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Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Songs, Encouragement, Lament, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 2/21/24 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Songs, Encouragement, Lament, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 2/21/24

Heart

Read these lyrics written by a 23-year-old slowly and prayerfully.

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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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Pick A Key, Any Key
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Five Faders, Priest (Faders), Burnout Dave Helmuth 12/20/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Five Faders, Priest (Faders), Burnout Dave Helmuth 12/20/23

Pick A Key, Any Key

One of the best things we can do today is sit down with our instrument to play and sing to the LORD.

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Missionary IQ Test
Spiritual Life, Faith, Encouragement, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 12/13/23 Spiritual Life, Faith, Encouragement, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 12/13/23

Missionary IQ Test

If you brave using a public restroom at a park, the odds are already stacked against you, right?

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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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Seeds Of Nearness
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Faith, Scripture, Five Faders, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/29/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Faith, Scripture, Five Faders, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth 11/29/23

Seeds Of Nearness

One of my life scriptures is Psalm 73. The last verse is a favorite.

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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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What’s Wrong With Getting Lost In Worship?
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Priest (Faders) Dave Helmuth 10/25/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Freedom, Scripture, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Priest (Faders) Dave Helmuth 10/25/23

What’s Wrong With Getting Lost In Worship?

My three teenage children went to a youth camp recently.

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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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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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How Is Your DWELL?
Spiritual Life, Team Building, Faith, Scripture, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Burnout Dave Helmuth 9/20/23 Spiritual Life, Team Building, Faith, Scripture, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Burnout Dave Helmuth 9/20/23

How Is Your DWELL?

As you make your way down our lane, several wooden signs are hanging from the tall cypress trees, each with a phrase from Psalm 23.

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Choices I Will Make To Fulfill God’s Purposes
Spiritual Life, Team Building, Faith, Songs, Scripture, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Burnout Dave Helmuth 9/6/23 Spiritual Life, Team Building, Faith, Songs, Scripture, Priest (Faders), Encouragement, Burnout Dave Helmuth 9/6/23

Choices I Will Make To Fulfill God’s Purposes

My college friend Shad recently posted a video on Facebook to rally the troops.

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The Eye Of The Needle
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Worship Leading, Priest (Faders), Burnout Dave Helmuth 8/30/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Worship Leading, Priest (Faders), Burnout Dave Helmuth 8/30/23

The Eye Of The Needle

Very early in my worship leading journey, I attended a worship conference that marked me for life.

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Mission Challenge
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Faith, Scripture, Encouragement, Fear, Burnout Dave Helmuth 6/28/23 Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Faith, Scripture, Encouragement, Fear, Burnout Dave Helmuth 6/28/23

Mission Challenge

Yesterday, when I needed it most, I found a scriptural encouragement on old Mission Challenge letterhead while cleaning out a storage room on the farm where we live.

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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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Altars
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth 3/29/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Retreat, Burnout Dave Helmuth 3/29/23

Altars

I found out about a recent conference called “ALTARS.”

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The One Day Shelf-Life of Prayer
Spiritual Life, Worship Leading, Burnout, Worship Ministry, Faith, Planning Dave Helmuth 3/15/23 Spiritual Life, Worship Leading, Burnout, Worship Ministry, Faith, Planning Dave Helmuth 3/15/23

The One Day Shelf-Life of Prayer

I’m using an app on my iPhone to track my activity level.

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Metamorphosis
Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building Dave Helmuth 3/1/23 Spiritual Life, Worship, Worship Ministry, Team Building Dave Helmuth 3/1/23

Metamorphosis

I saw this image, and it captured my current season.

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