Common Traits of the World’s Best Worship Leaders w/ Shalon Palmer (Worship Online)
What makes someone a great worship leader? What are the common traits of some of the best and most...
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How to “Offboard” A Worship Team Member Who’s Leaving
We’ve all heard about “onboarding” new team members, but how should we...
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Using Mentors to Fast Track Yourself to Success w/ Shalon Palmer (Worship Online)
Want to become a world-class worship leader without it taking years and years? There is no magic...
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Battling Insecurity While Stepping Into Your Calling w/ Patrick Mayberry
Worship leaders, artists (and really most humans) can be quite insecure. Any time we are stepping...
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Q&A – How do you unify your tech team and worship team?
In this bonus episode I answer a lot of practical questions that apply to both worship leaders AND...
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Q&A – How do I help my musicians play more cohesively together?
In this bonus episode I answer a lot of practical questions that apply to both worship leaders AND...
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Keys to Building A Healthy Worship Team
What are the key factors that make up a healthy worship team? In this podcast episode, I talk with...
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How to Teach Your Musicians the Nashville Number System
What is the Nashville Numbers System and how do we use it in worship? More importantly, how can we...
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Improving Sound Quality in Small to Mid Sized Churches w/ Attaway Audio
Most churches don’t have money to hire professional sound techs. Usually, worship leaders get...
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Moving Past Cookie-Cutter Worship w/ Aaron Niequist
What if the modern worship experience is incomplete? What if how we lead worship and what we...
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5 Ways to Disciple Your Worship Team
All ministry is about discipleship. Jesus didn’t call us to make music, but make disciples....
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How to Approach Keys and Piano for Modern Worship w/ David from Sunday Sounds
A huge part of the modern worship sound is amazing sounding keyboards and synthesizers. But...
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Setting Expectations for Your Worship Team
We can’t expect anything from our worship team volunteers if we haven’t clearly...
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How do I get my team to respond to communication?
It seems that since Covid, people’s attention spans and commitment levels have plummeted to...
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3 Hard Truths About Team Building and Ministry
Everybody wants to build a thriving worship team. The truth is, building anything in life is HARD!...
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Excellence in Small Churches w/ Jason Houtsma
The average church in America is 80 people. And the vast majority of churches in the US are under...
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Being Still in God’s Presence in the Midst of Chaotic Schedules w/ Andrea Olson
We live in a noisy world. But God speaks to us in a “still small voice”. It’s...
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How to Build Better Worship Sets – (Workshop)
Many worship leaders have never been taught the purpose of a worship set. Nor have they been...
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Rebuilding Your Worship Team After Covid – (Panel Discussion)
Many of us lost team members after the pandemic. In fact, some of us feel like our teams were...
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Music Is the Tool, Maturity is the Goal – (Conference Keynote)
What if we’ve been focusing on the wrong goals in our worship ministry? What if social media...
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Q&A: Should We Sing Songs TO God, or ABOUT God?
Should all of our worship songs be addressed TO God? Is it weird to sing about God when He’s right...
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Q&A: How to Give Critical Feedback to a Worship Team Member
How do we give negative feedback to a faithful team member? If a volunteer team member is doing...
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Q&A: Balancing Spontaneity and Planning in Worship Services
Have we boxed the Holy Spirit in? If God wanted to move and change our service order, would we...
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Building Strong, Passionate Worship Cultures w/ Andi Rozier
How come some churches seem to have such passionate worship? Why do some congregations just engage...
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Unleashing The Creative Arts In Your Church (Dancing, Acting, Photography, Videography)
What if your church had a graphic design team, a photography team, a film-making team, a dance...
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How To Run Effective Worship Rehearsals
This month I’m giving you another free lesson from my brand new Musical Excellence Course!...
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14 Tips to Lead Your Worship Vocalists Better
This month I’m giving you a free lesson from my brand new Musical Excellence Course!...
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Rhythms and Systems That Improve Your Worship Ministry
This month, I had the chance to be interviewed by Matt McCoy from Loop Community for their...
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How To Properly Start Using Backing Tracks in Worship w/ Matt McCoy
Want to start using backing tracks in worship? Or maybe your church is already using tracks but...
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Advice for Younger Worship Leaders w/ Tommy Walker
Tommy Walker has been faithfully leading worship at his church for the past 30 years! Talk about...
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11 Tips for Improving Your Acoustic Worship Sets
Acoustic worship sets can actually be very powerful. You don’t need a big band or huge sound...
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Music Directing Tips to Make Your Worship Team Sound Better w/ Tyler Wester
Having a great music director can really take your worship ministry to the next level when it...
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Investing In Your Worship Team Volunteers w/ Lee Baker (12 Stone Church)
Investing in your worship team volunteers is one of your most important tasks as a worship leader....
