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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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Kondratowski Family Keys
Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Shepherd (Faders) Dave Helmuth 11/8/23 Worship, Worship Ministry, Musicians, Decision-Making, Planning, Songs, Engagement, Worship Leading, Shepherd (Faders) Dave Helmuth 11/8/23

Kondratowski Family Keys

I was talking with coach Walter K, and he was reveling in a simple idea that has made a significant difference in congregational engagement.

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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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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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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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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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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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How To Un-train Vibrato
Team Building, Relationships, Educator (Faders), Auditions, Women Dave Helmuth 9/6/23 Team Building, Relationships, Educator (Faders), Auditions, Women Dave Helmuth 9/6/23

How To Un-train Vibrato

How do you un-train vibrato from someone’s voice so they can sing as a modern worship team vocalist?

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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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How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Arrival
Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/23/23 Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/23/23

How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Arrival

We continue our series from Audio Coach Tony Guyer. Today we ask “How do I know when I’ve arrived?”

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How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Culture
Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/16/23 Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/16/23

How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Culture

We continue our series from Audio Coach Tony Guyer. Today we ask “What Does Your Culture Look Like?”

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How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Standards
Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/9/23 Team Building, Relationships, Sound Tech, Educator (Faders), Shepherd (Faders), Leadership, Pride and Humility, Projectionist, Burnout Tony Guyer 8/9/23

How To Lead A Healthy Tech Team - Standards

Today, Audio Coach Tony Guyer brings us the first of a three-week series to strengthen your tech team!

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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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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 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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How To Unstick Your Lowest Fader: PRODUCER
Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Leadership, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 6/7/23 Worship Ministry, Team Building, Relationships, Five Faders, Leadership, Producer (Faders) Dave Helmuth 6/7/23

How To Unstick Your Lowest Fader: PRODUCER

The Producer is an Architect that designs excellence and transcendence. They plan to exceed the usual limits and love to have a well-planned service executed with excellence.

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