Ezra was a scribe and priest in Israel who many scholars believe not only wrote the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, but First and Second Chronicles. He was likely the editor of a portion of the Psalms and may have even written Ps 119. Ezra was trained in the law and earned the favor and trust of King Artaxerxes who granted him civil authority, along with the priestly authority he already possessed. Ezra served a God he knew well by leading God’s people in corporate worship.

Today, the church needs worship leaders like Ezra – trained, knowledgeable, trustworthy and bi-vocational. We need leaders who are respected inside and outside the church, know God, love His word and will disciple His people in rich biblical corporate worship.

At The Ezra Worship Initiative, we want to help young aspiring worship leaders explore the vision for a lifetime of bi-vocational worship ministry. It is our commitment to train and mentor these young men and women to be informed by all of Scripture, to combine the worship of the past with the new expressions of contemporary worship, and to do it all in a relational Christian community. ezraworship.com