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Meet Our Consultants

Trés Ward

Trés Ward serves as the Assistant to the President, Director of Worship and Arts Ministries, and an adjunct faculty member at Emmanuel College. He teaches courses in Worship Ministry and Music Education and directs the Emmanuel Singers, The Voices of Emmanuel, and the Chapel Worship teams. Trés received the Bachelor of Music Education from Appalachian State University and is completing the Master of Divinity at Liberty University with an emphasis in Worship Studies. A credentialed minister with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Trés has served the local church and at conference and general denominational events as a choir director, worship leader, and Fine Arts adjudicator as well as an itinerant preacher, evangelist, youth camp speaker, and missions team leader. Contact Trés Ward

Dr. Wes Tuttle

Dr. Wes Tuttle is an accomplished worship leader, musician, and songwriter. Dr. Tuttle’s songs have been recorded by influential worship leaders like Don Moen, Paul Wilbur, Bob Fitts, John Chisum, Aline Barros, Robin Mark, Juanita Bynum and Judy Jacobs. Wes is an ordained minister and holds an A.A. in Music and a B.A. in Religion from Emmanuel College. He holds an M.A. in Counseling from Liberty University and a M.A.R. with a concentration in Cross-cultural studies from Liberty Theological Seminary. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Liberty Theological Seminary. Contact Wes Tuttle

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Video Resources

Going Beyond “Woe is Me” Worship

September 7th, 2023 Trés Ward
Not too long ago, I heard a story about a boy who was around ten years old. One day, he got so mad at his mom that, in the heat...

Be Faithful Where you are

April 13th, 2023 Wes Tuttle
“I’d rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God…”  Psalm 84:10b   There is an intriguing passage of Scripture in Numbers 3 in which there is a description...

It’s Not What You Do, It’s Whose You Are

December 21st, 2022 Wes Tuttle
In the movie, “Batman Begins,” there is a scene in which Bruce Wayne meets his childhood friend, Rachel Dawes, after having been away from Gotham City for some time.  Bruce...

What is Worship?

September 15th, 2022 Trés Ward
Saint Augustine is credited as the original source for the saying, “To sing is to pray twice.” There is little doubt that the depth of our worship shows up as...