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The only 5 things you need... and other platitudes that don’t really work
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Sound Tech, Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Lament, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Craig Knapp 11/13/24 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Sound Tech, Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Lament, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Craig Knapp 11/13/24

The only 5 things you need... and other platitudes that don’t really work

Whenever I browse social media, I consistently see posts about “the only 5 magical things that can do everything better…” #clickbait

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Drifting Into Ruts
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Staffing, Sound Tech, Songs, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Lament, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 5/1/24 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Staffing, Sound Tech, Songs, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Lament, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout 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.

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The Five Faders: An Overview
Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 1/31/24 Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 1/31/24

The Five Faders: An Overview

The Five Faders is the single concept that will likely create the most dramatic, positive change in your leadership and your team’s health.

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How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Arrival
Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/23/23 Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/23/23

How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Arrival

We continue our series from Audio Coach Tony Guyer. Today we ask “How do I know when I’ve arrived?”

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How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Culture
Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/16/23 Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/16/23

How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Culture

We continue our series from Audio Coach Tony Guyer. Today we ask “What Does Your Culture Look Like?”

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How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Standards
Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/9/23 Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/9/23

How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Standards

Today, Audio Coach Tony Guyer brings us the first of a three-week series to strengthen your tech team!

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Oblique Strategies
Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Engagement, Leadership Dave Helmuth 3/22/23 Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Engagement, Leadership Dave Helmuth 3/22/23

Oblique Strategies

Have you ever wished you could “teach” your sound team to listen and mix more musically?

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Is It Mandatory?
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Rehearsal, Shepherd (Faders) Dave Helmuth 3/8/23 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Rehearsal, Shepherd (Faders) Dave Helmuth 3/8/23

Is It Mandatory?

I remember asking my Dad, “Do I have to?” when asked to clean my room or do my homework.

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Tune Your System
Worship Ministry, Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 1/11/23 Worship Ministry, Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 1/11/23

Tune Your System

I’m always curious. Pretty relentlessly so. Whenever I’m visiting a church, and I get the opportunity to see its soundboard, I look for patterns of overcompensation.

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Maintaining Balance By Considering
Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 7/13/22 Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 7/13/22

Maintaining Balance By Considering

“Consider the lilies…”

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Everything Went Sideways
Sound Tech, Spiritual Life Dave Helmuth 8/4/21 Sound Tech, Spiritual Life Dave Helmuth 8/4/21

Everything Went Sideways

We walked up on stage and noticed that every single input and output had been unplugged.

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The (He)Art And Science Of Leading
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Sound Tech, Scripture, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 5/12/21 Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Sound Tech, Scripture, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 5/12/21

The (He)Art And Science Of Leading

I believe our job as worship leaders is to create spaces where people can meet God.

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I Am Compelled
Sound Tech, Scripture Dave Helmuth 5/20/20 Sound Tech, Scripture Dave Helmuth 5/20/20

I Am Compelled

While training audio teams, I often interact with what I have come to call Sound Janitors.

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Open Letter to Audio Techs
Sound Tech, Shepherd (Faders) Dave Helmuth 8/7/19 Sound Tech, Shepherd (Faders) Dave Helmuth 8/7/19

Open Letter to Audio Techs

Steve, my brother-in-law, is a farmer.

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Reflections of a Hard-working, Music-loving Sound Engineer
Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 5/15/19 Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 5/15/19

Reflections of a Hard-working, Music-loving Sound Engineer

Serving in worship can be grueling.

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Sound Janitor
Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 3/20/19 Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 3/20/19

Sound Janitor

Do you have a Sound Janitor at your church?

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How To Lead Worship From The Soundboard
Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 10/15/14 Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 10/15/14

How To Lead Worship From The Soundboard

The worship leader stands on the stage, right?

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The Best Listener in the Room
Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 3/12/14 Sound Tech Dave Helmuth 3/12/14

The Best Listener in the Room

I was preparing for a session in the studio and was planning out my microphone selection.

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The Art of Constructive Conversations
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Coaching, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 9/26/13 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Coaching, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 9/26/13

The Art of Constructive Conversations

Have you ever wished your teams, pastors, and congregation were great at giving each other feedback?

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Drums, the Holy Spirit, and Congregational Response
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Sound Tech, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership Dave Helmuth 9/20/12 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Sound Tech, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership Dave Helmuth 9/20/12

Drums, the Holy Spirit, and Congregational Response

Have you ever been frustrated, confused, or saddened by a lack of response from the congregation you’re leading in worship?

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