Artists and Guests

Worship Artists

Lincoln Brewster
Lincoln Brewster, an internationally-acclaimed worship leader, is Worship Arts Pastor of Bayside Church. A multi-talented guitarist, singer, and songwriter, he speaks to the hearts of people who are hungry for non-traditional, passionate worship. Lincoln’s latest album, “Today is the Day,” reached number one on iTunes’ Christian Charts. While he has reached impressive heights of success, Lincoln’s passion for God far surpasses his musical talent. And he’s an awfully good musician. As modest as he is talented, Lincoln displays his passion to help people enter God’s presence by recording worship songs that minister to a new generation of believers.

Salvador
Born out of a makeshift praise and worship band of preachers’ kids, leader Nick Gonzales has no qualms in telling about Salvador’s humble beginnings at their home church in Austin. A little perseverance and a lot of practice paid off. Before long, the trio (Nick, older brother Art Gonzales, and cousin Josh Gonzales) had become Sunday regulars, leading their fellow church members in worship in a way that would make any preacher proud. This new generation in a long line of charismatic preachers and singers proudly continued the tradition of making a “joyful noise.” As their popularity at church grew, the talented group expanded their member roster and ventured outside of their church, taking their unique sound to coffeehouses in Austin, and soon, to larger gatherings around the country. Eventually bigger and bigger concerts came their way, including music festivals, youth conferences, and an invitation from evangelist Nicky Cruz to bring their musical fire to his crusades.

Bob Stromberg
For over thirty years, Bob Stromberg has been delighting audiences of all ages with his perfect blend of standup, story and shtick. Always clean, his presentation is a disarming healthy blend of knee-slapping comedy and wholesome encouragement. Bob has the remarkable ability of interacting with an audience and facilitating surprising laughter with an arsenal of talents, including physical comedy, a non-threatening touch of audience participation, and yes, even hand shadows, which the London Metro describes as “stunning.” Add to this, hilarious and tender stories from his own experience and audiences leave amazed, refreshed and different from the way they came in. Stromberg has also written several best-selling books, including “Why Geese Fly Farther than Eagles,” “Finding the Magnificent in Lower Mundane” and the beautifully illustrated story for families, “The Miracle at Stinky Bay.” Many may also recognize Bob from his performance on the award winning TV show, “Bananas.”

Bob Smiley
Bob Smiley has been doing standup for more than 12 years all over the United States, Canada, England, Wales and even third world countries like El Salvador and East Kentucky. He’s done shows from 8 to 60,000 people and has opened for groups such as Newsboys, Mercy Me, Third Day, Switch Foot, Toby Mac and Audio Adrenaline. Over the past 13 years, Bob has put out 3 DVDs, 2 CDs and a book, “Growing Up Super Average: The Adventures of Average Boy.” Bob has a heart for bringing people closer to God by getting them to laugh at everyday stories and not-so-everyday situations.