Mark Miller believes that everyone is a child of God and that music is instrumental in healing the world.  He adheres to Cornel West’s belief that “Justice is what love looks like in public” and is committed to use his gifts of music to advocate for social justice and help create the beloved community.

Mark’s music has been called “the soundtrack for the progressive church”. His congregational hymns and choral anthems are sung by communities of faith throughout the world and are widely published.  His newest collection of 31 songs, “Revolution of the Heart” was published in June 2022 by GIA. Miller’s popular compositions for pipe organ are published by GIA and Morningstar. His album, “Imagine the People of God”, is available on iTunes. His composition “Let Justice Roll”, originally commissioned by The Riverside Church in New York City, was recently performed at Carnegie Hall’s “Juneteenth, All American Freedom Day” celebration in 2019. 

Mark is in his 30th year as Professor of Church Music, Director of Chapel, and Composer In Residence at Drew University in Madison NJ. Since 2005 he has served as Lecturer in Sacred Music at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music and Divinity School where he both co-teaches an organ course and directs the Gospel Choir. Miller is also Minister of Music at Christ Church in Summit, a UCC and American Baptist congregation. He spends a portion of the year traveling the country, often with his band S2C (Subject to Change), leading worship and workshops, preaching and presenting concerts.

 A graduate of Julliard (M.Mus. in Organ Performance) and Yale University (B.A. Music) Mark was Assistant Organist and Music Associate at The Riverside Church from 1999-2001 and Director of Contemporary Worship at Marble Collegiate Church from 2002-2007, both in the city of New York.

When he’s not working, Mark is home in Plainfield NJ with his husband of 30 years, Michael Murden. They have two children who would call themselves grown, Alyse, 22 and Keith, 20, and are ruled by Harriet, their cat.