Worship Podcast & Blog
You’re never going to impress someone into the arms of God.” – Matt Redman
For years, the ministry of Matt Redman has not only helped me lead worship, but love Jesus more. He has a way with words – saying the most profound truth with as few words as possible.
In this interview we talk about the new record, collaboration, performance versus presence, closeness with Jesus, creativity, and more.
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Art comes from the imagination and when your imagination is surrendered to the Lord you’ll find yourself being way more creative than humanly possible.” – Kristene DiMarco
What a joy to welcome Kristene DiMarco to the podcast. For years, I’ve loved her songs and the artistic way she presents unchanging truth. Her new record is no exception.
In this conversation we talk all about art, design, trends, songwriting, hope, and so much more.
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Songs. We sing a lot of them. We write them. We hear them. We pick them out for every weekend service.
If you’re a worship leader, songs are your currency. You can’t exist without them.
For me, songs are a love/hate relationship. I enjoy them. I like singing them. But when it comes to worship, I feel like we tend to worship them.
Wouldn’t that be interesting if the very vehicle designed to help us worship actually kept us from worshiping?
What does it take to be a great worship leader?
If I polled pastors and worship leaders across the world, I’m sure we’d see a common thread of common skills necessary to fulfill the role with excellence.
We’d talk about heart and passion. We’d talk about vocal ability. We’d discuss musicality and band leadership. We’d talk about leadership – the ability to lead a team, grow a team, and maintain momentum. We may even agree on discipleship – the ability to reproduce other leaders.
But what if there were other disciplines and skills that sustain a worship leader beyond mere leadership savvy and musical talent? What if there was something deeper than just have a “passion for worship” or a “passion for God?”
We have too many kids with guitars and not enough shepherds.” – Dustin Smith
One of my favorite people to talk to about worship is Dustin Smith. Tacos is also another great topic of conversation. And this chat involves both. Dustin leads many streams in his ministry, Here Be Lions, and we talk all about what God is doing.
But also consider this podcast a good kick in the pants. It’s honest. It’s challenging. It’s important.
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