Jonathan David & Melissa Helser

By Jonathan David and Melissa Helser

Arts Music Religion & Spirituality Christianity

What's Jonathan David & Melissa Helser about?

Hear from the heart of Jonathan David and Melissa Helser. Songs, videos and teachings gathered from their journey.

5.0

905 ratings

Download our free app to listen on your phone

LAST EPISODE

A Conversation On Race, wit...

06.15.2020

In this episode Melissa sits down in an hour long candid conversation with one of her dear friends and a leader in our ministry, Phyllis Unkefer, to talk about humility, vulnerability, trust, and letting the Lord speak to the deepest ...

Jonathan David & Melissa Helser episodes:

06.15.2020 A Conversation On Race, with Melissa Helser & Phyllis Unkefer In this episode Melissa sits down in an hour long candid conversation with one of her dear friends and a leader in our ministry, Phyllis Unkefer, to talk about humility, vulnerability, trust, and letting the Lord speak to the deepest ...
05.21.2020 A Journey Through Stories and Songs In this episode, recorded live at WorshipU in Redding, CA, Jonathan sits down at a piano and shares one song from each of the albums he has recorded over the last 14 years, detailing the story and process behind writing ...
04.06.2020 Spontaneous Worship during Covid Crisis In this episode, we are releasing the extended audio from our night of spontaneous worship and prayer during the start of the Covid Crisis. In the previous episode you can hear Jonathan and Melissa talk about this time of worship, ...
04.06.2020 Intro to Spontaneous Worship during Covid Crisis In this episode, Jonathan and Melissa talk about the spontaneous time of worship we released during the start of the Covid Crisis, and share what they are hearing from the Lord during this time. "Before our home state of NC ...
02.28.2020 Mountain High, Story & Song (Live) In this episode Melissa tells the story behind the song, "Mountain High," and leads an extended time of worship at one of our recent Carolina Worship Nights. You can watch the full video of this live worship moment and many ...
01.31.2020 The Kind of Worship God Desires In this episode, Jonathan gives an inspiring message about living a life of honest connection and authentic worship with the Father. This message was recorded at WorshipU, an online school and annual gathering hosted by Bethel Music in Redding, CA. ...
12.06.2019 Healthy Family and Ministry In this episode Jonathan and Melissa share their values and wisdom on how to live healthy in family and ministry. www.jonathanhelser.com This message was recorded at a gathering called WorshipU, hosted by Bethel Music in Redding CA. For more information, ...
10.04.2019 New Cageless Birds Album, “We Bow” In this exclusive podcast episode, Jonathan and Melissa sit down to walk through the stories and songs found on part 2 of We Rise We Bow, the brand new Cageless Birds album releasing next week! Hear a special sneak peak ...
08.30.2019 The Voice That Defines You "You can always hear the voice of the one who holds your heart." In this episode, Jonathan tells stories and shares on learning to listen to and be defined by the voice of the Father. This message was recorded at ...
07.19.2019 The Humanity of Jesus In this message Melissa opens the book of her life and candidly reflects on the past decade of growing with the Father, the Holy Spirit and Jesus. Melissa shares a compassionate invitation to embrace both our own humanity and the ...
06.17.2019 New Cageless Birds Album, “We Rise” In this episode Jonathan and Melissa share their hearts about the new Cageless Birds album releasing this week! Hear a sneak peak of the entire album in this podcast, as well as some of the stories behind the songs. Go ...
06.14.2019 Keys to Worship Leading In this episode, Jonathan shares stories and keys from his journey that have significantly shaped who he is as a worship leader. This message was recorded at a gathering called WorshipU, hosted by Bethel Music in Redding CA. For more ...
05.15.2019 Sustainable Living “Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord.” (Psalm 102:18) In this episode, Melissa shares her thoughts on sustainability, the mindset of seeing beyond ourselves, and planting an orchard of ...
04.18.2019 Interview, Part 2: Common Questions about the 18 Inch Journey In this episode, Cageless Birds Art Director, Justina Stevens, continues her conversation from last month with Jonathan and Melissa Helser, focusing on commonly asked questions about their school, the 18 Inch Journey. To learn more about the 18 Inch Journey, ...
