# Kari Jobe

Kari Brooke Jobe (born April 6, 1981) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. Since her first album in 2009, she has received two Grammy Award nominations and ten Dove Award nominations, six of which she won.

## Early life

Kari Jobe was born in 1981, in Waco, Texas, to parents Mark and Caroline "Sandy" (née Bragg) Jobe. She was raised in Watauga and Hurst, Texas, both suburbs of Fort Worth. She has two siblings, Kristen and Caleb. Jobe began singing at the age of three and became a Christian at the age of five. After studying at Oral Roberts University and Christ for the Nations Institute, she transferred to Dallas Baptist University, where she earned degrees in pastoral studies and psychology.
She became known with the successes "Revelation Song" and "Holy Spirit" released in 2009.
After graduation, Jobe accepted an invitation to serve as associate worship pastor at Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, which she had been attending for six years. She worked alongside her father, Mark, who serves as campus pastor of Gateway's flagship campus in Southlake. She has traveled internationally on mission trips to lead worship. Jobe was also a member of Gateway Worship, a Christian worship band associated with Gateway Church. The group's live album, Wake Up the World, debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart in 2008.
In addition to acting as a worship leader and pastor, Jobe released her first major-label album in February 2009 on the Integrity Music/Columbia Records/Gateway Create label.

## Career
### 2009–2011: Kari Jobe and Le Canto

Jobe released her self-titled debut album on February 10, 2009. The album charted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 on Billboard's Christian music chart. A Spanish-language version of the album was released under the name Le Canto. The album Le Canto won a Dove Award in the category, Spanish Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. Prior to releasing Kari Jobe, Jobe had released a live worship album called Throneroom Worship: Live Acoustic Worship and a Christmas album called Bethlehem.
From her self-titled album, "I'm Singing" debuted at No. 13 on Billboard's Christian singles chart. Jobe's second single, "Healer", was released in 2009 and debuted at No. 33 on Billboard's Soft A/C chart. She released the single "Adore Him" in 2009, which appeared as part of Integrity Music's compilation album Worship and Adore: A Christmas Offering.
She won two Dove Awards for Special Event Album of the Year and Spanish Language album and was nominated for New Artist of the Year.
In 2011, Jobe signed with EMI CMG Sparrow Records.

### 2012–2017: Where I Find You, Majestic and Majestic Revisited

Jobe released her second recording project, Where I Find You, on January 24, 2012. The album debuted at No. 75 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album also debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. Kari released the album Where I Find You in Spanish called Donde Te Encuentro, her second album released on January 24, 2012. The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums chart and at No. 19 on Top Latin Albums.
Jobe later released her first EP, The Acoustic Sessions (Live), later that year.
Jobe received her first Grammy nomination for Where I Find You as Best Contemporary Christian Album in 2012.
In May 2013, Jobe competed in season two of GSN's The American Bible Challenge, along with Sheila Walsh and author Lisa Harper. Their charity was The A21 Campaign, an anti-trafficking organization that aims to abolish slavery.
Jobe announced the recording of a live worship album that was recorded on November 20 and 21, 2013, at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas. Majestic was released on March 25, 2014, preceded by its first single "Forever" on February 18.
Majestic: Revisited was released on September 25, 2015. The album included songs from Majestic rerecorded in the studio with a different style.

### 2017–present: The Garden and The Blessing

"The Cause of Christ" was released on November 4, 2016, as the lead single from her fourth studio album, The Garden. Three other singles: "Heal Our Land", "Fall Afresh" and "The Garden" were released before the album's release on February 3, 2017.
In March 2020, Jobe recorded "The Blessing" with Elevation Worship and her husband Cody Carnes at Elevation Church. She co-wrote the song with Carnes, pastor Steven Furtick and Chris Brown of Elevation Worship. The live recording was uploaded to YouTube on March 6, received 103 million views as of April 2024, and the song was streamed 57 million times in six months.
In September 2020, Jobe announced the release of her second live album, The Blessing, along with releasing "First Love", "Embers" and "Obsession" as singles from the album, as well as including "The Blessing". The album, recorded at The Belonging Co church in Nashville, was released on October 23 through Capitol CMG. The Blessing peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and No. 7 on the Christian albums chart in the UK.

## Personal life

In August 2014, Jobe confirmed via Instagram that she became engaged to fellow Gateway Worship artist Cody Carnes. The two married on November 21, 2014.
On the red carpet at the Dove Awards 2015, Jobe announced she and her husband were expecting a son. Jobe announced in June 2018 that she and her husband were expecting their second child, who was born on February 1, 2019.
In December 2019, the couple visited the White House and prayed with President Donald Trump. They also appeared in a video praising certain policies of the Trump administration. In response to criticism about the visit, the pair said, "We didn't know that we were going to take a picture in the Oval Office or know they were going to post it. I didn't know they were going to use a video interview that we did talking about how amazing it was to be in a White House leading worship."

