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Paul Baloche
Paul Joseph Baloche (/bəˈlɒʃ/ bə-LOSH; born on June 4, 1962) is an American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter. He was the worship pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas, for 26 years. Some of Baloche's songs rank among the most-performed songs in services according to CCLI.
A native of Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, Paul Baloche was born on June 4, 1962, in Camden, New Jersey in a French Canadian Catholic family. He studied at the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles.
In 1989, he became a worship pastor at the Community Christian Fellowship Church in Lindale, Smith County, Texas, until 2015 when he moved to New York City.
Top-ranked songs include "Open the Eyes of My Heart", "Hosanna", "Your Name", "Today Is the Day", and "Above All". Baloche has received numerous Dove Awards over the years. His song "Above All" was nominated for Song of the Year in both the 2002 and 2003 Dove Awards, and in 2002, Michael W. Smith's version of the same song won Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year. Baloche was also nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2002. In 2009, Baloche won a Dove Award for Inspiration Recorded Song of the Year as co-author of "A New Hallelujah" with Michael W. Smith and his wife Debbie Smith.
Baloche has been a pioneer in providing visual instructional resources for church worship teams. In 1995, he released The Worship Guitar Series, a set of three videos. Between 2002 and 2006, he released The Modern Worship Series, a set of eight instructional DVDs focused on helping church worship teams increase their skill and confidence. In 2005, he released the book God Songs, a practical resource for worship songwriters, currently in its 8th printing.
His catalog of twelve albums is focused on providing worship music for churches to use in their Sunday morning services. His albums are released by his publisher Integrity Music. In addition to songwriting, Baloche participates in several seminars for worship leaders and musicians throughout North America and Asia.
The 2006 release A Greater Song is a live recording featuring songs by Baloche, some co-written with worship artists including Matt Redman ("A Greater Song") and former Integrity Music president Don Moen ("Thank You Lord").
The 2009 release Glorious featured the single "Just to Be With You", which Baloche explained "is simply about intimacy with God." On April 3, 2012 Baloche released album The Same Love featuring the single "The Same Love".
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Paul Baloche
Paul Joseph Baloche (/bəˈlɒʃ/ bə-LOSH; born on June 4, 1962) is an American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter. He was the worship pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas, for 26 years. Some of Baloche's songs rank among the most-performed songs in services according to CCLI.
A native of Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, Paul Baloche was born on June 4, 1962, in Camden, New Jersey in a French Canadian Catholic family. He studied at the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles.
In 1989, he became a worship pastor at the Community Christian Fellowship Church in Lindale, Smith County, Texas, until 2015 when he moved to New York City.
Top-ranked songs include "Open the Eyes of My Heart", "Hosanna", "Your Name", "Today Is the Day", and "Above All". Baloche has received numerous Dove Awards over the years. His song "Above All" was nominated for Song of the Year in both the 2002 and 2003 Dove Awards, and in 2002, Michael W. Smith's version of the same song won Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year. Baloche was also nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2002. In 2009, Baloche won a Dove Award for Inspiration Recorded Song of the Year as co-author of "A New Hallelujah" with Michael W. Smith and his wife Debbie Smith.
Baloche has been a pioneer in providing visual instructional resources for church worship teams. In 1995, he released The Worship Guitar Series, a set of three videos. Between 2002 and 2006, he released The Modern Worship Series, a set of eight instructional DVDs focused on helping church worship teams increase their skill and confidence. In 2005, he released the book God Songs, a practical resource for worship songwriters, currently in its 8th printing.
His catalog of twelve albums is focused on providing worship music for churches to use in their Sunday morning services. His albums are released by his publisher Integrity Music. In addition to songwriting, Baloche participates in several seminars for worship leaders and musicians throughout North America and Asia.
The 2006 release A Greater Song is a live recording featuring songs by Baloche, some co-written with worship artists including Matt Redman ("A Greater Song") and former Integrity Music president Don Moen ("Thank You Lord").
The 2009 release Glorious featured the single "Just to Be With You", which Baloche explained "is simply about intimacy with God." On April 3, 2012 Baloche released album The Same Love featuring the single "The Same Love".
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