Beyond Sunday Worship

Worship Podcast

#16: I Was Wrong, I’m Sorry, & I Love You: An Interview With Derek Webb [Podcast]

I-was-wrongToday’s podcast could be considered a “Special Edition”.

I had the privilege of sitting down with one of my favorite singer/songwriters, Derek Webb.

You may know Derek from his days with Caedmon’s Call or his prolific solo career over the last ten years. Such an incredible songwriter.

In this conversation we talk about his new album, “I Was Wrong, I’m Sorry, & I Love You” as well as his thoughts about worship music and worship ministry.

While Derek isn’t a “worship leader”, his perspective on life and music is challenging for anyone involved with music in the church.

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The Worship Musician’s Guide To Memorizing Music

number-memorizationOne of the greatest decisions we ever made to our worship team was to memorize our music.

It has helped our stage presence, our stage cleanliness, and improved our musicality. But this doesn’t come easy. Memorizing anything can be hard, especially the older you get.

At least, that’s what we’ve conditioned ourselves to believe.

But what if you started to tell yourself a different story? That you could memorize your music. And not only memorize it, but play with a greater level of musicality and passion than ever before?

I don’t know about you, but that excites me. And I know you can do it. I’ve seen it happen to myself and dozens of musicians at my church.

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#15: Creating An Intentional Worship Team Culture [Podcast]

one-worship-collectiveWhether you like it or not, you are building a culture in your worship team.

If you’re not intentional, others will create it for you.

In today’s episode, I provide a teaching on intentional worship team culture as well as share an interview with Ryan Williams of River Valley Music.

We talk about their team’s culture at River Valley, their worship music, as well as the new Integrity Music release, One: A Worship Collective.

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A Powerful Question Every Worship Leader Should Be Asking

465699597_b27d4ed0b7_bIf you lead worship, there’s a question you should be asking on a constant basis.

Not…what songs should I do?

What creative elements can I add?

How skinny is too skinny when it comes to jeans?

Should we use two electric guitars?

What loops are we going to use?

These questions are great, but there’s something that needs needs to come first. The problem is, so few are asking this.

We can be so caught in our worship subcultures that we don’t see clearly enough to ask this most important question.

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5 Leadership Actions To Take After A Ministry Train Wreck

A few weeks ago, I was stressed out of my mind.

I love when a plan comes together, but this wasn’t one of those moments.

I had a musician cancel, last minute. During the service, we lost track of the click. No one in the congregation seemed to engage with the songs.

My voice was weak and tired and I felt like everyone was staring me down in disgust. I swear I saw a few tomatoes fly past my head.

I wanted to crawl in a hole and forget this service ever happened. Ever been in a situation like this?

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