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 4/4/12 Dave Helmuth 4/4/12

Worship Is Display

What if worship is display? Are you comfortable with that?

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.”

Dave Helmuth 8/3/11 Dave Helmuth 8/3/11

Six Things I Learned About Rehearsals (From Leading a New Team Every Week…For Years!)

Almost every week, I lead a new team of musicians. Sometimes all we have is a Sunday morning rehearsal.

Dave Helmuth 8/1/11 Dave Helmuth 8/1/11

Henry Helmuth

Dave Helmuth 7/27/11 Dave Helmuth 7/27/11

Worship Ministry Devotions

Do you wish that rehearsal would go deeper than just pulling the music together?

Dave Helmuth 6/29/11 Dave Helmuth 6/29/11

Groove, Space, and Dynamics

Groove, Space, and Dynamics are three things that we can always have more of in the music we create. But how?

Dave Helmuth 5/11/11 Dave Helmuth 5/11/11

who do YOU say I am?

I was planning a worship set. Feeling crushing pressure and tension.

Dave Helmuth 5/4/11 Dave Helmuth 5/4/11

Filter Bubbles and “my” Church

When was the last time you worshiped with other believers? Wait, but I mean not at “your” church. I mean, when was the last time you joined believers outside of your congregation and fully engaged in worship in their Sunday morning worship gathering?”

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

When was the Last Time?

So...when was the last time you dove in and really worshiped the Lord?

Dave Helmuth 10/27/10 Dave Helmuth 10/27/10

Need more musicians?

What REALLY causes the “not enough musicians” syndrome?

Are you trying to figure out how to add more musicians to your teams? “We just don’t have any in our church.” Really?

Dave Helmuth 6/7/10 Dave Helmuth 6/7/10

Dissatisfaction - Friend or Foe?

Perhaps the reason growth is often slow or painful in churches is we’re so focused on keeping people happy and satisfied, we never have enough dissatisfaction to tip the scales for growth to happen.