The Desperation Band, founded by Jared Anderson, Jon Egan, and Glenn Packiam, is part of the Desperation ministry of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. All three were associate worship pastors at the church serving under senior pastor Brady Boyd and executive worship pastor Ross Parsley. They each led worship for different services of the church's ministries: Jared for the Sunday night service; Jon for _tag, the high school group; and Glenn for theMILL, the college group.