MOBILE, Ala. – Sept. 9, 2009 – With the topic of health care now on the minds of most Americans, Integrity Music artist Kari Jobe offers a spiritual alternative to the often heated national debate with her new single "Healer," now going for adds at Christian radio.

Jobe declares God as the ultimate "healer" of physical, spiritual and emotional needs: "I believe You're my healer; I believe You are all I need."   And, a new inspirational video to be released simultaneously with the song provides a family's personal testimony to the powerful message of the song.

"Healer" is the second single from Jobe's self-titled debut CD which has made her the top-selling new Christian artist of the year.  The song is currently at #33 on the CRW INSP chart and is "New and Active" on the R&R (Billboard) Soft A/C chart.
 

"'Healer' is absolutely one of my favorite songs," says Jobe.  "As believers and worshippers, it is so important that we speak the truth about the Word of God. I don't think we do it enough. Speaking and singing about Him being our healer, portion, and more than enough for us will give our spirits the strength and faith to keep standing on His Word."

The “Healer” video documents the inspiring story of the Constable family from Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose daughter Kelsie underwent multiple surgeries and chemotherapy as an infant following a diagnosis of leukemia when only 5 months old.  Kelsie’s parents, Trina and Paul, say they drew strength and comfort listening to Jobe’s worship songs and playing them in Kelsie’s hospital room.

“Miraculously, Kelsie survived the ordeal without any lasting effects,” says Jobe who traveled to Tulsa to meet the family and narrate the video. “Today, she is a beautiful, happy and healthy three-year-old girl and she’s a reminder of God’s ability to heal, a reminder that as the song ‘Healer’ states, ‘Nothing is Impossible for You’.”

The “Healer” video will premiere on the Christian online community Tangle.com on Friday, Sept. 11,  and will be available through a variety of web portals shortly after including, http://www.youtube.com/integritymusic and Jobe’s Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/KariJobe where prayer requests and testimonies can also be shared.

For Jobe, “Healer” will undoubtedly be another significant story that has contributed to the success of her freshman record and busy debut year in Christian music.

Her first single “I’m Singing,” written by Jobe with Ed Cash and Chris Tomlin, gave her a strong launch at Christian radio, hitting the top 10 on CRW’s Inspirational chart and the top 20 on its A/C chart and on R&R’s Soft A/C and Inspirational chart.
Another song from Jobe’s album, “Revelation Song,” is fast becoming the worship song story of the year, and Jobe is an integral part of the narrative.  According to CCLI’s Song Select Program, “Revelation Song” is one of the top 5 most downloaded chords by worship leaders.  Jobe’s version of the song on her MySpace page has been played more than 1.7 million times and it is currently among the most popular videos on Tangle.com with more than 100,000 views in one day alone.  Jobe first recorded the Jennie Lee Riddle-penned song on the 2004 Christ for Nation’s CD Glorious and again in 2006 for the internationally distributed Gateway Worship album Living For You before recording it for her own solo debut record.

“Kari is a gifted artist and anointed worship leader,” says John Coleman, VP/General manager of her label, Integrity Music. “The amazing response to her debut project tells us that she is already touching many hearts and souls with her music and Integrity is honored to be partners with her in ministry.”
 
Aside from visiting and talking to radio about the new “Healer” single, Jobe will be sharing her music on the road this fall and next year.  She will be a featured artist and speaker at Israel Houghton's "Deeper Level" conference in Houston Sept. 9-12 and is looking ahead to 2010 tours with the Desperation Band and Jared Anderson.

Jobe can also be heard on the new Glory Revealed II project on the duet “To You Be The Glory” with Matt Maher.  She also sings “Come Let Us Adore Him,” on the upcoming Integrity Music Christmas CD Worship & Adore: A Christmas Offering.

Integrity Music/Gateway Create artist Kari Jobe will appear on “700 Club Interactive,” on Tuesday, June 16 at 9:30 a.m. ET, airing on ABC Family Network.

“700 Club Interactive” is the Christian Broadcasting Network’s new 30-minute show, which extends the brand of its long-running magazine show, "The 700 Club."  The highly interactive program incorporates live chat, utilizes Skype, Facebook and Twitter to connect with its viewers.   Jobe performed and was interviewed for the program.

