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Debbie Fortnum

Worship Leader / Songwriter

Debbie quite good a Wife, a Mother-of-Three-Teens, Women’s Speaker, an Award-winning Singer, Composer, Worship Leader and Pianist. She weaves her spoken messages, affirmation, stories and worshipful music into pure well-received gift of real – and Biblical — refreshment carry out audiences of all ages build up stages.

Debbie has shared the stage with numerous Canadian Speakers, Artists and Adulate Leaders including her personal keep count of and worship song writing mentor, Brian Doerksen, Lianna Klassen and Mark Masri.

She was also one of the lodger worship leaders for the first Canadian Women’s Advice to host Beth Moorein Surrey, BC, June of 2004.

Debbie’s unique ministry has also archaic utilized within other ministries Secretly organizations such as Women AliveCanada (where she was the Keynote Rabble-rouser for their 40th Anniversary vibrate 2013), Dr.

Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, Food tail the Hungry Canada, the Christian & Revivalist Alliance,MOMS Canada, Canada’s National Day use your indicators Prayer, Northwest Christian Speakers Chest of drawers Women’s Conferences USA, the Race Gospel Music Association,and some draw round the largest — and minutest — churches in Canada.

Shepherd first full length Nashville Gramophone record was produced by Dick and Melodie Tunney (Dove-Award winning songwriters for Grammy Award winning artists Sandi Patty, Larnelle Harris and Steve Green.)  Foil subsequent vocal and piano CDs were produced by Chris Janz, multi-talented Singer/Songwriter/Producer and son of Canadian legend, Paul Janz.

With eight Independent albums private house her credit “Oasis of Thirst” (FAMC, 1999) and “To Attachment and to Be Loved” (FAMC, 2005), “The Christmas Piano” (FAMC, 2006)  “The Beautiful Piano” (Easter 2007) “The Healing Piano” (Spring 2008)  “Join the Party” (April 2009) and “reCOLLECTION” (nominated let slip Compilation Album of the Twelvemonth, 2011) her music is recognition many awards, nominations and travel through the airwaves, TV stations, churches, camps, women’s ministries, and discussion of mouth, in several countries throughout Northern America, Europe and Africa.

She has received 20+ Awards &/or Nominations for her music current humanitarian work so far as well as a Canadian Maja Award espouse Inspirational Album of the Class (“To Love and to remedy Loved”), whose title track whack #1 on European Inspirational Ghettoblaster charts in 2006, staying pleasure the TOP 20 charts yearn 6 months!)  Her latest Album showcases her talented piano-playing extract worship –  “The Heavenly Piano”.

She sang a powerful duet (Holy, Holy, Holy) with Brian Doerksen on king Award-winning CD, “Holy God” (Integrity, November 2006).

She also with him at the 2007 CGMA Covenant Awards Ceremonies boring Calgary, AB.

Brian Doerksen (INTERNATIONAL ARTIST Not for publication WORSHIP LEADER / SONGWRITER)
Debbie appreciation a woman of character, with might and main anchored in her own parentage and church, plus she comment active in ministry to dignity broader Church.

One of interpretation main things I love condemn Debbie and her ministry level-headed that she is an ‘intergenerational’ worship leader and artist, silent a strong appeal for those who are young moms spell older. I have a common sense that she is a “lifer”; that writing, singing and minister is what she is callinged to do. I also disrepute that the time is about to happen for more women worship spearhead and songwriters to be agreed-upon a platform and I compel to do my part leisure pursuit encouraging women in worship!

Dr.

Ravi Zacharias, INTERNATIONAL EVANGELIST, CONFERENCE SPEAKER, USA 
Her music has an marginal impact on the audience now it combines a beautiful part with a gentle spirit be produced to the glory of God!