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Tech people are weird. Let's face it. They have this guru-level understanding of all things electricity, knobs and flows of current. And their jedi-weirdness sometimes makes them tough to lead. But if you are a worship leader or pastor, you must lead everyone. In this episode, Austin sits down with self-proclaimed weirdos Mike Mychalczuk and Garrett Garner to discuss the nuances of leading people like them.

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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The value of improvement should be high since we are doing the most important thing in the world - helping people connect with Jesus. In this episode, Austin and Cami have a conversation with recent graduates of Worship Leader Essentials, Bill Muench and James Rhodes and listen to them discuss how WLE has impacted them personally as well as their church.

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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Are your band and singers getting better and better all the time? If not, you’ll want to listen to this podcast. Austin sits down with Jason Houtsma, founder and director of Worship Artistry and hears how his ministry can immediately impact the quality and fun of your music team.

For more information on Worship Artistry visit their website. 

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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Do you sometimes wish you had more people on your tech team? And do you wonder if everybody that wants to serve on the team should serve? How do you filter through everybody to get to the leaders who you can train to serve really well? In this episode, media dream team Mike Mychalczuk and Garrett Garner sit down with Austin to talk through some best practices to find, audition and train tech people for your church.

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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2 Questions: #1. Do you ever wonder how to get more energy from your band and singers?  #2. If you have a small team, how should you think about giving them breaks from playing every week. In this episode, Austin offers some answers to these very 2 common questions he gets from worship leaders of every size church. 

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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Many churches are using video more and more as a way to share the story of Jesus. You want to join in this revolution, knowing that most people watch tons of video every single day in their lives. But, you don't know how to produce high quality videos. In this episode, Austin sits down with Worship Catalyst's Production Director Nichole Paulos to discuss her process of production, how she came to be a video producer and a few tips, tricks and tools that help her shorten the production process.


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For questions about video production, feel free to reach out to [email protected]

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Just because you use tracks or loops doesn't mean you're getting the most out of them. Matt McCoy, founder and director of LoopCommunity.com sits down with Austin to discuss best practices in using tracks. They talk about spontaneity in worship, introducing your band to tracks, how to mix tracks, and much more.

For a free course on how to start using tracks: tracksinworship.com

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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Have you been wondering if you should us tracks in your church? Or KEEP using tracks? In this episode, Ben Lunn joins Austin as they discuss several reasons your church should use tracks...and several reasons you shouldn't. They also discuss HOW you can implement tracks with your team personally and technologically.

If you need technology help to start using tracks in your church, email [email protected]. 

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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Life is all about choices and directions we take. Every decision effects the next decision. How does this play out in our worship leading experience. Sometimes the best path is to jump into worship ministry leadership with both feet. Other times, it might be best to slow down, become an intern or an associate...in other words, a learner. In this episode, Stephen Handley sits down with Austin and discusses the values he learned by taking second chair for a season before he became a worship pastor. 

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.

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Does your staff, your band and your congregation all have clarity on the vision of audio in your church services? Probably not. Most churches still think it's either too loud or too quiet. It doesn't have to be this way! In this episode, James Attaway of Attaway Audio sits down with Austin to discuss 6 questions you can answer to address what audio is supposed to accomplish for your church.

Website: AttawayAudio.com
Subscription and Courses: AttawayAudio.com/WSWU
Free E-Book: https://www.attawayaudio.com/get-your-free-guide-how-to-lead-your-church-sound-team

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The Worship Catalyst Podcast is produced by Worship Catalyst. A non-profit ministry that serves churches by training, mentoring and coaching worship leaders and their teams. For more information about Worship Catalyst or for more resources to help you become a better worship leader, visit worshipcatalyst.com.