Step into a Canadian coffeehouse. You walk around couches, tables and chairs, adjust your eyes to the dimmed lighting and smile at the smell of coffee. As you order your latte, you hear the old-school sounds of CCM artists Jars of Clay, Delirious and dc Talk coming from two locals seated at the center of attention. Their music fuses together in such a way that you think, Maybe they have something going. And now, seven years later, they’re in a band known as Starfield.
“When I look back I see God’s leading that I didn’t recognize when I played in coffeehouses. We butchered songs by Jars of Clay,” Jon Neufeld says. “However, God gave my brother and me similar passions and placed us in a position of influence to lead God’s people in worship. It is such a privilege to do this together.”
Starfield comprises Tim and Jon Neufeld (vocals and guitars), John Andrews (drums) and Shaun Huberts (bass). With one self-titled album and a second that released in May, Beauty in the Broken, these guys want their music to speak truth about life.
In “Gloria,” a song on their latest album, Tim wants listeners to understand the depth of being a Christ-follower and the different spiritual seasons experienced. “There are times when we feel close to God, but the Bible is clear that life won’t always be like that. As a student you may suffer with loneliness at school or fear taking a stand for your faith,” he says. “Persevering through those times makes you a stronger person.”
Tim struggled with loneliness himself, even at a Christian high school. He decided at 15 that he would no longer live the party lifestyle and felt marginalized because of it. “At first I thought the way my parents had raised me, to believe and trust God, wasn’t fulfilling. I wanted to do my own thing. My parents never stopped praying for me,” he says. “Then one night at youth group God got ahold of me, and I gave up trying to be cool. I decided to pour myself into a relationship with Christ and take a stand for truth.”
“Revolution,” a track on their self-titled album, encourages teens to do just that — stand. Tim and Jon want teens to be rocked out of the places of self-pity, apathy or feelings of inadequacy and realize their prime position, daily walking down the halls in their schools or making conversation at their part-time jobs. “We have the Truth, and we need to share it and not be ashamed of it,” Tim says. “Real freedom and satisfaction is found in letting your life be a vessel that God can use to change the world.” 
