Chris Tomlin – Born Singer
Somewhere in Grand Saline, Texas, on May 4, 1972, Christopher Dwayne Tomlin was born to Connie and Donna Tomlin 
with a special mission in music and arts. Chris has two younger brothers, Ryan and Cory. Chris Tomlin is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI’s sixstepsrecords. Inline with his natural talent in music, Chris Tomlin becamse a passionate worship leader at many spiritual gathering and events. Chris Tomlin also engaged into songwriting and his most well-known songs are “How Great Is Our God,” “Jesus Messiah,” and “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone).” Chris Tomlin’s Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia is blessed with him being a regular worship leader together with Louie Giglio, Matt Redman, and Christy Nockels.
Chris Tomlin’s Excellence in Music and Arts
Chris Tomlin’s hardwork and dedication in music bore fruit as he was awarded Male Vocalist at the 2006, 2007, and 2008 GMA Dove Awards aside from being named Artist of the Year in 2007 and 2008. On September 2, 2008, Chris Tomlin released his fifth studio album Hello Love which is a big hit in the Christian music industry. Tomlin is one of the members of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith (and Smith’s wife, Anna) of the band Delirious?.
His father knew early on that Chris has natural talent in music, and so he gave Chris his first guitar at the age of eleven after contracting a case of mono. Chris wrote his first worship song at age fourteen, and from then on, he felt that he has God’s calling to something else which caused him not to pursue his studies in physical therapy. Indeed, Chris Tomlin is called into music as he became worship leader in mid-1990′s at the Dawson McAllister Youth Conferences, and other various church camps in Texas.
Chris Tomlin attended Tyler Junior College and Texas A & M University, then pursued to play and write songs, and in 1997, he played a key role in Passion Conferences through the guidance of youth speaker Louie Giglio.
Chris Tomlin’s Songs and Albums
Chris Tomlin – The Noise we Make
The Noise We Make . Forever . Kindness . The Wonderful Cross . Captured . Be Glorified . Happy Song . Need You Know . This is our God
Chris Tomlin – Not to Us
Everything that’s Beautiful . Enough . Not to Us . Wonderful Maker . Famous One . Come Let Us Worship . The River . Unchanging . Come Home Running . Overflow
Chris Tomlin – Arriving
Indescribable . Holy is The Lord . How Great is Our God . Your Grace is Enough . Unfailing Love . The Way I was Made . Mighty is The Power of the Cross . All Bow Down . On Our Side . King of Glory . You Do All Things Well
Chris Tomlin – See the Morning
How Can I Keep From singing . Made to Worship . Let God Arise . Everlasting God . Glory in the Highest . Awesome is The Lord Most High . Glorious . Uncreated One . Rejoice . Let Your Mercy Rain . Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Chris Tomlin – Hello Love
Sing, Sing, Sing . Jesus Messiah . You Lifted Me Out . God of this City . I Will Rise . Love . Praise The Father, Praise The Son . God Almighty . My Deliverer . With Me . Exalted (Yahweh) . All The Way My Savior Leads Me
Chris Tomlin – Glory in The Highest
O, Come All Ye Faithful . Angels We Have Heard On High . Emmanuel {Hallowed Manger Ground] . Hark! The Heral Angels Sing . My Soul Magnifies The Lord . Joy to the World [Unspeakable Joy] . Glory in the Highest . O, Holy Night . Come Thou Long Expected Jesus . Light of the World . Winter Snow . Born That We May Have Life
Chris Tomlin’s Unstoppable Career in Music and Arts
Chris Tomlin performing at a live concert in Johnson City, TennesseeHis first nationally released solo project, titled The Noise We Make, was released in 2001, featuring the songs “Forever,” “Be Glorified”, and “Kindness”, all of which made the top 200 in the CCLI 2005 top 500 worship songs. He also released the live EP 545 in 2002, and the studio album Not to Us (2002). His 2004 album Arriving is considered his breakout album as it produced the #1 hits “Indescribable” (written by Laura Story), “Holy Is the Lord”, “How Great Is Our God”, and “The Way I Was Made”. Two other tracks from the album–”On Our Side” and “Mighty is the Power of the Cross”, written with Shawn Craig of Phillips, Craig, and Dean–landed in the 2005 top 500 worship songs according to Christian Copyright Licensing International. Arriving was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2008.
Chris Tomlin performing live in concert in Nashville, Tennessee a year after Arriving, Tomlin released his first solo live album, titled Live From Austin Music Hall, and in 2006, his fourth studio album, See the Morning, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards, been certified Gold by the RIAA, and has helped him win 6 Dove Awards in 2007, including a second consecutive “Artist of the Year” win. The three singles off this album have all been top #5 songs on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs Chart, and have all reached the number one position on the R & R’ Christian AC Chart.
Chris Tomlin is a solo artist, but he travels around with a consistent band lineup. Together, they also write many songs. Chris’ band, in which he performs vocals, acoustic guitar, and piano, consists of Daniel Carson as electric guitarist and backup vocals, Jesse Reeves as bass guitarist and backup vocals, Travis Nunn as drummer, and Matt Gilder as keyboardist. Chris Tomlin and the band developed while working with the Harvest Ministry at The Woodlands United Methodist Church in The Woodlands, Texas in the late 1990s.
Chris Tomlin has toured with several popular contemporary Christian music artists, such as opening for Delirious? 
during his first ever tour, and as a supporting act of Steven Curtis Chapman during his All Things New Tour. Chris Tomlin has also headlined several tours, such as headlining the Chris Tomlin Indescribable Tour, which featured world renowned worship artist Matt Redman, and speaker Louie Giglio, and headlining the See the Morning Tour. From April to October 2007, Tomlin toured with Louie Giglio and Matt Redman on his “How Great Is Our God” tour.In 2008, Tomlin toured with Passion Conferences on its world tour. In early 2009, he headlined the Hello Love tour with Israel Houghton and New Breed.
Chris Tomlin is a blessing where ever he goes and has also been featured at many conferences and music festivals. Among these, he has played at Grand Saline’s annual Salt Festival. Hillsong’s 2007 conference, and the 2008 Compassionart International Songwriting retreat, which was dedicated to writing songs whose revenue would support charities serving the poorest of the world’s poor – a move by someone like Chris who has the compassionate heart to the needy. Other prominent songwriters included were Matt Redman, Martin Smith, Stuart Garrard, and Steven Curtis Chapman. In 2009, Chris Tomlin played at the Harvest Crusade at Anaheim Angels Stadium.
At the end of 2006, Chris Tomlin opened an online music website resource called Frequency which Tomlin described as “a place to serve God and his people in worship.” In 2007, he partnered with Larry Tardy to create a new site under a similar name, Frequency Worship. The original site featured chord charts for some of Chris’ songs, some instructional videos for those songs, and a message board meant for worship leaders. Since the updated launch in August 2008, Frequency has included chord charts for many popular worship songs, instructional videos, planning software for worship leaders, articles written by other artists, and more, branching out into all of worship music.
On June 14, 2007, my favorite “Indescribable” song version of Chris Tomlin was used as the official wake-up call for Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester on Space Shuttle mission STS-117.
Chris Tomlin knew his role in building God’s Kingdom here on Earth because in 2008, he and his band transferred from Austin Stone Community Church, the church he helped plant with senior pastor Matt Carter in Austin, Texas to start a new church with Louie Giglio in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s indeed a move that is not easily done by someone who doesn’t have a clear idea on the purpose of life.
