Our Vision
Psalm Drummers is a network of Christian drummers and percussionists that serve the church and the drumming community by hosting events, workshops and offering inspirational teaching resources. Our core values are rooted in the Christian Faith and God’s Word, the Bible.
The Psalm Drummer vision is to stir up prayer, praise and worship and lead people to Christ through drumming. It is a call to drummers everywhere to drum out a new beat that carries the inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit. Psalm Drummers encourage a life lived in time with the heartbeat of God, and in the worship of Jesus Christ.
Our activities focus in four ways:
1. Discipling in Bible based values those who have a heart to drum.
2. Facilitating prayer, praise and worship within the Church.
3. Unifying the divided and ministering to the poor through mission and outreach initiatives.
4. Furthering the Gospel of Jesus Christ through His gifts in us.
“I believe God is restoring the drum to the Church (in praise and worship and more) and is calling drummers, both individually and corporately, to drum out a new beat - a beat that carries the heart and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The purpose is to declare His presence. I have seen drumming to be a powerful voice for prayer and praise: it can unify the divided, encourage the disheartened, and stir up much needed courage within the Church in our times.” - Terl Bryant
Terl Bryant (Founder and Director) oversees the work, along with Ken Murray (Heart2Drum Event Mgr / Drummer), Mark Jones (Logistics / Percussionist), Mike Simpson (Workshops and performance teams / group drum facilitator), Matt Collison (team support / drummer) and Nathan Evans (booking agent / drummer).
A wider network of Psalm Drumming friends support the vision. They include Alex Neciosup-Acuña (Pro percussionist and drummer / Christian Minister, USA), Carl Albrecht (Pro drummer, USA), Andy Balls (Drummer), Carlos Benson (Drummer / Director of Drummers for Jesus, USA), Chip Bailey (Drum circle facilitator/ Pro drummer UK), Revd Professor Jeremy Begbie (University of St Andrews and Associate Principal, Ridley Hall, Cambridge, UK), Jules Bryant (Terl’s wife and key support / Singer songwriter), Phil Crabbe (Pro drummer, UK), Raul D’Olivera (Pro Trumpet player and percussionist UK), Christian Elliott (Drummer / Business exec, UK), Ed Freitas (Drummer / Facilitator, UK), Terry Goble (Drummer, UK), Bono Hodge (Teacher / Drummer, UK), Phil Manning (Percussionist / Lawyer, UK), Alun Leppitt (Pastor / Drummer, UK), Les Moir (Business Exec / Musician, UK), Yvonne Morley (Drummer / Voice Coach, UK), Martin Neil (Drummer / Percussionist, UK), Bruce Pont (Audio consultant and percussionist UK), Calum Rees (Pro drummer, Canada), and Stew Smith (Pro drummer UK).
Psalm Drummers is not an exclusive grouping of drummers, there are many different gatherings of Christians who use drums.
We have close links and recognise a partnership of heart and values with Drummers for Jesus (based in the Dallas area, USA).
Eight attributes that help define a Psalm Drummer:
1. A Psalm Drummer recognises Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and all his/her activities aim to be established in the Christian Faith and the Bible.
2. A Psalm Drummer seeks to learn about the power and relevance of rhythm in our world and to remain in God’s rhythm and purpose for his/her life.
3. A Psalm Drummer believes the ability to drum is a valuable gift; he/she seeks to grow in that gift with a responsible attitude.
4. A Psalm Drummer acknowledges drumming as a powerful tool for affecting change.
5. A Psalm Drummer plays drums as a declaration of faith and to express his/her worship of Jesus Christ.
6. A Psalm Drummer uses drumming to promote unity, good relationships, to bridge cultural divides and to communicate God’s love to all peoples.
7. A Psalm Drummer aims to serve and encourage the Body of Christ (the Church).
8. A Psalm Drummer is a Christian drummer or percussionist who is readying himself or herself, in the pursuit of God’s call, as the Lord Jesus gathers and sends His drummers throughout the world with His heartbeat.
Psalm Drummers have served the church and contributed to many events. They have been involved with: prayer meetings, healing and ministry, teaching, presenting workshops, and played at numerous worship and celebration events. These have included Soul Survivor, New Wine, The Call UK, Worship Together, Spring Harvest, BBC Songs of Praise, OneDay03 USA, March for Jesus, Bible Society events, Cross Rhythms Festival, Alpha conferences, Cornerstone Festival USA, Greenbelt Festival, UK, Theology Through The Arts with Bishop John Sentamu and Revd. Dr. Jeremy Begbie. Terl and friends have been on missions to the USA, Czech Republic, Holland, Switzerland, Africa and India, and at home have taken teams out on the streets and into nightclubs. They have also been recorded on a number of worship albums.
The ‘Psalm Drummers’ name and the ‘Star and Heart’ logo are copyright. All rights for use remain with Terl Bryant and may only be used with written permission and in conjunction with official Psalm Drummer events and missions.