With a passion to creatively communicate the gospel through songs, singer-songwriter Micah Tyler stays focused on his mission and message as he performs concerts around the country.
Wherever Tyler is performing, he says his goal remains the same — to share the gospel through music. Tyler told The Alabama Baptist that while performing at concerts, he clings to Christ as his anchor and shares his struggles during concerts as a testimony of God’s sustaining power.
“Anytime I get to share Christ with someone, one on one, is the most special experience for me,” Tyler said. “I love being a storyteller from a stage platform, and watching people connect to the message behind the music is what motivates me to keep pressing on toward the goal.”
Growing up in a small town in east Texas, Tyler surrendered his life to the Lord at a young age and was involved in various ministries. He went on to serve in youth ministry for 10 years before sensing the Lord was leading him into an itinerant music ministry.
Roots in music
“I accepted Jesus as Savior when I was 10 years old at a Vacation Bible School,” Tyler said. “I actually don’t have a strong musical background. No one in my family sings or plays an instrument, aside from an aunt who plays a little piano. I started singing in our little children’s choir, and I played baritone in my junior high band in 7th grade.
“By the time I got to high school, my real passion was youth ministry, and I surrendered to that calling just before my junior year. I became a youth pastor right out of high school at a little church in my hometown.
“When I first started serving in student ministry, the youth group needed some music on Wednesday nights. I learned how to play guitar so I could lead with a few students. I served in student ministry for nine years at two churches. In 2011, the church where I had been serving for six years sent me out as a ‘music missionary’ after I sensed God calling me to step out into this new, exciting and unknown adventure.”
Today, with a musical style that he describes as “southern soul,” he is earning a reputation for heartfelt lyrics and solid melodies in his original songs. His satirical music video, “Millennials,” has garnered more than 65 million views and helped him receive invitations to tour with recording artists such as Big Daddy Weave, MercyMe, Jeremy Camp and Phil Wickham.
Fall tour
This fall, Tyler will be appearing on the “My Story Your Glory Tour” with Matthew West and will be at Highland Park Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals on Oct. 26.
With the songs on his second album, “New Today,” Tyler hopes the message behind his music will resonate with audiences and draw them closer to Christ for comfort and strength. Following this album, Tyler also released a six-song Extended Play, “People Like Us,” and released a book, “Walking Free: Taking Small Steps to a Big God,” based on his hit song “Walking Free.” In the book, Tyler chronicles his personal struggles and reminds believers that God will never leave them.
“I’m finding out that sometimes the best question is not, ‘Jesus, can you change these things around me?’ but rather, ‘God, can you change me so that I can handle the things that you’re walking me through?’ I want my life to look different because of the difference Jesus has made. I’m ultimately learning to embrace who God has called and created me to be.”
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