John Mark McMillan

Career

In 2002, he released his debut album Hope Anthology, Volume 1. In 2005 he released The Song Inside: The Sounds of Breaking Down, which included the track "How He Loves". The song was successful despite the album's independent release, and has been covered by several well-known artists within the Christian music industry including the David Crowder Band. The song has sentimental meaning for McMillan, who wrote it following the death of a dear friend who, during a church staff meeting, prayed out loud "If it would shake the youth of a nation, I will give my life today." McMillan was awakened in the middle of the same night by a phone call; the friend had been killed in a car crash. The song took more than a year to surface in the Christian mainstream, but has gone on to become a commonly played worship song on Christian radio and throughout church organizations.

He was briefly associated with Integrity Music and released The Medicine and re-released The Song Inside: The Sounds of Breaking Down through them.

McMillan released Borderland through his independent record label Lionhawk Records after a successful Kickstarter campaign, where he raised close to double the goal. The album debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on Billboard's Top Christian Album chart.

Personal life

McMillan's parents are Robert "Robin" Agnew McMillan and Donna Boggs Wilson McMillan, and he is the eldest of four siblings. He has two younger brothers, Christopher Robin and Andrew Wilson, followed by his only sister, Mary Kathryn. He grew up going to church and is a long-time Christian.

He is married to Sarah Kathryn McMillan (née Williams), who is from Vidalia, Georgia.

Extended Plays

Live albums