03.21.2019 Interview, Part 1: The History & Heart of the 18 Inch Journey In this episode, Cageless Birds Art Director, Justina Stevens, sits down with Jonathan and Melissa Helser to talk about the history and heart behind their school, the 18 Inch Journey. Make Applications are still open for the 2019 18 Inch ...
03.01.2019 APPS ARE OPEN: 18 Inch Journey, Phase One There are TWO WEEKS left to apply for the 18 Inch Journey, Phase One – our discipleship school devoted to the process of living a whole-hearted and Holy Spirit empowered life. Apps close March 15 at 4PM, (ET). Ages 20 ...
02.14.2019 The Song You Were Born to Sing In this episode, Jonathan shares from his heart about songwriting and the story behind No Longer Slaves. This message was captured at the Bethel Music Songwriting Retreat with a small gathering of songwriters and worship leaders. www.jonathanhelser.com https://bethelmusic.com/retreats/songwriting/ https://shop.cagelessbirds.com
02.04.2019 CULTIVATE VOL. 5 : The Art of Connection Pt. I The Art of Connection is the fifth volume in the Cultivate devotional book series. This volume was designed to encourage and empower you to pursue healthy and thriving relationships in marriage, parenting, dating and relating to your parents. It's full ...
01.25.2019 Singing in the Storm “Anyone who walks in true authority has had tremendous tension in their lives, where they made choice, after choice, after choice.” In this episode, Melissa shares on why she began singing, and reflects on walking with the Lord through seasons ...
12.13.2018 Friendship with the Holy Spirit “The Holy Spirit loves friendship with us. He never leaves, he never gets worn out. His capacity for our failures and our success is outrageous. We need to become more obsessed with the nature of God than anything else.” In ...
11.09.2018 The Power of Rest "Burnout happens when our doing exceeds our being." In this message, Jonathan shares on the power of rest as a key for sustaining revival, and keeping our hearts and relationships healthy. This message was shared at Bethel Music Worship School ...
10.11.2018 Leaning Into the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is the crescendo of the cross and the gift of the Father for our everyday life. In this message, Melissa shares personal stories about raising children and the value of leaning into the Holy Spirit and teaching ...
09.06.2018 Unlocking Your Identity “One of the greatest battles over our identities is actually just becoming ourselves. But when we fix our eyes on the Author, and open up the book of our hearts in surrender, He begins to write His story in us.” ...
08.02.2018 The Art of Connection In this episode Justina, Art Director for The Cageless Birds, sat down with Melissa to ask her questions about working out healthy relationships with God and people, in light of the release of our fifth volume of Cultivate, “The Art ...
07.27.2018 CULTIVATE V5, "The Art of Connection" "The Art of Connection" is the fifth volume in the Cultivate devotional book series that was written with your most significant relationships in mind. Volume V is designed to encourage and empower you to pursue healthy and thriving relationships in ...
07.05.2018 Brave Worship In this message shared at WorshipU, Jonathan gives a call to live and lead from our encounters with Jesus, and to measure success by how much love and family are produced. For more information about WorshipU, an annual gathering and ...
06.14.2018 Cultivating Creativity Creativity is our birthright as sons and daughters created in the image of God. It’s not just about the songs we write, or the art we create. It doesn’t only belong to artists. Being creative is about the everyday 98% ...
05.03.2018 Fighting for True Connection “There is a way to live above the storm — to stay connected to the Father, to the Person of Jesus, and to the beautiful friendship of the Holy Spirit. There’s a way to actually thrive in life, even when ...
04.05.2018 The Power of Instead (Part 2) Part 2 of Graham Cooke's recent message at our 18 Inch Journey school, "The Power of Instead", an Isaiah 61 invitation to live in the "Instead's" that God has for our lives.
03.01.2018 The Power of Instead (Part 1) It’s our pleasure in this episode to introduce a dear friend of ours, Graham Cooke, as he shares a powerful message at our school, the 18 Inch Journey! This is an Isaiah 61 invitation for us to receive God's "Instead's" ...
