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| '''Jonathan "Jock" James''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is the ] of the ] in ]. He is also the head of its youth band, ], in which he leads vocals and plays acoustic guitar. He also writes songs for the youth band ] and the wider church worship team. Those at the Abundant Life Centre gave him the nickname 'Riverhead' because of his fascination with gem stones. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Jonathan 'Jock' James converted to ] at the age of 16. He later moved to Bradford to go to ] to study environmental sciences; here, he began to attend the Abundant Life Church. After ], he worked in the ] in environmental law before joining the church young peoples ministry to work alongside Steve Gambill (Youthpastor & founder of Rocknations) in ]. He has spoken in the past of sitting in his office doing some menial task while dreaming of doing the job he now does. {{Fact|date=April 2007}} He has since been involved in leading the Edge ministry for 14 to 18 year olds and heading up the music department (]) at ], the church's youth ministry. He is married to Shirley, who also is employed at the Abundant Life Church as Charlotte Scanlon-Gambill's personal assistant. | |||
| Eric Clapton once described him as a young Buddy Holly. | |||
| Songs written or co-written by James include: | |||
| * "Put Your Hands Up", RPM's signature tune | |||
| * "Whatever The Cost", the theme for the church's Stronger 2005 conference | |||
| * "Live God Loud", the theme for the church's Stronger 2006 conference | |||
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