Kristian Paul Stanfill (born April 9, 1983) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and worship leader from Atlanta, Georgia. His 2011 album Mountains Move reached No. 64 on the Billboard 200. He is currently the worship pastor at Passion City Church and a worship leader at Passion Conferences.

Early life Stanfill was born in Marietta, Georgia, on April 9, 1983. After showing an interest in songwriting, Stanfill began playing guitar at the age of 13. At age 15, he began to lead worship in his Sunday school at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. In 2002, after graduating from George Walton Comprehensive High School, Stanfill attended Samford University. Shortly after graduating from Samford, he started leading worship at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. While in college, Stanfill met his wife, Kerri. They were married in 2004, and have four children. His brother, Brett, is also a worship leader and was a member of North Point Worship.

Musical career In 2005, Stanfill became involved with Passion City Church and the Passion organization, leading worship. On July 10, 2007, he independently released his debut EP, Hello, which features five songs. In 2008, Stanfill became the first artist in eight years to be signed to sixstepsrecords. In October 2008 and November 2008, he began working on his first studio album, Attention. It was completed by December 2008, and was released on April 21, 2009. His second album, Mountains Move, was released on January 7, 2011. It became his first album to appear on the Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at No. 64. The success of the album led him to be nominated for Best New Artist at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards. He released his third album, Make It Out Alive, on November 11, 2022, which referenced personal mental health struggles he had been dealing with over the course of the last two years.

Personal life On November 9, 2022, Stanfill revealed on an Instagram post that he was 730 days sober. Though he was previously private about his alcohol addiction on social media, he had been transparent with his wife, friends, pastors and counselors, all of whom were supportive of his recovery.

Discography Hello EP (independently released, 2007) Attention (sixstepsrecords, 2009) Mountains Move (sixstepsrecords, 2011) Make It Out Alive (sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records, 2022)

Chart history

Albums YearTitlePeak chart positionsUSChristUS2009 Attention (EP) 24 — Attention 21 —2010 Day After Day: KS (EP) 48 —2011 Mountains Move 3 64

Singles As a solo artist Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album Hot Christian Songs 2010"Day After Day" 20Mountains Move 2011"Always" 28 Source:

As a featured artist Year TitlePeak Chart Positions Album Hot Christian Songs 2006"Jesus Paid It All" —Passion: Everything Glorious 2008"Beautiful Jesus" —God of This City 2010"Say, Say" —Passion: Awakening"The Stand" —Passion: Awakening (Special Edition) 2011"Forever Reign" —Passion: Here for You"Always" — 2012"Not Ashamed" —Passion: White Flag"One Thing Remains" 1"Who You Are" —Passion: White Flag (Deluxe Edition) 2013"The Lord Our God" 18Passion: Let The Future Begin"Children of Light" —"Come To The Water" —"In Christ Alone" 32 2014"Never Gonna Let Me Go" —Passion: Take It All"My Heart Is Yours" 13"This Grace" — 2015"Shout Hosanna" —Passion: Even So Come"Draw Near" —"You Found Me" —"It Is Well" —Passion: Even So Come (Deluxe Edition)"Even So Come" 7Even So Come (Radio Version / Live) - Digital Single 2016"Salvation's Tide" 32Passion: Salvation's Tide Is Rising"Good Good Father" — 2017"Glorious Day" 25Worthy of Your Name"How Great Is Your Love" 50"Heart Abandoned" —"This We Know" 35"This We Know (Studio Version)" — 2018"Whole Heart" 48Whole Heart"God, You're So Good" 47"More Like Jesus" — 2019"Behold The Lamb" —Follow You Anywhere"Follow You Anywhere" 45"God, You're So Good" — 2020"Passion 2020" -

Accolades

GMA Dove Awards Year Award Result 2007 Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Everything Glorious)* 2009 Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: God of This City)* 2011 New Artist of the Year Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Passion: Awakening)* Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Awakening)* *Denotes a collaborative effort or a song contribution to a "Various artists" album.

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