Jon Bauer is a Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 worship leader and songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 from Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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. Bauer leads worship, speaks, and performs at churches/conferences/schools throughout the world. Some of his most well known songs are "Awaken", "Giver of Grace", "Your Amazing Grace", "Life of Worship", and "Pray".

Musical career

Bauer is a Worship Artist who tours full-time throughout the world performing at concerts, churches and schools each week. His songs are sunging in churches throughout the world each weekend as well as in school classrooms each weeks. Bauer has 5 albums to his credit with his most recent album "Forevemore" attaining 3 top 10 radio hits in his home country of Canada.

Past TV coverage including The Harvest Show, Daystar Television Network, 100 Huntley Street, The Miracle Channel,and Living Truth and the TCT Network.
Jon’s worship singles “Awaken” and “Come and Save Us” have been included on the compilation albums for Hosanna Integrity’s Maximum Worship
“Awaken” appeared in the March 2008 Worship Leader Magazine Song Discovery Disc distributed to over 35,000 worship
“Forevermore” appeared in the July 2010 Worship Leader Magazine Song Discovery Disc distributed to over 35,000 worship leaders

Studio Albums

• Life of Worship
  Life of Worship
  -Track listing:# "Your Amazing Grace" - 3:47# "Pray" - 5:00# "Life of Worship" - 4:39# "Born for More" - 4:24# "Promise " - 3:54# "Forever Unchanging" - 4:28...
  
  (2005)
• Surround
  Surround (Jon Bauer album)
  -Track listing:# "Awaken" - 3:26# "Call to Me" - 4:27# "Surround" - 4:09# "Holy Lord" - 4:48# "Giver of Grace" - 3:49# "A Love to Die For" - 5:05...
  
  (2007)
• Giver of Grace - Kids Worship: Volume 1 (2008)
• Light of Another World (EP) - (2009)
• Forevemore (2011)
• Come and Save Us - Kids Worship: Volume 2 (2011)

Songs on Compilations

• Merge (Lakeside, 2005)
• Sea to Sea: I See The Cross
  Sea to Sea: I See The Cross
  Sea to Sea: I See The Cross is the second album in the annual Sea to Sea praise and worship music series. The album includes thirty songs performed by Canadian Christian artists on two CDs...
  
  , "Life of Worship" (CMC, 2005)
• Sea to Sea: For Endless Days
  Sea to Sea: For Endless Days
  Sea to Sea: For Endless Days is the third album in the Sea to Sea Christian praise and worship music series. The album has thirty songs and two bonus tracks performed by various Canadian artists on two CDs. It won a Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Award in 2007 for Special...
  
  , "Your Amazing Grace" (CMC, 2006)
• Sea to Sea: The Voice of Creation, "Awaken" (CMC, 2007)
• Maximum Worship Blue - Canada's Top 25 Worship Songs, "Awaken" (Hosanna, 2007)

Awards and recognition

GMA Canada

GMA Canada

GMA Canada is the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit association whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...

 Covenant Awards

Covenant Awards

The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...

• 2005 nominee, Praise And Worship Album Of The Year: Life of Worship
• 2005 nominee, Male Vocalist Of The Year
• 2006 nominee, Song Of The Year: "Promise"
• 2006 Compilation Album Of The Year: Sea to Sea - I See the Cross, "Life of Worship"
• 2007 nominee, Worship Song Of The Year: "Life of Worship"
• 2008 Male Vocalist Of The Year
• 2009 Children's Album Of The Year: Giver Of Grace
• 2009 nominee, Modern Worship Song Of The Year: "Surround"

Maja Awards

• 2006 seven nominations
• 2008 Male Artist Of The Year

Shai Awards

• 2007 New Artist Of The Year
• 2007 nominee, Male Soloist Of The Year
• 2007 nominee, Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year: Life of Worship

Western Canadian Music Awards

Western Canadian Music Awards

The Western Canadian Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony for music in the western portion of Canada, that originated in its current form in 2003...

• 2008 nominee, Outstanding Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording: Surround

Independent Music Awards

The Independent Music Awards

The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....

• 2009 "Surround" nominated for the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards
  The Independent Music Awards
  The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
  
  for Contemporary Christian Album.

External links

• www.jon-bauer.com Official web site
• www.staalliance.org St. Albert Alliance Church