We at Daniel
Ministries understand the importance of pastors getting to know
anyone that may be ministering to their congregation. Daniel
himself pastored for 10 years, so he knows fully well the
responsibility that you, as a pastor, have to ensure that anyone
invited to your church ministers in the power of the Holy Spirit,
sensitive to the needs of your flock.
The purpose of
this website is to introduce you to Daniel and Tami Rydstedt and the
ministry they have been entrusted with. We want to give you a
brief history of their ministry.
In the spring of
2009, Daniel and Tami were married. Daniel. She has brought a whole new
dimension to this ministry. She is a gifted speaker who founded
the Bride-Time women's
ministry. She has a powerful ministry bringing a word of healing
for abused women and helping them in their role of raising children and
loving their husbands. She is available for speaking and
ministering in song to the women of your church.
One great
enhancement to this ministry that Tami has added has been a desire to
demonstrate a heart of worship, especially as it is expressed through
intimate love songs to our Groom, Jesus.
Tami, a former
worship leader at two different churches, is a gifted songwriter.
Since their marriage, Tami and Daniel have written a multitude of
songs together, most of which, are intended to lead those that
hear them into the very presence of God. In addition, her
beautiful voice has added a new dimension to the concerts. Read
about them by clicking here.
Daniel has a
long history serving the body of Christ in many different kinds of
ministry. The life he has lived has contributed greatly to the
depth of the message he gives.
After
ministering musically part time on weekends during his years at college
and while he served as a Navy officer at the Pentagon in Washington,
D.C., Daniel began a full time concert ministry in 1975, sharing his
songs at churches, coffeehouses, prisons and universities throughout
the eastern half of the United States.
In the late
70’s, an insatiable hunger for the Word of God resulted in a
change of emphasis in Daniel’s ministry from concerts that were
evangelistic in nature to equipping and inspiring the saints through
dynamic Bible based teaching. He taught at a weekly meeting in
Maryland called Saturday Night Celebration at which
believers from several area churches gathered together for anointed
worship and an extra “meal” of practical teaching.
In 1983 Daniel
joined the staff of the nationwide Christian radio talk show, Contact
America, based on capitol hill in Washington D.C. The next
year, Daniel hosted his own weekly half hour radio program called the Musinar
Radio Show which aired in the D.C., Baltimore and Northern
Virginia areas. This unique musical seminar combined teaching
with short clips from contemporary Christian songs that illustrated the
topic of the week.
In 1985 Daniel
joined the pastoral staff of Baltimore Christian Faith Center.
Early on his work with the youth gave him a real heart for the young
people of this generation. Working with senior pastor, John
McCall, who has an amazing healing and miracle ministry, gave Daniel a
renewed compassion for those that are sick and hurting. It was out of
this experience that Daniel wrote the book Gospills
For Your Healing- A Manual For Health and Healing.
Pastoring also put in his heart a strong desire to help those in the
body of Christ to fulfill their destiny and be all that God has called
them to be.
Relocating to
the Midwest 10 years later, Daniel traveled to churches throughout
Missouri and Kansas teaching the Word of God. Then a series of
tragedies . . . a painful divorce and the death of his younger sister,
his mother and dad, caused Daniel to take a sabbatical from ministry
while he healed and sought the Lord. It was during this time that
the Lord began to speak to him about how important it is for the body
of Christ to press in to really intimately KNOW
Jesus, and fulfill their destiny as His Bride in these last days before
He comes. The Lord showed him that His people must know that
their groom is looking for a people that will fellowship with Him
continually, walking in obedience and purity in the midst of an
ever-increasingly perverse generation.
During this time
Daniel wrote several books including Be The Bride, vol. 4-How To Make Sure You Have
“Made Yourself Ready” When Your Groom Comes,
which has impacted Christians worldwide. A recent example is a
letter we received from Milton Sue of Oceanside, California who wrote .
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