The Personal Weblog of Travis Kaiser

As a youth pastor I have seen my fair share of worship bands. I have seen those who are in it for themselves - this is unfortunate. However, I have also seen plenty who love to do it for the Lord. One of those is the Chris White Band. These guys ROCK! The band members are Glenn Smith - bass, Chris Wang - drums, Taylor Martin - electric, and Chris on guitar and lead vocals.

I had the privilege of meeting Chris two summers when the band came to do our summer high school camp. It was a God moment - not because Chris is so cool but because of the great friendship and “iron sharpening” that has come out of that camp experience. Chris and the gang just wrapped up our fall student crusade and will be coming back next summer for another go round at summer camp.

Here’s why I love these guys:

1. They love Jesus - Chris and I go round and round with some Scripture and as a whole they love seeing students come to Christ, worship Him, and live radical lives for the King. It was out of a conversation with Chris that I developed the subtitle of my blog - Training Students to Be God-chasers!
2. They love Missions - Since Genesis God has been on His mission, the Missio Dei! As we live out Acts 1:8, making God famous from here to there, we are taking part in the Missio Dei. Out of Chris’ passion for missions he started Mobilizing Students to “help students spread the glory of God through global ministry.” If you use organizations to help with your mission trips this is the guy to do them with!
3. These guys are GOOD! Our students love the Chris White Band! They can sing, play, and lead people in worship. Those three things on top of a pure heart for the Lord makes for a dynamic worship band.
4. They’re fun! Who doesn’t love fun people?

As a youth pastor I greatly appreciate what this band is all about - making Christ famous all over the world and doing it through students!