Welcome to the Praise Guitar Workshop, the most complete guitar course ever designed for the Christian guitarist! This unparalleled live workshop is designed to assist Christian guitarists who to hone their musical skills in the church.

Are you tired of merely strumming chords to ho-hum arrangements of choruses and hymns at church? Would you like to develop your overall musicianship and be an inspirational force in worship? Attend John Standefer’s Praise Guitar Workshop and discover the tools that are needed to take your guitar playing to a whole new level!

John Standefer
Your instructor for the Praise Guitar Workshop is nationally renowned guitarist / teacher John Standefer. John has played and taught guitar professionally since 1966 and has been a Christian since 1977. Being involved in church music for decades along with being a national and international guitar champion makes John one of the most qualified people on the planet to help you reach your goals as a Christian guitarist.

Our Mission
John's ministry centers around the disciplining of Christian guitarists who want to raise the bar in praise and worship music in their local churches. In John's own words, "The Praise Guitar Workshop is geared specifically for guitarists who are tired of the ruts they are in and who truly desire to play skillfully to the Lord. My quest is to equip these folks with a deeper knowledge of music and introduce them to a wide array of new colors and textures that will enable them to more fully express their worship - in a way that not only honors the Lord, but inspires worship in others."

If you play music in the court of the King, you have chosen a high calling indeed. Grasp this hand of opportunity to aspire to and attain a level of musicianship worthy of your station!