Doing Something New
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will […]
Author: Matthew Starner
Matthew Starner is a pastor in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Director of Worship and Communications at St. Matthew Lutheran in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Even When Steeples Are Falling
Today, the great Notre Dame cathedral in Paris caught fire and burned. Images of the flames engulfing the monumental 12th […]
Making Room for Lament in Lent
A while back I read Debra and Ron Rienstra’s book, Worship Words: Discipling Language for Faithful Ministry. Their use of […]
True Confessions of a 1st Year Pastor
One year ago today I became a pastor. I stood before God and my congregation and took my ordination vows […]
What makes worship “worship”?
If there’s one thing that the church gets excited and confused about all at the same time, it’s worship.