MANUEL (MANNY) GARCIA, II  

Manny Garcia is in his 18th year as the Associate Pastor / Music of the First Baptist Church of Panama City, Florida.  During his tenure, the Music Ministry has annually produced numerous citywide musical and theatrical productions.  Additionally, his Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra has recorded numerous CD’s of sacred music.  His youth choirs have toured both nationally and internationally.  For more information concerning the Music Ministry of First Baptist Church, please visit their website: www.firstbaptistpc.com.           His church is experiencing phenomenal growth.  While presently constructing a new worship center, the church has 3 identical morning worship services and a separate evening service - all with their Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra providing a powerful worship dynamic.   Before entering full-time music ministry, Manny was the choral director at Theodore High School in Mobile, Alabama, where his choral program grew from 60 students to over 450.  While there he directed 3 choirs, 2 show choirs, taught music theory and music appreciation.   He earned his Bachelor’s and Master degrees in Music Education from the University of South Alabama in Mobile.  He also attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.  Currently, he is completing the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education degree through Boston University.   He has been widely used as a choral adjudicator and as a children’s choir and keyboard clinician.   He has also led worship for Hispanic mission trips to Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela.   He and his wife, Margie, are the parents of two daughters, Megan & Meredith.    

Rick Deasley

is Vice President of Tempo Productions, Inc., a music software publishing/media company. In this capacity, he leads music software seminars for church musicians across the United States. He has presented seminars on music software for national conventions and regional conferences of the AGO,         ALCM and ADM, in addition to many evangelical church music conferences such as MUSICalifornia, Music Florida, Music Texas and “Created to Praise”. A past Dean of the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, he has several volumes of published organ works to his credit with Lillenas Publishing Company and MorningStar Music Publishers. He is also Director of Proclamation Ministries/Organist at Atonement Lutheran Church in the Kansas City area, a congregation of over 2,000 members

Jim Faull  

Director of the Church Music and Worship Department for the Louisiana Baptist Convention for nine years, Jim’s gifts of counseling and encouraging were a complement to his musical expertise and dedication to the call of God in His life. He loves to help others who may be dealing with difficult situations and challenges in the ministry.

Jim Faull      

Director of the Church Music and Worship Department for the Louisiana Baptist Convention for nine years, Jim’s gifts of counseling and encouraging were a complement to his musical expertise and dedication to the call of God in His life. He loves to help others who may be dealing with difficult situations and challenges in the ministry.

MANUEL (MANNY) GARCIA, II  

Manny Garcia is in his 18th year as the Associate Pastor / Music of the First Baptist Church of Panama City, Florida.  During his tenure, the Music Ministry has annually produced numerous city-wide musical and theatrical productions.  Additionally, his Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra have recorded numerous CD’s of sacred music.  His youth choirs have toured both nationally and internationally.  For more information concerning the Music Ministry of First Baptist Church, please visit their website:  www.firstbaptistpc.com.                    

His church is experiencing phenomenal growth.  While presently constructing a new worship center, the church has 3 identical morning worship services and a separate evening service - all with their Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra providing a powerful worship dynamic.   Before entering full-time music ministry, Manny was the choral director at Theodore High School in Mobile, Alabama, where his choral program grew from 60 students to over 450.  While there he directed 3 choirs, 2 show choirs, taught music theory and music appreciation.   He earned his Bachelor’s and Master degrees in Music Education from the University of South Alabama in Mobile.  He also attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.  Currently, he is completing the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education degree through Boston University.   He has been widely used as a choral adjudicator and as a children’s choir and keyboard clinician.   He has also led worship for Hispanic mission trips to Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela.   He and his wife, Margie, are the parents of two daughters, Megan & Meredith.