| Bio: | Rev. Bankson has been involved with leading and teaching about church music and worship for over twenty years. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Rev. Bankson received a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice from Samford University, a Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson, MS), and a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS). Rev. Bankson was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in 1996 and has served in churches of that denomination as a Director of Music and Worship and as a Minister of Christian Education. He has also served as a supply pastor and as a section leader/soloist in churches of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He is currently the pastor of a PCA church. Rev. Bankson is the author of many articles on worship, church music, music education, hymnology, and biblical studies that have appeared in such publications as the <em>PCA Messenger</em>, <em>Tabletalk</em>, <em>Reformation and Revival Journal</em>, and his own magazine, <em>Rediscovering Worship</em>. He is also the host of a radio series and podcast entitled <em>Worship 101</em>. Rev. Bankson and his wife are the proud parents of six children. |