Nancy J. Muskrat is a graduate of Texas Christian University where she earned BM and MM degrees in Piano performance. She was a recipient of the Nordan Fine Arts Scholarship and a student of the acclaimed concert-artist Madame Lili Kraus. Mrs. Muskrat was also awarded the Performer's Certificate for her appearances as piano soloist with the TCU Orchestra. During 1978 she did additional study at the Instituto de la Lengua Española, San José, Costa Rica.

Prior to joining the BHCTI staff in August 2006, she was Professor of Church Music and Worship (1978-2006) of the International Baptist Theological Seminary, Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving as a missionary under appointment of the International Mission Board, SBC. She had formerly served as organist of the Western Hills Baptist Church, Fort Worth, and as piano instructor in the Preparatory Department of Texas Christian University.

She has led workshops, presentations, and conferences on worship, missions, and music ministry in addition to an extensive concert and recital outreach ministry in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and the United States. Mrs. Muskrat has published choral and instrumental works, including individual titles for handbells, piano, and choral music, in addition to two collections of hymn arrangements for piano: Blessings Unnumbered (Genevox) and Only the Best (Lillenas).

Nancy and her husband, Bruce, have three children: Daniel and wife Sara, grandsons Luke and Ben and granddaughter Claire; Andy and wife Heather; Amy and husband Danny Bihl II, and grandson Caleb.