Reviewed by Tony Cummings

The back catalogue of the black worship leader from Coffeyville, Kansas has already been picked over by compilers so there are few stones unturned on this 15-song compilation. But if somehow you missed those albums like 1992's 'Jesus Is Alive', 1993's 'Lift Him Up', 1994's 'God Is Able', 1996's 'Welcome Home', 1998's 'Majesty' and 1999's 'We Offer Praises' you might want to investigate this set. In those early years Ron seemed to bring something fresh to the MOR-sounding worship of the era with some black church call and response abandon and some decidedly funky rhythm sections. But gradually his work deteriorated as 'Lift Him Up Collection' demonstrates.

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