Archives for November 2014

Nov 27 2014

#68: Housefires Music, Intimate Worship, & Making Space For God In Your Gatherings [Podcast]

I don’t know about you, but I’m after the real thing in worship.

It’s not enough to sing the songs, go through the motions, and feel good about how we executed our plans.

We need God – His nearness, His Word, His voice, His sovereign move.

That’s what I love about Housefires Music. I was joined by Matt Reynolds and Pat Barret for this interview.

Matt is the lead pastor of Grace Midtown and lead visionary for Housefires Music. Pat is the lead singer & songwriter.

Their church is the real deal. Their hearts are the real deal. And this music may be the most powerful thing you’ve listened to all year. No joke. It’s that good.

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Nov 25 2014

The Discouragement Of Local Church Worship Leading (and how to overcome it)

Ever feel like you’re all alone and no one understands?

It’s impossible to serve and labor in the local church and not be discouraged at times.

I feel there is a unique discouragement for worship leaders due to the nature of combining art and ministry.

Are we artists or are we pastors? Are we creatives or are we managers?

Do we make art or do we lead and mobilize people?

For most of us, the answer to these questions is “yes.” We juggle numerous identities in one multi-faceted job description.

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Nov 21 2014

#67: Kim Walker Smith On Boldness In Worship, Jesus Culture, Christmas Music, & Being A Messenger

When it comes to pursuing Jesus, there’s only one way to come: with boldness.

We have been given access into His presence by a new and living way. So we come trembling in awe yet with the confidence of sons and daughters.

That’s what I love about the ministry of Kim Walker Smith. She is bold, takes risks, and listens to what the Holy Spirit is saying.

We talk about that as well as Jesus Culture music, her new Christmas album, and about carrying a message, not just talent.

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Nov 19 2014

The Truth About Passionate Worship: Are We Getting it All Wrong?

Worship.

How would you define it?

Hearing that word almost creates confusion.

It has become so many things. Songs, services, singing, and industry.

Records, sold-out shows, iTunes charts, and royalty checks.

Jobs, productions, and emotional feelings.

But what is it…really? More than anything, we need to get this right. Worship is foundation – it’s the rock that everything is built upon.

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Nov 13 2014

#66: Clayton Brooks On The Oaks Fellowship, Brutal Honesty, & Dying To The Praise Of Man

Sometimes you just have to be honest. You have to strip away the game and get real with God.

As worship leaders we have a tendency to live in a world of comparison, criticism, man pleasing, and self centeredness. But without pure, honest, real hearts of desperation for God, we have nothing.

That’s what I love about this conversation with Clayton Brooks. Clayton is the Worship Pastor at the Oaks Fellowship in Red Oak, Texas.

Clayton’s story is a call to obedience, to face what’s uncomfortable, to be the real thing. You excited to hear this?

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