Beyond Sunday Worship

Worship Podcast

#214: Tim Foot on Healthy Teams, Staffing, & Global Worship Trends [Podcast]

There’s a depth of wisdom and perspective that come from years in the trenches of local church ministry. Tim Foot is one of those heroes. Having been in worship ministry for 26 years, he brings so much wisdom to worship pastors around the world.

As the Vice President of Experience at Slingshot Group, Tim and I work together to serve local churches with staffing and coaching.

In this interview we talk about team culture, staying healthy, lead pastor/worship pastor dynamics, creative ideas from strong churches across the country, and the Worship Experience Lab in Denver this July.

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The Worship Leader’s Guide to Creating A Contagious, Healthy Team Culture

As a leader, there’s nothing more important than defining and protecting your team’s culture.

A team’s success and failure rises on the health of its culture and how well it’s protected. But you can’t protect a culture if it hasn’t been defined. And you can’t truly lead unless you’ve defined what you’re leading towards.

Culture manifests itself in many ways. There is macro culture and micro culture. Macro culture is the 100,000 foot view, “big picture” vision that sets the stage for everything else you do. Micro culture are the processes and systems you execute every day.

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#213: Jon Egan on Vulnerable Worship Leading, Pursuing Jesus, & Staying Steady [Podcast]

It’s always a treat to talk with Jon Egan. Jon has been the Worship Pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs for 18 years. For so many years he’s written incredible songs for the church like I Am Free, Overcome, and so many others. His new record “Unveil” is one of my favorites over the last couple years.

In this conversation we talk about longevity in ministry, the heart behind the album, leading with strength and vulnerability, and so much more.

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What Is At Stake When We Gather?

Is it just songs? Is it just smooth transitions? Is it just preaching? Are we satisfied with just a tight service?

No. There is much more at stake. There is so much more.

God is moving. Say it out loud. Believe it. Breathe it. The Holy Spirit is at work, awakening hearts to the glory of God. 

When you realize what is at stake, you lead differently. You lean in with more anticipation. The mundane becomes not so mundane. Boredom flees. Because even the most routine of tasks are filtered through the work of the Holy Spirit.

Next time you step out on stage, make these confessions:

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#212: Rory Noland on Leading Artists, Worship, and Spiritual Formation [Podcast]

There was a book I read in college that challenged me deeply. It was called Thriving As an Artist in the Church. It was pastoral, wise, and carried compassion for both artists and pastors.

Then I went on to read a prior book called The Heart of the Artist. Both books were by this guy Rory Noland. And today we have the privilege of hearing from this legend.

We talk church, contemplative worship, spiritual formation, leading artists, and more.

Straight fire!

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