The Glorious Unseen began with a Sunday night Bible study… Disillusioned by the local church scene, a few former youth pastors and friends gathered on a spring Sunday night outside Nashville, TN. What took place ignited their hearts together... They came together to express their desire for God. They came together because they desired community... Their style of ministry was different… Not ever knowing what was going to happen, they continued to meet every Sunday night to pursue God... and to have Him pursue them. The worship that emerged from this group was simple, introspective, and vulnerable. When worship leader Ben Crist wrote his first song - he didn't consider it a worship song... "I just wrote this cool song, but never thought it would be something we would play in worship. I thought maybe I'd have a side project where I'd play some of my own songs from time to time." But when a few friends persuaded him to use the song during a worship set - the people were touched, and as he wrote more and more songs, the group gathered around them... The songs became their soundtrack... They became songs that brought them closer to God, and God closer to them...

      In 2005, Ben released his first worship CD, a project called "Embracing the Call" which featured five of his originals. The release caught the attention of Seattle's Tooth and Nail records... and Ben signed a deal with them in august 2006. That fall he entered the studio with Steve Hindalong and Marc Byrd (Leeland, Jeremy Camp) to record his debut album "Tonight the Stars Speak".

      Presently, The Glorious Unseen is scheduled to perform at this summer's Cornerstone Festival in Illinois, and at Purple Door Festival in Pennsylvania. The record is scheduled to be out in the fall.