Jonathan Merrill "Jon" Thurlow (born December 27, 1980) is an American

contemporary worship music Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a distinct genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has evolved over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are of ...

ian. His first release was an independent release in 2006, ''A Life That's Worthy''. After releasing several independent recordings, he went on to release his first record with Forerunner Music in 2014, ''Stand in Awe''. This album was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine

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and

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charts. In 2019, he teamed up with Watershed Music Group as a published songwriter and distributed recording artist.

Early life

Thurlow was born on December 27, 1980, in the city of

Oakland, California Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, California, Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major We ...

, as Jonathan Merrill Thurlow, to Paul Mark Thurlow and Susan L. Thurlow (''née'', Krusz). He was raised in

Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010 United States Census, 2 ...

, a place where he considers it to be his hometown, and where he started to lead worship activities as a teenager in high school. Thurlow went to

Nyack College Alliance University (formerly Nyack College () was a private Christian university affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and located in New York City. It offered undergraduate and graduate programs; in addition, it included Allian ...

located in

Nyack, New York Nyack () is a Village (New York), village primarily located in the Town (New York), town of Orangetown, New York, Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. Incorporated in 1872, a small western section of the village lies in Clarkst ...

, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Sacred Music. After college in 2004, he relocated to

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...

, to join the

International House of Prayer The International House of Prayer, Kansas City (IHOPKC), is a Charismatic evangelical Christian movement and missions organization, based in Kansas City, Missouri, and the nearby suburb of Grandview. It is best known for the Global Prayer Room ...

Personal life

Jon Thurlow is a songwriter and worship leader in Kansas City. For 15 years he served on staff as a worship leader at the International House of Prayer, and continues to write and minister in worship regionally and internationally. His heart is for his music to be an onramp for the listener to connect with Jesus. Jon is married to his wife Kinsey, and together they have a daughter.

Music career

Thurlow's music career commenced in 2013, by him signing with Forerunner Music, where they would release his debut studio album the same year. His first album, ''Stand in Awe'', was released by Forerunner Music on October 22, 2013. The album was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, where it placed at No. 24 on the

chart and at No. 11 on the

chart.

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

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Watershed Music Group artist profileJon Thurlow Complete Discography

Cross Rhythms artist profile
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