This month we will be doing a three-part Q&A series, answering listeners’ questions. This first episode addresses a common problem that many worship leaders face: Inheriting a team member (or multiple team members) who don’t have the musical skill to perform the task at hand. How do we as worship leaders help this beloved person understand that music ministry might not be God’s calling for their lives? Is there any hope that we can help them develop? In what other creative ways can we use them as part of the team? Brenton Collyer and Justin Bell join me this month to share their wisdom and insight. Enjoy the episode!
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One of the prime objectives of scripture is to be fruitful and multiply. As worship leaders, we can multiply ourselves by investing in the next generation of worship leaders. It is our job to pass the baton to future generations and intentionally train and disciple them. At Passion City Church, worship leaders like Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, David Crowder have passed the baton to the younger guns: Kristian Stanfill, Brett Younker, and Melodie Malone. This month I talk to Kristian Stanfill and Brett Younker about what it was like to be poured into by the greats like Chris Tomlin, and how they are already beginning to identify, train and raise up the next generation of worship leaders from within their church, and how you can do the same. You won’t be the worship leader at your church forever…so it’s time to start raising up the next generation. Get started by listening to this episode.
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How does someone get hired as a worship leader? Is there a path a person takes to become a paid worship leader at a church? And what are some tips to help navigate the hiring process for a full-time ministry position? Getting hired at a church can be a daunting and mysterious process, so in today’s episode, I try to take some of the mystery out of it and give you practical tips to guide you to the greatest chance of success.

I share three principles for young worship leaders to keep in mind as they aspire to a ministry job. I also break down the five steps most churches take when hiring worship leaders and share practical suggestions on how to successfully navigate each step.

In this episode, I cover: how to find a compatible church, how to write a strong resume and cover letter, what sort of content should be in your “sample video”, how to audition at a church to win over the pastor, the people, and the band members, plus lots more. I hope God uses this episode to guide you as you seek His will for your vocation.

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Planning Center is used by over 30,000 churches worldwide, and for good reason: It is the most robust, easy-to-use software available for service planning and church database management. Aaron Stewart, the founder of Planning Center, started it as a frustrated worship leader looking for something to help manage his teams and his song sets. Today, the software can do much more than that and is helping thousands of worship leaders just like you do their job with less headache and hassle. In this month’s episode, I talk with Aaron about some leadership lessons he learned while building his company, and some little-known tips,  tricks, and hacks to get the most out of using Planning Center. If you use Planning Center for your services (or if you’re curious about what it can do for you), you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode.

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Planning Center University – Set Up Tutorial Video
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Our rehearsal nights can be so much more than just playing through a few songs. If used correctly, they become times to shape culture, invest in relationships, do discipleship, train new volunteers, raise up new worship leaders, find better uses of our technology and more. This month, I’m the one being interviewed, by Carl Barnhill of the Church Media Podcast (check them out!). In this episode, I share 7 ways we can use our mid-week rehearsals to their full potential. Enjoy! (Please leave us a review on iTunes if you’ve been enjoying this podcast!)

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In a world of pervasive “shallowness”, deep spirituality can seem an elusive thing to attain. Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and other distractions keep our minds in the shallows. This is the world that our team members live in.  As leaders in God’s Church, it is our responsibility to fight for depth, focus, and deeper spirituality in our people, so that there is power in our worship leading. But how do we do this? Today I talk with Jeremy Riddle of Bethel Church about how he helps his teams stay rooted and connected to Jesus. Enjoy the episode!
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We’ve made worship complicated. But the heart of worship is simple: It is LOVE. – Jeremy Riddle – Tweet That!


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We have all had those band members who think that the worship set is their time to shred! The drummer who plays a fill every two bars. The electric guitar player who solos over the vocal. The bassist who won’t stop noodling! No more! Put an end to musical busyness with this month’s episode. This month, I give you seven principles to help your band beat busyness and embrace musical simplicity. God deserves excellence, but excellence does not equate to unceasing shredding. Help your band members embrace tasteful musicianship once and for all! This is definitely an episode you’ll want to share with your worship team members. So go ahead, take a listen, and pass it on!
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Also See: Playing In Parts – How To Sound Like A Professional Band

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Don’t cram sound into every crevice; you’ll suffocate the song. – Tweet That!

Don’t draw attention to yourself. Help people focus more on the Lord and less on the music. – Tweet That!

Stop thinking like a musician and start thinking like a producer. – Tweet That!


