About Author: Matthew Starner

Matthew Starner is the Director of Worship & Arts at Journey of Faith in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a young church committed to reaching the unchurched and dechurched in the community, creativity and innovation are a must. He is committed to helping other churches realize their potential and become powerful forces for God's Kingdom.

Posts by Matthew Starner

  • Regular readers of my humble little blog – all 5 of you – probably noticed that I haven’t been as regular these past several months with posting. Last year was... 2

    What’s Going On?

    Regular readers of my humble little blog – all 5 of you – probably noticed that I haven’t been as regular these past several months with posting. Last year was...

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  • Even though the church I’m at now doesn’t strictly follow the Church Calendar, preaching on the specific readings prescribed for each Sunday, there’s one aspect of the Church Calendar that... 0

    Modern Worship Resources: Holy Week

    Even though the church I’m at now doesn’t strictly follow the Church Calendar, preaching on the specific readings prescribed for each Sunday, there’s one aspect of the Church Calendar that...

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  • I had a request from a friend who is doing slides at his church asking for some guidelines and examples of how we do our slides. I looked around for... 0

    Designing Worship Slides

    I had a request from a friend who is doing slides at his church asking for some guidelines and examples of how we do our slides. I looked around for...

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  • **We’re studying the book, “The Worship Architect” by Constance Cherry together. If you missed a section or are reading this months after it originally happened, please join in the conversation... 0

    The Worship Architect Group Study: Phase 2, Part 2

    **We’re studying the book, “The Worship Architect” by Constance Cherry together. If you missed a section or are reading this months after it originally happened, please join in the conversation...

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  •   **We’re studying the book, “The Worship Architect” by Constance Cherry together. If you missed a section or are reading this months after it originally happened, please join in the... 1

    The Worship Architect Group Study: Phase 2, Part 1

      **We’re studying the book, “The Worship Architect” by Constance Cherry together. If you missed a section or are reading this months after it originally happened, please join in the...

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  • On Sunday, I shared the next message in our Why I Believe… series and talked about a favorite topic of mine: creation – specifically, Biblical Creation, or creation in six... 1

    Putting Words into Action

    On Sunday, I shared the next message in our Why I Believe… series and talked about a favorite topic of mine: creation – specifically, Biblical Creation, or creation in six...

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  • Welcome to the first of our group study of the book, The Worship Architect. It’s not too late to get in on the study – even if you’re reading this... 12

    Worship Architect Group Study: Phase 1

    Welcome to the first of our group study of the book, The Worship Architect. It’s not too late to get in on the study – even if you’re reading this...

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  • A few weeks back, I mentioned that I had picked up The Worship Architect and thought about doing a book study together on my blog. There were several people who... 4

    The Worship Architect Study Group

    A few weeks back, I mentioned that I had picked up The Worship Architect and thought about doing a book study together on my blog. There were several people who...

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  • Like I’m sure many of you would probably agree, Christmas has always been one of my favorite times in the church year. Spiritually, the incarnation and birth of our Savior... 0

    Modern Worship Resources: Christmas

    Like I’m sure many of you would probably agree, Christmas has always been one of my favorite times in the church year. Spiritually, the incarnation and birth of our Savior...

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