Craig Perkins' music is a gift from God. Not in some broad or general way, but rather a literal answer to prayer. Almost as if from thin air, Craig emerges from a pain-filled past having spent his early years in
the Oxford Orphanage in North Carolina. Now he has developed into a Christian musician whose desire is to express God's heart for healing of broken hearts through his music. With intense conviction Craig weaves together songs which offer hope and possess a message of restoration for broken lives and families.
Craig's journey from rejection and abuse to victory began more as a whisper than a bang. One of four children in his native Galesburg, IL, Craig did not come from a musical family and did not have his abilities discovered until he was nearly 21 years old. While it was acknowledged on occasions that little Craig had a nice voice, no one thought or said much about it. There were many mornings when Craig would rise early as a five year old and sing under the door of his parents' bedroom which was often more of an annoyance than a blessing. But, in remembering the sunrise serenades, Craig's mother recalls his uncanny ability to retain the entire text and melody of numerous songs. The gift from God was there even before Craig knew it!
After his conversion while attending a Methodist College in North Carolina in early 1980, he felt called to study and prepare for the ministry by attending first,
Oral Roberts University and then Rhema Bible Training Center in 1982. It was at Rhema and while working as a pianist in a local church in Tulsa, Oklahoma where Craig's skill, anointing and spiritual maturity really began to develop. He had been deeply impacted by the music of the late Keith Green and was inspired to begin writing his own heart-hitting songs.
Craig learned early on that writing music was the tool he needed to bring his message of healing and restoration to hurting people. Soon finding his God-given abilities rising from within, Craig has since penned or collaborated to write at least 100 songs which have touched the very core of men's hearts drawing them closer to God. There is a depth in Craig's music that will echo through your heart as he sings songs he has composed during his personal journey through a broken past. In 1985, Father's Heart Ministry was born in order to express God's heart through music and the scriptures assisting broken people in walking through doorways of healing.
Please consider inviting Father's Heart Ministry to your church or outreach event. Doing so will open doorways of healing for many.
What Is A Psalmist?
A Psalmist hears and conveys the heart of God to people while employing the tools of music. He is a "curer" of souls and ministers comfort, refreshing and causes evil spirits to flee. A scriptural example of a psalmist is found in I Samuel 16:21 (KJV) -
"And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight. And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him."
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