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​As we come to the close of the year, I asked prolific songwriter and worship leader Matt Redman about the current state of modern worship around the globe. Where are we at as a worship culture, what encouraging trends is he seeing, what concerns him, and what advice does he have for worship leaders as we stewart our calling well? This episode is less of a training and more of an encouragement and exhortation from a wiser, older brother. Be encouraged and challenged!
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Your acoustic guitar is an incredibly powerful tool. Its melodic and percussive nature allows you to create lots of energy and dynamic if utilized properly. Unfortunately, many worship leaders are under-utilizing this versatile instrument because they have never been taught a handful of simple techniques that can take your acoustic guitar playing to the next level. Whether you lead alone (just you and your acoustic guitar), or you have a worship band, using the six techniques outlined in this episode will help you grow as an acoustic player and better utilize this incredible instrument for God’s glory.

​The first half of this episode is a playthrough of a popular worship song (5:00 – 14:43), demonstrating the techniques in action. The second half is an overview and explanation of each technique in detail (14:45 – End). Feel free to skip to whichever part you’ll find most helpful. And don’t forget to listen at “normal speed” on your podcast app!

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Capo Cheat Sheet
Chord Family Cheat Sheet (Nashville Numbers System)
Using Vocal Cues to Help Your Church Sing
Strumming Patterns​


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Our worship services have a formative effect on our people’s minds and souls. With weeks, bleeding into months, into years, and ultimately decades, the habits we form in our people have a long term cumulative effect. What we do in our services and how we do it matters.
In today’s episode, I talk with author and Pastor Zac Hics about the ways in which worship is formative and how to best utilize our gathered worship times to shape our people into the image of Christ over the long haul.
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The Worship Pastor (Amazon)
You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit (Amazon)
Christ Centered Worship (Amazon)

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Corporate worship is a weekly event that God uses to shape our people’s souls over the course of decades.  – Tweet That!

What we do and how we do it week after week has a cumulative effect whether for good or bad. – Tweet That!

The songs that we lead are the lasting prayers on the lips of the people of God throughout the week.  – Tweet That!

A good worship service tells the story of the gospel: the Glory of God, the gravity of sin, the grandeur of Grace.  – Tweet That!

The words we say between songs and service elements will affect the way our people view next week’s worship service.  – Tweet That!

The style of our services is not neutral. Song styles, architecture, and aesthetic all shape our people’s worship.   – Tweet That!

If it sounds, looks, and smells like a rock show, then our people are going to behave like they’re at a rock show.  – Tweet That!
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Culture is one of the most important aspects of your worship ministry. Healthy culture will help your ministry thrive, while unhealthy culture will undermine everything you are trying to accomplish. But healthy culture doesn’t appear of thin air. Culture is something that is carefully cultivated through consistent communication of a clear and compelling vision. Aaron Ivey of Austin Stone Worship seems to have cracked the code of clear, consistent communication and has crafted an incredible culture of worship and creativity at the Austin Stone Church in Austin, TX.  That’s why we’re excited to have him share his insights on this month’s episode. If you’re struggling with bad team culture, or simply want to strengthen a specific aspect of your team’s culture, I know you will be helped by this interview.
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Check Out: 
Austin Stone Worship
ASW Field Guide Document
Steal Away Home (Aaron’s New Book)
CCSB’s New Culture Document

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At the end of the day, culture is how human beings interact with each other. – Tweet That!

Apathy in a leader is the death of the team. – Tweet That!

Passion is contagious. – Tweet That!

You’re always creating culture whether you know it or not. Bad culture is formed when there is no vision. – Tweet That!

When your team knows who they are (identity) it’ll affect how they act (behavior). – Tweet That!

No one should be more passionate about your vision than you are. – Tweet That!

God is the author of vision and if we seek Him for it, He’ll give it to us. – Tweet That!


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One of the key characteristics of a great worship leader is administration and organization. It may not be glamorous, or even fun, but you literally can’t have a healthy worship ministry without administration and organization. In this month’s episode, I share 5 administrative systems, structures, and schedules that are necessary in order to have a healthy, thriving worship ministry.

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Auditions Episode
Holding High Standards In Small Churches Episode
Free Audition Template
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Worship leading is more about leadership than musicianship. – Tweet That!

Strong administrative systems lead to strong ministries. – Tweet That!

You can’t expect your band to rock the songs if they are only getting them two days before service.  – Tweet That!

The better resources you give your band, the better your band will be.  – Tweet That!

