Worship Podcast
Last night was a beautiful moment of worship – the kind every worship leader longs for.
No, it wasn’t that the sound was pristine, in ear mixes where perfect, or the band was tight. It wasn’t even that the songs were particularly great. It didn’t even involve a massive crowd.
It all started with screaming children.
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I don’t know about you, but I love discovering new worship music.
Especially worship music that is creative, real, challenging, honest, and different. Welcome to the music of Aaron Strumpel. Aaron is very prolific artist who wastes no time creating great art over the last 8 years: 6 solo full length albums, 5 solo EPs, 6 collaborative full length albums, and plenty more.
Ever get frustrated by another musician you work with? If you haven’t, you’re lying.
Think about it: musicians of different generations, unique styles, different preferences, varying degrees of skill, different goals – all placed on the same stage. There’s nothing like a worship team!
This weekend I was having a conversation with one of the drummers on my team, a great friend. He’s a good drummer – passionate, great feel, good sense of time, loves Jesus, and has the kind of attitude any worship leader would envy.
But even with all these positives in place, something was amiss. Something sounded off.
So began a great conversation that changed everything.
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This week’s podcast is all about keeping things fresh.
Without a doubt, we all get stuck in ruts. We go through the motions. We get stale in our leadership. In order to be a great worship leader, we need to cultivate a massive imagination – to see more and more of God in His Word and in the world, to learn new musical ideas, to step into what is unknown.
No, it’s not the fact that you’re not talented enough. It’s not the fact that you’re too old, too young, too busy, or too dumb.
On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you as a musician…really?