The Worship Catalyst Podcast

A church member just went to a big-name worship concert and now they are dissatisfied with the worship culture at your church. This is a reality in today's worship ministry climate. Join us as Austin sits down with Stephen and Lane to discuss what we should be learning from large worship concerts... and what we should not be learning. Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? D...

Has a bad singer ever auditioned for your praise team? If so, you'll love this episode of the Worship Leader Essentials Podcast. Austin sits down with Stephen Handley and Lane Wood to discuss how we can avoid these moments if possible, but then handle them with grace when they come up. Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship leaders &...

Why is worshiping God such a big deal in churches that are persecuted? In this episode, Austin sits down with missiologist and church planter, Neal Creecy, to discuss the various areas of persecution in the world and how worship is helping these heroes through it.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship leaders & pastors around you! Also,...

Last time, Austin sat down with 3 seasoned worship leaders to discuss how to win your team. This week, they're all back discussing mistakes anyone can make that can ensure you start to lose the trust of your team.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship leaders & pastors around you! Also, leave a rating and review so it makes it easie...

What do the  classroom, the sports field, the business office and the worship team all have in common? Leaders who are either winning or losing their teams to themselves and the team mission. In this episode, Austin sits down with 3 seasoned team-leading worship leaders to learn some simple ways to keep your group rallied around your leadership and the shared mission.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE...

Many worship leaders feel like they need to go to worship leading school, Bible college, or have a long career in Christian ministry. Apparently, that's not the case. In this episode, Austin sits down with Jonathan Quick and hears about his journey to becoming a worship leader. Jonathan also drops plenty of wisdom along the way.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us...

Is band practice and church the most energetic and “looked forward to” time of your team’s week? It can (and should) be. In this episode Austin hangs out with Nichole Paulos to discuss 10 ways to turn your team time into a party...all in less than 17hrs and  53mins.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship leaders & pastors around you! Also...

As a leader, understanding the doctrine of worship can be really overwhelming. Entire degrees in college and seminary are devoted to understanding worship holistically. But for the normal worship leader, who does not have a worship leading degree (and this is the VAST majority of you), what do you really need to know? In this podcast, Austin unpacks 4 primary scriptures about worship that you can...

It's amazing the emotional, spiritual and relational difference a few hours can make when it's focused on the right things. Your band and arts team can take leaps forward just like Stephen's. He is Austin's guest on this episode. In one short weekend, he saw his team connect like never before and get completely together on their shared mission.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did...

When we think of worship leading, we often think about stages and bands and large crowds and technology. But sometimes worship is led in a home, or apartment, or around a camp fire. In this episode, Austin reflects on his most recent worship leading journey...leading in his home with only 15 people in attendance. Some things about leading remain the same, but many of them change. Watch the VIDEO P...

We can either talk or we can communicate. If you have any role of communicating (leading a team, leading a church, leading worship, leading a family), you will grow from this podcast. Austin sits down with Michelle Mendoza of FindYourVoice.fun and teaches us how to communicate using entertainment, engagment, information and inspiration. Michelle also gives you information on how to get a FREE copy...

We all make changes...or at least we should. But many leaders are notoriously bad at changing things the right way. In this episode, Austin interviews Margaret Menger, a change expert, and discusses how leaders could and should navigate all kinds of changes for the most buy-in and greatest results! Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship leader...

Do you wish your crowd would engage in worship songs like the crowds you see of the biggest worship bands on youtube? There are 3 ways to move your church in that direction. In this podcast, Austin highlights those 3 ingredients and provides a new tool from Worship Catalyst to help your congregation experience God more fully than ever before! To order 12 or more copies of My Devoted Response, emai...

Do you have students in your worship band? Or do you WANT to? Joe Lindamood, worship leader and student pastor sits down with Austin to discuss the differences in leading student worship leaders/team members and adults. This conversation is eye-opening and affects all of us as leaders. Joe's email address if you have any questions for him: josephLindamood@catcorlando.com MY DEVOTED RESPONSE:...

Not very often do you get a chance to look into the future. Have you ever wondered where we have been, what's been wrong and where we are going as churches in the west? How does that affect worship services and worship leading? Join Austin as he has these conversations and more with Jeff Christopherson, author of Once You See: Seven Temptations of the Western Church. Once you see how church C...

Does your church do announcements as a part of the service? If so, have you ever wondered where to put them, how to have them not break the flow, or if you really should have them at all? If so, this podcast is for YOU! Nichole Paulos joins the podcast to interview Austin as they discuss 5 Announcement RULES and 5 Announcement TIPS. 5 Announcement rules: 1.Only 3 announcements. No more. 2.Announce...

Well...it's time to transition. You're either a worship leader who needs a new place to serve or a pastor who needs a new worship ministry leader. What do you do? AND...what are most churches looking for when they hire a new worship leaader? These questions and more are answered as Austin sits down with Todd Rukes, Director of Rukes Group, a firm that specializes in helping churches find...

Do you want to be a point guard or a coach...a worship leader or a leader of worship leaders? The choice is yours...and the path is on this podcast. Sean Patrick and Jeff Nail join Austin to discuss their own journeys, and the things they have learned in moving from simply leading worship every week to developing a deep bench of leaders who are constantly growing in their abilities to lead.  Watch...

This is the second part of Austin's conversation with musician, band leader, and worship leader, Corey Coogan. In this episode they finish the discussion of how to approach your band dynamics with excellence and become the best sounding band you can. (Part 2 of 2) The Worship Leader Essentials Podcast will return in 2023 with more content to help you do more with less! To stay in the know wit...

Do you want YOUR band to sound the best it absolutely can? Then this is the podcast for you. Join experienced musician, band leader and worship leader Corey Coogan as he discusses how to approach your band dynamics with excellence and become the best sounding band you can. (Part 1 of 2) Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship leaders & past...

What do you think about when you are planning your Christmas services? Tradition? Doing something completely new? Worship Leader, Sean Patrick sits down with Austin Ryan to discuss his approach to planning Christmas services.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship leaders & pastors around you! Also, leave a rating and review so it makes i...

Is everybody on your team heading in the same direction? If you asked each of them what the team's mission and their own personal mission is, would all the answers be the same? Why is that important? In this episode, Austin sits down with experienced team leader Jon Acosta to discuss why and how we keep everybody on the same page.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do u...

Should your services be liturgical? Or is that just for "boring" churches?  On this episode of the Worship Leader Essentials podcast, Austin sits down with worship leaders Ben Lunn and Jeff nail to discuss the definition of liturgy and why (or why not) we should incorporate it in our churches.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you enjoy this episode? Do us a favor and share with worship...

Do you pay any of your tech team leaders? Should you be? This is a tricky question with lots of and lots of variables. In this episode, Austin sits down with dream team media team members Mike Mychaczuk and Garrett Garner to discuss answers to these questions: When SHOULD you consider paying technologists and When should you NOT consider paying technologists.  Watch the VIDEO Podcast HERE Did you...

Tech people are weird. Let's face it. They have this guru-level understanding of all things electricity, knobs and flows of current. And their jedi-weirdness sometimes makes them tough to lead. But if you are a worship leader or pastor, you must lead everyone. In this episode, Austin sits down with self-proclaimed weirdos Mike Mychalczuk and Garrett Garner to discuss the nuances of leading pe...