Don Moen - God Will Make a Way: Discovering His Hope in Your Story

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A pioneer of the modern Praise and Worship movement, Don Moen has spent his career as a worship leader, producer, songwriter, and music executive. While a student at Oral Roberts University in the early 70s, Moen began touring with the musical group Living Sound and evangelist Terry Law. By 1986, Moen had recorded Give Thanks for the Hosanna! Music praise and worship series at Integrity Music, where he would serve as creative director, executive producer, and eventually, president of the label. During his tenure there, he sold more than 5 million units and signed worship leaders and songwriters, such as Paul Baloche, Ron Kenoly, Darlene Zschech, and many more. Today Moen lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Laura, where he is president of Don Moen Productions and oversees his international nonprofit ministry, Worship in Action.

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As a songwriter, worship leader, and music producer I know it takes a lot of very talented people to produce a great music product, and throughout my career Ive had the privilege of working with some of the best. The book world is completely new to me, but I quickly realized that without a lot of talented people at Emanate Books, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, helping me, God Will Make a Way would not have happened. Once again, Ive had the privilege of working with some of the best.

Heartfelt thanks to Joel Kneedler for leading the team at Emanate Books and for believing in me and this manuscript. Thanks to my longtime friend Danny McGuffey at Iconic Media Brands for believing in this story and for delivering the first rough draft to Emanate. A huge thank you to Janene Maclvor, the senior editor on this project. You have worked tirelessly from the very first meeting, taking a personal interest in the message of this book, answering my emails within a minute any time of day or night, and making me sound a lot better than I am. It has been a joy to work with you!

Robert Noland, what a gift you are to me! I knew I needed help telling this story and the way you were able to capture my heart and my spirit after our first couple of meetings is nothing short of a miracle. Thank you for helping me find my voice in this book.

A million thanks to my manager, Jesse Sproul, and to all the staff at Don Moen Productions for your commitment to excellence in all you do. You are the best, and I am eternally grateful to each one of you!

To Laura, my precious wife, for standing by my side, loving me, supporting me, cheering me on, and always keeping it real! Someone once said, There would never be a Don Moen without a Laura Moen. I know how true that statement is, because you complete me, and I love you!

Thanks to all our awesome kidsMelissa, Michael, Rachel, John, and Jamesfor bringing such honor to me by living your lives in a way that is pleasing to God. I know He will always make a way for you!

To the Lord for blessing me with the ability to express my heart through melodies and lyrics, and now through this book. You have blessed me beyond what I could have ever imagined, and my heart is filled with thanks and praise for all You have done.

Finally, to all my friends who have prayed for me, supported me, and always encouraged me with your kind words, smiles, and hugs. I want you to know that whatever you may be going through today, God is working in ways you cannot see, and He will always make a way for you!

With much love and appreciation,

Don Moen

Worship is more than the songs we sing. Worship is a lifestyle.

Don Moen founded Worship In Action in response to the great needs he encountered while traveling all over the world. It is his desire that our worship take place not only in churches or concert halls with our singing, but also in our backyards or around the world through our actions.

Through disaster relief, orphan care, and medical assistance, we exist to be the tangible hands and feet of Christ to people who have lost hope.

www.WorshipInAction.org

Don with his brother and sisters, 1958. From left to right: Diane, Wendy, Don, and Denny.

High school photo, 1964.

Living Sound team, 1972.

Singing and playing guitar with Living Sound, March 1972, Trinidad.

Playing electric guitar with Living Sound. (One of my many guitars!)

Rhodesia, 1972, after one of our concerts with Living Sound.

Laura and Don, 1972, Victoria Falls, Rhodesia.

Playing my 1963 Fender jazz bass guitar with Living Sound, 1972. (I sold this guitar in South Africa to buy a diamond for Laura in April 1973.)

Just married, May 19, 1973, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Johns birth on the bathroom floor, March 17, 1990. From left to right: Don (holding Rachel and Michael), Laura (holding John), and Melissa.

Family photo at the Gulf Coast, September 1994. From left to right: Rachel, Melissa, John, Don (holding James), Laura, and Michael.

Having fun with Manny Pacquiao, November 2013, before my concert in General Santos City, Philippines.

With Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao at their home, November 2013, General Santos City, Philippines.