Zealand Worship is an American worship band, founded by Phil Joel (formerly of Newsboys), hailing from Franklin, Tennessee. The band started making music in 2015. They released, Zealand Worship – The EP, an extended play, with both Word Records and Warner Records, in 2015.
When Phil left Newsboys after thirteen years, it wasn’t long before the phone started ringing and ministry opportunities began to emerge throughout the United States, New Zealand, Australia and even China. “Early on, I was asked to lead worship for a series of youth conferences,” says Phil. “At first I wasn’t sure if I was the man for the job. I knew I wanted to be involved in more hands-on ministry, but ‘worship leading’ wasn’t on my radar. I guess my radar doesn’t always match God’s. He’s sneaky like that.”
