What Happens Next Is Up To You
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), Advent, Auditions, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Lament, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Retreat, Projectionist, Scheduling, Women, Burnout Dave Helmuth 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), Advent, Auditions, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Lament, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Retreat, Projectionist, Scheduling, Women, Burnout Dave Helmuth

What Happens Next Is Up To You

Maybe you’re a worship leader who is caught in the unrelenting cycle of leading weekly worship gatherings while managing songs, arrangements, schedules, teams, relationships, and life.

You feel the need for... 

  • A deep walk with God (Intimate, Consecrated, Scripture-soaked)

  • A deep love for people (Shepherd, Launcher, Encourager, Leader)

  • A deep understanding of music (Listener, Craftsman, Fluent)

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Soon Baboon Soon
Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Coaching, Fear, Feedback Dave Helmuth Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Coaching, Fear, Feedback Dave Helmuth

Soon Baboon Soon

Every week, when we make music together as worship teams, we have essential musical decisions to make. So here’s a humorous yet insightful story of what it takes to make music together.

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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 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

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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How I Learn Melody
Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Sound Tech, Songs, Rehearsal, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders) Dave Helmuth Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Sound Tech, Songs, Rehearsal, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders) Dave Helmuth

How I Learn Melody

What’s the most important musical part of a song? Melody. It’s the DNA, the unique fingerprint. Which brings up the next question…how do I learn melody, especially if I don’t read music or don’t have the musical notation available?

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Six Things I Learned About Rehearsals (From Leading a New Team Every Week…For Years!)
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth

Six Things I Learned About Rehearsals (From Leading a New Team Every Week…For Years!)

Almost every week, I lead a new team of musicians. Sometimes all we have is a Sunday morning rehearsal.

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Worship Ministry Devotions
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) Dave Helmuth 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) Dave Helmuth

Worship Ministry Devotions

Do you wish that rehearsal would go deeper than just pulling the music together?

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Need more musicians?
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Rehearsal, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Coaching, Leadership, Scheduling, Burnout Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Rehearsal, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Coaching, Leadership, Scheduling, Burnout Dave Helmuth

Need more musicians?

What REALLY causes the “not enough musicians” syndrome?

Are you trying to figure out how to add more musicians to your teams? “We just don’t have any in our church.” Really?

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