Beyond Sunday Worship Leader Podcast

Show Sponsor: #1: How to Worship A King Video Series One of the questions I get most frequently is, “What book should I read with my worship team?” My answer, without a doubt is Bob Kauflin’s Worship Matters and Zach Neese’s “How to Worship a King.” Zach’s book is passionate, biblical, and perfect for teams. And now, partnered with Gateway Publishing,  How to Worship a King  has a video...

Show Sponsor: #1: How to Worship A King Video Series One of the questions I get most frequently is, “What book should I read with my worship team?” My answer, without a doubt is Bob Kauflin’s Worship Matters and Zach Neese’s “How to Worship a King.” Zach’s book is passionate, biblical, and perfect for teams. And now, partnered with Gateway Publishing,  How to Worship a King  has a video...

Listen Here Show Sponsor: #1: How to Worship A King Video Series One of the questions I get most frequently is, “What book should I read with my worship team?” My answer, without a doubt is Bob Kauflin’s Worship Matters and Zach Neese’s “How to Worship a King.” Zach’s book is passionate, biblical, and perfect for teams. And now, partnered with Gateway Publ...

Listen Here: Show Sponsor: Planning Center When I think of essentials for worship ministry, not many compare to  Planning Center . It’s a tool I use on a daily basis and works around the clock. Planning Center is all-in-one solution for scheduling our teams, coordinating schedules, communicating about weekend details, and getting responses from band members.  Maybe many of you use  Planning C...

Great to welcome Derek Johnson as a first time guest to the show. Derek is not only an artist and songwriter with Jesus Culture Music, but also the Worship Pastor at Jesus Culture Sacramento. In this podcast we talk new music, ministry at Jesus Culture, the tension of artistry and ministry, and more. Enjoy! Click to Listen Show Sponsor: Planning Center When I think of essentials for worship minist...

Click to Listen Show Sponsor: Planning Center When I think of essentials for worship ministry, not many compare to Planning Center . It’s a tool I use on a daily basis and works around the clock. Planning Center is all-in-one solution for scheduling our teams, coordinating schedules, communicating about weekend details, and getting responses from band members.  Maybe many of you use Planning...

Click to Listen In This Episode You’ll Hear More About: How Corey and his church/team have handled COVID-19 How to balance planned and spontaneous in weekend worship How to coach and develop worship leaders Communication with your Lead Pastor Desperation in worship Resources Mentioned: Show Sponsor: Planning Center Music: Heaven Come Closer by Madison Street Worship Subscription Links Subscr...

Click to Listen In This Episode, We Talk About… How Mosaic is handling COVID-19 Andy’s musical and Mosaic journey Andy’s role at Mosaic What makes the culture of Mosaic unique How to approach creative ideas in corporate worship Creativity vs Accessibility How to structure songwriting retreats Creative elements of the Human MSC project Creative constraints How to move on after wri...

A great leader is a great question asker.” Stan Endicott, Founder of Slingshot Group There are no shortage of leadership books in the world today. It seems like every day a new author or speaker is promoting the latest breakthrough formula for team success. If I’m honest, it can be tiresome. But there’s something about Improv Leadership that is different. The principles in this f...

It’s always a good day when Ryan Williams is on the podcast. I love River Valley Church and the culture that Ryan has helped to steward with River Valley Worship. Great songs, wonderful team. We talk about their new project Altars, creative & songwriting process, leading teams, and more! Enjoy: Click to Listen In This Episode You’ll Hear More About: Managing COVID-19 as a large mul...

For years I’ve admired the work of Eric Owyoung. He is a brilliant musician, but what makes Eric special is his production work and how he can capture an emotion through song. If you don’t know the name Eric Owyoung you may be more familiar with his work as Future of Forestry and more recently, Somniscape. He’s really creating some special music. In this interview we talk about n...

The ministry of Passion will always be close to my heart. The early records provided a soundtrack to new encounters with God and a strong call to ministry for me. Melodie Malone is an integral part of the team and in this interview we talk about what it’s like leading worship as an introvert and some highlights from Passion 2020. Enjoy! Click to Listen In This Episode You’ll Hear More...

Click to Listen: In This Episode You’ll Hear More About: How Steven started his career in music Steven’s early musical influences How Steven developed his “storytelling” songwriting style The story behind the new song/collaboration “Together” Creative Process Resources Mentioned: Music: Together (We’ll Get Through This) with Steven Curtis Chapman, Tasha Co...

