About - Hymn Writing Team — Getty Music (2024)

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Getty Music is a home for a collection of hymns and a team of songwriters who share the vision for richer congregational singing, including Keith & Kristyn Getty, Tommy Bailey, Matt Boswell, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Papa, Skye Peterson, Ben Shive, and Laura Story.

Keith and Kristyn Getty

Keith and Kristyn Getty have been at the forefront of writing modern hymns for the church. Their songs include “In Christ Alone,” “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” “My Worth Is Not in What I Own,” and “The Lord Is My Salvation.” They are the founding CEOs of the Getty Music Group and the Getty Music Foundation. They have been involved in The Village Chapel in Nashville, TN for over ten years with their four daughters.

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Tommy Bailey

Tommy Bailey is an Associate Pastor and Director of Worship at The Village Chapel in Nashville, TN. He is also co-founder of Collision Media, a design and branding firm with a focus on churches and non-profits around the world. Tommy has served on multiple church leadership teams throughout the US and has a passion for serving the global church pastorally through congregational singing, songwriting and Bible teaching. Tommy holds a Master’s in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. He is a songwriter whose hymns include a modern rendition of “Come Thou Almighty King.” Tommy is married to Emily.

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Matt Boswell

Matt Boswell is lead pastor of The Trails Church in North Texas and the President of Doxology & Theology. He is an author and hymnwriter, known for songs including “His Mercy is More,” “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery,” “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” and “Psalm 150.” Boswell earned his MA in Christian Ministry, ThM in Biblical Spirituality, and PhD in Christian Worship from Southern Seminary. He lives in Texas with his wife, Jamie, and four children.

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Jordan Kauflin

Jordan Kauflin serves as worship pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Atlanta, GA. He is a songwriter whose hymns include “I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130),” “Christ our Hope in Life and Death,” “Come to Jesus (Rest in Him)” and “All I Have Is Christ.” He is passionate about raising up the next generation of worship leaders and songwriters. He is married to Tali and they have five children.

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Matt Papa

Matt Papa is a songwriter, worship leader, and author who has written hymns including “His Mercy Is More,” “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery,” “Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death.” He serves as Artist-in-Residence at Marco Presbyterian Church in Florida and also at Cedarville University in Ohio. His latest project, “Almost Home,” showcases a new collection of songs co-written with Matt Boswell. He is married to Lauren and they have five children.

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Skye Peterson

Skye Peterson is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN whose hymns include “Take Shelter.” Although she has been writing and recording since high school, she began her career as a musician after studying theology and being inspired by biblical history and hermeneutics. Now writing hymns for Getty Music, Skye is also performing her own concerts and hoping to tell the world that they are not alone and that there’s a King who’s worth singing about.

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Ben Shive

Ben Shive is a producer, songwriter (including co-writing “Is He Worthy,” and “Christ Is All in All”) arranger, and keyboardist. His longtime collaboration with singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson is the cornerstone of a career spent in service of artists who advance the Kingdom of Jesus through beauty, honesty, and truth. As a producer, Ben has worked alongside Keith & Kristyn Getty, JJ Heller, The Gray Havens, Slugs & Bugs, Mercy Me, Colony House, Sandra McCracken, Dave Barnes, and many more. As an arranger and keyboardist, his credits include Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Tomlin, and Ben Rector. Ben’s studio, the Beehive, is located in Nashville, TN, where Ben lives with his wife and four children. Ben serves as an elder at Grace Community Church in Brentwood, TN.

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Laura Story

Laura Story is a Bible teacher, worship leader, singer/songwriter, and bestselling author. Her songs – which have won Grammys, Billboard Music Awards and Dove Awards – include “Blessings,” “Mighty to Save” and Chris Tomlin’s “Indescribable.” “Blessings” was certified platinum in 2020 and inspired her first devotional book,What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops. Her second book,When God Doesn’t Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can’t Live Without, serves as a reminder that despite questions or circumstances, God is the ultimate author of our story. In 2019 she released a book, Bible study series and new EP titledI Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life. Her latest book and Bible study series isSo Long Normal: Living and Loving the Free Fall of Faith. Laura has a master’s degree of theological studies and a doctorate in worship studies. She has served as a worship leader at Perimeter Church in Atlanta since 2005, but her greatest joy is being a wife to Martin and mother to Josie, Ben, Griffin and Timothy.

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