When Worship Leaders and Senior Pastors Clash
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth

When Worship Leaders and Senior Pastors Clash

We were observing a Sunday morning rehearsal.

"Why didn't you tell me about this before?" said the flustered senior pastor to the worship leader. A couple of times.

We thought they might come to blows, and the worship leader was visibly livid.

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The Great Reset
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Decision-Making, Faith, Engagement, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Lament, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Decision-Making, Faith, Engagement, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Lament, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth

The Great Reset

Maybe we feel disoriented because God is trying to reorient us.

As churches, we’ve been forced to rethink virtually everything about our weekly gathering rhythms.

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Or Just Be Random and Chaotic
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Scheduling, Burnout Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Scheduling, Burnout Dave Helmuth

Or Just Be Random and Chaotic

I just learned the other day that one of the team members at one of my former churches took a break from the team and never came back. She’s at another church now.

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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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Hymns Are Old Burned Up Plastic Bottles
Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Scheduling Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Scheduling Dave Helmuth

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.

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How Healthy Is Your Team?
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth

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.

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Relationships: A Roadmap For A Growing Disciple
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Relationships, Staffing, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Relationships, Staffing, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth

Relationships: A Roadmap For A Growing Disciple

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

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How To Increase Congregational Engagement
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth

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:

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Platform Modesty and Dress Codes
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Engagement, Freedom, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Women Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Engagement, Freedom, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Women Dave Helmuth

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.”

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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 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Coaching, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth

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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Why Raising Your Hands Makes You A Charismatic
Worship, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility Dave Helmuth Worship, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Fear, Leadership, Pride and Humility Dave Helmuth

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?)

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