Benjamin Harlan holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Baylor University and the D.M.A. degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. His career includes vocational church music ministry and positions on seminary faculties in Fort Worth, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Harlan has a special interest in congregational singing. His interest in writing stems from his work as a practicing church musician having served over a dozen congregations. He has written many compositions and arrangements for church music. Dr. Harlan is a frequent clinician leading over 250 training events throughout the United States and all over the world. He and his wife, Connie, have three grown children: Katie, Emily and Christopher.