Worldly Church Girl

History:The Billboard Top Ten Songs chart for 1995 contains the following names: Coolio, TLC, Seal, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Madonna, and a man named Montell Jordan. This Is How We Do It was a breakout new jack-swing song that topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks and R&B charts for eight. Jordan, tall and handsome with a silky-smooth voice, established himself as a powerful presence in music, brimming with talent, savvy, and charm. Over his nearly twenty-year career in music, Jordan has released seven studio albums, and fourteen singles, and is a Grammy-nominated artist, selling more than 10 million records...

Demetrius Daniels was born on October 8, 1975, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised in a family that deeply valued music, with his parents, Stanley Daniels and Juanita Hayes, being deeply rooted in gospel music. Demetrius, along with his two younger brothers, grew up attending Church of the First Born Saints, which was their family's home church. Demetrius was a natural singer and joined his church's children's and adult choir, performing many solos. During high school, Demetrius pursued his passion for music and became a member of a group called Dos of Soul, which later signed with Def Jam Records. The group's...

Music has always been a part of CJ Warfield's life. His family consists of singers, musicians, producers, and songwriters. His parents exposed him and his siblings to genres from Gospel, Classical, Soul, R&B, Jazz, Funk, and Neo-Soul. He even got into Hip-Hop after listening to OutKast's Jazzy Bells. CJ's love for music flourished after hearing Stevie Wonder's "In The Key Of Life," leading him to love playing the piano at 15 years old. Today he is a band member of the group, Be On It, and he plays the keyboard, produces, arranges, and composes the music with other group members. He h...

Pastor Lena L. Middleton has been married to Eric for over 23 years. They have two children, Erica (23, University of Cincinnati) and Lawrence (22, Tuskegee University). Lena earned her B.S. in Organizational Leadership and her M.A. in Applied Sociology. With a passion for higher education, Lena spent several years as a leader in collegiate Student Affairs and teaching as an adjunct faculty member for local Indiana colleges. She also spent several years matriculating through the Higher Education Administration Doctoral program before accepting God’s call to leave the formal education setting and serve in healthcare. As a result of that ca...

Bishop Matthew E. Bradby, II is an author, global evangelist, pastor, community advocate,motivational speaker, and the founder and establisher of M.E. Bradby 2 Ministries.Born May 30, 1971, and raised in historic Baltimore, MD, Bishop Bradby knows what failure and mistakes are as he transparently shares his life and experiences! A graduate of Northwestern Senior High and United Baptist College & Seminary in Baltimore, MD, Bishop Bradby is a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from August 8, 1988, to October 1996 with service during both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield.In 2015, Bishop Bradby authored the popular book: Grieve Easy, The Pain...

The founder of The Confident Lily and a Certified Life Coach, Alicia Renee' Roberts, is passionate and committed to helping women break through barriers and build self-confidence. She believes every woman can overcome, achieve greatness, and live out their dreams.Alicia Renee' Roberts has had her share of challenges that caused her not to live up to her worth. She's felt inadequate, timid, unheard, and downright depressed.  However, her faith in God would not allow her to remain down for long.  She began to work on herself and realized that she was limiting the greatness within herself.  Being an ambitious per...

Divinely raised in the streets of South Baltimore, MD, Russ Shanks blends a classic street style with the message of a Disciple. His edgy and aggressive style is the key factor to his continued growth and stage presence, which captures his audience’s attention from the introduction to the final performance. Through his diligence, Russ Shanks has been awarded a few accolades to his credit: the Newsome Award for “Best Hip-Hop Vocalist” (2009 & 2010), D.M.V. Christian Music Award for “Male Holy Hip-Hop Artist of the Year” (2013), Kindred Award for “Best Hip-Hop Artist of the Year” (2016), Akademia Award for “Best Song” (2018) and D.M.V. Hip-Hop...

Jose GO YE Maldonado is an award-winning Christian artist. Born in NYC, he was always surrounded by music. His Father played in Latin Salsa bands. He grew up listening to salsa greats like, Tito Puentes and Fania All-Stars. Jose was a Hip Hop Breakdancer in the early '80s. A couple of his favorite hip-hop artists were Big Daddy and KRS One. In 1990, in Germany, he gave his life to Christ while serving in the U.S. Army. He remembered his love of hip-hop and began writing and doing gospel rap ministry in 2018. His first project (self-titled) Go Ye Mark 16:15 d...

Sue Bowles is a voice of HOPE as a survivor-turned-author, speaker, and Master Certified Life Coach. She leads My Step Ahead, an organization committed to breaking the stigma around mental health struggles and bringing encouragement to those wrestling with their self-worth, purpose, and character. “You only have to be a step ahead to help the person behind you” is the bedrock to the value Sue brings. Sue helps stuck people get unstuck, journeying together for the next step ahead. Whether speaking on a podcast, stage, or one-on-one, Sue’s enthusiasm is contagious, shining the light of hope wherever the listener needs...

Cristal is an Author of Poems from the Heart of a Christian Women and soon to come Through the Soul of a Survivor. She is also a business owner C.J.A.Y (Creating Joy Around You), where she is talking allof skills and knowledge to help families in need. Cristal lives daily by the saying, “It’s a blessing to be a blessing” Cristal has taken that saying into her volunteer work and ministry She has volunteered at various. Daycare, Childcare, Schools within the city, Churches, Pantries, and businesses that her family and friends have. Cristal Young lives in Indian...