What we do is a cross between a Saturday night Irish pub and a Sunday morning church service.” Gareth Gilkeson of Rend Collective Gareth Gilkeson is one of my favorite interviews for a few reasons. First off, he’s hilarious. Second, he’s not afraid to tell the truth and make fun of himself. Third, he’s a part of Rend Collective, which is a group of amazing people doing amaz...

Great to have Ryan Romeo back on the podcast to talk about this new book, “Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground.” Ryan is the co-founder of The Outcry Tour and a Creative Arts Pastor in Phoenix. This is such a great discussion about bouncing back from setbacks, setting goals, dreaming big, and more. Enjoy! Click to Listen Show Sponsor Is there a worship team tool you can’t live witho...

There isn’t a person who has had more influence on me as a songwriter and worship leader than Matt Redman. God has used him in a wonderful way around the world and he’s still the most humble, down-to-earth person you’ll ever meet. We connect once again to discuss the new record, Let There Be Wonder , and tackle topics such as getting older in ministry, dealing with fame, and song...

It’s refreshing to be around someone who has been with Jesus. Sean Curran is a refreshing voice who is more concerned with being in the presence of God than just making music. More than most, he has a leadership style that is disarming and invitational. In this interview we talk about vintage pianos, Passion 2020, creative process, songwriting, and more. Click to Listen Show Sponsor Is there...

Hearing of the life-changing power of the Gospel never gets old. How God can turn a life around is a glorious mystery and Stephen McWhirter’s testimony is no different. Stephen is a wonderful singer/songwriter and worship leader with a story of grace. In this interview we talk music, songwriting, and local church ministry, but we also hear Stephen’s story of redemption from meth addict...

What a joy to welcome Chris McClarney to the podcast. Chris is a gifted singer/songwriter and worship leader. We have a blast laughing, talking worship, songwriting, cooking, tiny hands, and more. Enjoy! Click to Listen Sponsor #1: Leadership Pathway I want to introduce you to one of my favorite organizations:  Leadership Pathway . Leadership Pathway helps churches find and then coach th...

Church planting is not for the faint of heart. I’m always inspired by the ones who head into a difficult area with the light of the Gospel and build from the ground up. Luke Hellebronth is the Worship Pastor at Gass Street Church, where Tim Hughes is the Lead Pastor. They are taking worship to the streets and making disciples in a very post Christian area. We talk church planting, creativity...

One of the worship leaders who’s had the most impact on me is Charlie Hall. I can think back to specific seasons of my life where Charlie’s music brought me through. Before I ever led worship or considered leading worship, Charlie’s early Passion records taught me so much about creativity, musicality, and how to lead people. I’m honored to have Charlie on the show this week...

Always great to have Cody Carnes on the podcast. The music this guy is releasing is so refreshing, disarming, and powerful. We catch up about life on the road, what it’s like being a husband/wife duo yet being separate artists, songwriting, parenting, and more. Click to Listen Enjoy! Sponsor #1: Leadership Pathway I want to introduce you to one of my favorite organizations: Leadership Pathwa...

Once or twice a year, I hope we have a train wreck Sunday.” Adam Russell Adam Russell is an entrepreneur, pastor, songwriter, worship leader, and Director of Vineyard Worship USA. Sound like a busy schedule? Adam and I catch up and talk about the history of the Vineyard, ways worship leaders need challenged today, winemaking, music, and more. Such a fun convo! Click to Listen Show Sponsor #1...

Great to have Mike Grayson from Cross Point Church on the show today. Mike is the Director of Worship Culture at Cross Point, a 5 campus church in Nashville, TN. He’s also an accomplished singer/songwriter, having toured as part of the band Mikeschair for 12 years. We discuss worship culture, leading a worship department across 5 campuses, contract worship leading, songwriting culture, and a...

Don Potter has been a musical and worship pioneer for over 50 years. I was first introduced to Don through the groundbreaking Morningstar albums of the 90s and early 2000s. Prophetic singing, spontaneous songs that lasted over 30 minutes. Here in this interview we dive deep into the Morningstar days, prophetic music, the dangers of fame, and spending time with Jesus. This may be my favorite interv...