:

Developing Worship Leadership

February 13, 2009  8:30 am – 4:30 pm

The Fred Bock Institute of Music understands the many things necessary for worship pastors: musical skills, liturgical understanding, the ability to give pastoral care, and in-depth knowledge of theological perspectives.  With that in mind, Forming Hearts, Creating Art was created with the purpose of providing insights, resources, and encouragement for leaders of worship – musicians and pastors alike.

The institute’s director, Dr. Ed Willmington, has invited three outstanding guests to promote this year’s discussions.  Those who are involved in worship leadership at any level will find it to be an experience they won’t want to miss. Read here about this year’s featured speakers.

The Forming Hearts, Creating Art conference will be held on February 13, 2010 from 8:30-4:30 in Travis Auditorium on the campus of Fuller Seminary, 135 N. Oakland Ave, in Pasadena. For registration information email:

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Gordon MacDonald
Gordon MacDonald has been a pastor and writer for more than forty-five years.  Most recently he served as Interim President at Denver Seminary.  He has served churches in Kansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York City and was president of Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship for three years.  His best known book has been Ordering Your Private World. Among his other books are Secrets of a Generous Life (Tyndale, 2002), The Life God Blesses, Renewing Your Spiritual Passion, When Men Think Private Thoughts and Mid-Course Correction (a book on “deep life-change).  He writes regularly for each addition of Leadership Journal and his most recent book, Who Stole My Church (2008) has received strong acclaim. Gordon MacDonald serves as Editor-at-Large with Leadership Journal. Until recently, he was the Chairman of the Board of World Relief Corporation. He has a B.A. from the University of Colorado (’62), and a M. Div from Denver Seminary (’66).  Barrington College awarded MacDonald an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree in 1979.

Tommy Walker
Tommy Walker has led worship at Christian Assembly in Los Angeles, California with his pastor, Mark Pickerill, since 1990. He has also been privileged to serve with such church leaders as Jack Hayford, Bill Hybels and Rick Warren. He has recorded worship projects for Maranatha! Music, Integrity Music, and Get Down Minsitries.He has traveled with Promise Keepers, Greg Laurie Harvest Crusades and Franklin Graham. Tommy has written over 100 songs that are currently being sung in churches around the world: “He Knows My Name,” “Only A God Like You,” “That’s Why We Praise Him,” “Lord I Believe In You,” “Mourning Into Dancing,” “Break Through” “This is What Christmas means to Me,” and his latest song, “I Have a Hope.” Tommy has held concerts and ministry outreaches to the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Guatemala, Zambia and Brazil.

Diane White-Clayton
Diane White-Clayton is Director of Choral Music at Faithful Central Bible Church in Los Angeles, where she founded the acclaimed Sacred Praise Chorale and also conducts at the New Christ Memorial Church under Pastor Andrae Crouch.  She holds a Ph.D. and MA in Music Composition from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She studied classical piano at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris and performed solo Gospel concerts throughout Europe. She has held numerous positions including Musical Director, Vocal Arranger, and Composer-in-Residence for the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre Company; Artistic Director for the Washington Performing Arts Society gospel choral program; Artist-in-Residence for the Chaplaincy at Westmont College; Composer-in-Residence at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Scholar-in-Residence at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. She is Founder and CEO of BYTHAX Records, Inc. and LCW Publishing.