Shane & Shane

Shane and Shane are two guys who met in Texas at college. Shane Barnard came to know Jesus in high school, and afterwards grew to love singing praise songs to his Lord. Shane Everett sang often in bars and clubs until the day he saw the ugliness of his own heart and called out to Jesus for forgiveness and new life. The two young men met over a borrowed guitar and have never separated since.  

Shane and Shane love the Bible because they know that it is God’s Word, and they love the Lord. Their songs are meditations on Scripture and are filled with scripture, some of their most famous songs simply being the songbook of the Bible—The Psalms—set to melody. Their Scripture-saturated songs come from a firm belief that the Lord speaks through the Bible, and what we need to hear more than creative lyrics is the voice of God. It is hearing and believing the Word of God that transforms us.  

Shane and Shane don’t just sing good content, they’re incredibly gifted at crafting beautiful songs. They also love to teach others to praise God and thus founded The Worship Initiative, which is an online training center for aspiring musicians, worship leaders, and any other believer who wants to sing to Jesus and learn to love his Word.  

If you want to learn to praise the Lord, whether in easy seasons, or deep trials, put some headphones in and take a listen to Shane and Shane. They will teach you what it means to “let the word of Christ dwell in you richly” and to sing “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (Colossians 3:16 ESV).