Beyond Sunday Worship

Worship Podcast

What Makes A Healthy Team Culture?

Is your team on a pursuit? Is that how you would describe the culture of your team?

The Apostle Paul was all about it:

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:12-14).

Press on.

Forgetting what lies behind.

Straining forward.

The upward call of God.

Let’s explore two aspects of what makes for a healthy worship culture.

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#179: Steffany Gretzinger on Struggle, Stage Presence, & Vulnerability in Music [Podcast]

I love those conversations that leave you feeling convicted. Challenged. Called higher.

After talking with Steffany Gretzinger I had to repent of my apathy. This girl is a bright flame for the glory of God. And her new music isn’t half bad either 🙂

We talk about the new album, stage presence, parenting, songwriting, mending relationships, and more.

This is so, so good!

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13 Reasons Why Your Church Isn’t Engaging In Worship

On a scale of 1-10, how engaged is your church?

Do you look forward to worshiping on Sunday or are you worried that everyone in the room hates you?

It’s frustrating, isn’t it? To put so much time and effort into preparing for Sunday…to be met only by staring (sometimes glaring) faces. Why don’t people engage?

While you’d like to blame it on their lack of spiritual depth, it’s most likely something you can work on. Of course, that’s a general statement. There are other factors at work. But this is something I’ve observed in my own leadership for 18 years as well as coaching many other worship leaders and teams.

How should we approach engagement? Should be obsess over it, counting the number of hands that are raised? Is that worship leader success?

Or should we forget about it and just pursue Jesus? I’ve seen both. The right answer is somewhere in the middle. We can’t ignore engagement, because we’re called to lead the church. It’s our responsibility to help them discover their voice in this midst of their victory and trial.

But we also can’t obsess over it because that’s just an adventure in missing the point.

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#178: Brett Younker & Melodie Malone on Passion, Leading People, & The Next Generation [Podcast]

We continually try to put the cross in front of people.” – Melodie Malone

Any chance I get to talk to anyone from the Passion movement is a good day. I love this ministry and how they’ve led the next generation to abandon for Jesus for so many years.

This podcast is a chat with Brett Younker & Melodie Malone from the Passion Band. We talk about the new record, Whole Heart, as well as leading youth in worship, favorite songs, shepherding people, Passion 2018, and more.

Some serious heart stuff in here, my friends. Get ready!

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What Every Leader Needs, But Few Possess

Just because you’re a leader doesn’t mean you have this. It doesn’t just come with the title.

It also doesn’t just show up because you’re busy. It’s an intentional choice to become this kind of leader.

What kind of a leader, might you ask? An influencing leader.

Have you ever been frustrated in your leadership? Like you wish your team would just “get it”? You’ve seen other great teams and wish yours would get the memo?

If you’re not modeling what you want to see happen, there won’t be congruency in your team.

  • If you want a worshiping team, lead the way in intimate, give-it-your-all worship.
  • If you want a prepared team, be the leader who is more prepared than anyone else.
  • If you want a more creative team, challenge yourself to more personal creative exploration.

Because it comes down to influence. You want to be the kind of person who influences. A great leader will influence their team to prime effectiveness. But not every leader is an influencer. Some leaders actually drive people the other direction because of their distance, lack of personality, terrible communication, or not caring enough.

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