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.
Kari Jobe
Kari Brooke Jobe
April 6, 1981
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Southlake, Texas, U.S.
- Singer
- songwriter
- recording artist
- worship leader
- Vocals
- guitar
2003–present
Early life[edit]
Kari Jobe was born in 1981, in Waco, Texas,[1] 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[2] and became a Christian at the age of five. She attended Oral Roberts University, Christ for the Nations Institute and Dallas Baptist University and obtained her degree in pastoral studies and psychology.[3]
She became known with the successes "Revelation Song" and "Holy Spirit" released in 2009.[4]
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.[5] She has traveled internationally on mission trips to lead worship.[6] 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.
Personal life[edit]
In August 2014, Jobe confirmed via Instagram that she became engaged to fellow Gateway Worship artist Cody Carnes.[35] The two married on November 21, 2014.[36]
On the red carpet at the Dove Awards 2015, Jobe announced she and her husband were expecting a son.[37] Jobe announced in June 2018 that she and her husband were expecting their second child,[38] who was born on February 1, 2019.[39]
In December 2019, the couple visited the White House and prayed for President Donald Trump. They also appeared in a video praising the Trump administration.[40] 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."[41]