Lindell Cooley
Birth nameLindell Cooley
Birth dateFebruary 3, 1963 (age 63)
OriginRed Bay, Alabama U.S.
Instrumentpiano
GenreContemporary worship music, CCM
OccupationPastor, worship leader, singer, songwriter,
Years active1989–present
LabelMusic Missions International, Inc.
Websitewww.lindellcooley.com

Lindell Cooley (born February 3, 1963) is a pastor, Christian singer and was worship leader of the Brownsville Revival in Pensacola, Florida.[1]

He is known for his soulful gospel and rock-infused contemporary worship music.[2]

Cooley is president of Music Missions International (MMI) and pastor at Grace Church in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]

Biography

Raised as the only child of a minister in Northern Alabama, Lindell Cooley was surrounded by ministry and music throughout his formative years. His first practical musical experience came when he was taught to play the tambourine at the age of five. From there, he went on to play the drums, bass guitar, organ and piano.

Nearly three decades later, he currently serves as president of Music Missions International (MMI) and pastor at Grace Church: Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee.

Looking back on his early days as a budding musician and worship leader, Cooley is still surprised by the orchestrating hand that carefully prepared him for his current position. “My family and I often did concerts in addition to regular church services,” he recalls. “It was when they needed to produce a custom recording for radio stations that I learned to make records.”

At 21, Cooley was spending part of his time playing the piano with Christian musicians Lenny LeBlanc and Rusty Goodman and the other part serving as associate and children's pastor in his father's church. But he knew he had a destiny to fulfill and, at the age of 28, he set off to find it.

Cooley moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and began working at Christ Church as an assistant music minister. Two years later, he left Christ Church to become a studio musician and an independent producer. In the fall of 1994, Lindell Cooley visited Brownsville Assembly and met with Pastor John Kilpatrick. In February 1995, Kilpatrick needed a music minister and said Lindell was God's choice for the position. After initially turning down the job, Cooley accepted and arrived in April 1995. Two months later, while Lindell was away on a missions trip to Ukraine, a historic revival began. When Lindell returned to Brownsville, he was instrumental in creating the music and songs that became associated with the unusual move of God. His style of musical leadership during the Brownsville Revival would inform the following generation to a significant degree.

After 10 years as music minister for the Brownsville Revival, In January 2004, Lindell moved back to Nashville and began to plant Grace Church: Nashville.

Personal life

In 2015, Cooley resided in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife Amber and two sons, Samuel and Isaac.[4]

