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KEN MEDEMA
With a degree in music therapy and piano performance from Michigan State University, he worked for many years as a music therapist at a local hospital. "I had a bunch of teenagers who were really hurting," he says, "and I started writing songs about their lives. Then I thought, 'Why don't you start writing songs about your Christian life?" So I started doing that, and people really responded. In 1985 Medema founded Brier Patch Music, named after Brer Rabbit's home in the legendary Uncle Remus stories. "Brer Rabbit lived in a place not comfortable for anyone else." he says, "and we decided to follow him there." Medema likes to dream dreams and imagine things that have not entered the minds of many sighted people. He brings these dreams into his music, singing songs that challenge his listeners to nurture their imagination. He challenges Christians to be authentic and truthful in everything they do, and truly to be a light to the world. He also challenges people to get out of their comfort zones and minister to those who are the outsiders.
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