Darlene Zschech

Darlene Zschech (pronounced: [daliːn tʃεk]) (born September 8, 1965 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian Charismatic/Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise songs. Darlene Zschech This work is copyrighted. ... This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the English language. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... The charismatic movement began with the adoption of certain beliefs typical of those held by Pentecostal Christians —specifically what are known as the biblical charisms of Christianity: speaking in tongues, prophesying, etc. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... In some Christian churches, a worship leader (sometimes lead worshiper) is a musician or singer who leads the congregation in musical worship, typically in the style of contemporary praise choruses. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Her role at Hillsong

Zschech is the worship pastor of Hillsong Church, in Sydney, Australia (an Assemblies of God church), taking over from Geoff Bullock. Darlene leads worship most weeks for the Hillsong Television programme (the official website says that the programme reaches 125 countries around the globe). Hillsong made global headlines when their 2004 live CD release, For All You've Done reached number one in the Australian national music charts. A pastor is a minister or priest of a Christian church. ... Inside Hillsong Church, Sydney. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Currently the Assemblies of God USA and Assemblies of God organizations around the world make up the worlds largest Pentecostal denomination with some 51 million members and adherents. ... Geoff Bullock is an Australian Charismatic/Pentecostal singer-songwriter who mainly writes praise songs. ... For All Youve Done is the thirteenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ...

Biography

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Currently, she and husband Mark Zschech have three daughters, Amy, Chloe, and Zoe Jewel.

Shout to the Lord

Zschech's best known song is Shout to the Lord, sung by an estimated 25–30 million churchgoers every week ^[1]. Darlene composed the praise anthem (based on Psalm 96)^[2] at the time that she was feeling discouraged. "I felt I could either scream and pull my hair out — or praise God" she said. This song is the title track for the first live album co-produced with Integrity Music featuring Darlene as a prominent female worship leader. Shout to the Lord was nominated as 'Album of the year' for the 1997 Dove Awards and 'Song of the Year' for the 1998 Dove Awards. It has been recorded on over 20 different albums. In 2000, Darlene received a Dove Award nomination for 'Songwriter of the year' and has received the 'International Award' from GMA (Gospel Music Assoc USA) Psalm 96 (Greek numbering: Psalm 95) is a song of praise to the Jewish God from the Book of Psalms. ... Integrity Media is a privately-held Christian media company originally founded as Christian music club in 1987. ... Shout to the Lord is a live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... The Dove Awards, created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary Christian and gospel music, are held annually in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Discography and publications

In 2003, Zschech released her debut solo album entitled Kiss of Heaven. This was followed by her 2005 album, Change Your World. Kiss of Heaven is the debut solo album of Hillsong Churchs worship pastor, Darlene Zschech. ... Change Your World is the second solo album of Hillsong Churchs worship pastor, Darlene Zschech. ...

In addition to writing songs, Zschech has written three books: Worship (1996), Extravagant Worship (2001) and The Kiss of Heaven (2003).

Songs

Songs written or co-written by Darlene Zschech include:

• Stone's Been Rolled Away (1993)
  • "Your Name"
• People Just Like Us (1994)
  • "Shout To The Lord"
• Friends in High Places (1995)
  • "Praise His Holy Name"
  • "Rock Of Ages" with Geoff Bullock
• God Is in the House (1996)
  • "God Is In The House" with Russell Fragar
  • "And That My Soul Knows Very Well" with Russell Fragar
  • "Let The Peace Of God Reign"
  • "Walking In The Light"
• All Things Are Possible (1997)
  • "All Things Are Possible"
  • "I Live To Know You"
  • "I Know It"
  • "Glory To The King"
• Touching Heaven Changing Earth (1998)
  • "That's What We Came Here For" with Russell Fragar
  • "I Will Bless You Lord"
  • "Jesus You're All I Need"
  • "The Potter's Hand"
• By Your Side (1999)
  • "Sing Of Your Great Love"
  • "Free To Dance"
• For This Cause (2000)
  • "Here To Eternity" with David Moyse
  • "It Is You"
• You Are My World (2001)
  • "Irresistible"
  • "Glorious"
  • "To You"
  • "Worthy Is The Lamb"
• Blessed (2002)
  • "Blessed" with Reuben Morgan
• Hope (2003)
  • "My Hope"
  • "You Are"
• For All You've Done (2004)
  • "You Are Worthy"
  • "Glorify Your Name" with David Holmes
• God He Reigns (2005)
  • "Saviour"
  • "Know You More"
• Mighty To Save
  • "More To See" with Mia Fieldes, Deborah Ezzy, Donia Makadonez, & Nigel Hendroff
  • "I Believe In You"
  • "At The Cross" with Reuben Morgan
• Saviour King (2007)
  • "One Thing" with Marty Sampson

Note: The 2007 album title is undecided. The song may possibly be included in the track listing and the album itself. Stones Been Rolled Away is the second live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... People Just Like Us is the third live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Friends in High Places is the fourth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Geoff Bullock is an Australian Charismatic/Pentecostal singer-songwriter who mainly writes praise songs. ... God is in the House is the fifth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Russell Fragar is probably best known for the time he spent with Hillsong as a piano player. ... All Things are Possible is the sixth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Touching Heaven Changing Earth is the seventh live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... By Your Side is the eighth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... For this Cause is the ninth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... You are My World is the tenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Blessed is the eleventh album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong. ... Reuben Morgan is a worship leader, music pastor and songwriter at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. ... Hope is the twelfth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... For All Youve Done is the thirteenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... God He Reigns is the fourteenth live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Mighty to Save will be the fifteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by the Hillsong Church. ... Nigel Hendroff is a Christian rock guitarist from Australia. ... Marty Sampson (born 31 May 1979) is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. ...

Other interests

Darlene Zschech and her husband Mark are executive directors of Mercy Ministries^[3], which runs a residential program to help young women struggling with eating disorders, unplanned pregnancy and other life controlling disorders.

Zschech has been involved in Hope Rwanda ^[4] and is an advocate for Compassion Australia.^[5]

Her husband Mark is CEO of The Grove Studios, a Sydney recording studio.^[6] A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ...

See also

INO Records. http://www.inorecords.com

• Extravagant Worship: The Songs of Darlene Zschech
• Reuben Morgan
• List of Hillsong albums
• List of Hillsong songs

Reuben Morgan is a worship leader, music pastor and songwriter at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. ... The Hillsong Church have produced 100s of Christian songs on CDs since 1992 on over 50 albums, mostly under their own label, Hillsong Music. ... The Hillsong Church have produced 100s of Christian songs on CDs since 1992 on over 50 albums, mostly under their own label, Hillsong Music. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ http://www.darlenezschech.com/pages/default.asp?pid=21
2. ^ http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ps%2096;&version=47
3. ^ http://www.mercyministries.com.au
4. ^ http://www.hoperwanda.org
5. ^ http://www.compassion.com.au
6. ^ The Grove Studios. Retrieved on 2006 May 21.

• Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1067. ISBN 1-56563-679-1. 
• [1], her biography on the official website

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External links

• Official Website
• Hope Rwanda project by Mark and Darlene Zschech
• Thought Quotient - Interview with Darlene Zschech
• Darlene Zschech guitar tabs