There is something Beth and I have been noticing over the past few weeks, months and even years that the concept of praise in diminishing in our world.  As we become more and more self focused and pre-occupied with how others perceive us, that we in turn are not giving praise to God and to others.  Today we will be discussing how we all can counter the selfie world we live and with the lifestyle of praise.

And I am a little embarrassed to admit this but I forgot to set out microphone to the proper setting, so Beth sounds amazing and I sound like I am in a tin can.  Oh well:-) I’ll get it right next time.  Hope you enjoy this episode of TRAK Worship.

What’s In This Session?

* Introduction (0:03)

* Help us by rating and sharing this episode (0:45)

* Check out last two episodes “Overcoming Family Issues Part 1 & 2” (1:08)

* Praise should be a lifestyle (1:45)

* The seven Hebrew words for praise (10:22)

* The 8 things that happen when we praise (23:10)

* Steps we can take toward freedom (16:39)

* Let’s start of praise movement (30:05)

* Prayer (30:44)

3 Instant Takeaways

* You can change the environment with Praise. Once you change from a practice of apathy or complaining into a practice of praise you will literally change the environment by create an environment that models heaven and provides a place for God to inhabit.

* Praise gets us out of the cycle of self centeredness. It is impossible to be self focused and God focused.  The moment you turn your focus on Him, the worries and stresses you carry fade into the background.

* The enemy flees when we praise. Quite simply, he cannot stand it so if you just want to drive satan nuts, Praise!!

Have you ever wondered why you are the way you are.  Do you wonder why you react negatively to situations and certain people while others don’t seem to be bothered at all?  Have you ever experienced seeing bad habits in your children when you know that it was you who passed that trait on to them?

The truth is, we are all the product of the generations that came before us.  We have inherited positive and negative traits from our family of origin.  These are not only physical traits but as we will learn today, spiritual ones as well.

Today we will be continuing our talk with Linda Godsey, she is a dear friend of ours.  We have personally experienced life changing ministry sessions with Linda and will be forever grateful for what she has imparted to us. If you haven’t already be sure to listen to part one of this series.

What’s In This Session?

* Introduction (0:03)

* Putting and end to generation iniquities (1:05)

* Dealing with abuse (4:50)

* Should I talk to my family about issues or work them out with a counselor? (5:51)

* What if I’m adopted (10:53)

* Adopted children and the spirit of rejection (15:16)

* Steps we can take toward freedom (16:39)

* Leaving a legacy of freedom to our children (19:30)

* Prayer (20:45)

* How to connect with Linda (22:02)

Resources

* Linda Godsey Website

* Letting Go – Kindle Edition

* Origins

3 Instant Takeaways

* Exercise wisdom in engaging your family on issues of origin. Your family may have no reference for the journey you are on so be sensitive and wise if you decide to ask questions or gain information from them.

* God will lead you where you need to go in your freedom. Even if you don’t feel like you have a good connection with you family of origin, you have access to your heavenly Father who knows all things and can guide you in the process.

* Adoption was God’s plan A. Whether your parents are biological or adopted parents, remember that you may have feelings of rejection, you were chosen.

Have you ever wondered why you are the way you are.  Do you wonder why you react negatively to situations and certain people while others don’t seem to be bothered at all?  Have you ever experienced seeing bad habits in your children when you know that it was you who passed that trait on to them?

The truth is, we are all the product of the generations that came before us.  We have inherited positive and negative traits from our family of origin.  These are not only physical traits but as we will learn today, spiritual ones as well.

Today we will be talking with Linda Godsey, she is a dear friend of ours.  We have personally experienced life changing ministry sessions with Linda and will be forever grateful for what she has imparted to us.

So today, whether you are a worship leader, a business owner or a stay at home parent, your life and relationships can be forever transformed so that the legacy you leave behind will be rid of the obstacles you currently face.

What’s In This Session?

* Introduction (0:03)

* Linda’s first book “Letting Go” (see resources below) (2:48)

* Linda’s second book “Origins” (see resources below) (3:27)

* Biblical patterns of generational iniquity (7:55)

* The difference between generational sin and generational iniquity (10:20)

* Searching for a father (12:31)

* God is jealous to be your source (14:05)

* The enemy targets our hearts at an early age (16:06)

* God gives us fathers to impart identity (17:10)

* Mothers give roots but fathers give wings (18:38)

* Recognizing the symptoms of rejection (19:03)

Resources

* Linda Godsey Website

* Letting Go – Kindle Edition

* Origins

3 Instant Takeaways

* Generational iniquity can have a profound impact on your life. Most of us remain unaware of how our predisposition to certain sins can come from a mother, father or grandparent but just like our physical DNA is passed from one generation to another, so is our spiritual DNA.

* Are you searching for a father. Do you find yourself constantly seeking the approval of others?  This can be a symptom of a deep father wound.  Your heavenly Father is willing, able and desires to give you the love and the acceptance you search for. He is a good Father and desires you more than you desire Him

* God gives us fathers to impart identity. Earthly fathers are a model of identity.  But many times they are unable or unwilling to give us this gift.  Regardless of this God want’s you to receive the fullness of who you are in Him and as you draw closer to Him, He will impart destiny and identity to you.

