About Craig
The man behind the message: a father, author, Bible teacher, and brother in Christ.
Father of four. Author of two. A brother in Christ.
Craig served for 19 years at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale and has a heart for helping men grow in their relationship with Jesus. He writes and speaks the way he lives: honest, scriptural, and rooted in the freedom of the Gospel.
- Family
- Father of four
- Writing
- Author of two books
- Speaking
- Churches & events
- Teaching
- Bible teacher
- Ministry
- Men's ministry leader
- Serving churches
- Pulpit fill-ins
A story of faith, brokenness, and grace.
Craig Starley was raised Jewish and never knew what it meant to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. After coming to faith, he served for 19 years at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, where God gave him a relentless desire to share the Gospel with every person he met.
Then came the darkest season of his life - a divorce. And in it, God showed him that his life was just as messed up as anyone else's. That no matter how many times God used him publicly, he was still as much a sinner as the next man.
“When we as men are willing to admit we bring nothing to God to use but us as a broken vessel, God says this is the kind of a man that I can use.”
For the past eleven years that has been Craig's call: helping men become open, transparent, and real before God and one another - because that is when a man finally becomes a real man of God.
As a father of four adult children, Craig knows this calling reaches into our homes as well as our churches. He encourages men to build real brotherhood, grow in accountability, and remember that the Gospel is for Christians every day — as we learn to die to ourselves and become more like Christ.
More about Craig and his ministry →Helping men become the husbands, fathers, and leaders God calls them to be.
Through speaking, Bible teaching, and men's ministry, Craig helps churches make room for honest conversation and lasting discipleship.