02.01.2018 From One Generation to the Next In this episode, Jonathan shares from his own story his thoughts on the power of generations carrying the presence of God together, and passing on the blessing.
11.30.2017 Worship Moment: "Abba" In this episode we are sharing an extended live recording of Jonathan's song, "Abba" from a recent service at Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Jonathan and the Cageless Birds are currently on tour in the UK with Big Church Live. ...
11.02.2017 The Heart of Leading Worship Leading worship is about loving God and loving the people. It's not either/or, it's both and more! In this message Jonathan shares from his journey on the privilege of leading worship.
10.12.2017 Rooted in Delight Being rooted in what the Father thinks about us is as key element to living in delight. Melissa shares from her testimony and life experience on the Father's delight in this powerful message from WorshipU at Bethel Church in Redding, ...
09.07.2017 Heart Over Gift "When we do our DOING out of the pleasure God has in our BEING, we will do much more than we could ever imagine." In this message, Jonathan shares about the importance of recognizing that the greatest gift we all ...
08.03.2017 Discovering the Father's Heart The more heaven comes to earth, the more the earth looks like family. In this message, Jonathan shares on discovering the Father heart of God for his Kingdom family.
07.06.2017 Engaging Hope in Seasons of Disappointment God created and loves our humanity and emotions. In this message Melissa shares on the process of engaging hope during seasons of disappointment and grief. This message was recorded at WorshipU, an online school and annual gathering hosted by Bethel ...
06.22.2017 The Presence is Greater than the Pressure Jonathan shares powerful stories and revelation on the Father's presence bringing rest from pressure in our lives. *Next month we will be switching to 1 Podcast episode per month, released every first Thursday* For more information on our ministry, resources, ...
06.08.2017 Your New Name Jonathan shares on the power of knowing, and living from your new name. Recorded in Dubai at the end of 2016. For more information on our ministry, music, and other resources, go to www.jonathanhelser.com
05.25.2017 Growing Roots Melissa shares on being rooted and grounded in life in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit For more information, go to www.jonathanhelser.com
05.11.2017 Worship Moment: "Catch the Wind" Melissa leads a spontaneous worship moment after her song "Catch the Wind" at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, NC.
04.27.2017 Staying Centered in Life and Ministry Jonathan & Melissa share from their journey on what they have learned about staying centered in life, marriage, and ministry. For additional media and resources, go to jonathanhelser.com
04.13.2017 Living from Sabbath Jonathan shares on the power of rest and choosing to cultivate rhythms of Sabbath. For additional media and resources, go to jonathanhelser.com
03.30.2017 Sustainability A powerful talk on “Sustainability” that Melissa originally shared at the 2016 Heaven Come Conference in Los Angeles, California. For more information go to http://www.jonathanhelser.com/
03.16.2017 Fearless Worship In this message, Jonathan Helser shares from his heart on the power of worship on the earth, songs of deliverance, and what it looks like to become a ‘Fearless Worshipper’. This message was originally shared at WorshipU : an online ...
11.21.2014 The Beauty of Family Melissa shares from her heart about the beauty and joy of family.
05.07.2014 Melissa’s Story Melissa's shares from her heart about her journey and her testimony of the Father's goodness in the wilderness and the promise land.
01.11.2014 The Story of Live at Home We are very excited to announce the debut project “Live at Home” from the Cageless Birds. Here is a behind the scenes look at the week long recording process.The album releases January 24 & 25 in Asheboro, NC.Visit cagelessbirds.com for ...
09.27.2013 Marriage and Ministry Jonathan and Melissa share their hearts about enjoying marriage and ministry
04.25.2013 Abba B sides This is a raw and unmixed take of a spontaneous moment during the tracking of "Abba." Molly Skaggs on Piano, Jake Stevens on baritone electric with a violin bow in hand, Luke Skaggs on lap steel guitar and background vocals ...

Older episodes