He studied music theory at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia.

Shust began leading worship at Perimeter Church, Duluth, Georgia in 2000 until 2005, and recorded his album, Anything Worth Saying, in 2004 with producer, Dan Hannon, who delivered the album along with a stack of others to Brash Music for consideration.

According to the Nielsen Soundscan report, Anything Worth Saying was the 5th best-selling "Praise and Worship" album of 2006.

[citation needed] In 2009, Shust's third album, Take Over, was released, including the Christian radio hit, "To God Alone".

[11] On March 10, 2017, Shust released his first live album, Love Made a Way, which was produced by Nathan Nockels.

[13] When he is not recording or touring, Shust lives outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife, Sarah and their sons, Daniel, Nicky, and Michael.