Artist Profile: Tom Booth

When Tom Booth finished college, he told God he would do "anything except youth ministry." Yet that's exactly where God led him, giving him a gift for understanding young adults and the problems of their culture. Tom has twice been named as one of the top Catholic music artists for teens by YOU! Magazine. With musical influences from both secular and Christian sources, Tom's goal is to write music that reaches where "life is lived," music that is truly liturgical and not watered down for a young audience. In addition to composing and recording his music, Tom serves as music and youth minister at St. Timothy Catholic Community Center in Mesa, Arizona. He also directs the music for the national LIFE TEEN program, one of the most successful ministries for helping Catholic youth to form or solidify a relationship with God. He gives concerts and youth rallies across the country. But to Tom, what he does is less important than who he is. "I want to be known as a Christian," he says. "I want people to say, 'He follows Christ."'

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