Darlene Zschech

Australian Darlene Zschech is acclaimed all over the world as a singer, songwriter, worship leader and speaker, most notably for spearheading the music that comes from Hillsong Church. Although she has achieved numerous gold albums and her songs are sung in many nations of the world, her success is not the result of pursuing stardom and fame—it stands as a testimony to her life's passion to serve God with her musical gift.
 
As the church's worship pastor, Darlene oversees a team of over 800 volunteers in the Worship & Creative Arts Department. With multiple church services every weekend, Darlene also leads worship most weeks for the Hillsong television program, which reaches over 180 different countries across the globe.
 
As a songwriter, Darlene is perhaps most famous for the chorus "Shout to the Lord," a song that is sung by an estimated 25 to 30 million churchgoers every week and has been covered by at least twenty other artists. This song is the title track for the first live album co-produced with Integrity Music, featuring Darlene as a prominent female worship leader. Shout to the Lord was nominated as Album of the Year for the 1997 Dove Awards and was nominated as Song of the Year for the 1998 Dove Awards. In 2000 Darlene received a Dove Award nomination for Songwriter of the Year.
 
In addition to "Shout to the Lord," Darlene has written over seventy songs that have been published by Hillsong Music Australia alone. She has also written three books on her passion, which include Extravagant Worship and her latest release, The Kiss of Heaven.
 
In 2005 Darlene released her new solo album Change Your World, which features a new arrangement of Michael W. Smith's worship song "Agnus Dei," as well as a soon to be classic hymn, "Call Upon His Name."
 
As well as co-writing most of the songs with David Holmes, Darlene produced Change Your World at The Grove Studios, owned by her and husband, Mark. David Holmes and Andy Sorenson have co-produced the CD.

Darlene has a heart for helping hurting people, and she has recognized that her public platform gives her the opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of others. She is an ambassador for the work of Compassion International, and she has visited her sponsored children in various developing nations of the world.
 
It was a missions trip to Central Africa in 2004 that prompted Mark and Darlene to initiate Hope: Rwanda, a global endeavor designed to bring hope to a nation seemingly forgotten since the horrific genocide of 1994. The 100 Days of Hope (April 6 –  July 15, 2006) project was strategically coordinated to cover the same 100 days that saw over 1 million people viciously slaughtered. www.hoperwanda.org
 
Darlene and Mark reside in Sydney with their three daughters, Amy, Chloe and Zoe. While she travels extensively and has had the honor of ministering at many prestigious events around the world, Darlene highly prizes her role as wife and mother. She loves being at home and being part of the worship team in her local church. As she says, "First and foremost I am a worshipper, so it's going to come out in everything I do."

Darlene will be joining Joyce in

Spokane, WA
May 3-5

Los Angeles, CA
July 12-14
Joyce Meyer & Hillsong Unite

East Rutherford, NJ
July 19-21
Joyce Meyer & Hillsong Unite

Houston, TX
November 15-17