Girls of Grace (CD - 2002)

Point Of Grace: Denise Jones, Heather Payne, Shelley Breen, Terri Jones.

Additional personnel includes: Nicole Nordeman, Christy Nockels, Rachel Lampa, Jaci Velasquez, Jill Phillips, Joy Williams, Out Of Eden (vocals); Chris Rodriguez (acoustic guitar); Gary Burnette (guitar); Tim Ackers (accordion); Nathan Nockels (keyboards); Mark Hill (bass); Ken Lewis (drums, percussion).

Personnel: Mark Hill (guitar, bass guitar); Gary Burnette, Rivers Rutherford (guitar); Chris Rodriguez (acoustic guitar); Tim Lauer (bouzouki, harmonica, keyboards); Tim Akers (accordion); Nathan Nockels (keyboards); Ken Lewis (drums, percussion).

Audio Mixer: Tom Laune.

Recording information: DarkHorse Recording, Franklin, TN; The Berwick Room, Franklin, TN; The Drive-Thru, Nashville, TN; The Groove Room, Nashville, TN; Tracking Room, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: Robert Ascroft.

Some Christian pop acts talk a good game, but female vocal quartet Point of Grace puts its proverbial money where its mouth is with the GIRLS OF GRACE project. They've organized a series of nationwide conferences directed toward teenage girls (already the group's predominant audience), with the express purpose of helping them discover how to fully incorporate their Christian faith into their lives in contemporary society. Of course the group and selected friends will be performing at these events as well, so GIRLS OF GRACE is something of an audio souvenir of the project. While a number of Point of Grace tracks are featured here, this disc itself is a collective effort, with contributions from such renowned Christian artists as Out of Eden and Jaci Velasquez, among others. The music? Warm and fuzzy enough for teenage girls to get close to, but never coy about the spiritual values intrinsic to its raison d'etre. minimize