Matt Redman

Facedown
'When we face up to the glory of God, we find ourselves facedown in worship'.
Matt takes us on a journey into wonder, reverence and mystery-urging us to recover the 'otherness' of God in our worship.
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Inside-Out Worship
Outside-In worship never works, true worship always works itself from the inside, out. This follow up to The Heart of Worship Files contains guidance from some of todays most seasoned leaders & lead worshippers: Matt Redman, Louie Giglio, Darlene Zschech, Paul Baloche & many more.
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Heart of Worship Files
Thsi book will encourage and inspire you to new heights of worship. Gives practical advice for worship leaders, creative advice for musicians and perceptive insights into the theology of worship. With contributions from Mike Pilavachi, Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Chris Tomlin, Kathryn Scott, Brian Doerkson and more.
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The Unquenchable Worshipper
This book is about a kind of worshipper; unquenchable, undivided, unpredictable. On a quest to bring glory and pleasure to God, these worshippers will not allow themselves to be distracted or defeated. Worshippers who long for their hearts, lives and songs to be the kind of offerings God is looking for.
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Matt Redman Bio

Matt Redman has become one of the leading songwriters of the contemporary worship movement. Many of his songs have become classic worship songs, such as, ‘The Heart of Worship’, ‘Once Again’, ‘Let Everything That has Breath’ and ‘Blessed be your Name’. It is that generous spirit that no doubt garners Matt the respect and admiration of fellow songwriters and worship leaders everywhere. His songs have been recorded by artists such as Michael W. Smith, Delirious?, Rebecca St. James, Kutless, the Passion artists and many more. His commitment to his craft and his calling has allowed him to become an inspiration and mentor as he speaks and leads worship at conferences, music festivals and gatherings around the world.

The songwriting process is something Matt doesn’t take lightly, especially when thinking in terms of worship. “Songwriting is all about revelation,” he explains, “and as a songwriter who’s writing congregational worship songs, you’ve got to see before you sing. You’ve got to have a little fresh insight on some part of divine revelation. So I’m trying to learn that lesson, because I think it’s sometimes almost not worth singing out until you’ve seen something fresh.”

Matt’s heart is to know God better and more intimately than ever before. It’s a passion that is reflected not only in his music, but in his humility and his desire to encourage others and to learn from others. “We’ve got to keep checking our hearts and our motives,” he says. “Worship is pouring out our heart of adoration to God, and hopefully, at the end of the day, when I lead worship or record worship songs it’s not about Matt Redman, it’s about the King and His kingdom.”

2004 saw the release of Matt’s live Facedown project, comprising of CD, DVD, book, and songbook. 2002 saw the release of his last studio album Where Angels Fear to Tread and in 2005 Blessed be Your Name: The Worship Songs of Matt Redman, Vol 1 was released.
Matt is also the author of The Unquenchable Worshipper and the editor of the book Heart of Worship Files and its follow up: Inside-Out Worship.

In January 2007 Survivor were proud to release Matt’s latest studio album ‘Beautiful News’ which offers an excellent collection of modern anthems for the church. Including songs You Never Let Go, Shine, Beautiful News, Greater Song, and Take It To The Streets.

Every album has a starting point, a beginning spark. Sometimes it’s set off by a series of events that form into a theme; sometimes the catalyst is a single conversation. For Matt Redman the elements that fuelled some of his most passionate set of new songs ever, were two little words scribbled in his notebook - Beautiful News. The words have been Matt’s constant reaction to all the “dark, disturbing, depressing news” that fills our TV screens on a daily basis, he says, “the gospel of Christ is about imparting news that’s altogether different, where there’s darkness in the world, Jesus brings light; where there’s depression, Jesus offers peace; where there’s despair, Jesus offers hope. It’s truly ‘beautiful news’—which is a phrase that I’d had in my songwriting notes for a little while”.

Matt Redman’s songs have become a worship resource for churches all over the world. On his latest studio album, Matt has managed to shift his creativity into a brand-new gear. Beautiful News is full of energy, excitement, mission and movement. Full of music and poetic lyrics that leaves listeners with no choice but to act. “I try increasingly to write worship songs with one eye on the unchurched person,” he explains. “In ‘Beautiful News’ the bridge section says, ‘There’s a God who came down to save/and He calls your name’, which is the first time I’ve written a lyric in the context of a worship song that speaks directly to people who don’t know Jesus. It’s important at the time of writing to run everything through that unchurched-person filter. We have to ask, ‘Are we conveying Jesus in a grand, gracious, and relevant way’?”

Over the last two years Matt has been involved in a church plant called The Point, which is part of the Church of England. “Church planting is one of the very best ways we can gain some momentum in communicating the beautiful news of Jesus. We’ve been on an adventure the last couple of years, and it’s been such hard work at times. But when the moments of breakthrough come, and you see people lives changed and saved, it’s just fantastic.”

Matt teams up with Martin Smith on ‘Take It to the Streets’. “Martin and I have such a similar heart-cry in terms of worship. Though we’ve been friends for more than a decade, we haven’t sat down too many times to write worship songs together. But we both travel the world connecting with worshippers, and at the same time we’re both committed and deeply involved in our local church contexts. I think that’s how we got onto a direction like ‘Take It to the Streets’—we're both living to see the Kingdom of God ushered into our own communities.”

As Matt readies to take the infectious energy of Beautiful News to listeners far and wide, he’s more than a little excited about the prospect of giving fresh songs, sights and sounds to help Christians celebrate the gospel and share it with others. “We have hold of an amazing truth, the most awe-inspiring and mysterious truth in the whole universe. The truth of the Word becoming flesh and making his dwelling among us...the truth of the Son of God who took the nature of a servant and became obedient to the point of death on a cross. The One who ushered us from gloom and death into glorious life. This beautiful news needs to echo daily around our souls. It needs to shake us to the core. We need to find creative, imaginative, and inspired ways of sharing it and declaring it. We need to shake the world with our songs and our lives of devotion. And we can’t stop at just singing about the good news; we need to be the embodiment of the good news.”