Do You Know Housefires?
From Our Editors
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Housefires, a unique musical collective, emerged as a distinctive force in 2014, captivating audiences and fans with their deeply personal, community-centric style. Founded by Pat Barrett and Matt Reynolds, the lead pastor of Atlanta’s Grace Midtown Church, the group has grown to include Kirby Kaple, Nate Moore, Ryan Ellis, Davy Flowers, Blake Wiggins and others.
Capturing the essence of live worship in a way that feels both raw and refined, their discography spans several live albums, from the collective’s debut, “Housefires,” to the latest, “How To Start A Housefire.” “Housefires III,” in particular, achieved notable success, charting on three Billboard charts and featuring the massively popular track “Good Good Father.”
“Starting a housefire is all about seeing every part of your life set ablaze with the presence of God: the ordinary and the spectacular. Both high and low moments. Your family, your community, your home, your vocation — your whole life consumed with the fiery love of Jesus.”
At its core, Housefires is a gathering of musicians united by a desire to foster genuine worship experiences. “When Housefires started,” said Wiggins, “the name was a reference to its roots, mainly the house churches that those first Housefires songs came from.” Their own experiences of the power of communal worship propelled Reynolds and Barrett to dedicate themselves to sharing what they experienced — inviting others into heartfelt worship encounters.
“The metaphor of ‘starting a housefire,” says Wiggins, “is really (to me) about stripping everything back to the raw material of intimate worship. Take out all the bells and whistles and get some people together to look at God and look each other in the eyes and see what happens.”
For those unacquainted with Housefires, their music is an open invitation to delve into worship in its most elemental form. It offers a pathway to engage in a journey marked by faith, hope and love, affirming the belief that music can forge deep, transformative connections with God.
