Dave Helmuth 3/3/21 Dave Helmuth 3/3/21

My Lament

I sat in a meeting surrounded by 18 other worship team members from our church.

Dave Helmuth 1/20/21 Dave Helmuth 1/20/21

Persuasive Headline: “God Is Always Sovereign Over Us”

Headlines are designed to DO something in us: excite, sober, inform, activate, celebrate, persuade. Persuade? That’s a fascinating thought.

Dave Helmuth 1/13/21 Dave Helmuth 1/13/21

Burnout: The Anatomy Of A Dead Worship Leader

I spoke with yet another pastor who is looking for a worship leader. This one was lost to burnout.

Dave Helmuth 1/6/21 Dave Helmuth 1/6/21

2021: The Year Of The Worshiper

God is not seeking worship. God is seeking worshipers. (see John 4:23)

Dave Helmuth 12/30/20 Dave Helmuth 12/30/20

We Made It!

We made it! 2020 is 99% in the rearview mirror. Phew!

Dave Helmuth 12/23/20 Dave Helmuth 12/23/20

Stop The Sludge

I want to invite you into hope. Into a world with less anxiety. Into a less distracted, more purposeful, wildly optimistic living.

Dave Helmuth 12/9/20 Dave Helmuth 12/9/20

Why Not Now?

This year has been both a punch to the gut and a kick in the pants. How are you responding?

Dave Helmuth 11/18/20 Dave Helmuth 11/18/20

The Loss Of Normal

Losing our normal, hurts. We had rhythms. We had reasonably certain expectations. How should we, as worshiping Christians, grieve our loss of normalcy?

Dave Helmuth 11/4/20 Dave Helmuth 11/4/20

Are We Wise And Faithful Servants?

Long trials require exceptional resilience, a healthy perspective, and an ability to stick with it. But we never thought we were in a sprint, did we?

Dave Helmuth 6/24/20 Dave Helmuth 6/24/20

Worshiping With Blind Trust

I love worshiping with blind trust.

Dave Helmuth 6/10/20 Dave Helmuth 6/10/20

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.

Dave Helmuth 4/29/20 Dave Helmuth 4/29/20

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.

Dave Helmuth 4/22/20 Dave Helmuth 4/22/20

Lucas

Lucas. Now you know how to say Luke in Spanish. Well, only if you pronounce it Spanishy.

But do we know what to do when a messenger from God shows up when we’re just doing our weekly service?

Dave Helmuth 4/8/20 Dave Helmuth 4/8/20

Control

“You tend to feel in control of your life when our wills are in harmony.” - God (via Sarah Young)

Control. Remember that feeling?

Dave Helmuth 2/5/20 Dave Helmuth 2/5/20

Take it or Leave it

I was leading worship, and I felt like the congregation could take it or leave it. 💔

Dave Helmuth 1/15/20 Dave Helmuth 1/15/20

It All Comes Down to This

Imagine calling yourself a chef. You have libraries of cookbooks…that you’ve actually read. You watch every show on Food Network and have even met some of the stars! You can even guess at the beginning of the show who’s going to get Chopped. You grocery shop and fill your pantries with supplies. You just love the smell of food cooking.