Support
Please Consider Joining Steve Bell’s Circle of Support!
Mission
To Encourage Christian Faith and Thoughtful Living Through Artful Word and Song
Steve Bell’s personal mission as an artist was initially rooted in a natural instinct to develop and share the musical gifts with which he was born. This he has pursued diligently from his youth, learning to play guitar from a group of inmates while his father served as prison chaplain at Drumheller Federal Institution. Later, as a young adult, Steve toured and played the nightclubs of western Canada in various secular bands for over a decade. Since the late 80’s his career has been spent writing, recording and performing his own brand of sacred music with a 100 concert-per-year schedule that has spanned Canada, the US and abroad.
Twenty years ago, Steve and producer Dave Zeglinski, started Signpost Music as an independent record and distribution company to manage and promote Steve’s remarkable output of music which has issued in 15 CDs, three live concert DVDs and four songbooks.
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Vision
Steve’s deep musical and faith roots have served well to support a multi-faceted and adventurous career. Whether performing concerts in private homes, rural centers, large urban churches or in front of world-class symphonies, Steve’s core vision comes through; his unwavering belief that music artistry, offered in well-crafted songs along with genuine, personal stories increase our capacity for truth, goodness and beauty. He feels that he has been blessed to use his voice and guitar to make music and tell stories that offer signposts to a good, loving God.
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Impact
Steve with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
The impact of Steve’s work is not hard to document. Billboard Magazine has called him “a national treasure.” In the past three years he has given 22 concert hall performances of his music with symphony orchestras to capacity crowds across Canada. He has twice been awarded JUNO awards for his recordings. Both the Western Canadian Music Association and the Gospel Music Association of Canada have recognized Steve’s work with multiple awards.
Numerous letters and emails have testified to the impact of his music and stories. In a recent email, a concert-goer wrote, “every time I go to a Steve Bell concert, I actually feel free to exhale…to laugh, cry, lament, grieve, ponder, contemplate, be challenged, and to hear God’s heart in song.”
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Thank you to the many people who continue to help support Steve financially.
For the last two decades Steve has been able to reach tens of thousands of people per year, travel to over a dozen countries, participate in humanitarian projects both at home and overseas, and give away thousands of CDs. His CD Solace for Seasons of Suffering, for example, has been made widely available for free distribution through hospice and palliative care networks helping to sustain people experiencing the losses and dissapointments life sometimes brings.
Donations have served to underwrite the cost of concerts, tours, and helped keep ticket prices accessible to all. In addition, donations are vital to ensure time is available for the development and production of new music.
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How Can Individuals Join Steve’s Circle of Supporters?
Steve’s concerts and CD sales now generate about 60% of the total revenues required in any given year to sustain the work he does. The balance is made up by gifts from generous people who believe in the value of his work and ensure its fiscal health by joining Steve’s Circle of Supporters. This is a vital partnership that enables Steve to fulfill his vocation to “encourage Christian faith and thoughtful living through artful word and song.”
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1) Monthly Support
Steve and his staff at Signpost are deeply appreciative to the people who have committed themselves to donating a specific amount every single month of the year. Monthly support enables them to plan and budget responsibly. It also helps to ensure creative energy remains focused on the music itself. Monthly donations have typically ranged from five dollars to a few hundred dollars. It all helps tremendously.
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2) One-Time Gifts
We are grateful for the many people who are able to make one-time or multiple-time donations to help sustain and advance Steve’s music. These gifts have ranged from ten to thousands of dollars. All are welcome and extremely helpful.
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About IncarNATION Ministries
Donors will notice that contributions will be made through IncarNation Ministries. IncarNATION Ministries has partnered with Steve to engage their respective missions and allowing us to offer receipts to Steve’s supporters. Your gift to IncarNATION Ministries, earmarked to Steve Bell, goes 100% to Steve’s work. You will receive a receipt directly from IncarNATION Ministries at the end of the tax year.
IncarNATION Ministries is a registered Canadian charity (Canadian Charity No. 88728 3208 RR0001). They exist to assist and promote the revelation of the Holy Trinity though the arts and culture. David Jennings, the founder of IncarNATION Ministries, envisions the work of contemporary artists as akin to the vision, commitment and intentionality of those who built the great cathedrals. He puts it this way:
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“It is the hope of IncarNATION Ministries that it will help those artists who have the inspiration, genius and dedication required to create personal cathedrals to stand as new centres of the arts and culture in our pluralistic society.”
For Steve’s U.S. supporters, you may make your tax-deductible donations through Banner Communications. Banner, like IncarNATION, has generously included Steve’s work under their umbrella so we can offer tax-receipts for donations coming from the U.S..
Finally, there are those who wish to contribute who are not interested in tax-receipts. To contribute directly, call or email Faye at the email or phone number below.
If you have any questions or comments, you are welcome to contact Faye Hall at orders@signpostmusic.com or 1-800-854-3499.
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