Creativity – that may be the easy part.

But what if you’re responsible for leading, managing, and advancing a creative department in your church?

I had the honor talking with Stephen Brewster about this very thing. Stephen is the Creative Arts Pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN. He leads the creative team for a church of 5 campuses.

I’m not going to lie, but this is one of my favorite interviews so far on the podcast. So practical, down to earth, and close to what we all experience as local church worship leaders.

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Local church ministry is all about working with and through others.

Whether you’re on staff at a large church with multiple worship staff or you’re the lone volunteer worship leader at a smaller church, collaboration is the name of the game.

I had the honor of chatting with a few guys from Vertical Church Band. Vertical Church Band is a worship ministry from Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago.

These guys may write songs and make records (get their new album The Rock Won’t Move on iTunes), but they are local church worship leaders who are “all in” at their church.

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Worship leaders face a tension every week.

Do we focus on our artistry or our accessibility? Which is more important?

I had the privilege of interviewing David Leonard and Leslie Jordan, otherwise known as All Sons & Daughters. We talked about this tension among many other topics related to their music, balancing itinerant ministry with local church ministry, community, and songwriting.

Sure, I love the songs and sound of this worship duo. But burning even brighter is their heart for their home church, the global church, and pursuing Jesus with all their heart.

Don’t miss it!

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If you’re a musician, you know how difficult we can be sometimes.

Some words that come to mind are high maintenance, arrogant, self-absorbed, and unteachable.

But if you’d like more opportunities to play (and better serve your church), there’s a way to make yourself more attractive to work with.

That’s why you’ll want to tune into these 7 tips for becoming a musician people want to work with.

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Today’s podcast could be considered a “Special Edition”.

I had the privilege of sitting down with one of my favorite singer/songwriters, Derek Webb.

You may know Derek from his days with Caedmon’s Call or his prolific solo career over the last ten years. Such an incredible songwriter.

In this conversation we talk about his new album, “I Was Wrong, I’m Sorry, & I Love You” as well as his thoughts about worship music and worship ministry.

While Derek isn’t a “worship leader”, his perspective on life and music is challenging for anyone involved with music in the church.

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