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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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3 Rehearsal Techniques
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 10/11/23 Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 10/11/23

3 Rehearsal Techniques

Do you love rehearsals as much as I do? I admit sometimes they are more fun than the actual service.

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Beyond The Chart
Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 9/27/23 Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Team Building, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Artist (Faders), Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership Dave Helmuth 9/27/23

Beyond The Chart

I’m working with a worship team that has been trained well.

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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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A Glimpse
Worship Ministry, Faith, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 6/21/23 Worship Ministry, Faith, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 6/21/23

A Glimpse

We live on a volcano. Don’t worry. It’s sleeping.

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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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Liturgies
Worship Ministry, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 2/8/23 Worship Ministry, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 2/8/23

Liturgies

We invited some friends over for Sunday brunch and worship at our farm.

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Just Ask
Worship, Worship Ministry, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 1/18/23 Worship, Worship Ministry, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 1/18/23

Just Ask

On Sunday, we visited a church we hadn’t been to before. While the eight of us filed in a few minutes past starting time and found our seats in two rows, two leaders addressed the congregation.

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Context
Worship, Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Advent Dave Helmuth 12/14/22 Worship, Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Advent Dave Helmuth 12/14/22

Context

My wife has taught me many things.

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Stop Being A Superstitious Worship Leader
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Planning, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 11/2/22 Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Planning, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 11/2/22

Stop Being A Superstitious Worship Leader

What makes someone a superstitious worship leader? Might you be one?

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Don’t Let Sunday Morning Bite You On The Behind
Spiritual Life, Freedom, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 8/17/22 Spiritual Life, Freedom, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 8/17/22

Don’t Let Sunday Morning Bite You On The Behind

I’m not always aware of it when it happens. But something happens when the service officially starts: Something sneaks up on you and bites you on the behind.

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Pleasing The LORD
Planning, Engagement, Scripture, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 8/3/22 Planning, Engagement, Scripture, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 8/3/22

Pleasing The LORD

“Good morning, (CHURCH NAME)! We’re glad you’re here. It’s a beautiful day to worship the LORD. Would you stand and sing with us?”

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Congregational Voices
Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 6/22/22 Planning, Songs, Engagement, Rehearsal, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 6/22/22

Congregational Voices

I was rehearsing the team and we were deciding how to arrange a song.

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Leading the Same Room Limits Me
Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading, Leadership Dave Helmuth 4/13/22 Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading, Leadership Dave Helmuth 4/13/22

Leading the Same Room Limits Me

One of your lids as a worship leader may be leading the same room over and over.

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Prepared for Nothing
Planning, Songs, Worship Leading, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 4/6/22 Planning, Songs, Worship Leading, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 4/6/22

Prepared for Nothing

They didn’t know what was coming. In their wildest dreams, what was about to occur was 100% impossible.

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Reflect
Worship Ministry, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 3/23/22 Worship Ministry, Planning, Engagement, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 3/23/22

Reflect

Twenty-four hours ago, I was leading worship. How did it go? 

How do I know the answer?

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Your Homework Assignment
Planning, Songs, Spiritual Life, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 3/9/22 Planning, Songs, Spiritual Life, Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 3/9/22

Your Homework Assignment

Lead worship solo for a group of complete strangers. Don’t give them lyrics.

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Open Your Eyes
Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 3/2/22 Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 3/2/22

Open Your Eyes

Raise your hand if (almost) every time you’re leading Build My Life…

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The Wrong Fix
Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 2/23/22 Worship Leading Dave Helmuth 2/23/22

The Wrong Fix

“Next month, we’re going to audition everyone that’s on the team, and not everyone is going to make it.”

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