About
Stephen Miller is a pastor and artist who strives to enlarge people’s view of God with the truth of Scripture and artfully give a vocabulary and vehicle to express thankfulness and praise to Him. He serves as worship leader alongside pastor Darrin Patrick at The Journey St Louis and travels with his band to lead worship all over the world. Believing that songs alone are insufficient to express our love for God, and are in fact our smallest expression of worship, Stephen is adamant that worship is a lifestyle expressed through mercy, justice and compassion. He is a passionate advocate for orphans, and serves as a Compassion International artist, who he has partnered with for the past 4 years to help rescue children out of poverty in Jesus name.
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Stephen Miller moved his family and band to Saint Louis, MO in early 2010 to take on this role of worship leader at The Journey, a church pastored by his friend Darrin Patrick. Though he began leading worship 11 years earlier, had toured full time and served in a few churches previously, it was obvious that God was leading him to The Journey to begin a new phase of ministry.
While the Church at large remains one of his deepest passions and he continues to serve in leading worship for conferences, concerts and youth camps, that has become an extension of his love and passion for the local church.
“The local church is where it’s at,” Stephen says about investing his life into The Journey. “You could spend a lifetime as a lone ranger touring and traveling and never experience the kind of deep life change that results from investing your life into a body week in and week out. There is a significant strength that comes to your leadership when you invest in a particular group of people… they begin to color your world and you, theirs.”
Stephen is also very adamant that worship is a lifestyle that goes so far beyond the 4 walls of a church, into the everyday actions of our daily lives.
“Songs alone are insufficient to express our love for God. In fact they are our smallest expression of worship. What does God require of our worship but a lifestyle of humble worship through mercy and justice?”
As a result He has become a passionate advocate for orphans and children in poverty across the globe. By adopting two boys from Ethiopia and working closely with Compassion International, Stephen hopes his life will be a tangible display of the Gospel to a watching world.
“These issues are on God’s heart and mind… they should be on the church’s.”
His most recent projects,God & Sinner Reconcile and People of Redemption, are expressions of his deep desire to give the church songs to sing to their Creator and motivate them to a lifestyle of worship that embraces justice, mercy and compassion.
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“My friend Stephen Miller is a rare leader and musician who is as talented as he is sincere and kind hearted. He’s put together a great band and is poised to be leading worship and playing music for a long time to come.”
Robbie Seay | Worship Artist
“Stephen Miller is a unique worship leader who blends excellent theology with accessible lyrics and catchy, singable melodies. I highly recommend him as his pastor and friend.”
Darrin Patrick | Vice President of Acts29 Network | Lead Pastor of The Journey in Saint Louis
“Stephen is one of those rare worship leaders that consistently combines great musical ability with true pastoral leadership in worship. I highly recommend him for your event or worship service.”
Matt Carter | Pastor of Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, TX
“Many people play songs, some lead worship. Stephen is one of those rare guys that cares enough about the people in the room to want them to have an experience with God more than an experience with him. He teaches you and invites you to participate with him in worshiping the one who is truly worth our worship. I would recommend you have your students or adults experience his leadership.”
J. Roger Davis | Executive Director of Student Life
“Stephen leads with excellent musicianship, spiritual passion and humble authority. When he led for our church, his sensitivity to our people and our vision was refreshing and showed a lot of maturity and kingdom focus. I would not hesitate to bring stephen back and would not hesitate recommending him to your congregation or event.”
JR Vassar | Pastor of Apostles Church in New York City
“Stephen is a teacher of worship with a true pastor’s heart. We had him lead for our Super Summer leadership camps and I was amazed with the quality of his musicianship, the integrity of his content, and how he engaged both our students and our adults in true worship.”
Leighton Flowers | Youth Evangelism Director | Baptist General Convention of Texas
“Stephen is a true pleasure to work with. Ministry is always the major focus and he is more concerned to meet the needs of the ministry than anything else. A man and ministry of integrity!”
Dr. Terry Mcilvain | Youth Ministry Director | Kansas/Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists
“As a friend, I have seen Stephen lead worship several times. The thing that impresses me as much as his music is his boldness and the unashamed clarity of why he is on stage. I continue to pray that God will raise up more Levites and priests to lead our generation in worship, and Stephen clearly communicates that this is his purpose.”
Jesse Reeves | Bassist for Chris Tomlin | Co-writer of “How Great Is Our God”
“Stephen Miller and his band aren’t here to play music but rather to use music, lyrics and incredible musicianship to enlarge people’s understanding of God, themselves and the world in which we live. one is entertaining while the other is consequential. Should you desire consequential ministry I highly recommend stephen and his incredible band.”
Neil McClendon | Pastor of Grand Parkway Baptist in Sugar Land, TX
“True, authentic, Christ-centered worship leaders are hard to find these days. I thank God for guys like Stephen Miller who earnestly desire to glorify God in all things. Stephen has a true heart of a worship pastor, the giftedness of a top-notch worship leader, and the talent of a phenomenal musician. It is rare to find a man of such content and such ability.”
Casey Cease | Pastor of Christ Community Church in The Woodlands, TX