Kent Henry

Renowned American singer, songwriter and worship leader born around 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri. Kent is considered a father of the contemporary praise and worship movement of the 1980s and 1990s, and is most well-known for his involvement with [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/68275-Integrity-Music?page=1]Integrity's Hosanna! Music series. Kent served as a youth pastor and worship leader at Grace World Outreach Center (later known as [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/3189938-Grace-Church-St-Louis?page=1]Grace Church STL[/url]) in St. Louis, MO, under Pastor Ron Tucker[/url], where he and Tom Brooks produced the church's earliest praise and worship albums with Ron Tucker leading. The album "[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/26466569-Ron-Tucker-3-Grace-World-Outreach-Center-Behold-His-Majesty]Behold His Majesty[/url]" which was released by Grace Records (16) and recorded at Grace World Outreach Center with Ron Tucker became the very first Hosanna! Music release (HM-1). This association with both Integrity Music and [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/3249219-Grace-World-Outreach-Center?page=1]Grace[/url] led Tom Brooks (who was Grace's music director and Integrity's new producer) to recommend Kent Henry as the front man for the third Hosanna! release "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1325552-Kent-Henry-All-Hail-King-Jesus]All Hail King Jesus[/url]", which was originally recorded at Grace World Outreach Center with Ron Tucker and later overdubbed with Kent's lead vocal. This opportunity led to a consistent relationship with Integrity Music, resulting in Kent leading worship on six Hosanna! Music [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/1373795-Praise-Worship-2?page=1]Praise & Worship[/url] releases.

In addition to his work with Integrity, Kent launched Psalmist Magazine in the 1980s, a magazine with articles related to worship ministry, and which included a song subscription program for teaching new music to churches. As Kent's notoriety grew, he launched an annual worship conference, most often hosted at [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/598290-Life-Christian-Center-St-Louis-MO?page=1]Life Christian Center[/url] in St. Louis, MO (which was under the leadership of [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/4846098]Pastor Rick Shelton[/url]). It was during the live worship sessions at these conferences that many of Kent's live albums were recorded.

Kent has extensive experience as a producer and recording engineer and had a career as a studio session vocalist before entering full-time ministry. He is known to play both piano and guitar and earned his Bachelor in Management in Music and Religion from [url=https://www.webster.edu/]Webster University[/url] in St. Louis, Missouri.

Kent and his wife Carla have three children: Jessica, Matt, and Ariel, all of whom are involved in worship leading. Kent's daughter Jessica is married to worship leader and Christian musician Jim Stern, who along with Kent, was involved in the creation of Relic Records (2).

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