Dave Helmuth 9/26/13 Dave Helmuth 9/26/13

The Art of Constructive Conversations

Have you ever wished your teams, pastors, and congregation were great at giving each other feedback?

Dave Helmuth 6/26/13 Dave Helmuth 6/26/13

Worship Values: What I Care About When I Lead Worship

I was preparing for a coaching session with a new worship leader and reading a chapter in the book we’re working through called “How To Lead Worship Without Being A Rock Star.”

Dave Helmuth 5/29/13 Dave Helmuth 5/29/13

Singers Prophesy

What if our singers’ primary role is to prophesy, to declare the emotion and heart of God?

Dave Helmuth 4/25/13 Dave Helmuth 4/25/13

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?

Dave Helmuth 3/27/13 Dave Helmuth 3/27/13

Drip Irrigation

I know the need for watering, fertilizing, and generally tending to the gardens (metaphorical as mine may be) are upon us every spring and summer.

Dave Helmuth 2/27/13 Dave Helmuth 2/27/13

The Issue of Fear (and the way to avoid it getting its grimy hooks into your #SundaySetlist planning)

My typical planning schedule…

Dave Helmuth 1/29/13 Dave Helmuth 1/29/13

How to Actually Do Something About My Growth Plan

I hope you were inspired by the last Worship Fertilizer to begin creating a Growth Plan, but chances are it collected about seven days of dust by now. Poor little Growth Plan.

Dave Helmuth 12/31/12 Dave Helmuth 12/31/12

Growth Plan

You have talent, gifts, and the desire to improve.

Dave Helmuth 11/30/12 Dave Helmuth 11/30/12

Questions To Ask At Rehearsal

I love questions.

Dave Helmuth 11/16/12 Dave Helmuth 11/16/12

52 Worship Training Events

When you went to your worship team rehearsal this week, what skill did you plan on working on with your team?

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

Drums, the Holy Spirit, and Congregational Response

Have you ever been frustrated, confused, or saddened by a lack of response from the congregation you’re leading in worship?

Dave Helmuth 8/1/12 Dave Helmuth 8/1/12

4 Reasons Teams Feel Isolated And Burned Out (and what to do about it)

Do you want current members to serve for a long time?

Dave Helmuth 6/5/12 Dave Helmuth 6/5/12

Why Do We Gather?

Why do we gather each week as a church?

Dave Helmuth 5/9/12 Dave Helmuth 5/9/12

Do you see what I sing?

When was the last time you took a breath, ready to sing the next line, only to slowly exhale, mumble, or watermelon through the next line because the words weren’t up in time?

Dave Helmuth 3/22/12 Dave Helmuth 3/22/12

The Leadership Journey

We know how to lead a worship set, a meeting, an event, or a moment.

But what about a team, a ministry, a department, an organization, or a decade?

As leaders, we must have the energy and determination to move large initiatives forward, to hold the line, and to shift cultures.

Dave Helmuth 1/25/12 Dave Helmuth 1/25/12

How I Learn Melody

What’s the most important musical part of a song? Melody. It’s the DNA, the unique fingerprint. Which brings up the next question…how do I learn melody, especially if I don’t read music or don’t have the musical notation available?

Dave Helmuth 12/21/11 Dave Helmuth 12/21/11

How Songs Are Built

Why do I need to know how to build a song?

Because knowing how to build songs enables…so many things.

Dave Helmuth 12/7/11 Dave Helmuth 12/7/11

Never Copy the CD*

I love what Todd Henry says in his podcast The Accidental Creative: “It is the age of creativity. Cover bands don’t change the world. Don’t be a cover band. You need to find your unique voice.”