How I Audition New Team Members
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Five Faders "How I" Series Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Auditions, Five Faders "How I" Series Dave Helmuth

How I Audition New Team Members

See auditions through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

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How I Recruit New Team Members
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Five Faders "How I" Series Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Five Faders "How I" Series Dave Helmuth

How I Recruit New Team Members

Today begins a series to teach you how each of the Five Faders accomplishes the tasks in our to-do lists.

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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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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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Get The Paddles Out
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Decision-Making, Faith, Songs, Engagement, Scripture, Worship Leading, Priest (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Decision-Making, Faith, Songs, Engagement, Scripture, Worship Leading, Priest (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Encouragement, Leadership Dave Helmuth

Get The Paddles Out

I was leading Sunday morning worship at this church. I greeted the assembled worshipers and… got back a very wimpy response. I felt like I was looking at a room of corpses.

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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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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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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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