The Church Collective Worship Leader Podcast episodes:

• February 06, 2017Episode 119 // The Brilliance

  In this episode Chris Bellamy and myself talk with David Gungor of the Brilliance about:

  His podcast to help tell the stories of the music in their album.

  The theme and purpose of their latest project.

  The reason we have to have a why behind the music we write.

  The influence of his trip to Assisi and being able to talk with Pope Francis.

  What the band for The Brilliance looks like.

  How David goes about writing and who he involves in the process.

  The logistics for the recording process.

  Advice for worship leaders to be able to strike the balance of creativity and worship leadership.

  Some thoughts on what genre of music you would call The Brilliance, and how ultimately it's about pointing people to Jesus.

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• January 23, 2017Episode 118 // Louie Giglio

  In this episode we talk about:

  The heart behind publishing "The Jesus Bible"

  What God has been doing with the their Bible so far.

  Why Jesus must be at the center of our Bible reading.

  Louie's thoughts on the power of the Passion movement over the past twenty years.

  The importance of college ministry in the lifeblood of the church.

  Some thoughts on those pressing issues for college students today vs twenty years ago.

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• December 22, 2016Episode 117 // Audrey Assad Returns

  In this episode I talked with Audrey Assad again! You can check out the first interview here. In this one we talk about:

  How to balance the joy of Christmas but also recognize that there is room for hurt too.

  Thoughts on what the spirit of Christmas is in the context of a local church and for a worship leader.

  Some advice on how to use some advent liturgy in our services if we don't normally use liturgy.

  How the context of our lives impact how we lead worship.

  Advice for longevity in worship ministry.

  How to look out for sings of burnout and how to recover.

  How we can pray for Audrey.

  Why it is ok for us to be able to open to up to others and let them know we're struggling with something.

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• November 30, 2016Episode 116 // Grant Norsworthy

  In this episode, myself and Fox talk with Grant Norsworthy of More than Music Mentor about:

  What it was like touring with Sonic Flood.

  What he is doing with More than Music Mentor to help train worship leaders.

  His take on what's going on in the church and worship ministry in general.

  Why Jesus has to be central to everything we do.

  Some practical advice for how to keep our heart healthy while leading worship.

  The danger of falling in love with worship rather than God Himself.

  How to stay healthy through the week to week grind of worship ministry.

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• November 15, 2016Episode 115 // Chris Quilala Returns

  In this episode myself and Chris Bellamy talk with Chris Quilala about:

  His new project and what it was like creating it.

  The differences and similarities between his new music and what's come from Jesus Culture.

  How the difficulties of life have influenced this music. Chris talked about this in our last interview as well.

  The recording process and those that were involved. Here's our chat with Jacob Arnold, Chris's drummer.

  The balance between inspiration and discipline in the songwriting process.

  The discipline of creating music and being intentional about it.

  How to do some of the music from Chris's new album without getting backing tracks or stems.

  The inspiration for the music video for "Because of Your Love."

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• November 10, 2016Episode 114 // Brave Worship

  In this episode I talk with the Krissy Nordhoff and Maribeth Dodd over at Brave Worship about:

  Their ministry to women in worship ministry.

  The tension of raising kids, songwriting, worship leadership, and everything else involved.

  What it takes to be a mentor.

  How to recognize that God has called you to pour in to others.

  Their conference coming up on November 11.

  Ways to personally worship throughout the week.

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• October 31, 2016Episode 113 // Lacey Sturm

  In this episode I had the chance to talk with Lacey Sturm (Flyleaf) about:

  How God changed her when she was going through dark times in life.

  How God led her in to songwriting and music.

  Ways to look for God's direction when seasons of life change.

  The new things God has been doing through her life. Her new book. You can get more info about all of that here.

  Some advice for being able to focus on our families in the midst of the busyness of life.

  Ways we can pray for Lacey and her family in this season.

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• October 26, 2016Episode 112 // Michael Neale

  In this episode I talk with Michael Neale about:

  The journey that brought Michael to Prestonwood.

  The process of moving the hearts of the church toward participatory worship.

  What the songwriting process looked like for Prestonwood Worship.

  What creativity looks like at the church.

  How to foster songwriting and develop it as a personal talent.

  The development of participatory worship on the stage.

  Conversational worship leadership.

  The value in writing out what you are going to say on the platform.

  What a typical weekend looks like at Prestonwood.

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• October 06, 2016Episode 111 // Paul Baloche Returns

  In this episode I get a chance to talk to Paul Baloche about:

  The lead worship conference he just led in PA.

  How you can come join a bunch of us in Modesto, CA in November. Get info here!

  The process of writing his new album.

  Collaborating with other worship leaders and songwriters.

  Getting to write music to some lyrics penned by Fannie Crosby and how Paul came upon the lyrics.

  Some practical insight in to the co-writing process.

  The importance of pliability in our growth as worship leaders.

  The difficulty in promoting our work vs promoting Christ through our work. How to balance that tension.

  Advice for week to week worship leadership.

  The value in serving in the local church.

  How to prayerfully forecast the weekend and our worship leadership.

  Paul's prayer for us as worship leaders.

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• September 26, 2016Episode 110 // Jeremiah Carlson // The Neverclaim

  In this episode I had the chance to talk with Jeremiah Carlson of The Neverclaim. We chat about:

  How the Neverclaim was birthed from local church worship ministry.

  Their move to Nashville and how God was calling them back to local ministry.

  The balance of touring and leading in a church.

  Advice for songwriting in the local church.

  The need for quality recording when we present our music.

  Book and music recommendations.

  Why we need to take the time to work on our instruments and musicality.

  Some of their upcoming events.

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