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The First|Worship Ministry of Houston’s First Baptist Church is made up of hundreds of adults, students, and children of all ages and backgrounds. We are brought together by a common biblical purpose: To CONNECT with God and each other through music and worship. To LEAD God’s people by sacrifice, i…

John Bolin


    • May 23, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    33 Listener Question - What Is Your Writing Process? (special Guest Don Koch)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 44:24


    John and legendary songwriter, Don Koch, take a moment to answer a listener's question about their specific processes and thoughts on songwriting.

    32 In For The Long Haul Part 2 (with Special Guest Mike Harland)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 26:50


    John and Mike Harland, Director of Lifeway Worship, finish their conversation about tips and practices to help with longevity in ministry.

    31 In For The Long Haul Part 1 (with Special Guest Mike Harland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 32:04


    Mike Harland, Director of Lifeway Worship, sits down with John to talk about best practices to add longevity to you ministry.

    30 Mastering Life Part 2 (special Guest Robert Morgan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 23:08


    John and special guest Robert Morgan finish their conversation about Robert's influential book, Mastering Life Before It's Too Late.

    29 Mastering Life Part 1 (special Guest Robert Morgan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 28:18


    John and Robert Morgan talk through Robert's book "Mastering Life Before It's Too Late" - a summation of a lifetime of studying of how to go about being effective, productive and pleasant with your life.

    28 Church Security -Protecting The Flock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 32:11


    John takes a moment to walk through an intense moment in a worship service where security measures were put to the test. Along with the church's Production Director and Head of Security, they have a conversation outlining what about those measures allowed for the effective diffusion of the incident, and most importantly talk through tips and ideas that someone could implement to begin to better secure their church family.

    27 Evaluating For The Win Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 27:32


    John continues his conversation about taking time to look back and evaluate your events.

    26 Evaluating For The Win Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 22:41


    In ministry we do a lot of events, whether that's each week on Sunday morning, or larger events throughout the year, or even smaller more intimate settings. Often times we find ourselves running from event to event, taking any win we can get. John takes a moment to challenge that reality and encourages leaders to take the time to identify the wins and then evaluate if your event hit those targets.

    25 6 Keys To Margin In The New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 22:27


    John brings in the new year with a discussion about how to add margin in your life.

    24 How To Pay Your Unpaid People

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 22:08


    All of us work with volunteers and couldn't do ministry without them. John talks through 10 ways to allow your unpaid volunteers to receive something out of their investment into your ministry.

    23 Q & A With Pastor Gregg Matte

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 31:06


    We opened it up to our social media channels and took questions from you all as we sat down with Pastor Gregg matte to get some real, honest, and sometimes funny answers about ministry and leadership.

    22 The Relationship With The Head Pastor (Special Guest Pastor Gregg Matte)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 23:25


    Pastor Gregg Matte, pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church, sits down with John to have a conversation about the relationship between pastor and worship leader while answering questions that worship leaders want to know from a head pastor perspective

    21 Live Q & A On MultiGen Worship At Worship Life West

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 18:44


    We took the opportunity to take questions at one of our MultiGen Sessions at Lifeway's Worship Life West Conference out at California Baptist University. We wanted to hear from worship leaders and the issues that your facing.

    20 The Core Ten For MultiGen Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 17:54


    John finishes the core ten for Multigen, wrapping up the "why" behind MultiGenerational worship at Houston's First.

    19 The Core Ten For MultiGen Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 13:52


    John begins the conversation of why we believe MultiGenerational Worship is so important in the church.

    18 The MultiGen Mindset (with Special Guest Ray Jones)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 18:29


    Ray Jones encourages the listener to embrace MultiGenerational worship as a discipleship model in this conversation with John.

    17 Getting Your Songs Heard (Special Guest Craig Adams)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 17:38


    Craig Adams, Lifeway Worship's Creative/Publishing Director, joined us for a conversation on how best to get your songs into the hands of publishers.

    16 Things I Learned From The Mouse You Can Use For The Master Pt 2 (Special Guest Derric Johnson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 25:33


    The 2nd of a 2-part series with the award-winning and well-lived Derric Johnson as he takes us through his experiences of excellence with the Disney corporation that apply to excellence within the church.

    15 Things I Learned From The Mouse You Can Use For The Master (Special Guest Derric Johnson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 30:40


    The 1st of a 2 part conversation with Derric Johnson about the wisdom in life and leadership that he has gained over his years of work with the Disney corporation: wisdom he has applied effectively applied to his work in the church over the years.

    14 Trends In Worship Ministry (Special Guest Craig Adams)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 19:17


    While at Experience Conference we were able to hang out with Craig Adams and discuss current and emerging trends in worship ministry.

    13 Social Media (special Guest Trey Van Camp)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 24:52


    We tackle the subject of how to engage our people in the ever changing world of Social Media with special guest Trey Van Camp.

    12 Q&A On Taking Trips With Your Teams (special Guest Jorge Jimenez)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 26:37


    We were on site in Costa Rica and decided to sit down with our contact there, Jorge, to have a conversation and answer some questions from you all about taking trips with your teams.

    11 Hope For The Ages - A MultiGen Christmas Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 19:26


    Don Koch joins John to talk through "Hope for the Ages," their second MultiGen Christmas Experience. You can listen to all of the songs, purchase resources and watch live performance videos at http://firstworship.com/resource/hope-for-the-ages-a-multigen-worship-experience-for-christmas/

    10 How To Promote

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 18:51


    As we get ready to kick off the fall and look forward to events of our own, John takes a minute to walk through how we think when it comes to promoting events or even getting people interested in your ministry.

    09 The Heart of a Writer/Arranger (with Special Guest Cliff Duren)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 29:55


    John digs into the processes and more importantly the heart behind it all of accomplished writer/arranger Cliff Duren.

    08 Sharpening Your Craft (with Special Guest Dr. Joseph Bolin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 18:00


    John and Dr. Joseph Bolin finish their series with a discussion on the practical aspects of getting better at what you do.

    07 12 Aspects Of Character - Part 2 (with Special Guest Dr. Joseph Bolin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 18:24


    John and Dr. Joseph Bolin cover the 6 more of the aspects of character that should define the life of leader

    06 12 Aspects of Character - Part 1 (with special guest Dr. Joseph Bolin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 15:52


    John continues the series with Dr. Joseph Bolin, beginning a discussion on the Character of a Leader.

    05 Priorities Of Connection And The 3 Oranges (with Special Guest Dr. Joseph Bolin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 24:00


    John begins a 4 part series with his brother, Dr. Joseph Bolin, to talk about the guiding factors in a minister's life.

    04 Special Guest: Travis Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 23:34


    John talks with Travis Ryan about the importance of being a leader in worship in your home, giving some practical thoughts on how to do it. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvM9q189w8U6xrvAq7lacQapT6p4HtYVQ

    03 LIVE Q&A: The Core 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 17:08


    We had the recent opportunity to host a live Q&A session at Worship Life West after John's breakout on The Core 4.

    02 The Core 4 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2018 24:00


    John walks through the 2nd half of the Core 4 of worship ministry, finishing the 2-part series of understanding the "Why" of your ministry.

    01 The Core 4 - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 16:50


    We're so excited to release the first episode of the BRAND NEW Friends of FIRST | WORSHIP Podcast. This week John begins the conversation about the "WHY" of our worship ministry at Houston's First, which we call The Core 4.

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