The Church Collective Worship Leader Podcast

In this episode, Miles talks to For All Seasons about: What it's like joining a church for a weekend while they tour. Leading worship in the morning and then leading a concert at night. Leading, working, and living at Hume Lake Christian Camps Trusting God's leading after college at Biola. Recording the new worship album in Nashville. Touring and what's next for the band. For more information abou...

Miles talks with Aaron about: The idea of worship and justice. How Aaron got involved in worship ministry in Northern Ireland. The church landscape in Ireland. How worship is more than music. The art of taking simple truth and creating music from them. (Check out Jesus Healer) The power of coming together in corporate worship. The balance of loving God and loving your neighbor. The process of reco...

Miles talks with Zach about: Their name change from Citizens to Citizens and Saints. Zach's resignation from Mars Hill. Their heart for Jesus to be seen through their music. The process for recording their new project. The details on the studio. A rundown of the tracks on their new album. Their plans for chord charts and resources. Their upcoming touring plans.

In this episode I talked with Chris and Jon about some practical worship guitar tips as well as hear the heart behind their upcoming guitar workshops. In this episode we talk about: The value of connecting with other worship leaders. The story behind the start of these workshops. Jon's journey to becoming a worship leader. The influence of Carl Lentz and Hillsong on his life. The worship leader's...

In this episode we talk about: The songwriting process at River City. The value in having one large team of players and leaders. The process they go through to decide which new songs get introduced at their church. The challenge of crafting songs and giving control to River City. How they help their songwriters create better music. How they introduce new songs to their church. How they filter thei...

Scott and I dig deep with Spence and Seth from Crosspointe in Valdosta, GA about their song Arise that has really started seeing traction in churches. Here's the rundown: How they wrote Arise. The people involved in creating the song over the course of a year. How their pastor was involved in writing the song. How they introduced the song to their church. The recording process. The evolution of th...

Brian Campbell and I give some great advice for integrating click tracks in your worship services.

I had a really great conversation with Chris Sligh about: What it was like growing up in a family that was deeply involved in ministry. How he came to know God and really make his faith his own. His first job at a church doing youth worship and youth pastoring. How he was involved in multi-site work at seacoast church just as it was starting. Why he decided to try out for American Idol and how God...

This week's episode features Aaron and Hope from Fellowship Creative: Miles and I chat with them about: How Fellowship Creative ties in to Fellowship Church. Their process for getting people involved in worship ministry. What they do to get young people involved in leading worship. Their discipleship process for team members. Plus a bunch more just great practical worship leading insights!

In this episode I had a chance to chat with Spence Parkerson about his ministry and the heart behind his new book The Gospel Centered Worship Leader: Raising Up Worshipers Who Lead. It's been great to get to know Spence over this past year and if you haven't gotten his book yet, you really need to! Here are some highlights from our talk: The importance of replicating ourselves as worship leaders....

Miles, Casey, and myself had a great conversation with Toby and Matt from the band Emery and Bad Christian. In this episode we chat about: The heart behind their new venture: Bad Christian. Their book: Bad Christian, Great Savior and the process of writing it. Their podcast and what it's all about. How the new Emery album is coming. Miles and Casey make a plea for Emery to come to San Luis Obispo....

In this episode we talk about: How Kings Kaleidoscope came together. Where they draw their musical inspiration from. Chad's experience in serving at the local church. Their new partnership with Bad Christian How their new EP was recorded in one night. The importance of strong theology in your songwriting. Chad's favorite song on the EP. Upcoming plans for a new album and tour. How they're transiti...

In this episode of the podcast we have interviews with Jadon Lavik and Crystal Lewis. If you're in southern california, you're going to want to head to An Easter Together. Be sure to check it out! Here are some highlights from the convo with Jadon: How he got involved in worship ministry. The influence Rick Muchow had on him. How he moved from being a touring artist to now pouring in to the local...

In this episode I talk with Dave Helmuth of adlib music about: How Dave got involved in worship ministry. The value of being faithful daily to God. How he started coaching other worship leaders. The identity of the worship leader. We then talk with Josh White about how his upcoming conference at his church in Las Vegas. We talk about: The heart behind offering this conference. A couple contributor...

In this episode I had the chance to chat with Kari Jobe about: The process of bringing together so many worship leaders and musicians. The story behind the song "Forever" on her new album. Her definition of worship. How she prepares spiritually before leading worship. The value of having your team members lead devotionals The latest book that's she's reading: Hosting the Presence: Unveiling Heaven...

Wow, what an honor it was to be able to chat with Wisdom from the All About Worship Podcast! If you haven't subscribed to his podcast, you really need to! In this episode we talk about: How Wisdom got involved in worship ministry. The balance of doing a full time job while working on All About Worship. How All About Worship started. His role as a social media strategist. How to structure life to h...

This episode has your whole worship ministry covered. We start with an interview with Jeff McIntosh of Church Motion Graphics. We talk about: How Jeff got involved in creating graphics for worship. The power of someone believing in you and pushing you forward in ministry. The value of technology in the worship service. His great new e-book The Worship Media Handbook. Great practical tips for the t...

In this episode we talk about: The launch of the downtown campus for Mars Hill. Their new campus that launched just over a year ago. How their new building was the first church in Seattle. How the new space was involved in the recording of their latest album. How Cam works as the worship leader at his campus and his relationship with the other worship leaders. The story behind the revelation of Je...

This week's episode is awesome! Miles interviews Cam Huxford from Ghost Ship. We talk about: How he got involved in worship leading. How he came to be a worship leader for Mars Hill and how Ghost Ship started. The value of serving in ministry rather than looking for a position. His calling to urban ministry. The rundown of who's involved in Ghost Ship.

I talk with Brian Campbell about how he got involved in worship ministry and just had a wonderful conversation. Some highlights: The value of pouring in to young people. Being faithful with small things leads to big things in Christ. Focusing on putting others above yourself. How Brian got involved in touring ministry. How going to other churches is more about equipping the teams. The balance betw...

I had a great time talking with Shalon Palmer about his Padloops and ministry in general. We chat about: How he started making padloops. How worship leaders are using the padloops to enhance worship. How he's recently started going to school at Gateway. The value of getting an education as a worship leader.