God deserves excellence, even backstage!  – Tweet That!


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Everybody wants a rich, full sound for their musical worship. And everyone wants smooth worship services that flow from song to song without distraction. But how can we achieve such excellence on a weekly basis? One answer is to utilize backing pads.

What are backing pads? What are the benefits of using them in our worship sets? What are the key qualities of a great backing pad? What are the simple and advanced set-ups needed to run backing pads? We answer all those questions and discuss some advanced techniques, tips, and tricks for using backing pads in worship in this month’s episode.

I truly believe backing pads will transform your worship sets.

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In our 2nd Listener Q&A Bonus Episode, we answer a question from podcast listener, Brian Johnson. Brian is a new worship leader and will be taking over an established youth worship ministry. He asks for advice on how to lead a band, and how to do his best as a new leader in a youth group context. Justin Bell and I answer.
If you’d like to submit a question for a future episode email me at alex@worshipleadertraining.com or call and leave a voicemail at 831-607-WLT1.

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The average church in America has only seventy members. This means that most worship leaders are fighting the uphill battle of trying to create an excellent worship ministry with limited resources and limited personnel. However, Kade Young seems to have cracked the code. In a church of only 100, Kade is consistently bringing forth excellence from both his worship and tech ministries. Today we talk to Kade about how to hold high standards for excellence in a small church. The principles outlined here will apply to small and large churches alike, so no matter what your church size dive in and be encouraged!

Collaborate Worship
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Whether you lead a church of 100 or 10,000 people, the calling to be an excellent worship leader is the same.  – Tweet That!

It’s better to have an incomplete team than have a team full of people who aren’t a good fit.  – Tweet That!

More does not equal better. You don’t need a large team to be musically excellent. – Tweet That!

The majority of a worship leader’s most important work takes place behind the scenes, not just on stage on Sunday. – Tweet That!


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Our first Listener Q&A Episode! Podcast listener, Rick Flood asks for advice on how to switch from leading worship on an acoustic guitar, to leading from an electric. Brenton, Sam and I share our tips, ideas and concepts on how to approach leading from an electric guitar, and how it differs from leading on an acoustic. We talk tone, pedals, strumming patterns, chord voicing, mixing and more.

If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode, please email me alex@worshipleadertraining.com  or call and leave a voicemail at 831-607-WLT1.

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Sixteen years ago Andi Rozier started writing songs for his church, Harvest Bible Chapel. Today, his songs are being sung in churches all over the world. Many worship pastors desire to write songs for their church, so in today’s episode Andi (Vertical Church Band) helps us learn how to get started, what we should focus on, dangers to avoid, and how to practically and financially set things up for health and success. If you’ve been wanting to start a songwriting ministry in your church, this episode should answer all of your questions and give you the tools you need to get started.

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QUOTABLES:
There are massive dangers when you want to start writing songs for your church. – Andi Rozier  -Tweet That!

Worship songs are lifeboats. They carry people.  -Andi Rozier  -Tweet That!

The relationship you have with your songwriters is the greatest song you will ever sing. -Tweet That!


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Should we be borrowing ideas and techniques from concerts to implement in our worship services? Can a small church with zero technology have a successful worship ministry? What defines ministry success? This short bonus episode encourages us to go back to the heart of our calling to examine the why, what and how of a successful worship ministry.
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As many churches try to replicate stadium-style worship concerts in their weekly gatherings, the art of congregational singing is declining. Participation from congregants is down and what was supposed to be a participatory event has turned into passive observers watching leaders dance around a technicolor stage. But Keith and Kristen Getty are on a mission to revitalize congregational singing in churches across the globe. Today I talk with the prolific, modern day hymn-writer, Keith Getty about why congregational singing matters, why it's in decline and how we can encourage more of it in our churches.
Find out more about Keith and Kristen Getty or the Sing! Conference

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Congregational singing has died in the church partly because it has died in the home.   – Tweet That!

Until you have a song that really helps the congregation, love them enough to not play it.  – Tweet That!

Sunday worship is a feast that is prepared all week in the home.  – Tweet That!

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As worship leaders, our job is not to sing, but to help the people sing. We are facilitators of the congregational choir. One way we can help facilitate is by using “vocal cues”. Vocal cues are the things you say or sing to help your congregation know where you’re going next in a song.
Today’s episode feels less like a lecture, and more like you’re sitting across from me in my office with our guitars, working through some real-life examples of using vocal cues well. You’ll hear about how to sing them, say them, proper timing, tone, non-verbal cues and more. Enjoy the episode and thanks for being a part of the WLT community! 