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | US Christ | US Digital | UK Christ | Sales |
| Bethlehem | Released: 2007 Label: Sparrow | — | — | — | — | |
| Kari Jobe | Release date: February 10, 2009 Label: Sparrow | 63 | 3 | — | — | |
| Where I Find You | Release date: January 24, 2012 Label: Sparrow | 10 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| The Garden | Release date: February 3, 2017 Label: Sparrow, KAJE | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |

### Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | US Christ | US Digital | UK Christ | Sales |
| Majestic | Release date: March 25, 2014 Label: Sparrow | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | US: 343,000 |
| The Blessing | Release date: October 23, 2020 Label: Sparrow | — | 3 | — | 7 | |

### Others

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US Christ | Sales |
| Throneroom Worship: Live Acoustic Worship | Released: 2004 Label: Sparrow | — | |
| Le Canto | Released: April 28, 2009 Label: Sparrow Spanish version of Kari Jobe | — | |
| Prepare the Way – A Night of Worship With Klaus and Kari Jobe | Released: 2010 Label: Sparrow | — | |
| Donde Te Encuentro | Released: 2012 Label: Sparrow | — | |
| Majestic: Revisited | Released: September 25, 2015 Label: Sparrow | 14 | US: 200,000 |

### EPs

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Christ |
| The Acoustic Sessions (Live) | Released: July 13, 2012 Label: Sparrow | 11 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Single | US Bubb. | US Christ. | US Christ. Airplay | US Christ. AC | US Christ. Digital | Certifications | Album |
| 2008 | "I'm Singing" | — | 49 | 49 | — | — | | Kari Jobe |
| 2008 | "Le Canto" | — | — | — | — | — | | Le Canto |
| 2009 | "Pure" | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album single |
| 2009 | "Healer" | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | | Kari Jobe |
| 2009 | "Adore Him" | — | 24 | 24 | 22 | — | | Worship and Adore: A Christmas Offering |
| 2010 | "You Are for Me" | — | 49 | 49 | — | — | | Kari Jobe |
| 2011 | "We Are" | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | | Where I Find You |
| 2012 | "What Love Is This" | — | — | — | — | — | | Where I Find You |
| 2012 | "Steady My Heart" | — | 16 | 16 | 25 | 4 | | Where I Find You |
| 2013 | "Find You on My Knees" | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | | Where I Find You |
| 2014 | "Forever" | — | 6 | 19 | 28 | 2 | RIAA: Platinum | Majestic |
| 2014 | "I Am Not Alone" | — | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | RIAA: Gold | Majestic |
| 2016 | "The Cause of Christ" | — | 29 | — | — | 10 | | The Garden |
| 2016 | "Heal Our Land" | — | 27 | — | — | — | | The Garden |
| 2017 | "Fall Afresh" | — | 38 | — | — | — | | The Garden |
| 2017 | "The Garden" | — | 20 | — | — | 16 | | The Garden |
| 2017 | "Let Your Glory Fall" | — | — | 34 | — | — | | The Garden |
| 2018 | "Cover the Earth" (featuring Cody Carnes) | — | 29 | 31 | — | 11 | | non-album single |
| 2020 | "The Blessing" (with Elevation Worship and Cody Carnes) | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | RIAA: Gold | Graves into Gardens / The Blessing |
| 2020 | "First Love" | — | 31 | — | — | 16 | | The Blessing |
| 2020 | "Let the Light In" | — | 34 | — | — | — | | The Blessing |
| 2020 | "Your Nature" | — | 42 | — | — | — | | The Blessing |

### Compilation with Gateway Worship

* 2005: Kari Jobe

### Appearances on other albums

* 2009: "Revelation Song" (Spanish version) with Danilo Montero on Devoción
* 2010: "Whom Shall I Fear" with Lincoln Brewster on Real Life
* 2011: "You are For Me" with C3 Church Global
* 2011: "Yahweh" and "Amazed (Obsession)" with Desperation Band on UPDATE:LIVE
* 2011: "Wondrous Love" with Aaron Shust on This Is What We Believe
* 2012: "Love Wins" with Jason Crabb on Love Is Stronger
* 2012: "My God" with Desperation Band on Center of It All
* 2012: "Look Upon the Lord" with Paul Baloche on The Same Love
* 2013: "Crown Him (Majesty)" with Chris Tomlin on Burning Lights
* 2013: "Yours Forever" with Darlene Zschech and "Victors Crown" with Darlene Zschech and Israel Houghton on Revealing Jesus
* 2013: "Revelation Song" various artists on Passion: Let the Future Begin (Live)
* 2014: "Forever" with Bethel Music on "You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic"
* 2014: "The One That Really Matters" with Michael W. Smith on Sovereign
* 2014: "Broken" with Lecrae on Anomaly
* 2016: "Surrendered" with Chris Quilala on Split the Sky
* 2017: "Til the End of Time" and "Rooms" with Cody Carnes on The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning

## Awards and nominations
### Billboard Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | "The Blessing" (with Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship) | Top Christian Song | Nominated | |

### GMA Dove Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2010 | Herself | Best New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2010 | Le Canto | Spanish Language Album of the Year | Won |
| 2010 | Glory Revealed II: The Word of God in Worship | Special Events Album of the Year | Won |
| 2014 | Majestic | Worship Album of the Year | Won |
| 2015 | "Forever" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | Herself | Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | Herself | Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | The Garden | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Garden | Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Won |
| 2020 | "The Blessing" (with Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship) | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Won |
| 2021 | "The Blessing" | Song of the Year | Won |
| 2021 | The Blessing | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | The Blessing | Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2013 | Where I Find You | Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | Nominated |
| 2021 | "The Blessing" (with Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship) | Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | Nominated |
| 2022 | The Blessing (Live) | Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | Nominated |