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Systems and Routines That Lead to Healthy Ministries w/ Highlands Worship
Systems, processes, routines, and schedules. Most worship leaders run and cower in fear at the...
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Teaching Young People to Worship, Pray, and Serve w/ Circuit Riders
Many churches are lacking (and even losing) young people. But you don’t want that to be your...
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The Pros and Cons of Backing Tracks in Worship
Backing tracks have been a blessing to many worship ministries. But tracks can turn into a curse...
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Deepening Your Relationship with God Through Daily Devotions w/ Craig Denison
Worship leaders are called to be worshippers first, leaders second. But sadly many of us have it...
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How To Train and Develop New Worship Leaders w/ Andrew Wooddell
So many worship leaders are stuck leading worship every single Sunday. They have no one to back...
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How To Improve Your Vocals (and Vocalists) in Worship w/ Charmaine Brown
Singing is a huge part of what we do as worship leaders. Yet most of us never received any formal...
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The Theology of Creativity and the Creative Process w/ Andrew Peterson
We were created to create! We reflect our Creator’s image and imagination by creating and being...
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Jeremy Riddle: Pursuing God’s Presence Vs. Performing Songs During Worship
Many of our worship sets have become so pre-planned that worship has become an act of simply...
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What Is Corporate Worship w/ Matt Merker
Every week, worship leaders gather in a room filled with people to do something. What is it? Why...
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How To Be A Better Leader w/ Chris Vacher
Most of us were put in charge of our ministries because we were good at music. Now we have to...
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Time Management Tips for Busy Worship Leaders
You have big goals. You have big dreams. You want to accomplish a lot with your life. But...
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How The Old Testament Informs New Testament Worship w/ Zach Neese
What do tabernacles, sacrifices, incense, and priests have to do with worship? Well, EVERYTHING!...
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How To Help Your Background Vocalists Sing Better
Many of us under-utilize our background vocalists. We fail to equip them for this vital role. What...
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How Churches Should Think About Coronavirus (Online Ministry)
The Coronavirus has forced the Church into all sorts of innovative and advantageous positions. I...
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How To Help Your Sound Tech Improve Their Mixes
Many churches have volunteer sound techs who haven’t received a lot of professional...
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Essential Habits Of A Healthy Worship Leader
Your personal health or unhealth will directly affect the health or unhealth of your ministry....
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Hillsong Y&F: Building a Thriving Youth Worship Ministry & The Future of Congregational Music
Youth Ministry can be a brutal place to be a worship leader. Kids stare, unengaged. No one sings...
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Q&A: How Do You Change Your Team’s Culture Without Losing People?
When trying to change the culture of a worship team, how do we help our team members embrace the...
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Maintaining A Healthy Marriage In Ministry w/ Paul Baloche
Marriage is hard. Ministry is hard. Put the two together and things can get really tricky! But we...
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How to Make Your Livestream Video and Audio Look and Sound Great w/ Jake Gosselin
Now that most of our churches are streaming services online, it’s time for us to figure out...
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Online Church: Best Practices w/ Carl Barnhill
When Coronavirus hit, just about every church in the world had to jump online with their services....
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When Should I Give Up On A Worship Team Member?
We all have various difficulties with our team members? Should we ever give up on some of them?...
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Behind The Scenes: Achieving Musical Excellence w/ Celebration Church
What are the steps a church needs to take to achieve musical excellence? I stumbled across...
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Using Your Worship Ministry To Disciple Your Team w/ Aaron Keyes
Ministry has never been about making music. It’s always been about making disciples. Namely,...
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How To Get Your BIG Dreams Off The Ground w/ Ryan Romeo (Outcry Tour)
Every worship leader has a dream of some kind. Your dream might be to release an album, write a...
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Burnout, Balance, Recovery and Rest w/ Carey Nieuwhof
As leaders in the church, the needs are endless and the stakes are eternal. This can lead many...
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Tips & Techniques For Your Worship Bass Players – Tutorial
The bass guitar is such an incredibly important instrument in a worship band context. Bass carries...
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Q and A Episode – 16 Questions
I get a lot of emails from worship leaders asking for advice and counsel, and I am always happy to...
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5 Ways To Battle Discouragement In Ministry
Ministry can be a very discouraging vocation. The discouragement can be caused by a whole host of...
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The Role of ‘Music Director’ + Practical Tips To Succeed In It
What is a music director in a worship band? What do they do? And how does it differ from the...
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Common Worship Problems In Small Churches and How To Overcome Them w/ Andrea Olson
Every church has its unique set of problems. But church size definitely plays a role in the types...
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Behind The Scenes: Crossroads Church (35,000 Attendance)
Ever wonder what worship ministries are like at other churches? In a new format of the podcast,...
