Things here at Chiz Rider Ministries are going well. The calendar is filling up for our 2020 year and we are working on and practicing many new things for our concerts. The Rider family is good but we are definitely at a different stage in life right now. Kaitlin and Chase both have full time jobs and Chase’s schedule has him working mostly in the evenings. Ryan works part time and keeps up with his junior year of high school, while Brooke is...

2019 has kicked off very fast. We are booking concerts right now for 2020 and filling in just a few holes in this year’s calendar. Our holiday break seemed to go way to fast but we did enjoy the time home as a family and hanging with friends. I am very excited to see how God is going to use this ministry this year. We have several tours that will take us through most of the country, so check out our schedule, see where we are going to be and...

What a year 2018 has been! It was a year of great things and a year of challenges. I am very thankful for what God provided this year and we are thankful for the growth we have had and the hundreds and hundreds of people that accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior because of God using this ministry. We here at Chiz Rider Ministries want to thank all of you for praying for this ministry, coming to our concerts and for supporting us in many...

All of the "ministry updates" and “what’s new” columns that I write are all about this ministry and how God uses us in awesome ways. If you ever really pay attention to how I write, you will always notice that I very rarely ever say “I” or “me”. God has truly blessed this ministry through the years and we wouldn’t even exist if it weren't for His blessings.  We are humbled to be doing His will through the talents He has given us. But there is...

A few weeks ago, while I was on the road, I was at a restaurant eating lunch with a few people from the church I was playing at. When our waiter was at our table I was joking around with him and just having a good time. The waiter joked back a little but was very busy and couldn’t talk a lot. Towards the end of lunch while he was finishing up with us, someone from the church that was there with us invited him to the concert that night and he...

Don’t be mad at me for saying this, but the summer is over and the cooler weather should start coming soon!! I have played a lot of concerts in non-air conditioned cathedrals and done my share of outdoor concerts and I can surely say, I am thankful fall is coming. There is nothing fun about sweating through your clothes halfway thru your first song of an hour concert. NO FUN AT ALL !!!! This summer has been good in ministry and we have...

We live in such a high speed society these days. When we want something, we want it now!! From the invention of the microwave to the invention of the internet, we have made so many things in life come so fast that a lot of people don’t like to wait or work for anything anymore. People just want that instant gratification or an instant result. I can’t tell you how many people come up to me after concerts and ask me what they can do to be able to...

I love holidays, I really do, but sometimes they frustrate me. I think my frustration with holidays isn’t so much about the holiday itself as much as it is with people. You see, I get frustrated with people that need a holiday to remind them about what that holiday is all about. Take Valentine’s Day for example, I should NOT need one day a year to remind me to go out of my way to treat my wife extra special. Getting her flowers, a card, holding...