Jobe’s current hit debut CD Kari Jobe includes the radio single and YouTube sensation “I’m Singing” which is currently #11 with a bullet at CRW Inspirational radio.

The child of traveling ministers, Jobe began singing when she was only 3 and knew by age 10 that she wanted to lead worship.  She spent time studying at Oral Roberts University, Christ For The Nations Institute and Dallas Baptist University where she finished her Psychology/Pastoral Ministries degree before joining the Gateway Church staff.  

More information on Kari Jobe can be found at www.karijobe.com and www.myspace.com/karijobemusic.  Jobe can also be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/karijobe.   

Integrity Music/Gateway Create artist Kari Jobe will appear on “Praise the Lord” on TBN Friday, March 13.  The show airs at 10 p.m. ET.  Check your local television listings or visit http://www.tbn.org/index.php/2/2.html to find out where to watch.

Kari will perform four songs from her current hit debut CD, including the radio single and YouTube sensation “I’m Singing.”  She also performs “Healer,” “You Are For Me” and “Revelation Song” and is interviewed by host Jason Crabb.

The child of traveling ministers, Jobe began singing when she was only 3 and knew by age 10 that she wanted to lead worship.  She spent time studying at Oral Roberts University, Christ For The Nations Institute and Dallas Baptist University where she finished her Psychology/Pastoral Ministries degree before joining the Gateway Church staff.

 More information on Kari Jobe can be found at www.karijobe.com and www.myspace.com/karijobemusic.

DALLAS, Texas (February 10, 2009) – Worship artist Kari Jobe has reason to be singing today.  Her Integrity Music self-titled debut record Kari Jobe releases today and the infectious first single, “I’m Singing,” is beginning to fill the radio airwaves coast to coast.
 
Kari Jobe, which is both joyful and contemplative, is relevant for these uncertain times.  “This album is about hope and life; it’s about lifting the broken off the floor and singing love over them,” says Jobe. “The songs create intimate moments and outward shouting, and it’s my hope that these songs find the broken and lift them to a place of praise.”
 
Jobe is in the middle of a street week promotional tour which started this week with a standing room only release party and concert at her home church, Gateway Church in the Dallas area Sunday night.  The concert was also streamed live on the Internet, which at times was so significant, it crashed the website.  
 
She is now onto Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi where she is playing benefit concerts this week, offering the proceeds from the music events to Life Outreach International's Water for LIFE ministry. Details on those events can be found at http://www.karijobe.com/.
 
“I’m Singing,” written by Jobe with Ed Cash and Chris Tomlin, has given Jobe a strong launch at radio and on the Internet.
KLTY in Dallas joins a growing list of radio stations adding the song.  Mike Pendergast, the station’s assistant program director and music director, explains why KLTY has embraced the song: “Great song by a fresh new artist....love the tempo...love the message....’I'm Singing’ is a hit!”
 
Also a hit is a YouTube video featuring fans proclaiming their reasons for “singing,” whether through challenges, obstacles or victories.  Late last year, Jobe asked visitors to her YouTube site to submit video clips with short testimonies.  The widespread and moving responses became the basis for the new viral video which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DCDApaqRhA.
 
Jobe’s online presence is also found at hearitfirst.com where her new CD will be streaming in full for one week.  She has also re-launched her own website, karijobe.com in conjunction with the album’s release.
 
The child of traveling ministers, Jobe began singing when she was only 3 and knew by age 10 that she wanted to lead worship.  She spent time studying at Oral Roberts University, Christ For The Nations Institute and Dallas Baptist University where she finished her Psychology/Pastoral Ministries degree before joining the Gateway Church staff.
 
Produced by Ed Cash, Kari Jobe contains a collection of worshipful pop/folk songs birthed from her life and journals in addition to new versions of “Revelation Song,” “No Sweeter Name” and “Beautiful” from the Gateway recordings.  Co-writers on the album include Ed Cash, Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche, Mia Fieldes and Klaus Kuehn.
 
Whether leading worship before thousands at Gateway or in intimate settings around the country, Jobe says the work of ministry always comes back to people. “I am moved by people’s lives and stories, and I am amazed by who God is and who He says that we are. Music becomes a way to minister to people in times of trouble, to lead them to the feet of Jesus who can bring peace, life, hope and healing.”
 
