Featuring Special Guests

PETRA ‘72

Formed in 1972, Petra is regarded as the most influential band of the Christian rock genre and a pioneer of the counterculture Jesus Movement. Myrrh Records owner Billy Ray Hearn signed Petra to their first recording contract and stated that Petra was "the most radical thing around ... as far out as anything that had come out until that time.”

Church authorities struggled with and frequently opposed the use of rock music and few Christian radio stations would play the band's songs. The anthem "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" was among the songs on their second album. The song was immediately controversial – and revolutionary. "It was the boldest statement anyone in Christian music had made until then," said Ambassador Artist Agency president Wes Yoder. "

Through 50+ years of music, Petra has garnered 4 GRAMMY® awards, 13 Dove Awards, and was the first rock band inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. However, Petra’s legacy is not the awards won, but one rooted in the uncompromising commitment of pointing people to Christ through their music.

Petra ‘72 features original founding members Greg Hough, Bill Glover, and John DeGroff.

Cindy Morgan

Nashville singer/songwriter Cindy Morgan is a 2x GRAMMY® nominee and a 14x Dove winner. She is a recipient of the prestigious Songwriter of the Year trophy and most recently the 2024 Hollywood Independent Music Award for her single “Jubilee (featuring Tommy Sims).”

Morgan has 21 number-one radio hits to her credit and has penned songs for notable artists including Vince Gill, Rascal Flatts, Ricky Skaggs, Amy Grant, Glen Campbell, Michael W. Smith, and Point of Grace, among many others.

Cindy has authored four books and has served on the board of Operation Song for the past 10 years. Operation Song is an organization that partners veterans suffering from PTSD with professional songwriters to process their experiences through songwriting.

Nikita Koloff

Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nikita Koloff joined the National Wrestling Alliance and became a wrestling mega-star under the monicker “The Russian Nightmare”. During his career, Koloff held championships including the NWA World Six-Man Tag, NWA World Tag Team, NWA United States Championship, NWA World TV Championship, and UWF World TV Championship. Nikita was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006 and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2008.

“More than accolades on a football field or winning championship belts in a wrestling ring, my journey with Jesus is the true highlight of my life. The fact I get to partner with Him, travel the world, preach the Good News, call myself a child of God, and help build His Kingdom is the highest honor bestowed upon a man I believe.”

JUAN JOHN

Juan John started playing guitar at the age of thirteen when he pulled his first guitar out of a dumpster in Phoenix, Arizona. After years of constant practice he became heavily involved in the San Francisco blues scene and, by age eighteen, was opening for mainstays like Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Robben Ford.

Juan soon became involved in network television and feature film soundtracks, composing music on guitar, bass and banjo for projects including Universal's Spiderman 3, HDNet's Dan Rather Reports, Animal Planet's If I Ran a Zoo and Agora Entertainment’s The Final.

In 2007, Juan John became the only artist ever to perform for the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan while working with journalist Dan Rather. He continues touring to this day, recently opening for Grammy-winning, flatpicker David Grier. Recently, he finished recording his solo album, “The Hacienda”, produced by Michael Wagener, known for his work with Queen, Alice Cooper, Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne

JASON BONHAM

Jason Bonham, known by his nickname “Thunderbear” is a singer-songwriter originally from Ohio. He has recorded music with Greg Upchurch and Chet Roberts of 3 Doors Down fame.

His musical stylings bring back memories of the great storytellers of the past such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and more. Jason’s music is best described as a mix of country, blues, gospel, rock and a whole lot of soul.

Jason is currently based in Kentucky, and maintains his reputation as a highly in demand performer by performing in venues large and small.

RICK RUSSELL

At the age of eighteen, Rick Russell hitchhiked out of his hometown in New York to pursue his musical ambitions. He spent time in Austin & San Antonio Texas playing with Hal Ketchum of Grand Ole Opry fame among several others.

It was there Rick was exposed to the fertile world of the great Texas singer/songwriter community of Lyle Lovett, Guy Clark, and many others.

Rick was a founding member of the Big Sky band, one of Southwest Florida’s most acclaimed bands. Rick Russell along with Big Sky hold the distinction of being the first band to play at Coastal Fellowship Church.