A new passion project of Matt’s is creating Prayer Prompts. Here’s his story, in his own words, of why he creates them. “I grew up as a pastor’s kid in Iowa, and in my teens I started playing background music for prayer meetings. I noticed that instrumental music helped people focus on prayer and opened new doorways to a connection with God. That’s where I first experimented with combining music and prayer. It’s become an obsession. But in the last couple decades, church has drastically changed. Group prayer meetings are a relic of the past. There’s little guidance on how to pray, other than what people see the pastor do on Sunday mornings. So, people are left to learn to pray on their own. And church is losing its appeal to younger people (for good reason, in my opinion). Many people, some who used to go to church, and some who never set foot in church, are looking for ways to connect with God. But they don’t know how. I created Prayer Prompts to solve that problem. Prayer Prompts are a different category of music altogether. The music tracks aren’t super long, and there’s no singing or big guitar solos. But they’re not just “oohs and ahhs” and nature sounds, either. Each song covers a specific prayer topic, so you can focus on that topic while listening. If you want to pray on top of the music, that’s great. If you just want to listen and meditate, that’s great, too. I hope they help create the connection to God you’ve been looking for.”
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