This week we are discussing Enhancement Tracks and how we can implement this great tool into the worship experience to go to next level in our growth as a worship team.  While a lot of our material applies to a wider audience, this week is a little more specific to worship teams.  We hope you enjoy this episode and find the resources we discuss useful.

What’s In This Session?

* Introduction (0:05)

* Podcast update (0:42)

* TRAK Worship training (1:43)

* What are Enhancement Tracks? (6:15)

* Pros and cons in using Enhancement Tracks. (8:10)

* How to use Enhancement Tracks well. (19:20)

* Multitracks Split-Tracks and Pad Tracks (23:47)

* Where can I get these resources (see below) (27:19)

* Our pick for the best multitrack player (29:52)

Resources

* Frozen Ape (Tempo App)

* Ableton Live

* Apple MainStage

* Playback app

* multitracks.com

* Prime app

* Prime app Masterclass (TRAK Worship exclusive)

* loopcommunity.com

* Looptimus

* worshipbackingband.com

* praisecharts.com

3 Instant Takeaways

* Join our private Worship Training Initiative. We are opening 50 seats to be on the front row of what we believe to be the next wave of worship training.  We are developing high level training material that until now has only been available to churches with extensive resources.  In this stage we will be focusing on piano and voice training as well as a weekly streamed live Q&A.  It will be hands on practice knowledge that will develop you as a leader, musician and vocalist.

* Enhancement Tracks. Adding these will go a long way to elevate the quality and excellence of your worship team. It has never been easier to get started.

* Loop Community Prime. This is our pick as the best app for deploring multitrack into your service.  There is no cost to setup and account and download the app and they have the largest selection available and very reasonable price per track rates.

This week we are continuing our discussion on the worship experience, specifically the weekend worship experience.  This is not any easy area for many worship leaders. There is a lot changing in area of worship and how we can foster an environment that invites the holy spirit to change lives while creating a welcoming place for guests to feel at home and valued.

What’s In This Session?

* Seeker Targeted versus Seeker Sensitive churches (0:20)

* Being sensitive to the Holy Spirit to give wisdom in preparing a worship set (1:35)

* A better alternative to “being balanced” is to use the principle of oscillation (4:02)

* Choose songs that are familiar as a general rule (7:00)

* Honor the previous generations in your song selection (9:55)

* How to open a worship set (11:05)

* Embrace the script (11:55)

* Using your confident voice (16:02)

* Why platform presence is key if you are a worship leader or team member (20:11)

* Watch, listen and give yourself feedback on your worship leading (21:16)

* Closing (25:24)

3 Instant Takeaways

* Be sensitive to what God is saying. It really can’t be said enough that if you seek after the holy spirit to guide you in the service flow and choosing songs you are going to find that your worship sets will flow much better.  By inviting the one who all this is for, you gain access to His wisdom and covering in your decisions and service choices.

* Be confident. This one definitely takes practice but it will pay off.  Remember people are at least 15 feet away from you and you are not as engaging and confident as you might think.  Ask others for their feedback as well.

* Be aware of your body language. What we sometimes call “Platform Presence,” is better explained as “what if your body communicating?”  You don’t want to communicate how YOU feel rather, you want to always communicate God heart and what is true.

This week we are beginning a series of talks about quality leadership.  If you are a worship leader, you know how challenging it can be to raise the quality of excellence of both the team members as well as technical and media components.  Throughout upcoming episodes we will tackle specific issues relating to worship leaders and worship teams but many of these principles transfer into the workplace and can be applied to your leadership in every aspect of life.  This week are we are discussing the corporate worship experience and some practical guidelines to follow as you raise the excellence of your team.

Have you ever had to deal with difficult confrontations with members of your team?  Do you dread confrontation?  For many years so did we until we learned these valuable lessons from Matthew 18.  This week we are wrapping up our unity series by discussing how to deal with conflict from a perspective of unity.  These principles when put into practice will promote a unified team and fruitful worship. We hope you enjoy today’s episode called “Stewarding Conflict.”

We are continuing in our foundation worship teaching series on Unity.  Today we will be talking about how to lead on and off the platform.  Creating a culture of honor and relationship with your team and infusing value into who they are as people as opposed to what there gift can accomplish with transform them from the inside out.  In this episode we reference “How To Worship a King.” To find out more about him and his book go to zachneese.com

We are continue our talk with worship leader and teacher, Zach Neese.  His perspective is both unique and his relationship with God is magnetic.  Today he is going to talk about his book “How to Worship a King.” and give us practice guidelines to follow in our private and corporate worship.  Your are going to get so much out of this episode.

To find out more about Zach, visit him online at zachneese.com.  There you will find links to his book and companion worship album “God and King.”

We have been looking forward to this episode for weeks.  Zach Neese is the go to guy for instructing worship leaders how to prepare the hearts of the people to encounter a Holy God.  His perspective is both unique and his relationship with God is magnetic.  Today he is going to talk about his journey discuss the topics in his book “How to Worship a King.”  You will not want to miss this episode and be sure to share it with your friends.

To find out more about Zach, visit him online at zachneese.com.  There you will find links to his book and companion worship album “God and King.”