Blog - Beyond Sunday Worship

Jul 07 2016

#127: Banning Liebscher On Jesus Culture, Process, & Developing A Root System [Podcast]

If you love the spotlight more than the secret place, you’re in trouble because it means you care more about pleasing people than pleasing God.” – Banning Liebscher

It’s quotes like this that make my conversation with Banning Liebscher so powerful. Banning is the founder & pastor of Jesus Culture. Jesus Culture began as a youth ministry at Bethel Church in Redding. 3 years ago Banning and his team moved to plant Jesus Culture Sacramento.

Banning is a visionary and a pastor at heart. We talk about his new book Rooted, the process of God, basketball, parenting, ministry, discipleship, and so much more.

Don’t miss this one, friends!

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Jul 05 2016

Practice Isn’t Enough: What Gives Musicians Longevity

A question I receive quite often is, “How do I get better?”

As a musician, that’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? How do we improve? How do we grow in mastery – building an intuitive relationship with our instruments?

Because many musicians start. They sign up for lessons. They go to music school. They buy an instrument. But far too many quit or never get started in the first place.

What’s the secret?

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Jun 30 2016

#126: A Behind The Scenes Look At The Worship Ministry Of Saddleback Church [Podcast]

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My role is to identify leaders who are very comfortable identifying other leaders and create space for them to access ministry.” – John Cassetto

I love conversations with worship pastors. Especially those who are more interested in raising others up over doing their own ministry. This is John Cassetto, Global Worship Pastor at Saddleback Church.

This interview covers a lot of ground. Consider it a field trip, a tour of how a successful worship ministry is run. From auditions, to vision, to songwriting, to discipleship, to potted succulents (yep), this interview has it all.

No one has it all figured out but one of the most effective things you can do is learn from those who are further down the road of ministry.

Enjoy!

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Jun 28 2016

A Challenge To The Frustrated Worship Leader

On a scale of 1 to 10, how frustrated are you?

I suppose that’s a sad way to open an article. I’m sorry.

But if I’m honest, not a week goes by where I don’t hear from a frustrated worship leader. That frustration centers around these issues.

Musicians who:

Show up late.
Have bad attitudes.
Don’t know the music.

I understand the struggle. You have a burning desire to see God move. You want to build a great team. You want to be unified and foster a unique, healthy, kingdom culture. But Daisey the Drama Queen is on your team and it doesn’t seem to be getting any easier.

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Jun 22 2016

Why Lyrics Might Not Be The Most Important Part Of Your Song

Who wants to write better songs?

I doubt anyone would answer “no” to such a question. If you’re a writer, you want to write better lyrics, better melodies, better songs – songs that connect, that minister, that set hearts on fire.

Much easier said than done, right? Great songwriting takes time and a tenacity to not finish until it’s, well…finished.

That’s why I want to pull back the curtain on my own writing a bit and share with you what I’m learning.

I love to study songwriting. Not just great books on songwriting, but listening to songwriters and studying how they write songs.

As a songwriter, I’m always wanting to develop and find new ways to craft lyric and melody. In the early days, I was all about the lyric.

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