2007 Program Personalities
We had the priveledge to hear from these talented program personalities during Antiphony 2007.
Guest Artist – Kate Campbell
Artist in Residence Kate Campbell lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Ira. As a singer-songwriter Kate has been recording and performing for more than 10 years and her most recent album Blues and Lamentations reflects much of her musical heritage which ranges from New Orleans through the delta blues, picking up the sounds of Memphis and Nashville. Calling has been an important theme in Kate’s work and she regularly explores it with college students and other audiences who love her for her originality, down to earth stories and songs, and her genuine presence on any stage. When asked about call and response, Kate says, "My journey – especially over the last several years has been one of listening, patience, and trying to be attentive to the moment -- to be present -- and allow the Spirit to work through me. So when I think about call and response a free form haiku comes to mind:
call and response --hearing your voice in the wind
and letting it blow through."
In addition to bringing her gifts to worship at Antiphony, Kate also gave a solo concert on December 30 at 7:00.
Please feel free to click on the link below to hear one of Kate's songs.
Worship leader – John Wiles
Musician John Wiles lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Amy. 
Currently he is earning his doctorate in musical arts while also conducting the University of Texas Longhorn Singers. John's calling has taken him to work on a church staff, through studies at seminary and graduate school, and on various trips across the country and around the world. Along the way he has often been invited to sing, conduct, perform and lead worship in the United States, as well as in Asia, South America and Europe.
John’s enthusiasm, wide range of musical styles, and love of worship will help shape a call to the sacred that inspires you to respond with all your heart to God.
"When I hear "call and response," I think of responsibility and joy. The responsibility that is placed upon all of us when we hear a call is staggering -- but what joy is ours when we have opportunities to respond!"
Preacher- Amy Mears
Pastor Amy Mears lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband David Webb and their four children. In addition to her full-time work as one of the co-pastors of Glendale Baptist Church, Amy also volunteers early mornings at a neighborhood school library and works on ecumenical partnerships with other churches in Nashville. In the past Amy’s call has taken her many places on mission from the Smoky Mountains and Peru to Chile and Cuba. She has earned seminary and doctoral degrees in ministry, preaching and worship and worked for 10 years as a hospital chaplain.
Amy’s warm sense of humor, powerful story telling, and fresh approach to the scriptures both drew us in and challenged us to think in new ways about call and response.
In thinking about call and response, Amy says, "The call of God and the call of the world come to me in a hundred ways. I hear voices that make good sense; I hear voices that are outrageous; I hear voices that sound healthy and dangerous ones, too. Sometimes the dangerous voices make the most sense. And if the call comes in a hundred ways, my options for response are in the thousands. I find trying to sort out call and response in a vacuum to be the most risky behavior of all. The gift of God's call is best discerned in community."
Preacher- Reggie Blount
Pastor Reggie Blount lives with his wife, Devoria, and two children in Waukegan, Illinois, where he pastors Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church. He also teaches Christian education at Garrett Evangelical Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Reggie has been helping young people explore their calling for more than 10 years through his teaching, writing, preaching, and directing programs that nurture the lives and vocations of high school youth. His own calling has led him to earn seminary and doctoral degrees, while serving churches and collaborating with others interested in the spiritual formation of African American youth. 
Reggie's insight and interest in the spiritual lives of young people and his powerful preaching voice engaged our minds and woke up our spirits to thinking about vocation in new ways.
"When I think of "call and response" I think of the call and response that takes place in African American worship. At its best it becomes an intimate dialogue between the pulpit and the pew. It's a confirmation of what's been heard and an affirmation of what's been said. It's what prayer at its best should be-an intimate dialogue with God where confirmation and affirmation continually takes place."
Web-cam interviewer – Kezia Paul
Kezia Paul served as Manager of CBF Global Missions’ Volunteer program for three years through CBF’s Global Service Corps. Since completing her assignment she has been pursuing a vocation as a visual advocate.
Through print media and documentary film-making, Kezia hopes to encourage others to learn about, dialog with and become involved in international social justice issues, faith, community and culture. Her credits include the documentaries Man Is An Island (co-producer, co-director and co-editor), Counting the Costs (Reporter), and Cultures and Faith (Producer, Director). Kezia has been published in Connections Magazine (WEA) on refugee issues. Born in Madras, India, Kezia grew up and continues to make her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.