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Occupations: Recording artist/ songwriter mainly in Christian music field; former member of group PETRA, 7 solo albums subsequent; 2 Dove, 1 Grammy Award nominations for songwriting (none won; oh well, the food was good…); owner of commercial music production company and recording studio.

Education: B.A. Honors, English Literature, The King’s College, Briarcliff Manor, NY; M.A. Biblical Studies, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA

Family: Married to Carol since 1980, 3 children: Drew Charles, born 1984, Savannah Noelle, born 1989, William Dillon, born 1991. (One not-very-obedient dog, China.)

Hobbies: Music, music, music, skiing, walking, reading, politics, political TV talk shows, doing imitations of various accents (English, New York, redneck, etc.)

Likes: Dry wit, great public speaking & preaching, emotive worship, thoughtful discussions, jazz, cold weather (why is he in Nashville, then?), snowy mornings, ethnic food, Volvos.

Dislikes: Easy answers, knee-jerk reactions, condescending attitudes, spiritual pride, shiny suits, balancing the checkbook, Nashville drivers.

Favorites....
Books: Of Human Bondage, Somerset Maughm; Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce; Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis; The Chosen, Chiam Potok; Portrait of a Lady, Henry James; Power Evangelism, John Wimber; The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss.
Movies: Rocky, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, The Princess Bride, The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, and many more...
Quotes: "Not all who wander are lost." J.R.R. Tolkein
"I believe in Christ like I believe in the sun, not just because I see it but because by it I can see everything else." C.S. Lewis
"I have a dream that one day my little children will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Scriptures: Philippians 1:7, 2:5-11 Eph. 4:1-6, John 5:24

Darci Wantiez
Community Life Administrator
(615) 256-2123, ext. 235
darciw@belmont.org

Education: random college courses / way more ‘hard knocks’ and ‘growing experiences’ than I would have asked for, but pretty much the amount God knew I would need

Family: I love my mom / my golden retriever, who in dog years is like 98 / all my adoptive family – “friends are the family you choose for yourself…”

Hobbies: singing, songwriting, playing the keys, fumbling on the guitar / creating with pretty much any medium [stamps, paper, oil paint, fabric, silly putty] / drinking lattes in the corner of a coffee shop and observing life while listening to understated music / sleeping late and taking a true Sabbath in my pajamas now and then

Likes: mashed potatoes / over-comer, under-dog testimonies / travel [especially to Europe and international- but road trips with fun people are great too] / music [playing and listening] / ice cream / good movies and theater / those perfect 70 degree days / late night conversations with good friends that last longer than anyone planned and later than is appropriate for non-college students / spontaneous fun activities and group games

Dislikes: consistent lack of follow-through / coffee grounds in the last sip of my latte / overscheduled ‘vacations’ / the silent treatment / beets and peas [separate or together]

Favorites….
Scripture: Isaiah 21:10-11 / Hebrews 12:1-2 / Isaiah 8:11-13 / Lamentations 3:55-57
Books: the Message [it’s like the Bible in novel form!]
Movies: benny and june / italian job / what about bob / music and lyrics
Albums: eavesdropping [steve garett] / eyes open [snow patrol]
Websites: www.radiatenashville.com [it’s in process]
www.rsjames.com and www.sheevent.com [gotta represent for my friend RSJ] www.myspace.com/darcisue [where I try really super hard to not be a bad myspace friend!]
Quote: “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society ” – Mark Twain