Past Performers at Worship Summit
See the list of past performers and speakers at Pepperdine's annual Worship Summit event.
Chris Tomlin
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2024
TIME magazine heralded Chris Tomlin as the "most often sung artist in the world" as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Along the way, Chris has scored 21 number one singles, 30 top 10 hits, and spent a total of 157 weeks at number one during his career. He's sold more than 12 million albums with 6.8 billion career global streams, won a Grammy, three Billboard Music Awards, 28 Dove Awards, and became a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year honoree and an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. In 2016, he was named one of only four artists ever to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for more than 1 billion digital radio streams alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull, and Garth Brooks. Tomlin is also the first Christian artist to reach the billion streams threshold on Pandora and was presented with their BILLIONAIRE award. As one of the most successful Christian touring artists today, Chris has sold out venues everywhere including New York City's Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, Red Rocks in Denver, and more. Tomlin recently set a career attendance record with an unprecedented concert at LA's Banc of California Stadium.
Sadie Robertson Huff
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2024
Communicating as a sister and friend, Sadie Robertson Huff, author, speaker, and founder of Live Original, is on a mission to use her influence as an American reality television personality, and content creator to reach her generation with the message of Christ. She is the creator of the Live Original ministries, a community for young women to experience the gospel of Jesus, and is the host of the popular podcast, WHOA, That's Good. Huff is also the author of several best-selling books, including Live on Purpose: 100 Devotions for Letting Go of Fear and Following God, Who Are You Following?: Pursuing Jesus in a Social-Media Obsessed World, and How to Put Love First: Find Meaningful Connection with God, Your People, and Your Community.
Phil Wickham
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2023
Phil Wickham is a GRAMMY®-nominated artist and leader in the modern worship movement, having penned countless songs sung in churches around the world. In 2023 Wickham was nominated for two GRAMMY® awards for "Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song" for "Hymn of Heaven" and "Holy Forever." Hymn of Heaven, Wickham's latest full-length album released in June 2021, earned GMA Dove Awards for "Worship Album of the Year" and "Songwriter of the Year" in 2022, while the title track was named "Worship Recorded Song of the Year." Wickham's anthemic "Living Hope," an RIAA Gold-certified hit, earned a GMA Dove Award for "Worship Recorded Song of the Year" in 2019, while his first RIAA Gold®-certified single, "This Is Amazing Grace," was his first career number one. This iconic song held the top spot for 13 consecutive weeks and was named Billboard's number one "Christian Airplay Song of the Year" in 2014.
Jonathan Evans
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2023
Jonathan Evans is a mentor, author, speaker, and former NFL fullback committed to developing the next generation of devoted Christian leaders. Through his local and national ministry, Evans seeks to impact athletes, men, and young adults by equipping and encouraging them in their faith. In 2006 Evans and his father, pastor Tony Evans, wrote Get in the Game: A Spiritual Workout for Athletes, a practical guidebook filled with sports analogies and spiritual truths aimed at strengthening readers with the skills they need for living victoriously. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a master's degree in Christian leadership, Evans also serves as the chaplain of the Dallas Cowboys and co-chaplain of the Dallas Mavericks.
Dante Bowe
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2022
Dante Bowe is a Christian worship singer, songwriter, and worship pastor and is a member of Bethel Music and the Maverick City Music collective. In spring 2021 he released Circles, a studio album featuring the hit single "Joyful," which ranked at number three on the Hot Gospel Songs chart and number 14 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. Debuting at number seven on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart in the United States, the album earned him nominations for New Artist of the Year, Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "Joyful," and Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Voice of God" at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.
Christine Caine
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2022
Christine Caine is an international speaker and activist and the host of the Equip & Empower podcast. Caine is also the co-founder of The A21 Campaign, a nonprofit anti-human trafficking organization, and Propel Women, an organization that empowers women to lead, equips them for success, and guides them to create a God-given life purpose. Her most recent book, How Did I Get Here?: Finding Your Way Back to God When Everything is Pulling You Away, was published in June 2021.
Aaron Moses
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2022
Aaron Moses, a New Jersey native, is the son of a Dominican mother and an Ecuadorian father. A member of the Maverick City Music collective, Moses and a small group of fellow performers felt called to expand Maverick City Music's talent to include Spanish-speaking artists and songwriters and create music that would resonate with Latinos in the United States and across Latin America. The group formed Maverick City Música in 2021 and released their debut album, Como En El Cielo, in March of that year. Following the release of their sophomore album, Venga Tu Reino, in October 2021, their hit single, "Nadie Como Tu," peaked at number one for three straight weeks across 16 Latin American countries and continues to chart.
WAVES WORSHIP
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2024
WAVES WORSHIP is a homegrown worship movement at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. A collaboration between students, staff, and alumni, WAVES WORSHIP is a reflection of the move of God within this generation that aims to capture the songs God is singing over the Pepperdine campus community and the heartcries the community is singing back to Him. Marked by purity, truth, and intimacy with the heart of the Father, WAVES WORSHIP is a family overflowing with unlimited creative expression for this generation to authentically encounter Christ.
United Voice Worship
WORSHIP SUMMIT 2024, 2023, and 2022
United Voice Worship (UVW) is a bridge-building music ministry composed of worship pastors and praise leaders from Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Dedicated to honoring Jesus Christ by creating and leading unifying worship gatherings, their vision is focused on bridging life together and celebrating the beauty of diversity through a cappella worship experiences and resources. UVW supports this vision by using the powerful gift of the human voice and, even more, by modeling what it means to celebrate differences and to call one another family.