Leadership

Dr. Jonathan Michelsen
Founder & Director, Agape Worship Arts®

Agape Worship Arts® was founded in 2020 by Dr. Jonathan Michelsen and Deana Michelsen with the vision of establishing a new model of Christian music education. This vision arises from a recognized gap in private music instruction, where technical training is often emphasized without an integrated framework rooted in the Christian faith.

Dr. Michelsen is the creator of the Agape Worship Arts Method™ (AWAM), defined as:
“The Agape Worship Arts Method™ (AWAM) is a structured model of Christian music education that develops musical fluency through chord vocabulary, progressions, rhythmic function, range, pitch, articulations, and lead sheet application.”

This structured approach is supported by original course materials and method books, reflecting a deliberate effort to unify musical excellence with purposeful application. Through this framework, Agape Worship Arts® establishes a distinct model in Christian music education, offering a consistent, scalable system that extends beyond performance-based approaches common in contemporary private music instruction.