Kathy received her Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She spent much of her Sales and Marketing career working with Ministers of Music across the country, representing music and publishing companies and specializing in choral print music. Kathy was Director of Sales for Prism Music, Vice President of Publishing for Diadem Music Group and was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Brentwood Benson Music publishing.

Kathy is the founder of Access Management and spent five years managing Christian Artists and speakers; working with the marketing for the Left Behind movie series and managing the music tours promoting the soundtracks to the movies.

In 2007, Kathy accepted a position as a Regional Recruiter with Select Medical, the largest provider of outpatient services in the country and a company of 50,000 employees. In 2019 Kathy accepted a position as Director of Talent Acquisition at Confluent Health; creating, developing and hiring their national recruiting team.

After 15 years in secular recruiting, Kathy returned to her roots in ministry and joined Celebration Ministry Staffing where she has been their COO for the past 2 ½ years. 

Jean Thomason is the live embodiment of the joyful children’s character, “Miss PattyCake.” (www.misspattycake.com) Her overarching call to action is: “Whoever wants the next generation the MOST will get them.” The music and character of Miss PattyCake allow her to plant biblical truths, broken into musical toddler-size pieces while helping equip parents lay a spiritual foundation. In her book, “Sharing God’s Big Love with Little Lives,” Mrs. Thomason takes you on a tour of teaching and guiding young children about God’s love, as she describes it, “in a Deuteronomy 6:5-7 way – practically and organically, as you are living your normal busy life. It will give you fresh ideas, tools, and enthusiastic confidence as you share God’s BIG LOVE with little lives!”

Jean is also a solo artist. Her vocal ministry includes having served for eight years in the Women of Faith worship team.

Russell graduated from Furman University in 1981 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory and has gone on to become a prolific and best-selling composer in church music with millions of choral books sold on six continents. His work has earned him five Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. Russell has worked with such artists as the Gaither Vocal Band for 28 years and has orchestrated Inspirational film compositions earning him a Grammy nomination. He has published relevant choral music for Brentwood-Benson, Daywind, Lillenas, Praise Gathering (Bock), and Prism Music. Russell is a friend to the church and the church choir, never wavering in his calling to provide choral music that is accessible to choirs of any size. 

For 28 years, Russell also served Christ Church Nashville in many volunteer capacities. He was on the Board of Directors for four terms, through both building projects and a long Lead Pastor transition. He served as a Missions Board member for 12 years and then as Missions Pastor for another two. He was Chairman of the HR Committee for three years during a staff restructuring and establishing of a new pastoral team. Besides writing some of the Christ Church Choir’s musical arrangements, he also served on the Music and Fine Arts Committee for six years.

On his 17th international mission trip in early 2014, Russell answered God’s call to additional ministry through pastoral shepherding. He was ordained in 2015 and has since completed a Master’s degree in Religion from Lee University and helped to plant a new church, launched in a portable setting in 2017. Russell became Associate Pastor at Seeds Church, a growing and flourishing interdenominational church that now has its own campus in Rockvale, TN. As Russell joins the DWC team, he is in the final stretch of completing a Doctoral program while becoming a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. 

He and his wife Janice have three grown children: Adam (wife Carmen), Caroline (husband Stephen), and Whitney. They also have four grandchildren under the age of three! They all live in the Nashville area and are a close-knit family.
For fun, (besides visiting those grandbabies!) Janice and Russell love to travel, explore fine dining, watch SEC football, and attend Tennessee Titans games together. Russell also enjoys watching and playing golf and claims to be the best golfer in his cul-de-sac!

Featured speaker at worship/music pastors’ workshops. 

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Ministry experience includes:

• Worship Pastor
  • Music Genres – contemporary; blended; traditional
  • Director (vocal) – adult choir; praise/worship team; youth choir; ensembles; graded choir programs
  • Director/Producer – seasonal productions
  • Conductor – orchestras

Founder & Director, WorshipPlus; Executive Consultant, Impact Stewardship

Church Ministry Experience Includes:

• Discipleship Pastor
• Executive Pastor
• Family Ministries Pastor
• Lead Pastor
• Media & Technology Ministry
  
  • Audio – live/FOH audio
  • Production – live
  • Live production
• Worship Pastor
  
  • Music genres – contemporary; modern; blended; traditional
  • Director (vocal) – adult choirs; praise/worship teams; graded music program
  • Director (instrumental) – orchestras, worship bands
  • Director/Producer – seasonal productions/pageants
• Youth Pastor

• Contemporary/Blended, and Traditional Music Genres

• Adult Choir Director

• Children’s Choir Director

• Youth Choir Director

• Vocal Ensemble Director

• director/Producer of seasonal production/pageants

• Praise/Worship Band Director

• Orchestra Conductor