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When the congregation feels confident, they will sing out confidently.  – Tweet That!

As a worship leader, your job is not to sing, but to help the people sing.  – Tweet That!

Worship leaders are at their best when they act as facilitators of the congregational choir.  – Tweet That!

You never want a church member’s brain to interrupt their heart. – Tweet That!


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​Affairs and infidelity are occurring often in the Church. Not just among the congregants, but also among the staff and pastors. How many great and influential pastors have fallen into sexual or emotional affairs in the last several years? If infidelity can happen to them, it can happen to us. We must be diligent to guard our hearts and our interactions with the opposite sex. Dr. Zack Carter joins us to talk about setting up wise boundaries with the opposite sex in ministry. Dr. Carter is a researcher and professor at Taylor University and has studied hundreds of affairs. He teaches on marital preservation, attraction, and non-verbal and online communication with the opposite sex. If you are serious about being faithful to your ministry and your spouse for the long haul, you would be wise to listen to this important episode.

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Quotables:
When you admit that you’re capable of having an affair, that’s when you can actually protect yourself.  - Tweet That!

Our spouse should get the best of us, and everyone else should get the rest of us.  - Tweet That!

The church is a holy place, but it’s prideful to say that we can't fall into sin there. - Tweet That!

There will always be a disconnect between you and your spouse until you can disconnect from the sin you are in. - Tweet That!

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Great communication matters. We have only seventy minutes on Sundays to communicate to our congregants the things we feel are vital for them to know. We must think strategically and purposefully about every element of communication in our worship services: pre-service slides, announcements, prayers, lyric slides, videos and more. Brady Shearer, founder of Pro Church Tools, joins us today to help us improve our announcements and maximize our communication during our Sunday worship gatherings. If you play any part in planning Sunday worship services, or care about having an effective communication strategy at your church, this episode is for you.

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RESOURCES:
Canva
The Noun Project
Church Graphics Examples
Church Graphics Handbook


QUOTABLES:

​“People don’t remember information, they remember inspiration.”  – Tweet That!

In communication, the more that you add, the less effective it becomes. – Tweet That!

Attention is the most valuable commodity you can earn from your congregation. – Tweet That!


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Many churches suffer from poor sound in their sanctuaries. It doesn't have to be that way. Today we cover seven principles that you can apply immediately to improve the sound in your church's sanctuary, whether you're in a big church or a small church. Enjoy the practical advice in this episode, and may it help you get clearer, cleaner, better sound for the glory of God!

A good sounding system in a bad sounding room will still sound bad. -Tweet That!

When arranging your song, spread your band's parts across the frequency spectrum to improve your sound. -Tweet That!

No amount of EQ is going to fix crappy cymbals. -Tweet That!

The sound tech is the most important person in the room (besides the Holy Spirit). -Tweet That!


Resources:
Acoustics:
Roxul Acoustic Foam
Bass Traps
Gilford of Maine Acoustically Transparent Fabric
CCI Solutions

Stage Volume:
Clearsonics Drum Shield
Clearsonics Drum Shield with Roof
Hot Rods
Electric Drums
Allen & Heath ME-1
Roland M-48
Behringer PowerPlay P-16M
Behringer PowerPlay P1
Shure SE215
Art Headphone Amp
Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
Episode 14 - 'The Ultimate Guide to In Ear Monitors for Churches'

Arrangement:
Episode 6 - 'Playing In Parts - How to Sound Like a Professional Band'

Sources:
SM58
Beta 87A
Audix D6

Digital Board:
Behringer X32 Digital Board
Behringer Digital Snake (optional)

Resources for Sound Techs:
Lynda.com (Training Videos)
Church Tech Arts Blog
Worship Sound Guy Blog
Great Church Sound Blog
Church Production Blog
Quiztones App
'Audio Essentials' E-Book

Room Tune:
CCI Solutions

Our Sponsor This Month – Coresound Pads
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Traditional choirs are being killed off in churches across America, and quite honestly, I'm OK with that. However, there is one reason why I think you should consider keeping your choir, or starting one if you don't already have one.  It might be a reason you've never thought of before. Enjoy this short bonus episode, and let us know if you agree or disagree in the comments. 

PS: Happy Birthday to the podcast! We turned 2 today! To celebrate, we're launching worshipleadertraining.com , a training website for worship leaders and worship team members! Check it out! 

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