Nevada Musician Stephen Bautista Performing at St. Peters Lutheran Church
108 W. Maple Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI
June 27-28, 2009
In a world where Christians often feel the pressure to put up a perfect front, one man is openly sharing a life story that parallels that of the Biblical prodigal son. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Stephen Bautista is stepping out on a limb of faith as he shares his unique insights about the Christian walk in the form of his music.
Bautista’s Nashville-produced debut CD, Abandon, is a contemporary Christian collection of original songs about the journey, struggles, and joys of the common Christian’s walk of faith.
“This album explores the feelings, thoughts and experiences I have had in the course of this unlikely relationship between a perfect, almighty God and an imperfect man,” Bautista stated. “The title song is a recognition that often times we have to come out of our comfort zones to fit into God’s will. This is what I’m doing with my music ministry.”
Abandon was produced by veteran Nashville producer Eric Copeland of Creative Soul Records. Copeland, who lives by the motto “good isn’t good enough,” assembled a team of top studio musicians whose resumes include projects for Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Faith Hill, Michael McDonald, and Amy Grant, among others. The album was engineered by Grammy Award winning sound engineer, Ronnie Brookshire. Some of the same names are at work in the production of Bautista’s second album as funding permits.
Not new to the music performance scene, Bautista has performed at venues in Wisconsin, California, and Nevada. With the 2007 release of Abandon, Bautista expanded his performance schedule and locations to reach more people with the straightforward truths of his message.
“If I can reach just one lost soul for Christ or encourage a fellow believer who may be struggling,” Bautista said, “then this whole journey has been worth it.”
Bautista and his wife, Door County native Christy (nee Baye), home school their six children in southern Nevada.
Stephen will be performing songs from Abandon as well as debuting new music at his solo concert Saturday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Family Life Activity Center. He will also be sharing selections of his music during all three church services the weekend of June 27-28, i.e. Saturday, June 27 at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 28 at 7:30 a.m. and 10:05 a.m. CDs will be available for purchase at all events. A “Meet & Greet” time between Sunday services will offer a chance to chat with the artist and his family over refreshments and coffee. To get a taste of Stephen’s music, visit his website at www.stephenbautistamusic.com, or call St. Peter’s and enjoy the CD while it plays as background music for those on hold.
Stephen and his family look forward to sharing these special events with you.