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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How To Establish A “Team Culture” With Your Worship Leaders
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How To Establish A “Team Culture” With Your Worship Leaders

Do the worship leaders at your church meet together regularly? Oh, they see each other at church. They may occasionally play on each other’s teams. They might even be a part of the same small group.

But do they actually journey together as worship leaders?Do the worship leaders at your church meet together regularly? Oh, they see each other at church. They may occasionally play on each other’s teams. They might even be a part of the same small group.

But do they actually journey together as worship leaders?

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I'm Sorry, But You Can't Sing With Us
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Auditions, Leadership Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Auditions, Leadership Dave Helmuth

I'm Sorry, But You Can't Sing With Us

I received this question from a pastor:

"How do you describe the minimum level of vocal ability that a person needs to possess before they will perform on a Sunday morning? As you might guess, this is prompted by a church member who very much wants to sing with the team, but frankly probably falls below the standard of what we would like to have on stage...."

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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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Worship Team Retreat
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth

Worship Team Retreat

Doesn’t this just have a great ring to it? Campfire. Eating together. Relaxed worship. Late-night talks. Teaching tailored to your team. Friendships deepened. A break from your routine. God speaking...

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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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A Family Of Worshipers
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Freedom, Scripture, Priest (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Freedom, Scripture, Priest (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth

A Family Of Worshipers

What’s your worship team like? And by “worship team,” I mean the musicians and techs together.

Are you like a Worship Family? A Worship Indie Band? A Worship Elevator? Let me describe each one.

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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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I Bless You
Spiritual Life, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Scripture, Five Faders, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Fear, Lament, Burnout Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Team Building, Faith, Relationships, Scripture, Five Faders, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Fear, Lament, Burnout Dave Helmuth

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.

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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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From Friendly to Friends
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Relationships, Engagement, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Leadership, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Relationships, Engagement, Five Faders, Shepherd (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Leadership, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth

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?

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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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