Dave Helmuth 1/11/17 Dave Helmuth 1/11/17

Hymns Are Old Burned Up Plastic Bottles

The other night, I was tucking my son into bed and noticed some trash on his bunk bed shelf. It was the remains of an old, burned-up plastic Coke bottle.

Dave Helmuth 12/21/16 Dave Helmuth 12/21/16

How Healthy Is Your Team?

As we approach the end of the year, I encourage you to take a moment between sips of 'nog (stay tuned for a killer recipe) to reflect on the state of your team's relationships.

Dave Helmuth 7/22/14 Dave Helmuth 7/22/14

Praise Vacation

In the middle of your day. When you’re too busy to stop. When the pressure of the moment is all you can feel. When your dryness defines you. When you lack in zeal in serving the Lord.

James Gagliardi 6/25/14 James Gagliardi 6/25/14

3 Ways to Teach Musical Instincts

Did you ever wish you could teach your worship team to have better musical instincts? You can!

Dave Helmuth 2/5/14 Dave Helmuth 2/5/14

Relationships: A Roadmap For A Growing Disciple

Every ~~leader~~ disciple needs to learn how to work with people.

Dave Helmuth 12/18/13 Dave Helmuth 12/18/13

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.

Dave Helmuth 11/19/13 Dave Helmuth 11/19/13

How To Increase Congregational Engagement

Today, I’m giving you an outline rather than paragraphs. That’s obvious.

But what’s not obvious is how much what you do impacts congregational engagement. I want to challenge us, as leaders, to grow in BEING:

Dave Helmuth 11/5/13 Dave Helmuth 11/5/13

I Bless You

I got together with some friends and had seven gifts I wanted to give them. These gifts would provide a backdrop for testifying about what God had been doing. It was a real encouragement for us, and I wanted to bless you with those things.

Dave Helmuth 10/2/13 Dave Helmuth 10/2/13

Platform Modesty and Dress Codes

How modest is modest enough? The most common internal answer is “the same as me or more modest than me.”

Dave Helmuth 9/26/13 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?

Dave Helmuth 7/30/13 Dave Helmuth 7/30/13

Why Raising Your Hands Makes You A Charismatic

“So let me see by a show of hands,” I once asked when leading worship, “how many of you have never raised your hands in worship before?”

(now that wasn’t so bad, was it?)

Dave Helmuth 6/26/13 Dave Helmuth 6/26/13

Worship Values: What I Care About When I Lead Worship

I was preparing for a coaching session with a new worship leader and reading a chapter in the book we’re working through called “How To Lead Worship Without Being A Rock Star.”

Dave Helmuth 5/29/13 Dave Helmuth 5/29/13

Singers Prophesy

What if our singers’ primary role is to prophesy, to declare the emotion and heart of God?

Dave Helmuth 4/25/13 Dave Helmuth 4/25/13

From Friendly to Friends

Going it alone really, really stinks! Oh, it can kill you too. You may have friendly people on your teams, but how do you become true friends?

Dave Helmuth 9/20/12 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?

Dave Helmuth 8/1/12 Dave Helmuth 8/1/12

4 Reasons Teams Feel Isolated And Burned Out (and what to do about it)

Do you want current members to serve for a long time?

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

Worship Is Display

What if worship is display? Are you comfortable with that?

Dave Helmuth 1/25/12 Dave Helmuth 1/25/12

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?