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Echoes Of Grace Worship Conference

One grace. Infinite echoes.

Experience general sessions with powerful, biblical encouragement and worship!

Attend workshops designed to equip you with new ideas!

Fellowship with others through meals and meaningful conversations.

2027 Details Coming Soon

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Echoes of Grace Worship Conference where sound becomes surrender and songs become
sacred space. These two days aren’t just about music; it’s about remembering that everything we offer
in worship—every lyric, every chord, every breath—is a response to grace. Grace that didn’t stop at the cross.
Grace that still echoes. Through generations. Through genres. Through you!

Keynote and breakout sessions will cover an array of topics including:

Exploring The Spiritual Journey Of The Worship Leader

Songwriting

Designing & Rehearsing Worship Sets

Managing Technology

Understanding God’s Heart & Desire For Worship

“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.” 2 Corinthians 4:15 (NIV)

In every worship set, in every writing session, in every quiet prayer before the service begins, we stand in the reverberation of something holy. Grace met us once, but it doesn’t fade; it echoes. And through our voices, instruments, creativity, and surrender, we let that grace ring out again and again. So whether you’re a worship leader, a songwriter, a musician, or someone simply hungry for more of God—this is your moment to lean into the sound that’s already been set in motion: the echo of grace. We look forward to seeing you at The Shack!

Meet The Speakers & Worship Leader

Conference Keynote Speaker

Mark Mattingly

Worship Consultant

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Mark Mattingly is the Founder of WorshipConsulting.com, the Lead Worship Consultant for WorshipLeader.com, is a songwriter, and the author of the worship book, “The Power of One Degree”, a 52-week devotional series written specifically for worship ministries. He has 30+ years of experience leading worship, over two decades as a Worship Consultant, and earned his Master of Arts in Worship Leadership from SWBTS. He has served as a full-time, part-time, bi-vocational, and volunteer worship leader and understands the various nuances each position demands.

From consulting with vibrant, healthy churches to redirecting highly dysfunctional teams, Mark has dealt with a wide range of church worship dynamics and situations. He has led worship throughout the United States and worldwide, including in the Caribbean, India, and South America. His experience and perspective equips him to offer unique and creative ways of enabling biblically sound, gospel-centered worship. Mark’s personality and passion are often seen as refreshing and contagious. He lives in the heart of America with his beautiful wife, Tonya, their four active sons, and one beloved dog, Biscuit.

Conference Worship Leader

Jason Fowler

Christian Music Artist

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Jason Fowler is a Christian Music Artist from Atlanta, Georgia. Fowler has played music most of his life, recording and touring all over the country. After years of playing rock ‘n’ roll, landing a lucrative record deal, and picking up many bad habits along the way, he realized the treasures he had been seeking could only be found in one place… a relationship with Jesus. In 2005, Jason hit rock bottom and finally stopped digging. That’s when everything changed. That’s when Jason changed and gave his life to Christ. It took several years of recovery, seeking God, and serving in the local church to bring Jason back to using the gifts God had given him. That’s when Jason realized his purpose, to use his story of redemption, through music, to serve God and to Love others.

Conference Workshop Speaker

Cherri Bornman

Choir, Piano & Voice Teacher

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Cherri Bornman is a worship leader, songwriter, speaker, and author known for her pastoral voice, rooted storytelling, and Holy-Spirit-centered approach to ministry. She has spent more than 30 years leading worship, discipling musicians, and equipping ministry teams in both local church and conference settings. After walking her family through a life-altering season that included her daughter’s kidney failure and transplant, Cherri stepped into a deeper invitation of healing, belonging, and rest. From that place, her ministry Welcome to the Table was born—an initiative that trains everyday believers in biblical hospitality, spiritual formation, and community building. She also created the Brave Gatherers companion guide, a practical and devotional resource used by women, churches, and leaders nationwide.

Her worship single, You Have Overcome, co-written with her daughters, emerged from personal crisis and carries a message of endurance, peace, and God’s nearness in the valley. Cherri now serves worship leaders and musicians by teaching the posture of Leading from Rest—helping leaders shift from performance, pressure, and insecurity into presence, abiding, and pastoral worship. Her heart is to see musicians become shepherd leaders, cultivating atmospheres where belonging, healing, and spiritual connection are experienced both on platforms and around tables.

Cherri speaks, coaches, and trains on spiritual rhythms, identity, worship posture, community formation, and the ministry of invitation. She hosts gatherings, writes devotionals, and strengthens worship teams to serve from grace rather than striving.