Influential Worship

Are you tired of just going through the motions as a worship leader? In this powerful interview, we sit down with Alan Fadling, author and speaker from Unhurried Living, to uncover how worship leaders can escape the trap of meaningless repetition and lead with true purpose and passion. 🌿

Alan shares profound insights on:

🔹 Vain Repetition vs. Meaningful Repetition — How to transform routines into opportunities to form your congregation in refuge and rest.

🔹 Soul Care & Identity — The danger of adopting “worship leader” as your primary identity and how to cultivate a healthier self-awareness.

🔹 Signs of an Anxious Worship Leader — How to recognize when you’re operating from an unhealthy place and practical steps to shift your mindset.

🔹 EPC: Extended Personal Communion with God — Exploring the importance of unhurried, personal time with God to fuel your leadership.

🔹 Sustainable Leadership Practices — How to lead without burnout by embracing unhurried living.

Whether you’re a seasoned worship leader or just starting out, this conversation will challenge and inspire you to find fresh meaning in your ministry.

Are you tired of just going through the motions as a worship leader? In this powerful interview, we sit down with Alan Fadling, author and speaker from Unhurried Living, to uncover how worship leaders can escape the trap of meaningless repetition and lead with true purpose and passion. 🌿

Alan shares profound insights on:

🔹 Vain Repetition vs. Meaningful Repetition — How to transform routines into opportunities to form your congregation in refuge and rest.

🔹 Soul Care & Identity — The danger of adopting “worship leader” as your primary identity and how to cultivate a healthier self-awareness.

🔹 Signs of an Anxious Worship Leader — How to recognize when you’re operating from an unhealthy place and practical steps to shift your mindset.

🔹 EPC: Extended Personal Communion with God — Exploring the importance of unhurried, personal time with God to fuel your leadership.

🔹 Sustainable Leadership Practices — How to lead without burnout by embracing unhurried living.

Whether you’re a seasoned worship leader or just starting out, this conversation will challenge and inspire you to find fresh meaning in your ministry. Don't miss it—hit subscribe and turn on notifications to stay encouraged and equipped!

📚 Show Note Links (the book links below are affiliate links which means they support the channel at no extra cost to you):

Worship As Refuge In A Noisy World blog article - https://www.unhurriedliving.com/blog/worship-as-a-refuge

Unhurried Living Resources - https://www.unhurriedliving.com/resources

Interview with Steven Cuss - https://youtu.be/xbE1XHu7zLo?feature=shared

An Unhurried Life book - https://amzn.to/3FemY3y

An Unhurried Leader book - https://amzn.to/3FdiDxB

What Does Your Soul Love book - https://amzn.to/4bmH1Jg

A Non-Anxious Life book - https://amzn.to/4bnkpbv

Managing Leadership Anxiety book - https://amzn.to/4hWVbDt

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What does it take to raise up the next generation of worship leaders? In this episode, I sit down with Paul Whittinghill, drummer for Passion City Church and Passion Conferences, to talk about his journey into Passion and how he’s now equipping future worship leaders through the Passion Worship Academy.

Paul shares powerful insights on:

🎵 How he became the drummer for Passion

🔥 The mission of Passion Worship Academy and how it’s shaping worship leaders

🥁 A spontaneous worship moment from Passion Conference 2024 that left a lasting impact

🌟 The golden advice he received from David Crowder

📖 How to be a lifelong learner and make every note you play count

Whether you’re a worship leader, musician, or just passionate about worship, this conversation is filled with wisdom, encouragement, and practical advice you won’t want to miss!

Connect with Paul and Passion Music with the links below:

https://www.instagram.com/paulwhittinghill/

https://www.instagram.com/PCC_PassionWorshipAcademy

https://passionconferences.com/

Also mentioned in the episode, check out Rooted Music Coaching: https://rootedmusiccoaching.com/

►► Download my FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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If you're a worship leader struggling with burnout, this video is for you. Learn how to avoid burnout, prioritize self-care, and stay healthy for the long haul in ministry. Watch this video for tips on how to stay healthy and rested in ministry. As a worship leader, it's crucial to prioritize rest. In this video, Justin Unger from Likewise Worship shares his own story of burnout and what motivated the heartbeat behind Likewise Worship. Be a healthier worship leader in 2025!

