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Back by Popular Demand, Adam Christing, will once again grace the stage as the official NOC Emcee.

Known for his heart, his hilarious interactive humor and his professionalism, you are guaranteed to have a great tour guide through each day's program.

Adam is the Founder of "Clean Comedians." He is a member of the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and has been featured on more than 100 radio and TV shows including Entertainment Tonight and ABC World News. Adam is the author of COMEDY COMES CLEAN: A Hilarious Collection of Jokes, Quotes, and One-Liners published by Random House. Adam was recently named as one of Biola University's Hall of Fame Alumni. Adam just directed the hilarious movie "Change Your Life!" It's a spoof about multi-level marketing.

NOC 2008 Worship Leader - Lincoln Brewster

Brewster’s phenomenal guitar skills paired with dynamic live performances have created a dedicated following. According to Vertical Music A&R Manager Jeff Quimby, All To You…Live [New release – August 2008] will not disappoint fans.

“Lincoln blends congregational and relevant styles of contemporary worship while maintaining a high dose of quality musicianship,” Quimby says. “This will be a favorite worship project among guitar players and worship leaders who are looking for more than your typical live worship CD and it will be considered a must-have for all worship music consumers.”

Music is in Brewster’s blood and has been an integral part of his life since early childhood. His mother, an accomplished musician, introduced him to the mandolin at age five. He quickly mastered the instrument and began playing alongside his mother for cruise ship tourists in his hometown of Fairbanks, Alaska. However, it was the electric guitar that truly caught his heart. Brewster recalls, “it was over,” after touching his first electric guitar amp at age 9.

That love and natural gift for the guitar landed him a gig with mainstream rocker Steve Perry and led to offers from secular rock labels all before he was 21. Brewster, however, had made a commitment to Christ during that time and instead took a position at his local church as a sound technician. He remained faithful at that church, eventually taking on youth leadership and worship leadership responsibilities. Years later, he crossed paths with Vertical Music, finding a label home that allowed him to record the modern, rock-tinged worship for which he has become known. Since signing with Vertical, Brewster released a self-titled debut, Live To Worship and Amazed, all of which received critical acclaim. He also began touring alone and with Christian artists such as Michael W. Smith, Mark Schultz and Third Day.

In addition to serving as Bayside’s worship pastor, the husband and father of two also currently serves as a worship music instructor at seminars throughout the country.

Wednesday Evening @ 5:00 pm