In this episode I talked with Aaron Shust about:

His latest project Doxology.

The process of collecting songs and recording them for the church to hear.

Some of the standout moments from the writing process.

The importance of strong theology in the songs we write and lead in the church.

Why we need to know what it is that we're singing.

The roll music education played in preparing him to lead worship and write. (personal note: if you haven't hear Aaron play piano live, it's pretty incredible).

What he's doing at the local church he and his family attend.

Why it's important to not be on the platform at your church all the time.

How worship can still happen regardless of the instruments (or lack thereof) on the platform.

The tremendous value of discipleship in worship ministry.

How to identify those people in your ministry to help become worship leaders.

His thoughts on the heart requirements of those we allow on our platform.

What's coming up for Aaron this year.

How Aaron is learning to be more like Mary and less like Martha.

Morning devotional time as well as involving God in the workday.

In this episode I talk with Mikey from 7eventh Time Down about:

The heart behind their latest project: God is on the Move.

The evolution of their style and how it related to their growth in life.

The balance of family and ministry.

Seeing God through the life of our children.

Advice for the young musician and worship leader.

Making sure that everything we do is rooted in who we are in Christ (this is the theme for our conferences this year!)

The importance of staying connected with God during the busyness of ministry.

Some advice to continue the habit of reading our Bible.

How leading worship is much more than just singing.

The songwriting and recording process.

Mikey's favorite song on the album, at the moment at least!

The value in habit when it comes to songwriting as well as leading.

Where you can see 7eventh time down this fall.

In this episode Fox and I talk with the crew from For All Seasons about:

How their music has been spreading through the world and how the TCC audience has really embraced their music.

How For All Seasons came about.

Getting started as a chapel worship team at Biola.

Leading at Hume Lake summer camp.

How their band evolved to be more than just a band.

The importance of keeping God at the center of anything we're doing.

The songwriting and song selection process for their latest project.

The recording process.

Encouragement for the new worship leader or those who want to step out to become a worship leader.

In this episode Miles and Adam talk with Cam Huxford from Ghost Ship about:

The close of Mars Hill and the effect it had on the team.

How they helped plant a new church in the wake.

The Northwest Collective album and the worship nights that are continuing to go on.

How the team felt compelled to plant a church for the people that were at their campus when Mars Hill ended.

How songwriting for your own church and context is so important.

The story behind their new song Provide. (Here's a link to Ricky's review of the album)

How everything we have is ultimately from God as our provider.

How their latest album has come from daily devotional time and from being daily reminded by his love.

Which songs on the album Cam recommends for use in the church.

How God moves through people to build his church.

Advice for worship leaders.

The need for sacrificial living in the life of the church leaders.

How all believers are called to love each other and reach others for Christ.

Working with hymns and creating new arrangements out of them.

Where to go to get resources for their latest album. Go here!

In this episode I talk with Elias Dummer from The City Harmonic about:

How their team came about.

The importance of being the hands and feet of Christ in your local community.

How worship leaders came together to lead together in Hamilton.

The value in getting together with other Christians who do not believe exactly as we do.

The heart behind their song "manifesto."

How connecting with other worship leaders has to be rooted in a need in the community.

The intersection of worship and mission.

How Elias is involved in a church plant in Nashville.

The balance of ancient-future worship.

We go through the creative process of a service.

How our body language has an effect on our worship participation.

How to plan an entire worship service that has an intentional plan.

The story behind their new project "We Are"

In this Episode Chris Bellamy talks with James Duke about:

Who he's currently playing with.

The process of recording the latest project with John Mark McMillan.

What the night of worship looked like at Abbey Road with Matt Redman.

How he started playing guitar in church.

How he came to be involved with Elevation worship.

Plans for All the Bright Lights.

What his current rig looks like.

His top 5 pedals.

His top 5 guitarists.

Stories about his best and worst gigs.

How he gave a bass to a young kid after an event.

In this episode, Adam Dolhanyk, Chris Bellamy, and myself talk with Tim Hughes about:

How Tim went from leading worship to planting a new church.

The transition from being a lead worshiper to a lead pastor.

How the lead pastor is also the lead worshiper.

The importance of getting creatives and artists together and build community.

His thoughts on the current state of worship.

The ease in which we can get stuck in familiarity in songwriting.

The church and the "overprofessionalization" of worship ministry.

The importance of letting a local community express worship.

The value of understanding the context in which we introduce music to our church.

How to build a community of creativity in churches big or small.

The other side of the story of Matt Redman's thoughts on Here I am to Worship

His latest project "Pocket Full of Faith."

In this episode myself and three of our core team members (Chris, Brian, and Fox) talk about:

The balance between being a touring artist and a worship leader.

The mindset that is required to do both.

How both the local worship leader and the touring artist have to communicate Christ on the platform.

The planning that has to be involved in getting together any worship set.

How truly effective worship leaders aim to serve others.

The more we lay down ourselves, the more effective our worship leadership becomes.

How we have to set up times where people can really connect with God.

How God does the promotion when we keep Him in focus.

The importance of preparing musically to allow for the worship leading to come from a place of overflow.

The impact we have when we aren’t promoting ourselves.

How we have to be fully prepared to be able to engage the church in worship.

What people need in worship vs what they want to hear in worship.

In this episode Chris and I talked with Matt Redman about:

The recording and songwriting process in Abbey Road.

How God moved during the night of worship that became his latest project.

How the title song came together just shortly before the worship night.

The importance of having a flexible team.

The team involved in the recording.

The songwriting process leading up to this album.

Advice for worship leaders who want to develop a collaborative songwriting culture.

How Matt keeps himself inspired.

Matt's sense on what songs will gain momentum in the church.

Advice for worship leaders that are just starting out.

The value of songwriting in the local church context.

The importance of experience in the life of the worship leader.

Mentorship and pouring into others.

The interplay between scripture and songwriting.

n this episode I talk with Danen Kane about:

How Danen got started in music and worship.

The transition from piano to learning guitar.

His involvement with campus crusade.

How he began as a songwriter. How most of his music comes from the life of a Christian rather than being corporate worship.

How Danen keeps his relationship with God fresh.

What the life of a full time recording artist looks like.

The importance of having roots planted in a local community.

The balance of being on the road and being home.

Encouragement for the aspiring worship artist.

The process he went through writing his latest project "Flesh and Soul"

What it looks like to completely produce your own album.