Reverend Larry
Lambert, Tenor along with Ron
Pence, is one of the two founding members of The Minister’s Quartet.
Although, Larry is the oldest member of the group, his enthusiasm is
that of a man half his age. Larry joined the United States Navy in
1965, during the Viet Nam War, where he spent three years aboard the
aircraft carrier the USS Saratoga. While in the Navy, Larry received The
Bronze Star for saving a fellow shipmate’s life, a feat that Larry
humbly and barely acknowledges. After leaving his country’s call and
returning to civilian life, Larry became a Christian in 1971 and in
1973, became an ordained minister. Larry was born to a poor family in
Hillsboro, TN and was unable to finish high school before he went into
the Navy. In the Navy he finished his high school education and later,
after his tour of duty, went to a small Midwestern Bible college where
he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology from the
Crossroads Bible College, in Indiana. Larry has sung for other groups as
well as having been a pastor of several small churches. He spent 7
years with the first group he joined in 1976 called The Alpha &
Omega Quartet, and 17 years with The Lighthouse Singers, a group that he
and his wife of 36 years both sings with, that originates from the
church he currently attends. Larry was also a founding member of the
group called The Homeland Brothers Quartet. So it doesn’t take much to
see that Larry has the “stick-to-it” type attitude that it takes to keep
a quartet together these days. Although Larry was one of three ordained
ministers that started out with the group (thus the name The Minister’s
Quartet) Larry feels he’s right where the Lord wants him. With an
ordained minister in the group, it gives TMQ a unique perspective on
doing different kinds of church services, whether it is just a song
service or having the preached word delivered during the service.
Larry’s desire for TMQ is the same as the other members of the group,
and that is to see lost souls saved for the Lord Jesus Christ, and Him
glorified.
Ron was saved at the age of 13 and
started singing Southern Gospel Music for a youth group where he was
going to church, the same church where he met his wife. The director of
the youth group was a big Southern Gospel Music fan, and passed on his
enthusiasm for this style of music to them. He saw his first Gospel
concert, featuring The Cathedral Quartet and The Happy Goodman Family,
having no idea that one day he would get to stand on the same stage with
them. He started playing bass for his first quartet (The Lifters
Quartet) at the age of 15. At the age of 17, he started singing bass for
the same quartet. About three years later, he was to The Bethany
Quartet from Indianapolis and started playing for them. Since then he
has played or sang for many groups, such as J. D Redmon and The
Redeemers, The Corinthians, The Singing Jubilees (Marion, IN), The
Gospel Lights (Muncie, IN), The Blessed Hope Singers, The Alpha and
Omega Quartet, The Homeland Brothers Quartet, The Lordsmen Quartet, and
The Eternals. These groups have opened for such groups as The
Cathedrals, The Happy Goodman Family, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Kingsmen,
Gold City, The Florida Boys, The Hoppers, The Collingsworth Family, The
Booth Brothers, Greater Vision, and The Dixie Melody Boys, just to
name a few. Also, through gospel music, groups he's played for have had
the privilege to open for such acts as country singers Jerry Reed, the
late Eddie Rabbit, the late Bobby Helms ("Jingle Bell Rock" fame), and
Buck Trent (from the TV show "Hee Haw") in Branson, MO. Although he
has not always walked the straight and narrow path these past 40 years,
he truly thanks God for His saving grace and forgiveness. Now with The
Minister's Quartet, he is having the time of his life. Just sitting
back and watching the Lord opening doors for them to go and "minister"
the Gospel in song is just so exciting for him. He is so privileged and
blessed to be used of God in this form of spreading the Gospel at this
time of his life, and he is so blessed that He has allowed him to sing
with this great group of men. He earnestly hopes and prays that
something they sing or say may lead just one more soul to Jesus before
it is too late!
J.T. began his indoctrination into
music at an early age. His mother was the church pianist/organist at
his local church, and she taught him piano lessons before he was in 5th
grade. He picked up the guitar soon after and played in various bands
until high school. In high school he auditioned for the Marion High
School Swing Choir, renowned around Indiana at the time for being one of
the premier show choirs in the Midwest. He sang in the Swing Choir for
two years, and was an active singer in the church choir also. Upon
entering college he strayed from the Lord quite a bit. It wasn’t until
he was in his mid to late- 20’s that he sought the Lord again. He began
attending church again, and began singing in the choir again. It wasn’t
until 1987 that he fully pursued a life completely sold out to Jesus.
It was then that he got reacquainted with a life-long friend, and they
married in 1989. Since that time he has tried a solo ministry in music,
and has sung in various praise ensembles at church. It was in one of
those praise groups that he learned to love southern gospel music. One
of their praise groups was asked to ‘take their singing on the road’ and
they thus became Common Bond Quartet, and sang together for over seven
years. The southern gospel ‘bug’ had him by the roots of his soul and
he pursued and found a quartet in Michigan to sing with for two years.
That group was Saved By Grace Quartet, based out of Marshall, Michigan.
