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The Worship Leader Essentials Podcast exists to help leaders learn how to do more with less.

Worship Leader Essentials Podcast Worship Catalyst

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 11 Ratings

The Worship Leader Essentials Podcast exists to help leaders learn how to do more with less.

    Leading the Future...and Present Worship Leaders: The Differences in Leading Student Leaders

    Leading the Future...and Present Worship Leaders: The Differences in Leading Student Leaders

    Do you have students in your worship band? Or do you WANT to? Joe Lindamood, worship leader and student pastor sits down with Austin to discuss the differences in leading student worship leaders/team members and adults. This conversation is eye-opening and affects all of us as leaders.

    Joe's email address if you have any questions for him: josephLindamood@catcorlando.com

    MY DEVOTED RESPONSE: A Devotional Guide on Worship

     IS AVAILABLE NOW! CLICK HERE to purchase.

    Purchasing for more than 10 people? Email Cami@worshipcatalyst.com for the best pricing available! 

    • 30 min
    The Seven Temptations of the Western Church: A Conversation with Jeff Christopherson

    The Seven Temptations of the Western Church: A Conversation with Jeff Christopherson

    Not very often do you get a chance to look into the future. Have you ever wondered where we have been, what's been wrong and where we are going as churches in the west? How does that affect worship services and worship leading? Join Austin as he has these conversations and more with Jeff Christopherson, author of Once You See: Seven Temptations of the Western Church. Once you see how church CAN be, you'll never want to go back!

    Purchase "Once You See" HERE 

    • 41 min
    Announcements: That Thing We LOVE to Hate

    Announcements: That Thing We LOVE to Hate

    Does your church do announcements as a part of the service? If so, have you ever wondered where to put them, how to have them not break the flow, or if you really should have them at all? If so, this podcast is for YOU! Nichole Paulos joins the podcast to interview Austin as they discuss 5 Announcement RULES and 5 Announcement TIPS.

    5 Announcement rules:
    1.Only 3 announcements. No more.
    2.Announcements must be finalized by Thursday or Friday - no last minute.
    3.Preach the announcements when possible.
    4.Start with a statement about the mission or vision of the church - if you can’t do that, don’t do the announcement.  The WHY is more important than the WHAT.
    5.Always have visuals.

    5 Announcement Ideas:
    1.Try pre-recording AUDIO on the announcements and show slides/videos over the audio.
    2.Push announcements out via text/email right before the service
    3.Move announcements around each week based on where they fit in that week’s flow
    4.Make it fun
    5.Track the results.

    MY DEVOTED RESPONSE IS AVAILABLE NOW! CLICK HERE to buy today! 

    Purchasing for more than 10 people? Email Cami@worshipcatalyst.com for the best pricing available! 

    • 22 min
    Now What Do We Do? Finding a New Church to Serve...OR Finding a Qualified Worship Leader

    Now What Do We Do? Finding a New Church to Serve...OR Finding a Qualified Worship Leader

    Well...it's time to transition. You're either a worship leader who needs a new place to serve or a pastor who needs a new worship ministry leader. What do you do? AND...what are most churches looking for when they hire a new worship leaader? These questions and more are answered as Austin sits down with Todd Rukes, Director of Rukes Group, a firm that specializes in helping churches find amazing and qualified staff. That might sound stodgy, but this conversation is not. 

    To reach out to Todd, email connect@rukesgroup.com! 

    • 28 min
    Point Guard to Coach: The Transition from doing it all to leading others

    Point Guard to Coach: The Transition from doing it all to leading others

    Do you want to be a point guard or a coach...a worship leader or a leader of worship leaders? The choice is yours...and the path is on this podcast. Sean Patrick and Jeff Nail join Austin to discuss their own journeys, and the things they have learned in moving from simply leading worship every week to developing a deep bench of leaders who are constantly growing in their abilities to lead. 

    • 31 min
    Killing it - Turning your band from a group of musicians to a GREAT sounding group! (Pt. 2)

    Killing it - Turning your band from a group of musicians to a GREAT sounding group! (Pt. 2)

    This is the second part of Austin's conversation with musician, band leader, and worship leader, Corey Coogan. In this episode they finish the discussion of how to approach your band dynamics with excellence and become the best sounding band you can. (Part 2 of 2)

    The Worship Leader Essentials Podcast will return in 2023 with more content to help you do more with less! To stay in the know with all our resources- follow @worshipcatalyst on Instagram and Facebook! 

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

Myxelplix ,

Worth your time

Time is the most precious commodity we have. Once we give it to something, you never get it back. If you are a Worship Leader, or technologist, for a church plant, or small to medium size church, this podcast is one of the best ways you can use that most precious of resources. Your time. You will gain insights from those who have been there ARE doing that. I promise you won’t feel it was time wasted.

npaulos1937251 ,

So practical and helpful

I love this podcast! It’s so practical. Especially for smaller churches- which usually get overlooked. I highly recommend this for both new and experienced worship leaders!

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