To connect with Justin and all that Likewise Worship offers check out the links below:

https://www.likewiseworship.com

https://likewisemusicgroup.com

🏥 Take the health check here: https://www.likewiseworship.com/health-check

📚 Books to Read (these links are affiliate links which means they support this channel at no extra charge to you):

• Do Likewise book by Justin Unger https://amzn.to/4iVrjrY
• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer https://amzn.to/41Xd93n
• Managing Leadership Anxiety by Steve Cuss: https://amzn.to/40glRbS
• Leading on Empty book by Wayne Cordeiro: https://amzn.to/40jDesw

►► Download my FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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Daniel Ornellas, a seasoned professional in the music industry takes us behind the scenes and debunks a few misconceptions about the worship industry. He also gives practical advice on how worship bass players can serve their worship teams well.

To connect with Daniel follow the links below:

https://worshipartistry.com/

https://www.instagram.com/danielornellas72

https://www.danielornellas.com/

►► Download your FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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Founder of the Worship Drumming Academy, Timothy Cincala, gives top advice on how worship drummers can serve their worship teams. We talk about how drummers can adapt their style if they are coming from other genres. Timothy draws from his wealth of experience equipping worship drummers, and gives a lot of practical tips on how to best learn worship songs. We also cover how worship leaders can best serve the drummers on their teams.

To connect with Timothy be sure to check out the amazing resources on his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@TimothyCincala as well as find out more info about the Worship Drumming Academy at https://www.worshipdrummingacademy.com

►► Download your FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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Veteran worship leader and worship consultant, Tom Ewing, shares from his own journey how we can lead worship well through struggle, hardship, and unmet expectations in worship ministry. Tom has so many insights to share regarding how we should view ministry in the local church as the great privilege that it is, especially when it seems like the grass is greener elsewhere. He is an example of longevity in ministry, and how to lead well and care for your own soul well in seasons of spiritual dryness. This episode is also packed with practical soul care exercises to get back in touch with how God has wired us in ministry.

To connect w/ Tom visit https://www.tomewing.net and be sure to check out the organization he works with for practical resources on abiding in Christ https://abideministries.com/

►► Download your FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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In this interview Todd Rukes the founder & president of Rukes Group, a ministry staffing and consulting firm, shares how essential it is for worship leaders to break down the fourth wall in corporate worship. This is critical for worship leaders to understand in order to be effective at engaging congregations in corporate worship. We don't want people to merely spectate in corporate worship. As a priesthood of believers, we want the gathered church to participate and engage in corporate worship. This conversation is packed with worship leader tips and coaching on how to encourage congregational participation when we plan our services. Todd also covers the topic of how to be a strong candidate for worship leader positions and shares his extensive experience helping worship leaders in finding out if vocational ministry is the right fit for them.

To connect w/ Todd check out https://www.rukesgroup.com/ or email [email protected] to reach out about any services they offer.

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Aaron Keyes shares how to be a more intentional worship leader. This conversation is packed with worship leader tips and coaching on how to be a more thoughtful worship leader. We cover the topics of song selection and being more selective with the songs that we invite God's people to sing, as well as how to stand the test of time and lead people well in worship ministry.

To connect w/ Aaron check out https://www.aaronkeyes.com or https://novus.global

To purchase the book mentioned in this episode (this is an affiliate link and by using this link you can help support this channel):

"Beyond High Performance: What Great Coaches Know About How the Best Get Better" - https://amzn.to/4c8wbW0

►► Download my FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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My seminary professor Dr. Sam Hamstra Jr. shares how to be a faithful worship leader. This conversation is packed with worship leader tips and coaching on how to be a more faithful worship leader. We cover the topics of excellence, dependence on the Lord in our ministry, and keeping the Word of God central in worship ministry.

To connect w/ Dr. Sam Hamstra Jr. check out https://www.rukesgroup.com/ or https://www.visible.edu/

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode (these are affiliate links and by using these links you can help support this channel):

"What's Love Got To Do With It" - https://amzn.to/3XL1JOn

"Three Months with Revelation" - https://amzn.to/45PQOFa

►► Download my FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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In this conversation with Evan Wickham we talk through the danger of envy in worship ministry. We covered much ground as we traversed the waters of the identity crisis that can occur in worship ministry and the value of Biblical education for worship leaders.

To connect w/ Evan: [email protected]

https://x.com/evanwickham

►► Download my FREE Guide that will teach you 6 practices you can implement this week to lead worship with greater confidence! → https://free.influentialworship.com

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