Dave Helmuth 2/18/26 Dave Helmuth 2/18/26

Confidence

The note ringing out from the bass in my hands was jarring and dissonant. I quickly stopped it and frantically tried to find out which key we were playing in. If you had been in my head a few moments before, it might have sounded something like this...

Dave Helmuth 10/8/25 Dave Helmuth 10/8/25

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Dave Helmuth 1/1/25 Dave Helmuth 1/1/25

Hack: Learning New Songs

Do you struggle to learn new songs? Before you say you don’t, let me clarify what I mean.

Dave Helmuth 12/11/24 Dave Helmuth 12/11/24

They Don't Know

We are living on a coffee plantation. Most weekday mornings, the small crew of coffee pickers come through the gate, dragging along their nine and eleven-year-old children to play while they pick.

Dave Helmuth 12/4/24 Dave Helmuth 12/4/24

Minister To The Lord

But what if no one is ministering to the Lord?

Dave Helmuth 10/30/24 Dave Helmuth 10/30/24

Are You Being Held In Tension?

“What if where you feel the tension you discover God’s intention for you?”

Dave Helmuth 5/1/24 Dave Helmuth 5/1/24

Drifting Into Ruts

I was speaking with a church that has been without a staff worship leader for nearly a year.

Dave Helmuth 3/6/24 Dave Helmuth 3/6/24

Songs Of Deliverance Actually Work!

Yesterday, I was battling low-grade anxiety for most of the day.

Dave Helmuth 12/6/23 Dave Helmuth 12/6/23

I’m A Grown Man!

When I was a kid, I hated tomatoes.

Dave Helmuth 10/25/23 Dave Helmuth 10/25/23

What’s Wrong With Getting Lost In Worship?

My three teenage children went to a youth camp recently.

Dave Helmuth 2/1/23 Dave Helmuth 2/1/23

Uncle Fred’s Coffee Soup

While I was growing up, on many Sunday mornings, my family would eat coffee soup.

Dave Helmuth 10/11/22 Dave Helmuth 10/11/22

Let It REFINE You, Not DEFINE You

All my adult life, I’ve carried extra weight.

Dave Helmuth 8/17/22 Dave Helmuth 8/17/22

Don’t Let Sunday Morning Bite You On The Behind

I’m not always aware of it when it happens. But something happens when the service officially starts: Something sneaks up on you and bites you on the behind.

Dave Helmuth 3/30/22 Dave Helmuth 3/30/22

What Kind of Worship Leader am I at Rehearsals?

What is it like to be at one of your rehearsals?

Dave Helmuth 7/14/21 Dave Helmuth 7/14/21

Limiters of Freedom

We were 100% designed for freedom. Sadly, we don’t often live like it. What limits us?

Dave Helmuth 7/7/21 Dave Helmuth 7/7/21

Worshiping in Freedom

Any stage amplifies what’s already there. Any spotlight highlights what was hidden. If I want to be freer on stage, I need to know what freedom is offstage.

Dave Helmuth 4/21/21 Dave Helmuth 4/21/21

How To Make It Flow

Some churches don’t seem to mind breaks in between songs. You know, the team finishes. There are five seconds of (awkward) silence.

Dave Helmuth 4/7/21 Dave Helmuth 4/7/21

Three Ways Out Of Fear

Stop me when this sounds familiar. I got a text from a worship director. It said, “I wanted to tell you that my wife felt ill and tested positive for COVID, so tomorrow I can’t be with you.”