Kelly Minter

Kelly Minter (born September 23, 1975) is a Christian worship leader, author, speaker, songwriter, and musician.

Early life and education

The daughter of a pastor, Minter grew up in Northern Virginia and as a teenager was more interested in sports than music. When she was a senior in high school, Minter was offered and then lost a college basketball scholarship. To help her recover from that disappointment, Minter started playing the guitar.

Music

In 1999, Minter moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Songs Minter has written have been recorded by Point of Grace, Joy Williams, Sonicflood, Sandi Patty, and Margaret Becker.

Minter wrote a teen Bible study called Hannah’s One Wish, and authors a Bible study series with LifeWay Christian Resources called "The Living Room Series".No Other Gods, a Bible study and the first title in that series, was released in August 2007. She also wrote a longer book under the title No Other Gods title, released in 2008.

She has written about her missionary work with people living on the Amazon River; of her book, Wherever the River Runs: How a Forgotten People Renewed My Hope in the Gospel (2014), Publishers Weekly wrote "Though Minter can seem self-absorbed at times, particularly early on, her ability to be honest about her struggles to relate what she was learning in the Amazon to her need for significance proves winsome".

Works Books

Discography Studio Wheels Of Change • Independent (1997) Good Day • Word (2001) Wrestling the Angels • Cross Driven Records (2003) Finer Day • Kingsway (2008) Loss, Love, and Legacy • Lifeway (2009)

Contributions to Love Divine • Kingsway (2007) - multi-artist CD Live at the Abbey • Kingsway (2007) - multi-artist CD & DVD