About Josh

Josh Bales

Josh is equal-parts Singer-Songwriter, Anglican/Episcopal Priest, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. This rare vocational blend allows him to approach art and ministry with deep theological insight and clinical sensitivity, supported by credentials including an M.Div., an M.A. in Counseling, and a Senior Fellowship with the Colson Center. With over 20 years of touring experience and a devoted following that has garnered over half a million digital streams, Josh’s music bridges the ancient and modern, notably through fan-funded releases like the "Count The Stars EP" (2012, produced by Ed Cash) and his 2023 "The Weight of Glory EP" (produced by Jeremy Casella). His latest release (2025) is "Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace." Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Josh currently serves as the Rector of Incarnation Oviedo in Orlando, FL.

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“For me, songwriting is a mystery. I think I wrote songs, in the beginning, when I was a kid, because in some sense I “had” to…in order to exorcise difficult emotions, or maybe just to feel them more deeply. But as the years went on I continued to write songs as a way to communicate with people. I felt like I was able to communicate more of what I wanted to say through a song than through direct conversation. These days I write music, still, in order to feel and communicate, but also to play, like a child.”

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...Soul care requires hard work, sincere grief, and profound laughter. Placing one’s self on the gurney of personal growth is physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. Effective soul care always, always involves grief because grief and soul care are both interested in the same things: movement, change, and transformation. But if you stopped by Journeys Counseling Center where Mindy and I have an office, you probably wouldn’t believe the amount of laughter sneaking out from the otherwise soundproof counseling rooms.

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Christian worship is about participating in the life of God himself: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  In the liturgy of the Church you and I come face to face with our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.  As we participate in God's life, we are changed by it.  We sing it.  We pray it.  Our bodies move with its rhythms: making the sign of the cross, bowing, kneeling, the raising of hands.  This is particularly clear in the Sacraments of the Church: we feel the grace of God pouring over our heads in the waters of Baptism.  We taste, touch, and smell the grace of God in the Eucharist, the real presence of Jesus Christ, his body and blood, soul and divinity.

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