# Kristian Stanfill

Kristian Paul Stanfill (born April 9, 1983) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and worship leader from Atlanta, Georgia. His 2011 album Mountains Move reached No. 64 on the Billboard 200. He is currently the worship pastor at Passion City Church and a worship leader at Passion Conferences.

## Early life

Stanfill was born in Marietta, Georgia, on April 9, 1983. After showing an interest in songwriting, Stanfill began playing guitar at the age of 13. At age 15, he began to lead worship in his Sunday school at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. In 2002, after graduating from George Walton Comprehensive High School, Stanfill attended Samford University. Shortly after graduating from Samford, he started leading worship at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. While in college, Stanfill met his wife, Kerri. They were married in 2004, and have four children. His brother, Brett, is also a worship leader and was a member of North Point Worship.

## Musical career

In 2005, Stanfill became involved with Passion City Church and the Passion organization, leading worship. On July 10, 2007, he independently released his debut EP, Hello, which features five songs. In 2008, Stanfill became the first artist in eight years to be signed to sixstepsrecords. In October 2008 and November 2008, he began working on his first studio album, Attention. It was completed by December 2008, and was released on April 21, 2009. His second album, Mountains Move, was released on January 7, 2011. It became his first album to appear on the Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at No. 64. The success of the album led him to be nominated for Best New Artist at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards. He released his third album, Make It Out Alive, on November 11, 2022, which referenced personal mental health struggles he had been dealing with over the course of the last two years.

## Personal life

On November 9, 2022, Stanfill revealed on an Instagram post that he was 730 days sober. Though he was previously private about his addiction on social media, he had been transparent with his wife, friends, pastors and counselors, all of whom were supportive of his recovery.

## Discography

* Hello EP (independently released, 2007)
* Attention (sixstepsrecords, 2009)
* Mountains Move (sixstepsrecords, 2011)
* Make It Out Alive (sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records, 2022)

## Chart history
### Albums

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | US Christ | US |
| 2009 | Attention (EP) | 24 | — |
| 2009 | Attention | 21 | — |
| 2010 | Day After Day: KS (EP) | 48 | — |
| 2011 | Mountains Move | 3 | 64 |

### Singles
#### As a solo artist

| Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Title | Hot Christian Songs | Album |
| 2010 | "Day After Day" | 20 | Mountains Move |
| 2011 | "Always" | 28 | Mountains Move |
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#### As a featured artist

| Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Title | Hot Christian Songs | Album |
| 2006 | "Jesus Paid It All" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Everything Glorious |
| 2008 | "Beautiful Jesus" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | God of This City |
| 2010 | "Say, Say" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Awakening |
| 2010 | "The Stand" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Awakening (Special Edition) |
| 2011 | "Forever Reign" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Here for You |
| 2011 | "Always" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Here for You |
| 2012 | "Not Ashamed" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: White Flag |
| 2012 | "One Thing Remains" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 1 | Passion: White Flag |
| 2012 | "Who You Are" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: White Flag (Deluxe Edition) |
| 2013 | "The Lord Our God" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 18 | Passion: Let The Future Begin |
| 2013 | "Children of Light" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Let The Future Begin |
| 2013 | "Come To The Water" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Let The Future Begin |
| 2013 | "In Christ Alone" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 32 | Passion: Let The Future Begin |
| 2014 | "Never Gonna Let Me Go" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Take It All |
| 2014 | "My Heart Is Yours" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 13 | Passion: Take It All |
| 2014 | "This Grace" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Take It All |
| 2015 | "Shout Hosanna" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Even So Come |
| 2015 | "Draw Near" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Even So Come |
| 2015 | "You Found Me" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Even So Come |
| 2015 | "It Is Well" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Even So Come (Deluxe Edition) |
| 2015 | "Even So Come" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 7 | Even So Come (Radio Version / Live) - Digital Single |
| 2016 | "Salvation's Tide" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 32 | Passion: Salvation's Tide Is Rising |
| 2016 | "Good Good Father" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Passion: Salvation's Tide Is Rising |
| 2017 | "Glorious Day" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 25 | Worthy of Your Name |
| 2017 | "How Great Is Your Love" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 50 | Worthy of Your Name |
| 2017 | "Heart Abandoned" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Worthy of Your Name |
| 2017 | "This We Know" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 35 | Worthy of Your Name |
| 2017 | "This We Know (Studio Version)" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Worthy of Your Name |
| 2018 | "Whole Heart" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 48 | Whole Heart |
| 2018 | "God, You're So Good" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill and Melody Malone) | 47 | Whole Heart |
| 2018 | "More Like Jesus" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Whole Heart |
| 2019 | "Behold The Lamb" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | — | Follow You Anywhere |
| 2019 | "Follow You Anywhere" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) | 45 | Follow You Anywhere |
| 2019 | "God, You're So Good" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill and Melody Malone) | — | Follow You Anywhere |
| 2020 | "Passion 2020" (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill and Melody Malone) | - |

## Accolades
### GMA Dove Awards

| Year | Award | Result |
| 2007 | Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Everything Glorious)* | Won |
| 2009 | Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: God of This City)* | Won |
| 2011 | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2011 | Praise & Worship Album of the Year (Passion: Awakening)* | Nominated |
| 2011 | Special Event Album of the Year (Passion: Awakening)* | Won |
* *Denotes a collaborative effort or a song contribution to a "Various artists" album.