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The Launch 61
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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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What Do You NEED?
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Worship Leading, Coaching, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Burnout Dave Helmuth 4/10/24 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Worship Leading, Coaching, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Burnout Dave Helmuth 4/10/24

What Do You NEED?

I’ve been a church musician for 40 years. (since 1984)

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Resourcefulness
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Staffing, Worship Leading, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 4/3/24 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Staffing, Worship Leading, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 4/3/24

Resourcefulness

Leadership is creational, meaning you create who you are and replicate what’s inside you.

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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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What(so)ever
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Scripture, Encouragement, Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 1/3/24 Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Scripture, Encouragement, Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 1/3/24

What(so)ever

Right now, you are feeling what you thought earlier. You believe what you think. This year, you’ll create the reality you’ve imagined.

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I’m A Grown Man!
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Songs, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Worship Leading, Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 12/6/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Songs, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Worship Leading, Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 12/6/23

I’m A Grown Man!

When I was a kid, I hated tomatoes.

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Stale, Rotten, Rancid, and Spoiled
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Scripture, Worship Leading, Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/22/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Scripture, Worship Leading, Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/22/23

Stale, Rotten, Rancid, and Spoiled

We have lovely conversations around our dining room table. And not a small handful of odd ones. This Monday’s breakfast was no exception.

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Vent
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Worship Leading, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/15/23 Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Worship Leading, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/15/23

Vent

I recently learned a new word in Spanish. It’s “desahógate.”

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De Los Dientes Para Afuera (What?!)
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Rehearsal, Encouragement, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/1/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Rehearsal, Encouragement, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/1/23

De Los Dientes Para Afuera (What?!)

I love Costa Rican “dichos” - idioms or sayings that get thrown into almost every conversation.

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Who Are You Chasing?
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Staffing, Engagement, Worship Leading, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 10/18/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Planning, Relationships, Staffing, Engagement, Worship Leading, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 10/18/23

Who Are You Chasing?

Who Are You Chasing? New pedals?
Bethel’s vibe? Happiness? A bigger worship team?

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3 Rehearsal Techniques
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 10/11/23 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 10/11/23

3 Rehearsal Techniques

Do you love rehearsals as much as I do? I admit sometimes they are more fun than the actual service.

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The Upper Room
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Faith, Priest (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 10/4/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Faith, Priest (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 10/4/23

The Upper Room

We’re hosting a work team of young missionaries of the Mennonite flavor.

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Beyond The Chart
Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 9/27/23 Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 9/27/23

Beyond The Chart

I’m working with a worship team that has been trained well.

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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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The DS-11 Is Your Passport
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Engagement, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Leadership, Retreat Dave Helmuth 6/14/23 Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Engagement, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Leadership, Retreat Dave Helmuth 6/14/23

The DS-11 Is Your Passport

I sat around the table with my worship leader friends and asked them this question. “What’s it like when you schedule training for your team?”

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How To Unstick Your Lowest Fader: PRODUCER
Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Leadership, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 6/7/23 Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Leadership, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 6/7/23

How To Unstick Your Lowest Fader: PRODUCER

The Producer is an Architect that designs excellence and transcendence. They plan to exceed the usual limits and love to have a well-planned service executed with excellence.

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How To Unstick Your Lowest Fader: EDUCATOR
Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 5/31/23 Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Leadership, Burnout Dave Helmuth 5/31/23

How To Unstick Your Lowest Fader: EDUCATOR

The Educator is a Mentor that embodies wisdom and capability. They bring out the best in others, helping everyone to be well-equipped.

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The Church Pianist (How To Re-imagine Music For Your Context)
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 5/17/23 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 5/17/23

The Church Pianist (How To Re-imagine Music For Your Context)

My dear friend, George Yellak, allowed me to eavesdrop on a conversation with one of his team members.

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