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15 Tips To Improve Your Public Speaking On Stage
Speaking onstage can be a daunting task (in many polls it’s identified as humanity’s...
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Ending The Worship Wars Over Style w/ Mike Harland
Many churches struggle, fight, and (often) even split over musical style and preferences. This is...
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Navigating Ministry Transitions w/ Mack Brock (Elevation Worship)
At some point in your ministry life you will transition out of your current role and into...
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Women In Worship: The Unique Challenges And Benefits Of Being A Female Worship Leader
More and more women are getting hired as worship leaders, and we think that’s a good thing!...
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The Theology of Production (Lighting, Sound, Video) In Worship
What is the purpose of production in worship? Why do we have lights, sound, and video in our...
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Forming and Leading Creative Teams Who Produce
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How To Increase Engagement In Your Worship Services
Every worship leader wants more engagement and participation from their congregation, but not...
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Phil Wickham: Caring For Your Voice
Phil Wickham has one of the most unique and beautiful voices of our generation. But four years ago...
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Bi-Vocational Worship Leading w/ Zach Hodges
Most worship leaders are Bi-Vocational (meaning they hold a second job, or serve strictly as a...
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Hillsong’s Systems That Lead To Musical Excellence
Why is Hillsong Worship so good? How do they achieve such high levels of musical excellence? What...
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13 Ways To Win When Starting At A New Church
Starting at a new church can be a daunting and overwhelming task. The first few months in...
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How To Run Efficient Worship Rehearsals
All worship leaders have to run rehearsals, but not all worship leaders run rehearsals well....
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How To Have Difficult Conversations With Your Team Members
Difficult conversations are an inevitable part of being a leader. But difficult conversations...
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Building Incredible Volunteer Teams w/ Carl Barnhill
If you want to accomplish something great for the Kingdom of God, you need a great team of people...
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Q&A: How Do I Lead Musicians Who Are Better Than Me?
Hopefully, you’re surrounded by amazing musicians in your worship ministry (every worship...
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Q&A: Why Should I Make My Worship Ministry Better?
How good is “good enough” in worship ministry? It may seem like a silly question,...
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Help! I Inherited A Singer Who Can’t Sing!
This month we will be doing a three-part Q&A series, answering listeners’ questions....
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Developing Future Worship Leaders w/ Passion
One of the prime objectives of scripture is to be fruitful and multiply. As worship leaders, we...
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Q&A: How Do I Get Hired As A Worship Leader?
How does someone get hired as a worship leader? Is there a path a person takes to become a paid...
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Planning Center Tips & Tricks w/ Aaron Stewart
Planning Center is used by over 30,000 churches worldwide, and for good reason: It is the most...
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7 Ways To Use Your Rehearsal Night To Its Full Potential
Our rehearsal nights can be so much more than just playing through a few songs. If used...
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Cultivating A Deeper Spirituality On Your Worship Team w/ Jeremy Riddle
In a world of pervasive “shallowness”, deep spirituality can seem an elusive thing...
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Helping Your Band Beat Busyness and Embrace Musical Simplicity
We have all had those band members who think that the worship set is their time to shred! The...
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The Current State of Worship w/ Matt Redman
As we come to the close of the year, I asked prolific songwriter and worship leader Matt Redman...
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6 Ways To Utilize Your Acoustic Guitar To Its Full Potential
Your acoustic guitar is an incredibly powerful tool. Its melodic and percussive nature allows you...
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Using Worship Services To Shape Our People’s Souls w/ Zac Hicks
Our worship services have a formative effect on our people’s minds and souls. With weeks,...
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Creating Culture Through Consistent Communication w/ Aaron Ivey
Culture is one of the most important aspects of your worship ministry. Healthy culture will help...
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5 Administrative Systems, Structures and Schedules to Bring Health To Your Worship Ministry
One of the key characteristics of a great worship leader is administration and organization. It...
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Bonus Q&A: Switching to Multiple Worship Services
In our third Listener Q&A Episode, podcast listener Jason Daugherty asks for advice as his...
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Using Backing Pads To Create Atmosphere and Enhance Your Worship Sets
Everybody wants a rich, full sound for their musical worship. And everyone wants smooth worship...
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Bonus Q&A: How Do I Lead A Youth Worship Band Well?
In our 2nd Listener Q&A Bonus Episode, we answer a question from podcast listener, Brian...
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Holding High Standards In Small Churches w/ Kade Young
The average church in America has only seventy members. This means that most worship leaders are...
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Bonus Q&A: Switching From Acoustic To Electric Guitar As A Worship Leader
Our first Listener Q&A Episode! Podcast listener, Rick Flood asks for advice on how to...
