Andy was born in 1957 and raised in Woodland Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles. In his childhood years, he attended services at an Episcopal church. He studied at UCLA, earning a bachelor of arts.
After serving as an intern pastor in two Southern California Vineyards ? West Los Angeles and Santa Barbara - he moved to British Columbia and joined the Langley Vineyard church plant at it?s inception in 1985. He served on the staff there for four years as an assistant pastor, majoring in worship music ministry.
Andy began recording with Vineyard Music in the late 1980s. He has participated on many Vineyard recordings, including "The River Is Here", "Blessed Be The Name", "Eternity", "Name Above All" and ?All I Need?. In 2000, Andy released a solo project called, "Night and Day". In December of 2004, Vineyard Music released Andy?s latest project, ?In the Secret?, which is a compilation of some old favorites plus a few newer tunes.
In 2002, InterVarsity Press released Andy?s first book: ?To Know You More ? Cultivating the Heart of the Worship Leader?. In 2004, this book was translated into Korean, and is also being translated into Portuguese and Spanish.
In the past 29 years, he has been a member of seven different Vineyard churches, including two church plants. He served for three years in Surrey, B.C., Canada as the senior pastor of the Surrey Vineyard. In 1992 he moved to Anaheim, California to join the Vineyard?s staff as pastor of worship arts. In the Spring of 1998, his family moved back to Langley, B.C., Canada, to join the staff at the North Langley Vineyard.
While volunteering part time as a pastor in the local church, Andy continues to travel to lead worship and speak at seminars in North America and other countries.
Andy has eight beautiful children and an amazing wife named Linda. His six boys and two girls range from eighteen years old to three years old. From the oldest to youngest, his children are: Zachary, David, Michael, Jessica, Benjamin, Isaac, Ian and Elizabeth.
Andy enjoys a variety of sports from golf to snowboarding to street hockey. |
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