Worship Ministry Training Podcast (For Worship Leaders)

In this bonus episode I answer a lot of practical questions that apply to both worship leaders AND worship team members. A list of the questions tackled is below. If you'd like access to coaching calls check out https://www.worshipministrytraining.com/ ---- What do you wish you knew about worship leading when first starting? - How do you deepen your anointing as a worship leader? - Besides Jesus,...

In this bonus episode I answer a lot of practical questions that apply to both worship leaders AND worship team members. A list of the questions tackled is below. If you'd like access to coaching calls check out https://www.worshipministrytraining.com/ ---- How do you communicate vocal parts to your singers? - How do you balance flowing in the spirit vs planning? - How do you play more cohesively...

What are the key factors that make up a healthy worship team? In this podcast episode, I talk with Jimmy Cooper from Hey Worship Leader about how to develop your core values, how to communicate them, how to exemplify them, and how to lovingly correct team members who are not living up to the agreed upon standards. Plus much more around the topics of team building and team culture. Enjoy and if you...

What is the Nashville Numbers System and how do we use it in worship? More importantly, how can we teach our musicians to understand and use the Nashville Numbers System? In this special bonus episode, I'm answering an Academy member's question on how he can practically teach his team the NNS (Nashville Number System) at his church.    Get 15 days of Worship Ministry Academy for $1: Get organized...

Most churches don't have money to hire professional sound techs. Usually, worship leaders get stuck being both worship pastor AND audio director. The problem is, most of us weren't trained in audio. To make matters worse, our churches usually aren't equipped with the latest and greatest sound gear. So how do we, as untrained audio engineers working with less-than-adequate gear, make our churches s...

I started a 2nd podcast! 🎉.  1-Minute Worship Tips (daily!)  Subscribe in your podcast app of choice. 🚩 Search, or Click Here for easy access. (or follow along on Social Media) 👇 Instagram  |  TikTok  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Linkeden 🔥 Free Worship Leader Starter Kit -  https://sendfox.com/lp/m8zwvr 📄 Free Devos for Worship Teams -  https://sendfox.com/lp/m5pkrx 💻 Free Worship Leader Cou...

What if the modern worship experience is incomplete? What if how we lead worship and what we include in our services is leaving our church malnourished? What if we aren't giving them the Biblical language and experiences they need to successfully navigate life as a believer? Can we do better? If so, what should our worship services look like? What elements should they include? These are all the qu...

All ministry is about discipleship. Jesus didn't call us to make music, but make disciples. So how do we as worship leaders disciple our teams? If you're not sure where to start, I'll give you 5 simple methods you can use to help your team grow spiritually. Enjoy! If this helped you, send it on to a friend! 🔥 Free Worship Leader Starter Kit -  https://sendfox.com/lp/m8zwvr 📄 Free Devos for Worsh...

A huge part of the modern worship sound is amazing sounding keyboards and synthesizers. But it's not just the sounds of the keys that matter. It's also how our keyboardists approach what they're playing. In this podcast episode, I talk with David Pfaltzgraff of Sunday Sounds about how our keyboardists should approach their playing in a modern worship, live band context. We discuss mindset, hand pl...

We can't expect anything from our worship team volunteers if we haven't clearly communicated what we want from them! The job of a leader is to provide clarity. Clarity around what we want our volunteers to do, why it matters, and how to do it successfully. In this episode, Jason Squires and I talk all about setting volunteer expectations for worship team members. If you were helped by this content...

It seems that since Covid, people's attention spans and commitment levels have plummeted to near zero. This is a problem when we're trying to lead a team! How do we get our scattered teams re-engaged, especially when it comes to responding to our digital communication (emails, texts, group chats, etc)? Should we expect responses in a timely manner? How can we train them to be more responsive? This...

Everybody wants to build a thriving worship team. The truth is, building anything in life is HARD! This is especially true regarding team building. Healthy teams take work, sacrifice, time, and COST us. In this episode, Jenni McGrew and I discuss 3 hard (unpopular) truths about team building. Jenni has a lot of depth and wisdom, so you'll want to see what the Lord is trying to speak specifically t...

