Dave Dartnall

Originally from Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, WA , Dave serves as Executive Director of Focus Worship, a ministry which helps churches create God-honoring and life-changing worship environments and experiences. Focus address all aspects of worship ministry in the church, and brings events like this one to local churches.

Dave graduated from Puget Sound Christian College and studied for his Master of Divinity in Honors degree at Emmanuel School of Religion. He is a member of the Emmanuel Chapter of the International Society of Theta Phi, an honor society for theological students, scholars in the field of religion, and outstanding religious leaders.

His experience on staff in local churches as a pastor includes positions in high school youth ministry, as a senior pastor and worship pastor, in churches ranging from new church plants to mega and multiple-campus churches. His experience in para-church ministry includes serving as a Promise Keepers Arena Event praise band leader, conference speaker and clinician, and for the past four years as a full-time consultant, trainer, and resource for churches in the area of worship ministry.

Dave will help us envision how to keep the main event from being a plain event, and to see how weekly worship services can be used by God to make miraculous transformations in our lives.

Gary Cox

Gary has been serving on staff as a youth pastor and worship pastor for many years and is one of the most gifted band leaders around. He is the real deal: a song-writer, arranger, guitar player, keyboard player, worship leader, superb vocalist, awesome family man, and plays bass guitar like a musician from heaven!

Eric Popowicz

Eric has a gift which has helped hundreds of thousands of worshipping believers throughout the years connect intimately with God. And he does this all through his fingers and feet! One of the best Hammond B3 organ players on the planet, Eric’s sensitivity to life-changing moments in worship is powerfully unique. He also plays professionally in the popular entertainment band, “Dr Funk” and lives in Bothell, WA.

Dan Dartnall

Dan is the youngest presenter and band member on the team, but has skills on par with the rest of us who have been playing, leading, and speaking for years. He is considered one of the top Christian drummers in the Pacific Northwest, recently toured with “The Directory,” and is looking forward to helping us connect with Christ in times of worship. He is one of the producers for the URock bands with Creatio at Northwest University, and is a private drum instructor.

Dan’s prominent gift lies in his focused ability to deliver moments in songs which capture our hearts in praise to God. He is a master at bringing all of the detailed mechanics together which drummers are responsible for in keeping a band playing “in the pocket.” Dan will be walking through the workflow drummers need to know in order to play skillfully for the Lord.

Jason Chollar

Jason is the Worship Pastor of Cedar Home Baptist Church in Stanwood, and is the host for this Focus Worship Workshop. He has a BA in Music from Colorado Christian University, and has been serving at Cedar Home for almost fifteen years. Jason is one of the most prolific disciple-makers of worship team members in the country. Matched with his passion for worshipping our God, Jason has a unique and effective approach for developing large numbers of worship team members. If you occasionally find yourself without a key player for the band, you don’t want to miss Jason’s sessions!

Nathan Dolliver

Nathan has been involved in video production for over 11 years. His experience started in the church where he began shooting, producing, and editing video. Not long after, he began professionally producing and editing video. Over the past 7 years Nathan has been instrumental in developing several prominent media ministries. From video venues to podcasting and IMAG, Nathan has done it all. His hope is that you walk away excited, restored, and encouraged with an expanded vision for your media ministry.

Nick Campfield

Nick has been behind a video camera from the time he was a toddler, . . . literally! He has become a consummate pro, producing award-winning footage for television news including ESPN and the Fisher Broadcasting family of stations. Nick has a passion for coaching churches in the art of video shooting, recording, and broadcasting, and developing a team for this area of ministry. His expertise in both the knowledge of video equipment and in the practical application for use in worship environments is proving to be an invaluable help to churches.

Jeremy Engel

Jeremy is a professional audio consultant, trainer, conference speaker, and is a representative for Roland, a pro-audio and video equipment manufacturing company. Besides being a brother in Christ with an extraordinarily funny sense of humor, he is one of the most knowledgeable and enjoyable pro-audio professionals in the region.

Bruce Pierce

Bruce has been deeply involved in the A/V equipment, integration, production, design, and training industry for over thirty years. His experience includes touring with The Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, and many other national acts as their systems engineer. He is in demand for and has extensive experience with the highest level of system designing in the world, like Las Vegas performance venues. And at the center of his mission for Christ, serving churches by designing and installing systems for worship centers here in the Pacific Northwest as part of the Focus Worship team. On weekends, he plays guitar in his church’s worship band and mentors their youth ministry bands.

Fred Tibbetts

Fred is a world-class guitar player for Jesus! He is one of the most sought-after session and live concert guitarists in Seattle. He spent many years touring with well-known artists and performing many styles of music, including jazz, funk, rock, country, and blues, to name a few. Fred’s passion for playing guitar motivated him to be as versatile a player as possible, and now lives to play for the Lord. It is his passion, his purpose, and his life before our God. You will see what we mean when you hear him play notes and tones which enhance the worship times you are about to experience with him. Those who attend his sessions will discover the secrets of playing skillfully for the Lord.