A conversation with Andy Squyres is one the leaves you a little more brave, thoughtful, and thankful. It’s like the opposite of talking to someone who hates everything.

But what’s interesting is Andy speaks his mind when it comes to modern worship and corporate songwriting. But he loves the church. And he’s a worship pastor.

If you’ve never heard of Andy, you need to check out his music. It’s life giving and quite refreshing. And my prayer is that this interview causes you to dig a little deeper with your art, pray a little harder for the people of God, and live your life for the Kingdom of Heaven.

We talk about the problem with most corporate worship songs, the life of a Worship Pastor, poetry over platitudes, leading people, and more.

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Such an honor to welcome Nancy Beach to the podcast. Nancy was the Programming Director at Willow Creek for over 20 years, one of the main teaching pastors, and one of the founders of the church. She is a world class coach and an amazing leader.

Nancy and I both do work with an incredible organization called Slingshot Group – an organization committed to building remarkable teams through staffing and coaching.

In this interview we talk about art in the church, pitfalls for young (and old) leaders, breaking out of creative ruts, and more. This. Is. So. Good.

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I started in my dorm room. Sometimes we would worship for a few hours. Sometimes we would go the whole night.” – Sean Feucht

What I love about this interview with Sean Feucht (and Sean’s new record) is the lesson that a fiery passion for Jesus is something that needs continual cultivation. If not, Christianity can slip into a maintenance of rules and regulations where our lives look no different than the world around us.

Sean’s passion inspires me. And I hope you’re inspired as well. His new record, Wild, is a raw, live worship experience that is in no hurry when it comes to the presence of God.

In this interview we talk about Sean’s ministry to the nations, songwriting, and the new record. While this is a shorter interview, it packs a lot in just a few minutes.

Enjoy!

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Coresound Pads are my favorite pad loops on the market.  If you’re looking for a way to raise the quality and sound of your worship team, this is probably the easiest way to do that.

And Coresound now has a powerful, easy-to-use pads-player app called PADS LIVE that helps you transform your worship service’s atmosphere INSTANTLY by downloading and playing their top-rated pad loops on the fly from your mobile device.  This is an POWERFUL tool for worship leaders at any-size church.

If you go to PadsLive.com, you can link to download the app for FREE, which also comes with all of Coresound’s Pads in the key of D for free.  You can let the pads loop infinitely, crossfade gently into the next pad or into silence, and build songs & playlists.  And when you’re ready to unlock all 12 keys instead of just the key of D, you can purchase and download those pads directly within the app.

Now the app doesn’t take promo codes, BUT if you buy a Pads Bundle online from Coresound and use the promo code BEYONDSUNDAY, you’ll get an additional 20% off your purchase.  And your online purchase WILL unlock those very same pads within the app, as well as let you download the 20-minute MP3s to use the pads elsewhere.

In This Episode You’ll Hear More About:

• Updates on the Bethel Music Tour
• How Sean was called into ministry
• How to grow in spontaneous worship
• Tips for creating a strong, prophetic worship culture in your team
• Songwriting process

Resources Mentioned:

• Show Sponsor: Coresound Pads
• Music: Wild by Sean Feucht
• Website: Sean Feucht

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Question: What was your biggest takeaway from this interview with Sean? You can leave a comment by clicking here.

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Great to welcome Mack Brock back to the podcast. Mack is an incredible worship leader, songwriter, and producer. Formerly from Elevation Worship, Mack has embarked on a new season in his life.

In this episode, we talk all about that transition, working at Elevation, new seasons, songwriting, song stories, working with Rita Springer, Ableton Live, and more.

Enjoy!

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This episode is brought to you by the Pads Live app from Coresound Pads.

Coresound Pads are my favorite pad loops on the market.  If you’re looking for a way to raise the quality and sound of your worship team, this is probably the easiest way to do that.

And Coresound now has a powerful, easy-to-use pads-player app called PADS LIVE that helps you transform your worship service’s atmosphere INSTANTLY by downloading and playing their top-rated pad loops on the fly from your mobile device.  This is an POWERFUL tool for worship leaders at any-size church.

If you go to PadsLive.com, you can link to download the app for FREE, which also comes with all of Coresound’s Pads in the key of D for free.  You can let the pads loop infinitely, crossfade gently into the next pad or into silence, and build songs & playlists.  And when you’re ready to unlock all 12 keys instead of just the key of D, you can purchase and download those pads directly within the app.

Now the app doesn’t take promo codes, BUT if you buy a Pads Bundle online from Coresound and use the promo code BEYONDSUNDAY, you’ll get an additional 20% off your purchase.  And your online purchase WILL unlock those very same pads within the app, as well as let you download the 20-minute MP3s to use the pads elsewhere.

In This Episode You’ll Hear More About:

• New seasons
• How Do it Again has been an anthem for Mack
• Why worship leaders need to lead with authority
• The story behind Mack’s transition from Elevation Church
• Trusting God in the midst of doubt and uncertainty
• Moving out of the producer’s chair
• Using Ableton Live for creativity, not just a utility

Resources Mentioned:

• Show Sponsor: Coresound Pads
• Music: Greater Things by Mack Brock
• Podcast: Phil Wickham on the Songwriting Process
• Software: Ableton Live

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Question: What was your biggest takeaway from this interview with Mack? You can leave a comment by clicking here.

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There’s always trends, but a good instrument, played well, with a good melody, will almost always be relevant.” – John Mark McMillan

There’s something inspiring about sitting down with a seasoned songwriting veteran in his prime. John Mark McMillan is a legend with no signs of slowing down. His music keeps getting better.

My first interview with John Mark was one of my favorites of all time. His perspective on creativity, honesty, and a flat-out love for music is so inspiring. And this conversation doesn’t disappoint.

We talk about his new projects, upcoming projects, metaphorical vs direct songwriting, new instruments, touring, and so much more.

Enjoy!

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