While with Saved By Grace, he was honored to share the stage with such
groups as The Anchormen, The Toney Brothers, The Kingsmen, The Lewis
Family, The Wilburns, and one of his favorite groups, Greater Vision. It
is his Hope and prayer that the music he joins with his brothers in
Christ in singing will bring someone closer to a deep personal
relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. As they all agree, “Just one
more soul, Lord Jesus, just one more soul.”
Danny was a
New Year baby, born Jan. 1, 1969. At the age of three, his parents
discovered that Danny loved music and that he was a bit of a ham. Danny
began piano lessons at age eight, but, like most kids, got bored with
it and wanted to quit. After his parents had sold the piano, it struck
Danny that the piano would really be gone. Danny promised God he would
play for Him if He saved his grandpa. God honored the request. Danny’s
parents kept the piano, and Grandpa got saved and is now with the Lord.
In return, Danny keeps his promise to play and sing. Danny began to
sing at the age of 12, traveling with the Crystal River Boys for four
years. Danny also sang tenor and played piano for the Southern Aires.
Danny was voted male vocalist of the year 3 times running in PMA’s
national competition. Danny continued his quest for Southern Gospel
music by joining Light House (formerly the Miami Valley Boys) out of
Lebanon, OH, and later co-founded Redemption where he made his first
recording and national release, "Jesus is There", written by Tim Lewis,
charting on the Singing News in the top 25. After Redemption
disbanded, Danny served as Music Director for 9½ years at a church in
Vandalia, OH. Danny was called to preach in 2000, and was ordained in
2002. Danny joined Minister’s Quartet as keyboardist and vocalist in
August 2009, and now resides in Lebanon, IN, with his wife and
children. Danny loves the Lord, and music is his way of honoring and
worshiping Him. After all, a promise is a promise! Psalm
100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
Brad is the newest and youngest
member of the group. He isn't new to traveling and singing, however.
He sang for a year and a half with The Northmen. Brad has sang every
part in a quartet at one time or another. Brad grew up in church
singing in various choirs and local groups. During his senior year in
high school, he found himself in three different school groups and two
church groups. Brad is also an ordained minister and has spent time as a
youth pastor and choir director. He has a deep love of teaching the
youth of today about Jesus Christ. Brad is a big family man with a wife
and two children. They are his biggest fans. Whenever he is close to
home, they are in the front row. Brad only wants to do what he feels
God has called him to do. He loves serving God any way he possibly can.
Reverend Larry
Lambert, Tenor along with Ron
Pence, is one of the two founding members of The Minister’s Quartet.
Although, Larry is the oldest member of the group, his enthusiasm is
that of a man half his age. Larry joined the United States Navy in
1965, during the Viet Nam War, where he spent three years aboard the
aircraft carrier the USS Saratoga. While in the Navy, Larry received The
Bronze Star for saving a fellow shipmate’s life, a feat that Larry
humbly and barely acknowledges. After leaving his country’s call and
returning to civilian life, Larry became a Christian in 1971 and in
1973, became an ordained minister. Larry was born to a poor family in
Hillsboro, TN and was unable to finish high school before he went into
the Navy. In the Navy he finished his high school education and later,
after his tour of duty, went to a small Midwestern Bible college where
he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology from the
Crossroads Bible College, in Indiana. Larry has sung for other groups as
well as having been a pastor of several small churches. He spent 7
years with the first group he joined in 1976 called The Alpha &
Omega Quartet, and 17 years with The Lighthouse Singers, a group that he
and his wife of 36 years both sings with, that originates from the
church he currently attends. Larry was also a founding member of the
group called The Homeland Brothers Quartet. So it doesn’t take much to
see that Larry has the “stick-to-it” type attitude that it takes to keep
a quartet together these days. Although Larry was one of three ordained
ministers that started out with the group (thus the name The Minister’s
Quartet) Larry feels he’s right where the Lord wants him. With an
ordained minister in the group, it gives TMQ a unique perspective on
doing different kinds of church services, whether it is just a song
service or having the preached word delivered during the service.
Larry’s desire for TMQ is the same as the other members of the group,
and that is to see lost souls saved for the Lord Jesus Christ, and Him
glorified. 
