Mike Rickles

Where were you born?Huntsville, AL

Education: Lee High School; UAH (University of Alabama in Huntsville), BA Administrative Science with a minor in Music

What’s on your iPod?
Songs - For Every Mountain, Worthy is the Lamb, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Seasons of Love, Man in the Mirror
Artists - John Denver, Garth Brooks, Chris Tomlin, Barry Manilow, Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, Steven Curtis Chapman, Gaither Vocal Band, and Earl Scruggs.
Arrangers - Bradley Knight and Geron Davis.
Genres – Broadway, Contemporary Christian, Jazz, Big Band, Country, Bluegrass
I also especially love listening to anything that Chris is playing percussion on.

What Books are on Your desk? Straight Talk to Men by James Dobson and The Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman.

What are Your favorite pastimes? If not on vacation…pretending I’m on vacation at home with my family. Just having fun.

Favorite Scripture Verse? James 4:8, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”

What should people know about you?
I value time with my family.

What do you love about your ministry position?
I feel music gives a wonderful opportunity to draw closer to God in a one-on-one, private communion. God is great and deserves my praise and thanks. Every Sunday I want to step a little closer to Him and hopefully at the same time, take the congregation closer to Him during our corporate praise & worship time.