Rick Muchow is the Pastor of Worship at SaddlebackChurch.  He has been serving faithfully at Saddleback for 21 years and oversees the Worship Arts ministry which consists of the Creative Arts, Technical Arts and Worship Leadership Teams at SaddlebackChurch.  Rick also serves as one of 7 Elders which serve the ministry at Saddleback.  Rick has recorded 11 albums and has 84 songs registered with CCLI. Encouraging Music publishes all of Rick’s music including sheet music and companion resources for the Worship Leader and congregations worldwide (www.encouragingmusic.com).  Rick is the author of The Worship Answer Book published in 2006 by Thomas Nelson and is a Contributing Editor for Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal.  Rick also writes a monthly column called “Ask Rick” which is published by several magazines including Worship Musician.  His latest CD “More Than Music”  is to be released June 23 2008.   Rick founded the music and tech team with the Slogan “More Than Music- We’re a Family” and is tremendously proud of Saddleback’s Worship Arts staff and volunteers for their sincere dedication to Christ, love for each other, humble service and the fantastic results of their labor.   Rick has been married to his beautiful wife Laura for 24 for years and they have 5 wonderful children: Brandon, Logan, Jordan, Megan and Nolan.