Brisbane, Australia

September 8, 1965

One of the international gospel community's most successful and prolific contemporary worship leaders, Darlene Zschech is best known for her work with Australian Pentecostal megachurch Hillsong. Described as a "pioneer of the modern worship movement", Zschech has composed some of the genre's most enduring songs, including the Dove Award-nominated "Shout to the Lord," which since its release in 1997, has become a weekly staple for churchgoers around the globe. In addition to her numerous gold albums, Zschech has penned four devotional books, and serves, alongside her husband, as a Senior Pastor of Hope Unlimited Church on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ~ James Christopher Monger