Leadership


 

Gabriel Wanous
Founder and CEO

Gabriel Wanous holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Technology and has been leading liturgical music in the Catholic Church for nearly 30 years. In 2013, after a long discernment of God’s will, Gabriel and his wife decided to leave his secular career of 13 years to take a full-time job in music ministry and live a life completely surrendered to Christ. Due to the lack of Catholic resources for new music, Gabriel began creating custom arrangements for his music ministry team and worship aids for his congregation.  In 2015, he created and published the very first WORSHIPNOW Hymnal.  In 2017, at the prompting of the Holy Spirit, Gabriel founded WORSHIPNOW Publishing, a new Catholic publishing company with a mission to evangelize and help other parishes integrate modern worship music into their liturgies with an inspiring, engaging, and balanced approach.  In 2023, WORSHIPNOW received 501(c)(3) status and now operates as a Not-For-Profit organization to continue its mission of revitalization of worship in the Catholic Church. 

Gabriel is currently the Director of Music Ministry at The Church of the Resurrection in Destin, Florida, the home parish of WORSHIPNOW. Gabriel and his wife, Katie, reside in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, with their four children.