Discography

AlbumTrack ListingDetails
Brownsville Worship: Volume One
  1. The Lord Almighty Reigns
  2. Enemy's Camp/Look What the Lord Has Done
  3. Pour Out My Heart
  4. Spirit Of the Sovereign Lord/Awesome God
  5. We Will Ride
  6. New Every Morning
  7. Healing Word
  8. Holy Love
  9. Will You Worship
  10. Take A Little Time
  • Publish Date: 1996
  • Label: Music Missions International
Brownsville Worship: Volume Two
  1. Creation Calls
  2. There Must Be More
  3. Let Your Glory Fall
  4. Draw Me Close
  5. His Love Endures Forever
  6. Nobody Else Like You
  7. You Are Worthy of My Praise
  8. O For A Thousand Tongues
  9. We Will Dance
  • Publish Date: 1996
  • Label: Music Missions International
Winds of Worship 7
  1. The Lord Almighty Reigns
  2. In The Secret
  3. Holy Love
  4. Let The River Flow
  5. Draw Me Close
  6. One Thing I Ask
  7. He Set Me Free
  8. How Priceless
  9. I See The Lord
  10. Satisfied With You
  • Publish Date: 1996
  • Label: Vineyard Music
Brownsville Worship: Awake America
  1. We've Come to Praise Him
  2. Can You See The Lamb
  3. The Happy Song
  4. Holy and Anointed One
  5. Jesus, Lover of My Soul
  6. Let It Rain, We Will Ride
  7. Kingdom Celebration
  8. My God Is Real
  9. The Blood Medley
  10. All Your Promises
  11. Blessed Be Thy Name
  12. All Hail the Power
  • Publish Date: 1996
  • Label: Music Missions International
Brownsville Worship: Live From Pensacola
  1. Lift Up Your Hands
  2. More Of Your Glory
  3. What A Friend We Have in Jesus/Leave It There/Can't Nobody
  4. Lift Up Holy Hands
  5. "Kyrie" (Lord Have Mercy)
  6. What A Friend I've Found
  7. Every Move I Make
  8. History Maker
  9. Come To Me
  10. I've Been Delivered/I'm So Glad Jesus Set Me Free
  • Publish Date: 1998
  • Label: Music Missions International
Brownsville Worship: Send The Fire
  1. Come, Come, Come
  2. Saved
  3. Send The Fire
  4. And Can It Be
  5. I Need You More
  6. The Spirit and the Bride
  7. Enemy's Camp/Look What The Lord Has Done
  8. When The Music Fades
  9. All I Want
  10. You Are in Control
  11. Glory, Glory Hallelujah
  • Publish Date: 1998
  • Label: Music Missions International
Songs From The Great Revivals
  1. And Can It Be
  2. Be Thou My Vision
  3. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
  4. Fill Me Now
  5. There'll Be No Dark Valley/How Marvelous How Wonderful
  6. Lion Of Judah
  7. Send The Fire
  8. Here Is Love
  9. Love Lifted Me
  10. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
  • Publish Date: 1998
  • Label: Music Missions International
Desperate For You
  1. O Magnify The Lord With Me
  2. Stand Up On Your Feet
  3. Holy Is The Lord
  4. Arise Oh Lord
  5. Come Holy Spirit
  6. Lord I Love You
  7. Crowns Down
  8. Gotta Serve Somebody
  9. His Blood Washed Me
  10. I Don't Know Why
  11. Breathe/Send You Rain
  • Publish Date: 1999
  • Label: Music Missions International
The Brownsville Revival: Songs and Stories
  1. Lift Up Your Hands
  2. Pour Out My Heart
  3. We Will Ride
  4. There's Nobody Else Like You
  5. Medley: Enemy's Camp/Look What the Lord Has Done/Can You Believe What the Lord Has Done
  6. The Happy Song
  7. Can You See the Lamb
  8. All I Want
  9. History Maker
  10. Be Thou My Vision
  11. Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Jehovah
  12. And Can It Be
  13. Love Lifted Me
  14. You Are In Control
  15. I Need You More
  16. Send The Fire
  17. The Spirit and the Bride
  • Publish Date: 1999
  • Label: Music Missions International
Quiet Songs for Time Alone with God: Volume One – Prayer
  1. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
  2. Love Of God
  3. I Need Thee
  4. Have Thine Own Way
  5. Mystery
  6. Come to Me
  7. O Come, O Come
  8. I Need You More
  9. I Believe in You
  • Publish Date: 2000
  • Label: Music Missions International
Open Up The Sky
  1. Open Up The Sky
  2. That's My Lord
  3. This Love
  4. Your Mercy Goes Much Deeper
  5. Day After Day
  6. Oil of Your Spirit
  7. Faith in You
  8. Love Came Down
  9. It's Time
  10. I Give My Heart To You
  11. Great Is He
  • Publish Date: 2001
  • Label: Integrity Music
Freedom
  1. I'm Reaching Out
  2. Rain Down
  3. Revelation Song
  4. There Is A River
  5. Freedom
  6. Sing Hallelujah
  7. Come Down
  8. I Will Bless the Lord
  9. King of Glory
  10. Waiting to Be Wanted
  11. You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
  • Publish Date: 2007
  • Label: Music Missions International
Encounter Worship One
  1. Your Throne
  2. Let Your Kingdom Come
  3. More
  4. Look My Way
  5. Every Nation
  6. Healing in Your Glory
  7. It's Like Rivers
  8. Dance With Me
  9. Haven't You Been Good
  10. Who Will Ascend
  11. When He Returns
  12. There's a Lifting
  • Publish Date: 2007
  • Label: Music Missions International
Encounter Worship Two
  1. I Will Bless the Lord at All Times
  2. Glorious
  3. Highest Praise
  4. I See the Lord
  5. Faintly
  6. Are You Ready
  7. Glorify Your name
  8. A Word of Intercession
  9. I Love Your Presence
  10. Magnificent and Holy
  11. We All Bow Down
  12. Freedom
  13. Hold to God's Unchanging Hand
  • Publish Date: 2007
  • Label: Music Missions International
Revival at Brownsville
  1. We've Come To Praise Him
  2. Enemy's Camp
  3. Can You Believe
  4. Look What the Lord Has Done
  5. Revival Fire Fall
  6. We Will Ride
  7. We Shall See The King
  8. Holy, Holy, Holy
  9. More of Your Glory
  10. The Lord Reigns
  11. New Every Morning
  12. Spirit of the Sovereign God
  13. Awesome God
  14. I Need You More
  15. Take a Little Time
  • Publish Date: 1996/2010
  • Label: Integrity Music
Encounter Worship Three
  1. Joy
  2. King
  3. Set Me on Fire
  4. Solid Rock
  5. All the Way
  6. This is Love
  7. Exalt the Lord
  8. Excellent Lord
  9. Sing to the King
  • Publish Date: 2010
  • Label: Music Missions International
Encounter Worship Four: Now Is The Time
  1. Give Thanks
  2. Now Is the Time
  3. You Are Great
  4. Jesus Paid it All
  5. How He Loves
  6. I Love You, Jesus
  7. Do It, Lord
  8. Gotta Bow Down
  9. More Than a Friend
  10. High and Exalted
  11. How Can I Keep From Singing
  • Publish Date: 2011
  • Label: Music Missions International

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Lindell Cooley: Spirit of revival". CrossRhythms Music and Life. February 1, 1998. Archived 2012-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  2. ^ "Lindell Cooley". lindellcooley.com. August 13, 2015. Archived 2015-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  3. ^ "The Ministry Of Lindell Cooley". MMI Website. August 19, 1997. Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  4. ^ "Leadership". Grace Church: Nashville website. August 13, 2015. Archived 2015-07-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-08-13.