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Born and raised on the West Coast of Canada, Brian Doerksen is a Christian singer/songwriter who came to the spiritual path as a high-school student. Soon after, a band was formed and Doerksen's calling and career were set. Eventually he came to find himself in Britain and Ireland, where he acted as a leader, training others to do the Lord's work -- musically. There he released a handful of works, before returning to Canada permanently in the early months of the 21st century. His music was more often than not tied to the label Integrity, with whom he issued a number of releases, including 2004's Today, which was nearly a number one hit on the Canadian Christian charts. Over the years, Doerksen has won a number of awards, including Worship Album of the Year and Male Soloist of the Year at the Canadian People's Choice Gospel Music Awards. In 2008, Doerksen was nominated for Canada's highest music honor, the Juno Award.
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Brian Robert Doerksen (pronounced "durkson") is a Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader from Abbotsford, British Columbia born in 1965.
Musical career
For many years Doerksen was part of the Vineyard Churches as well as Vineyard Music Group. In that context he has been extremely influential in the area of contemporary Christian worship music. He was a featured worship leader on many Vineyard worship CDs and has also taught extensively on worship leading and song writing. Brian's worship recordings are known for their high production values and quality songwriting.
Notable songs written by Doerksen include: "Refiner's Fire" (1990), "Faithful One", "Come Now is the Time to Worship" (1998), "Hope of the Nations," (2003), "Holy God", and "Today (As For Me and My House)".
More recently Brian Doerksen has been producing worship music through Integrity's Hosanna Music, including his albums You Shine (2002), Today (2004), Live In Europe (2005), Holy God (2006) and It's Time (2008).
Brian Doerksen received a Gospel Music Association Dove Award in 2003, only the second Canadian to be so honoured. He has also won a string of Covenant Awards during his career including four in 2005, among them: Artist of the Year, Praise And Worship Album Of The Year and Praise And Worship Song Of The Year. Three more Covenant Awards followed in 2006, and a further six in 2007. In 2008 he won a Juno Award for the album Holy God.
Doerksen's most recent project was to co-write a musical titled Prodigal God [1] with playwright and worship pastor Christopher Greco. The production will have its debut performance in February 2010 in Vancouver, before going on tour.
Ministry
Brian Doerksen is currently one of two co-pastors along with Dean & Janine Richmond and Irv & Karin Esau at a church they started together on Mother's Day 2006 called The Bridge. The church meets in Matsqui Village. Brian is a teaching and worship arts pastor and oversees the church's growing team of worship leaders.
Personal life
He was married in 1985 at age nineteen to his wife Joyce. The couple have six children, four daughters and two sons. His sons both have fragile X syndrome. The family lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
