Kelly Minter

Kelly Minter is a Christian worship leader, author, speaker, songwriter, and musician. (1) The daughter of a pastor, Minter grew up in Northern Virginia and as a teenager was more interested in sports than music. When she was a senior in high school, Minter was offered and then lost a college basketball scholarship. To help her recover from that disappointment, Minter started playing the guitar and eventually realized she had a real passion for sharing her Christian faith through music. (2) Meeting Christian singer Kathy Troccoli helped further that conviction. (3)

In 1999 she headed to Nashville, Tennessee. (2) Then in 2001 she started her career as a recording artist with her major-label debut, "Good Day". Her next album, the 2003 "Wrestling with Angels" included the song “This Is My Offering,” which climbed to number one on the charts. After the 2003 album, Minter ended management and record ties and, eventually, began leading worship in churches, which she still does. Additionally, Minter leads worship and speaks at various events, including the Kingsway worship conference in England and the LifeWay Christian Resources After Eve event. (1)

Minter has toured with various Christian artists, including Sonicflood, Bebo Norman, and Watermark. (2) She counts Margaret Becker her mentor in the music industry. (3) Songs Minter has written have been recorded by Point of Grace, Joy Williams, Sonicflood, Sandi Patty, and Margaret Becker. (2)

Minter is a writer too. Most recently she’s written a teen Bible study called "Hannah’s One Wish" and is creating a Bible study series with LifeWay Christian Resources called The Living Room Series. "No Other Gods", a Bible study and the first title in that series, was released in August 2007. She also wrote a longer book under the title "No Other Gods title", released in 2008. (1)

Sources
(1) [http://www2.lifeway.com/livingroomseries/index.php?/about/ LifeWay Christian Resources: The Living Room Series]
(2) [http://www.christianmusic.com/review47.htm ChristianMusic.com "Wrestling the Angels" review]
(3) [http://www.thoughtquotient.com/music/minter/minter.htm ThoughtQuotient.com interview]

Discography
Finer Day - Kingsway, 2008
Wrestling The Angels - Provident, 2003
Good Day - Word, 2001
Wheels Of Change - Independent, 1997
Love Divine - Kingsway, 2007, multi-artist CD
Live At The Abbey - Kingsway, 2007, multi-artist CD
Live At The Abbey - Kingsway, 2007, multi-artist DVD

Selected bibliography
No Other Gods: Confronting Our Modern-Day Idols, ISBN 978-0781448970
Water Into Wine: Hope for the Miraculous in the Struggle of the Mundane, ISBN 978-1578567973
No Other Gods: Confronting Our Modern-Day Idols (Bible study), ISBN 978-1415852569
Hannah's One Wish: A Bible Study for Teen Girls, ISBN 978-1415852545

External links
[http://www.kellyminter.com/ Kelly Minter official website]
[http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/ LifeWay Christian Resources]