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Starting A Songwriting Ministry At Your Church w/ Andi Rozier (Vertical Worship)
Sixteen years ago Andi Rozier started writing songs for his church, Harvest Bible Chapel. Today,...
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Bonus: Should Worship Look Like A Concert? (A Definition Of Worship Ministry Success)
Should we be borrowing ideas and techniques from concerts to implement in our worship services?...
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Recovering The Lost Art of Congregational Singing w/ Keith Getty
As many churches try to replicate stadium-style worship concerts in their weekly gatherings, the...
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Using Vocal Cues To Help Your Church Sing
As worship leaders, our job is not to sing, but to help the people sing. We are facilitators of...
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Wise Boundaries with the Opposite Sex (Part 2) – Worship Leader Roundtable
Last month we talked with specialist Zack Carter about Wise Boundaries with the Opposite Sex in...
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Wise Boundaries with the Opposite Sex in Ministry w/ Dr. Zack Carter
Affairs and infidelity are occurring often in the Church. It is our responsibility to set up wise boundaries to protect ourselves and our marriages. Dr. Zack Carter explains how.
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Bonus: The Best Way To Use Your Pre-Service Playlist
Almost all churches have some sort of pre-service music playing while people walk in. Instead of...
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Improving Announcements and Communication For Our Church Services w/ Brady Shearer
Great communication matters. We have only seventy minutes on Sundays to communicate to our...
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7 Principles to Improve Your Church’s Sound
Many churches suffer from poor sound in their sanctuaries. It doesn’t have to be that way....
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Bonus: The Surprising Reason You Need to Start a Choir
Traditional choirs are being killed off in churches across America, and quite honestly,...
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6 Steps to Crafting Engaging Worship Sets
“How do I put together a compelling and engaging worship set?” Whether you’re...
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Longevity and Fruitfulness in Ministry w/ Paul Baloche
Nobody begins ministry with plans to burn out, ruin their family, walk away from the faith, or...
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What Is Worship in Spirit and Truth? w/ Bob Kauflin
John 4 may be one of the most well-known passages in the Bible about worship. But what exactly is...
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Auditions – Worship Leader Roundtable
Our first worship leader roundtable is all about auditions. Four worship pastors from different...
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The Power and Importance of Personal Worship w/ Stephen Miller
We all know that private worship is supposed to fuel our public ministry, but some days our times...
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How to Leave Your Church Well
There comes a day for most Worship Leaders when they have to leave their current ministry...
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5 Qualities Of A Good Congregational Song
With so many great new worship songs out there, there’s a temptation to grab whatever is...
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How To Be More Organized and Productive w/ David Santistevan
David Santistevan joins us this month to discuss organization, productivity, and efficiency as a...
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What Good Worship Leaders Focus On Between Sundays w/ Chris Vacher
Being an effective worship leader involves SO much more than just leading songs on Sunday...
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Songwriting For Your Church w/ Stephen Duncan
Publisher of the Year, Stephen Duncan, joins us from Nashville to discuss the ins and outs of...
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Cultivating Healthy Relationships Between Senior Pastors and Worship Leaders
We’ve all heard horror stories of the wars that go on behind closed doors between worship...
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Ultimate Guide to In Ear Monitors for Churches
What’s the big deal with in ear monitors? Does your church need them to be musically viable?...
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Getting The Best Out of Your Current Worship Team w/ Jason Houtsma
Worship Leaders often pray for God to send some new, professional musicians to their church and...
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Multigenerational Worship Leading
Healthy churches are filled with people from multiple generations: from Great-grandparents to...
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Transitions – Why They Matter and How To Master Them
Transitions between songs are one of the most important, and often the most overlooked, part of...
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Humility, Brokenness and Authenticity As A Leader
What does God desire in our worship and worship leading? One word: Brokenness. In our worship and...
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What To Do When A Team Member Sins
Every one of your team members has sin in their life (including you!) but where does it cross the...
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Multiply Your Ministry Effectiveness
Want to do 100 times more ministry than you’re currently doing? Want to have a...
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Playing In Parts – How To Sound Like A Professional Band
Want to help your worship team sound more professional? Then it’s time to start arranging...
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8 Tricks to Improve Your Stage Presence
How do you look on stage? Is your body language helping or hindering people from worship? We...
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Creating A Culture of Musical Excellence On Your Worship Team
Does God care how our music sounds? Should we? In today’s episode we tackle the theology /...
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3 Things About Prophetic Worship
With churches like Bethel and Jesus Culture gaining in popularity and influencing the worship...
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6 Tips for Great Worship Team Rehearsals
Worship Teams spend lots of time in rehearsals, so it’s important that our rehearsals are as...
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7 Traits of a Good Worship Team Member
What makes a good team member? What are the traits and characteristics of a good worship team...
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