Josiah Road

Stephen Miller

posted by Kaylan Christopher 27Mar

What started as an insatiable love for music at a young age has turned into something much bigger for Stephen Miller. The 24-year-old musician/minister has taken his love for music and God’s call on his life, and moved it to several much larger platforms.

Miller, who serves as Worship Leader at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Land, Texas, said, “About 10 years ago, God told me that music is the most powerful language in the world. Then He called me to teach and minister to people through song.”

Four bands later, Stephen (lead vocals, guitar) is now joined by Micah Peacock (guitar, backup vocals), Will Colbert (bass), and Mario Diaz (drums).

“There is something about music that people are drawn to,” Stephen said. “It’s the same with theology and God. So we want to mix those two languages to reach the nation and connect people with Him—especially our generation, the post-moderns, because that’s who we identify with.”

Will Colbert, the youngest of the band at only 19-years-old, said, “I remember that nobody in my youth group actually wanted to worship God. So this is something I kind of fell into. After the first time I experienced it—worshipping God and leading his people into worship—it’s been amazing.”

This band isn’t called to entertain. The guys say they’ve been called to shepherd people into worship while playing great music that breaks the mold. Reaching the world is a big dream for this up-and-coming, mission—minded foursome, but God has tattooed His purpose for them on Stephen’s heart and mind.

So far, the Texas-based band has taken several mission trips to New York to minister to people up north. And recently, they helped drive a large event in their hometown called “The Cause”—focused on bringing people in their community together.

“People in Kenya don’t have clean water, and they have to walk six miles just to get it. And there is a horrible AIDS epidemic in Africa,” Stephen said. “We wanted to connect people—believers and non-believers—with these causes and get them involved in helping out.”

According to Stephen, there are people in their own community, living just down the road, with no running water or plumbing. “We wanted to raise awareness—that there are even people in our own backyards that need our help. These situations are real—here and around the world.”

The challenge for this band as it is with most followers of Christ, according to Stephen, is to be both hearers and doers of God’s Word.

“The Bible says we are to help the orphaned, the fatherless, and the widowed—the poor, hungry, and sick,” he said. “I can write and sing all day long about how awesome God is, but if I don’t do something to back it up, then it’s not worth it. As believers, He continually calls us to be a part of new things all the time. It’s up to us to put our faith into action.”

To find out more about the Stephen Miller Band and to listen to their recently released EP, “Awaken My Heart,” go to stephen-miller.com or myspace.com/stephenmiller.