Ron was saved at the age of 13 and
started singing Southern Gospel Music for a youth group where he was
going to church, the same church where he met his wife. The director of
the youth group was a big Southern Gospel Music fan, and passed on his
enthusiasm for this style of music to them. He saw his first Gospel
concert, featuring The Cathedral Quartet and The Happy Goodman Family,
having no idea that one day he would get to stand on the same stage with
them. He started playing bass for his first quartet (The Lifters
Quartet) at the age of 15. At the age of 17, he started singing bass for
the same quartet. About three years later, he was to The Bethany
Quartet from Indianapolis and started playing for them. Since then he
has played or sang for many groups, such as J. D Redmon and The
Redeemers, The Corinthians, The Singing Jubilees (Marion, IN), The
Gospel Lights (Muncie, IN), The Blessed Hope Singers, The Alpha and
Omega Quartet, The Homeland Brothers Quartet, The Lordsmen Quartet, and
The Eternals. These groups have opened for such groups as The
Cathedrals, The Happy Goodman Family, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Kingsmen,
Gold City, The Florida Boys, The Hoppers, The Collingsworth Family, The
Booth Brothers, Greater Vision, and The Dixie Melody Boys, just to
name a few. Also, through gospel music, groups he's played for have had
the privilege to open for such acts as country singers Jerry Reed, the
late Eddie Rabbit, the late Bobby Helms ("Jingle Bell Rock" fame), and
Buck Trent (from the TV show "Hee Haw") in Branson, MO. Although he
has not always walked the straight and narrow path these past 40 years,
he truly thanks God for His saving grace and forgiveness. Now with The
Minister's Quartet, he is having the time of his life. Just sitting
back and watching the Lord opening doors for them to go and "minister"
the Gospel in song is just so exciting for him. He is so privileged and
blessed to be used of God in this form of spreading the Gospel at this
time of his life, and he is so blessed that He has allowed him to sing
with this great group of men. He earnestly hopes and prays that
something they sing or say may lead just one more soul to Jesus before
it is too late!
J.T. began his indoctrination into
music at an early age. His mother was the church pianist/organist at
his local church, and she taught him piano lessons before he was in 5th
grade. He picked up the guitar soon after and played in various bands
until high school. In high school he auditioned for the Marion High
School Swing Choir, renowned around Indiana at the time for being one of
the premier show choirs in the Midwest. He sang in the Swing Choir for
two years, and was an active singer in the church choir also. Upon
entering college he strayed from the Lord quite a bit. It wasn’t until
he was in his mid to late- 20’s that he sought the Lord again. He began
attending church again, and began singing in the choir again. It wasn’t
until 1987 that he fully pursued a life completely sold out to Jesus.
It was then that he got reacquainted with a life-long friend, and they
married in 1989. Since that time he has tried a solo ministry in music,
and has sung in various praise ensembles at church. It was in one of
those praise groups that he learned to love southern gospel music. One
of their praise groups was asked to ‘take their singing on the road’ and
they thus became Common Bond Quartet, and sang together for over seven
years. The southern gospel ‘bug’ had him by the roots of his soul and
he pursued and found a quartet in Michigan to sing with for two years.
That group was Saved By Grace Quartet, based out of Marshall, Michigan.
While with Saved By Grace, he was honored to share the stage with such
groups as The Anchormen, The Toney Brothers, The Kingsmen, The Lewis
Family, The Wilburns, and one of his favorite groups, Greater Vision. It
is his Hope and prayer that the music he joins with his brothers in
Christ in singing will bring someone closer to a deep personal
relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. As they all agree, “Just one
more soul, Lord Jesus, just one more soul.”
Danny was a
New Year baby, born Jan. 1, 1969. At the age of three, his parents
discovered that Danny loved music and that he was a bit of a ham. Danny
began piano lessons at age eight, but, like most kids, got bored with
it and wanted to quit. After his parents had sold the piano, it struck
Danny that the piano would really be gone. Danny promised God he would
play for Him if He saved his grandpa. God honored the request. Danny’s
parents kept the piano, and Grandpa got saved and is now with the Lord.
In return, Danny keeps his promise to play and sing. Danny began to
sing at the age of 12, traveling with the Crystal River Boys for four
years. Danny also sang tenor and played piano for the Southern Aires.
Danny was voted male vocalist of the year 3 times running in PMA’s
national competition. Danny continued his quest for Southern Gospel
music by joining Light House (formerly the Miami Valley Boys) out of
Lebanon, OH, and later co-founded Redemption where he made his first
recording and national release, "Jesus is There", written by Tim Lewis,
charting on the Singing News in the top 25. After Redemption
disbanded, Danny served as Music Director for 9½ years at a church in
Vandalia, OH. Danny was called to preach in 2000, and was ordained in
2002. Danny joined Minister’s Quartet as keyboardist and vocalist in
August 2009, and now resides in Lebanon, IN, with his wife and
children. Danny loves the Lord, and music is his way of honoring and
worshiping Him. After all, a promise is a promise! Psalm
100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
Brad is the newest and youngest
member of the group. He isn't new to traveling and singing, however.
He sang for a year and a half with The Northmen. Brad has sang every
part in a quartet at one time or another. Brad grew up in church
singing in various choirs and local groups. During his senior year in
high school, he found himself in three different school groups and two
church groups. Brad is also an ordained minister and has spent time as a
youth pastor and choir director. He has a deep love of teaching the
youth of today about Jesus Christ. Brad is a big family man with a wife
and two children. They are his biggest fans. Whenever he is close to
home, they are in the front row. Brad only wants to do what he feels
God has called him to do. He loves serving God any way he possibly can.