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† Bob Bender ♫ (New songs up!!)

My amp goes to 12...

About Me

I'm a regular guy (happily married with five sons) who loves to show people that music at church can be fun, loud, energetic, authentic, and enthusiastic. I'm talkin' guitars with the amps up to 11, thumping bass, and gut-rattling drums, but all for the purpose of helping people connect with the Living God who created them and wants to change their lives forever...

I'm currently waiting on God's instructions for my next assignment on this journey. I know my ministry will bless the socks off of some unsuspecting church body very soon. :)

A couple of my favorite books these days are "Wild At Heart" by John Eldredge and "Why Men Hate Going to Church" by David Murrow.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/3/2007
Band Members: Pretty much just me for now, but I have had the privilege of making music with a lot of talented people over the course of my ministry.

Influences: Spiritually:
Jesus
Rick Warren
Rob Bell
John Eldredge
My wife
Donald Miller
David Murrow
Starbuck's (hey, good coffee is a spiritual experience for me)

Musically:
Lincoln Brewster
Decemberadio
Fighting Instinct
Seventh Day Slumber
Look to the Sky
Chris Tomlin
David Crowder Band
Tommy Walker
The Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
The Doobie Brothers
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Kool & The Gang
All 80's hair metal bands
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Noel Fulkerson, my high school choir teacher

and you...I try to write music that comes from my life experience and hopefully connects with yours

Sounds Like: Music from the heart of a guy who's grateful for God's work in his life...

For my fellow Christ-followers, I want my music to make you think about the amazing God we serve and get you excited about doing your part to continue building His kingdom...

Record Label: None yet :)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Keepin’ on keepin’ on

Not sure what God's up to. Still no movement on the professional job front, despite expanding our search to include places like Chicago, Des Moines, Nashville, etc. For someone with a college degree a...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:15:00 PST

Pressing forward

Acting in faith that God is leading us, I booked my plane ticket, rental car, and hotel reservations for several days in Lexington, Kentucky at the end of this month. The big faith step is that I've b...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:37:00 PST

Job hunting reeks

It seems as if God has said "no", or at least "not now", in regards to me being in full-time ministry. That means it's time to dust off the old resume and start looking for a "real" job again in the b...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:10:00 PST

Is this it?

I just got a call from the church in Minnesota. They are taking the next step with their other candidate. I am still mostly numb, although I know that whatever emotions I have under the surface will c...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:31:00 PST

Super-quick update

Our visit to the church in Minnesota last weekend went very well. Great people with hearts to see God's kingdom grow in new ways. Huge passion for those who are hurting and in need of help. They have ...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:07:00 PST

The End Is Near

**11:30 AM PDT** No, this isn't one of those prophetic e-mails about when the world is coming to an end... We are nearing the end of this phase of our journey and I'm really excited about it. Wendy an...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:37:00 PST

Willingness

So I'm over 8 months into this search process again and have been mostly optimistic the whole time that God was just having me wait for the right church to come along and hire me as their worship lead...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:10:00 PST

Come on Church...let's be bold!

Surveys have shown time and again that the primary reasons people do not attend church are boring sermons, unfriendly/hypocritical church members, and outdated/poor quality music. Since I am gift...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:56:00 PST

Yep...Gods got my back again

God sure cracks me up sometimes. The day after what was to be my last Sunday as interim worship leader at Crosspoint Christian Church in Glendale, I get a phone call from a buddy at a church way ...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:58:00 PST

Now what?

I have learned that when God is silent, it's not always a good idea to move ahead with the plans I have for my life. So I'm in this spot again; God's silent for the moment and I am faced with the deci...
Posted by Bob Bender k (New songs up!!) on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:34:00 PST