Worship Podcast & Blog
Songs. We sing a lot of them. We write them. We hear them. We pick them out for every weekend service.
If you’re a worship leader, songs are your currency. You can’t exist without them.
For me, songs are a love/hate relationship. I enjoy them. I like singing them. But when it comes to worship, I feel like we tend to worship them.
Wouldn’t that be interesting if the very vehicle designed to help us worship actually kept us from worshiping?
What does it take to be a great worship leader?
If I polled pastors and worship leaders across the world, I’m sure we’d see a common thread of common skills necessary to fulfill the role with excellence.
We’d talk about heart and passion. We’d talk about vocal ability. We’d discuss musicality and band leadership. We’d talk about leadership – the ability to lead a team, grow a team, and maintain momentum. We may even agree on discipleship – the ability to reproduce other leaders.
But what if there were other disciplines and skills that sustain a worship leader beyond mere leadership savvy and musical talent? What if there was something deeper than just have a “passion for worship” or a “passion for God?”
We have too many kids with guitars and not enough shepherds.” – Dustin Smith
One of my favorite people to talk to about worship is Dustin Smith. Tacos is also another great topic of conversation. And this chat involves both. Dustin leads many streams in his ministry, Here Be Lions, and we talk all about what God is doing.
But also consider this podcast a good kick in the pants. It’s honest. It’s challenging. It’s important.
Enjoy!
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Have you ever been so frustrated you don’t know what to do?
Or walked through a trial for so long that you’ve almost given up hope? Dealt with a mental illness that made you question your sanity?
Walked through sickness, divorce, death of a family member, or faced bankruptcy?
If not, you are leading people who are.
We are married to our mission but we’re dating our vision.” – Andy Stanley
I’ve always admired the work of Andy Stanley and North Point’s vision to create a church where unbelievers want to come.
And today we have the honor of hearing from Seth Condrey, one of North Point’s worship leaders and part of the North Point InsideOut band. These guys are releasing some incredible music.
But even more moving is Seth’s journey to faith in Christ and how he became a worship leader. Simply incredible. We talk about his testimony, stories behind the songs off their new EP Nothing Ordinary, building a worship team from scratch, basketball, and more.
Enjoy!
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