ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: The next deadline for the ReFuel Worship Conference is THIS MONDAY, Dec. 16th!! We hope you and your team will join us!!

It's the Crunch time Countdown to Christmas!! In Episode 12 we're excited to be joined by our ReFuel leadership teammate and friend, Chandler Walters. Chandler shares some of his own Wonders and Blunders from recent times of leading worship. We also talk about which Christmas songs we would pick to lead that aren't your normal church Christmas worship songs. We also discuss the use of an M.D., or Music Director in services and ways you can slowly move that direction if you're looking for ideas to start getting your team more comfortable with the idea.

We hope the first 12 episodes of this season have been helpful and encouraging to all our listeners. We look forward to continuing the conversations with you all after our ReFuel Worship Conference. We hope you'll join us!

Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected].

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

Christmastime is upon us. In Episode 11 we talk a little about Christmas services and songs. We share a little bit about how we approach song selection during the Christmas season and a little about special services/Christmas Eve services. We hope that our discussion will be helpful to others as you prepare for Christmastime services in your own settings. Also, we're glad to have our good friend and teammate, Brent Thomas, back with us!

Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected].

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

In Episode 10 we are joined by another one of our friends and ReFuel Leadership teammates, Marketo Michel. Marketo serves at That Church Downtown in inner-city South Bend. We are excited to have Marketo join us as we discuss leaning on skill/excellence versus passion/intimacy with the Lord in our leadership. We also discuss how important it is to find balance and encourage our teams to do the same. We'll share together around the table about those things and some of our regular podcast segments together like Wonders & Blunders, Super Song of the Week and more.

REFUEL WORSHIP CONFERENCE DISCOUNT CODE: BLACKFRIDAY25 (Good until Nov. 30th)

Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected].

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

This week we are excited to be joined by our friend and ReFuel Leadership teammate, Becki Graves. Becki serves as the Director of Worship Arts at Bethel University in Mishawaka, IN. In Episode 9 we take some time to share a few "Wonders & Blunders" before diving into some "Tips, Tricks & Tools". We share around the table together as we look at some things we've learned and ARE still learning as we lead in worship at the various churches we serve in.

REFUEL WORSHIP CONFERENCE DISCOUNT CODE: BLACKFRIDAY25 (Good until Nov. 30th)

Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected].

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

In Episode 8 we finish our conversation on service planning, This week we dive into discussing ways you can prepare your people for change. This includes ways to not prepare your worship team members but your tech volunteers and yes, even you as the worship leader. We also talk about different ways to allow opportunities for spontaneous worship in your services. Our hope is that our discussion will help give you some insights and tools for you, your team and your volunteers for when those moments of change might occur and ways to cultivate and navigate those moments of spontaneous worship.

We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? Email us at [email protected].

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

In Episode 7 we continue our conversation on service planning, This week we take a deeper look at how you can help prepare your people. We discuss different ways we resource volunteers, as well as, walking through some of the different ways we run and utilize rehearsal time with our teams.

We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? Email us at [email protected].

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

In Episode 6 we continue our conversation on different ways and approaches to service planning. This week we dive deeper into song selection and discuss different methods for choosing songs for our Sunday services. While these are not the only ways to select songs for your services, we hope that the different approaches and methods that we use for selecting songs for our own church services might be a helpful resource to you as you look to select songs for your services as you look to best serve your people and your church in the context that you are in.

We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? Email us at [email protected].

Tips, Tricks & Tools referenced books:

The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services by Constance M. Cherry

Holy Roar: 7 Words That Will Change The Way You Worship by Chris Tomlin & Darrren Whitehead

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

In Episode 5 we continue our conversation on different ways and approaches to service planning. We hope this is a resource to you as you plan worship services for your church. We talk through some of the processes that we currently have at our churches and some different resources we use in our different contexts both on the leadership end but also as it relates to setting our volunteers up for a win as they serve.

We’d love to hear from you! Questions? Comments? Do you have other topics you’d like us to discuss? Email us at [email protected].

Tips, Tricks & Tools links:

https://www.planningcenter.com

https://www.planningcenter.com/services

https://www.worshiptools.com

https://sundaysounds.com

https://loopcommunity.com

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

In Episode 4 we share an update on a new Special Guest Worship Leader joining us at the ReFuel Conference in 2025 that we're super excited about. We also begin a conversation on ways you can approach service planning as you plan and prepare your heart to lead your church and congregation in worship.

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com

ReFuel Worship Podcast...Where we believe being together, being encouraged, and being equipped matters.

In Episode 3 we continue to conversation of caring, coaching and equipping your team. We discuss how relationship is key when in comes to team and how you can continue to grow and develop together. We also dialogue about songs, newer and older, and the impact and engagement within our church settings...and of course a time for our segment, "Wonders and Blunders".

ReFuel Conference is a yearly event for worship and production teams and those who lead them. The goal of ReFuel is to create time and space for teams to be together, be encouraged, and be equipped to continue leading the local church in worship. We deeply desire to see God’s Spirit inspire and strengthen the hearts and hands of those who serve the local church through the creative arts. For more information you can check out ⁠⁠www.RefuelConference.com