Scott Aniol holds a bachelor's degree in church music from Bob Jones University (Greenville, SC), a master's degree in musicology from Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL), and has studied theology at Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Plymouth, MN) and Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained to to the gospel ministry by First Baptist Church (Rockford, IL) in April of 2004. As the executive director of Religious Affections Ministries, Scott speaks on the subjects of music and worship at various churches and conferences. His speaking engagements include the Preserving the Truth Conference, Central Seminary's Foundations Conference, International Baptist College, and Bob Jones Seminary. Scott is the author of Worship in Song: a Biblical Approach to Music and Worship (BMH, 2009) and Sound Worship: a Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World (RAM, 2010).