The average church in America is 80 people. And the vast majority of churches in the US are under 200 people. Small churches are not small…they are actually NORMAL. Big churches are abnormal. So how can we stop comparing ourselves to big churches and try to be who God made us to be? How can we be excellent with what we have? Jason Houtsma from Worship Artistry joins me to discuss. We talk recruiti...

We live in a noisy world. But God speaks to us in a "still small voice". It's easy to miss. As worship leaders, we need to make time and space to hear from the Lord. We can't give to others if we're not receiving ourselves. But how do we do that in a world full of distractions? That's what I talk about this month with Andrea Olson from Overflow Worship . If this episode encouraged you, share it wi...

Many worship leaders have never been taught the purpose of a worship set. Nor have they been taught HOW to build a set that flows musically and thematically toward a climactic destination of God's glory and grandeur. If that sounds complicated, don't worry. This episode is me teaching a group of worship leaders how to improve their worship sets by understanding a few simple frameworks. By the time...

Many of us lost team members after the pandemic. In fact, some of us feel like our teams were decimated. We don't have enough musicians, and the musicians we DO still have are stressed and less reliable. How do we go about rebuilding  healthy  worship teams after Covid? That's exactly what I discuss with Brian Wahl (Worship Tutorials), Jenni McGrew (Worship Leader's Collective), and Jason Squires...

What if we've been focusing on the wrong goals in our worship ministry? What if social media / YouTube has convinced us that success in worship ministry means musical excellence, fancy production, and killer songwriting? But what if that's not actually what Jesus is measuring? The truth is, worship ministry has never really been about music. Jesus didn't ask us to make music. He asked us to make d...

Should all of our worship songs be addressed TO God? Is it weird to sing about God when He's right there in the room? When is a testimonial song appropriate in a worship set? Andi Rozier and I answer these questions for an Academy member in this episode. Be encouraged and forward this episode to a friend who you think would benefit!   Looking for great training? Try the  Worship Ministry Academy :...

How do we give negative feedback to a faithful team member? If a volunteer team member is doing something that we (or the congregation) doesn't like, are we allowed to tell them? If so, how should we go about it? Andi Rozier and I answer this question for one of our Academy members. We also discuss speaking between songs, since that is the primary issue in question. Enjoy this episode and pass it...

Have we boxed the Holy Spirit in? If God wanted to move and change our service order, would we allow Him? How can we balance spontaneity and planning in our worship services? That's what Andi Rozier and I answer for one of our Academy members. It  is  possible to be Spirit-led, well-planned, and still remain flexible to His in-the-moment promptings. Find out how in this episode.   Looking for grea...

How come some churches seem to have such passionate worship? Why do some congregations just engage more during the singing time? If you want to see greater participation from your congregation during worship, then this episode is for you! I have Andi Rozier back on the podcast (formerly of Vertical Worship), to help us learn how to build strong, passionate, worship cultures on our teams and in our...

What if your church had a graphic design team, a photography team, a film-making team, a dance team, and a theater team? Why couldn't you? Do you have people in your church who have those skill sets and passions? Why not let them use those creative gifts to build up and serve the church? That's exactly what Awaken Church has done! They have built creative teams of volunteers who are passionate abo...

This month I'm giving you another free lesson from my brand new Musical Excellence Course! This time we're talking about running efficient and effective worship rehearsals! Did you know it's possible to get through a full 5-song worship set twice within one hour, with everyone feeling comfortable with their parts and excited about the upcoming service? Yep! It's possible, and in this episode I'm g...

This month I'm giving you a free lesson from my brand new Musical Excellence Course! I'll be teaching you 14 ways to better lead the vocalists and background singers on your worship team. These are super practical tips, so get a pen, jot some down, and try them out next week in your worship ministry! Great worship ministries have great worship singers, and these tips will help you get there! Insid...

This month, I had the chance to be interviewed by Matt McCoy from Loop Community for their podcast! Matt and I talk about how to think of your ministry in terms of rhythms and systems. How can you do the right things, at the right times, in the right ways, to bring about the right results? You can design your ministry to get specific desired outcomes. Are you thinking strategically about what task...