Kristian Stanfill

Kristian Paul Stanfill (born April 9, 1983) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and worship leader from Atlanta, Georgia. His 2011 album Mountains Move reached No. 64 on the Billboard 200. He is currently the worship pastor at Passion City Church and a worship leader at Passion Conferences.

Early life Stanfill was born in Marietta, Georgia, on April 9, 1983. After showing an interest in songwriting, Stanfill began playing guitar at the age of 13. At age 15, he began to lead worship in his Sunday school at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. In 2002, after graduating from George Walton Comprehensive High School, Stanfill attended Samford University. Shortly after graduating from Samford, he started leading worship at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Musical career In 2005, Stanfill became involved with Passion City Church and the Passion organization, leading worship. In 2008, Stanfill became the first artist in eight years to be signed to sixstepsrecords. In October 2008 and November 2008, he began working on his first studio album, Attention. It was completed by December 2008, and was released on April 21, 2009. His second album, Mountains Move, was released on January 7, 2011. It became his first album to appear on the Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at No. 64. He released his third album, Make It Out Alive, on November 11, 2022, which referenced personal mental health struggles he had been dealing with over the course of the last two years.

Personal life On November 9, 2022, Stanfill revealed on an Instagram post that he was 730 days sober. Though he was previously private about his alcohol addiction on social media, he had been transparent with his wife, friends, pastors and counselors, all of whom were supportive of his recovery.

Discography Hello EP (independently released, 2007) Attention (sixstepsrecords, 2009) Mountains Move (sixstepsrecords, 2011) Make It Out Alive (sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records, 2022)

Chart history

Albums YearTitlePeak chart positionsUSChrist US 2009 Attention (EP) 24 — Attention 21 —2010 Day After Day: KS (EP) 48 —2011 Mountains Move 3 64

Singles As a solo artist Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album Hot Christian Songs 2010"Day After Day" 20Mountains Move 2011"Always" 28 Source:

As a featured artist

Accolades

GMA Dove Awards Year Award Result 2007 Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Everything Glorious)* 2009 Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: God of This City)* 2011 New Artist of the Year Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Passion: Awakening)* Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Awakening)* Denotes a collaborative effort or a song contribution to a "Various artists" album.