More information on Kari Jobe can be found at http://www.karijobe.com/ and www.myspace.com/karijobemusic.  
 

DALLAS, Texas (February 5, 2009) – Worship artist Kari Jobe will sing her way through the street week of her Integrity Music self-titled debut record Kari Jobe (Feb. 10), performing in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi and offering the proceeds from the music events to Life Outreach International's Water for LIFE ministry.

Jobe is excited about sharing her new music, including the CD’s first single, “I’m Singing,” which is impacting AC and Inspirational radio formats.  The song has already been added by WPOZ in Orlando, FL; WAFJ in Augusta, GA; WMUZ in Detroit, MI and the Family Life Radio network, which is carried in nine states.  

“Not only is the tour a celebration of releasing my new album, but it's the beginning of a new season,” says Jobe.  “My band and I looking forward to worshipping with our old and new friends. We truly want to connect people to the heart of God through worship and ministry. It's going to be a great time!"

Jobe, who is a worship pastor at the Dallas/Fort Worth-based Gateway Church, will kick off the week of concert dates with a special CD Release Party and Concert at her home church on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at its Southlake, Texas campus.
The Gateway CD release party event will also be available worldwide with a live webcast of the concert on the Internet at http://www.gatewaypeople.com/.

Jobe will be in Tulsa for another release party on the actual release date, Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Victory Christian Center at 8 p.m.  Jobe will present a Night of Worship at First Baptist Church in West Monroe, La. at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12; at Orchard Assembly of God in Mobile, Ala. at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 and at Resurrection Life Church in Picayune, Miss. on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.  Details about these events can be found at http://www.karijobe.com/.

In keeping with the CD’s theme of lifestyle worship, Jobe will combine her music events with a ministry opportunity for Life Outreach International.  The ministry, best known by its nationally televised “Life Today with James Robison,” also has a decade-long outreach called LIFE Ministry, whose mission is to drill water wells in the most impoverished and desperate areas of Africa, Asia and South America to provide much needed clean drinking water to communities.  With more than 2,000 water wells now in use, each serving an average of 1000 villagers, it means more than 2 million people now have clean water - one of the most precious resources in life.  Additional information about the mission of LIFE Outreach International is available at http://www.lifetoday.org/.

"I'm extremely excited to be partnering with Life Outreach International in my ministry and for my tour.  Their mission to raise money to drill water wells in villages where people are dying for lack of fresh water, in turn giving them life and hope is a work very close to my heart.  What an incredible joy for me to join with them,” said Jobe.

"We at LIFE Outreach International are honored to be a part of Kari Jobe's tour. Kari's ability to draw others into worship is only a reflection of her heart to serve the Lord. We are excited to see the Lord continue to use Kari to reach believers and non-believers with the love of Christ," said Jim Rogers, Executive VP of LIFE Outreach International.

In addition to her concert performances, Jobe will be leading worship at the CFNI (Christ For The Nations) chapel service in Dallas on Tuesday morning Feb 10 and Oral Roberts University Chapel in Tulsa on the morning of Wednesday Feb 11, the latter of which is open to the public.
The child of traveling ministers, Jobe began singing when she was only 3 and knew by age 10 that she wanted to lead worship.  She spent time studying at Oral Roberts University, Christ For The Nations Institute and Dallas Baptist University where she finished her Psychology/Pastoral Ministries degree before joining the Gateway Church staff.

Produced by Ed Cash, Kari Jobe contains a collection of worshipful pop/folk songs birthed from her life and journals in addition to new versions of “Revelation Song,” “No Sweeter Name” and “Beautiful” from the Gateway recordings.  Co-writers on the album include Ed Cash, Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche, Mia Fieldes and Klaus Kuehn.  

Whether leading worship before thousands at Gateway or in intimate settings around the country, Jobe says the work of ministry always comes back to people. “I am moved by people’s lives and stories, and I am amazed by who God is and who He says that we are. Music becomes a way to minister to people in times of trouble, to lead them to the feet of Jesus who can bring peace, life, hope and healing.”
More information on Kari Jobe can be found at http://www.karijobe.com/ and www.myspace.com/karijobemusic.