David Santistevan, Author at Beyond Sunday Worship

Jul 18 2013

#12: Musicality for the Worship Musician: An Interview with Ben Gowell [Podcast]

Though great gear is important, it doesn’t make you a great musician.

Great music comes from the heart, mind, and hands of a hard working person.

I had the opportunity to sit down with my friend Ben Gowell and discuss all things musicality, local church ministry, working with Paul Baloche, and electric guitar gear.

Ben is a massively talented producer, mixer, worship leader, songwriter, and lead guitarist. He plays guitar for Paul Baloche, Sara Groves, Michael W Smith, and does a host of session work as well.

Pull out the moleskins, folks. Time to take copious notes 🙂

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Jul 16 2013

How Do You Find New Worship Songs?

On a recent blog post we discussed how to navigate the massive sea of worship songs and pick the best ones.

As worship leaders we need to be intentional about how we choose our songs. But the questieon still remains:

Where? Where do I look to find songs?

A valid question. The internet is a big place and knowing where to look is half the battle. Below is a brief list of ways I discover new music.

But get your comments ready, because I want to hear how you discover new music.

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Jul 12 2013

8 Questions Every Worship Leader Must Ask When Choosing Songs

I’m often asked how I choose songs.

Let’s face it. There are thousands upon thousands of worship songs. Even with all of us combined, we could never sing them all.

There are many worship songs I like that I never lead. There’s also a lot of worship songs others lead that I don’t like.

I have a specific criteria for how I choose them.

These 8 questions give me a framework for choosing songs. I hope they’ll help you too.

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Jul 08 2013

On Reading Books And Actually Applying What You Learn

I love to read.

It’s not odd for me to be juggling four or five books at the same time. But the problem is that it creates a gnawing sense of stress.

In the back of my mind, I’m thinking about how I rarely finish books. Or apply anything.

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Jul 03 2013

#11: The Heart, Art, And Science Of Worship Team Flow [Podcast]

The idea of flowing in the Spirit can be a turn-off to many.

We’ve seen enough crazies to know we don’t want to be “that guy.”

The problem is that worship isn’t simply a performance of worship songs. It’s participation in the living, ever-present, life-changing presence of God.

Yea, that changes things.

In today’s episode, that’s what we discuss. There’s also an interview with Shalon Palmer, creator of a great new flow resource called Pad Loops.