I'm Sorry, But You Can't Sing With Us
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Auditions, Leadership Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Auditions, Leadership Dave Helmuth

I'm Sorry, But You Can't Sing With Us

I received this question from a pastor:

"How do you describe the minimum level of vocal ability that a person needs to possess before they will perform on a Sunday morning? As you might guess, this is prompted by a church member who very much wants to sing with the team, but frankly probably falls below the standard of what we would like to have on stage...."

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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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Hymns Are Old Burned Up Plastic Bottles
Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Scheduling Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Scheduling Dave Helmuth

Hymns Are Old Burned Up Plastic Bottles

The other night, I was tucking my son into bed and noticed some trash on his bunk bed shelf. It was the remains of an old, burned-up plastic Coke bottle.

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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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How am I Supposed to “Worship” Singing O Little Town Of Bethlehem?!
Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Scripture, Worship Leading, Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Advent, Burnout Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Planning, Songs, Scripture, Worship Leading, Educator (Faders), Priest (Faders), Producer (Faders), Advent, Burnout Dave Helmuth

How am I Supposed to “Worship” Singing O Little Town Of Bethlehem?!

Do you know which Sunday marks the end of the Church calendar year? (Did you know the church had its own calendar?!)

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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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How To Increase Congregational Engagement
Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Team Building, Planning, Relationships, Engagement, Worship Leading, Five Faders, Producer (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Feedback, Leadership, Pastors, Pride and Humility, Burnout Dave Helmuth

How To Increase Congregational Engagement

Today, I’m giving you an outline rather than paragraphs. That’s obvious.

But what’s not obvious is how much what you do impacts congregational engagement. I want to challenge us, as leaders, to grow in BEING:

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Platform Modesty and Dress Codes
Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Engagement, Freedom, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Women Dave Helmuth Spiritual Life, Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Engagement, Freedom, Five Faders, Educator (Faders), Coaching, Encouragement, Fear, Feedback, Leadership, Pride and Humility, Women Dave Helmuth

Platform Modesty and Dress Codes

How modest is modest enough? The most common internal answer is “the same as me or more modest than me.”

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