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Episode 64: What Makes a Good Worship Song?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 53:36


In this episode, Rob and Pat sit down with Andrew Geddert discuss what features make a song fit for corporate worship.

Episode 63: Communicating Well as Worship Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 39:13


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss how worship team members and leaders can grow in their communication as they lead their churches in corporate worship.

Episode 62: Should We Sing Songs From Bethel, Hillsong and Elevation?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 44:50


In this episode, Rob, Jody and Lee Brubacher discuss one of the most common questions worship leaders have - should we sing songs from questionable sources like Hillsong or Bethel?

Episode 61: Cultivating Creativity

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 52:08


In this episode, Rob and Pat sit down with Patrick Anderson to discuss how we can cultivate the image-bearing quality of creativity in our worship ministries.

Episode 60: Have We ‘Feminized' Modern Worship?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 38:43


In this episode, Rob, Jody and Pat evaluate the common criticism that much of modern worship music has been 'feminized'.

Episode 59: Evaluating Criticism

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 41:05


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss how to evaluate criticism when it comes your way.

Episode 58: Over-Realized Eschatology in Worship Music

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 40:43


In this episode, Rob and Jody sit down with Dr. Matthew Westerholm to discuss the influence of over-realized eschatology in our worship music and why it's a problem.

Episode 57: Vertical AND Horizontal Worship

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 40:18


In this episode, Rob and Jody talk about the disturbing trend of individualistic worship in the corporate gathering, and how we can better bring that horizontal element to the forefront.

Episode 56: Good Goals for a New Year

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 35:36


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss some ideas for good goals for your worship team in the New Year.

Episode 55: Christmas Hymns Worth Singing More

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 38:11


In this episode, Rob, Jody and Johnny sit down to discuss the Christmas hymns that we need to sing more of at Christmas.

Episode 54: Q&A from the Behold Him Worship Conference

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 38:58


In this special episode, Pat, Lee, Jody and Rob take questions at the Behold Him Worship Conference that was held on October 21st, 2023.

Episode 53: Training Your Team

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 38:30


In this episode, Rob and Jody are joined by Lee Brubacher as they discuss the importance of training your worship team.

Episode 52: AI, Acetates, Auto-Tune and Worship

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 40:41


In this episode, Rob and Jody are joined by Dr. Johnny Markin to discuss the role of technology like AI, auto-tune, and backing tracks in the worship ministry.

Episode 51: What Makes a Great Worship Vocalist?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 35:50


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss what makes a great vocalist on a worship team.

Episode 50: Learning From Jesus About Worship

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 27:22


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss what we can learn about worship from the example and life of Jesus.

Episode 49: Leading When You're Not Leading

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 34:28


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss how worship team members can still lead worship when they are in the congregation and not on the worship team.

Episode 48: Learning from John the Baptist (Part Two)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 33:59


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss what John the Baptist can teach us about celebrity, service and humility.

Episode 47: Learning from John the Baptist (Part One)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 35:23


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss what John the Baptist can teach us about worship leading.

Episode 46: Common Conflicts in Worship Ministry

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 40:36


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss the most common conflicts that can happen between the Pastor and Worship Leader.

Episode 45: Common Temptations in Worship Ministry

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 28:04


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss the most common temptations that worship leaders face.

Episode 44: Worship During The Week

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 30:12


In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss how worship leaders can ensure their entire lives are full of worship.

Episode 43: Nurturing a Healthy Heart

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 45:40


In this episode, Rob and Pat discuss how worshippers and worship leaders can nurture a deeper and richer relationship with Christ in 2023.

Episode 42: Worship Leading For The Long Haul (feat. Rick Cua)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 38:52


In this episode, Jody and Pat sit down with worship leading veteran Rick Cua and discuss doing ministry for the long haul.

Episode 41: Emotions vs. Emotionalism

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 40:07


In this episode, Rob, Jody and Pat discuss both the danger and the necessity of emotions in worship.

Episode 40: Show Us Christ!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 38:16


In this episode, Rob, Pat and Jody call worship leaders back to a simple vision for their role in the corporate gathering - show us Christ!

Episode 39: Worship in the Early Church (feat. Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 41:14


In this episode, Rob and Dr. Johnny Markin are joined by Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin to discuss worship in the early patristic era and what modern worship leaders can learn from that era.

Episode 38: What Can Worship Leaders Learn from David? (feat. Mark Buchanan)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 46:06


In this episode, Rob, Pat and Jody are joined by pastor and author Mark Buchanan, to discuss David and what worship leaders can learn from his life and example.

Episode 37: Suffering and the Worship Leader (feat. Brian Doerksen)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 36:42


In this episode, Rob and Jody sit down with JUNO Award Winner Brian Doerksen, as they discuss the role of suffering in the life of a worship leader. What role does suffering play in our worship? How do we give voice to the suffering of our people when we plan our services? That, and more, on this episode.

Episode 36: Mentoring The Next Generation (feat. Jerry Heinold)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 44:50


In this episode, the guys are joined by Student Worship Director Jerry Heinold to discuss raising up the next generation of worship leaders.

Episode 35: Worship for Real Life (feat. Brian Doerksen)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 32:12


In this episode, Rob and Jody sit down with JUNO Award Winner Brian Doerksen, as they discuss songwriting and what it means to write songs that relate to our real experiences as Christians.

Episode 34: Battling Burnout (feat. Cliff Cline)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 57:24


In this episode, Pat, Jody and Rob sit down with Cliff Cline, Worship Pastor at Hope Bible Church in Oakville, ON, to discuss the issue of burnout in ministry. How can we ensure that we endure for the long haul of ministry? What boundaries do we need to put in place?

Episode 33: The Songwriter (feat. Paul Baloche)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 35:28


In this episode, the guys are joined by Dove award winning song-writer, Paul Baloche, as they discuss Paul's process of song-writing, advice on how to co-write songs well, and more.

Episode 32: Should Worship Be Spontaneous?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 44:48


In this episode, Pat, Jody and Rob discuss the role of spontaneity in worship leading and planning. How much of our worship gatherings should be planned or unplanned? Is spontaneity inherently more Spirit-led? 

Episode 31: Making A Worship Leader (feat. Paul Baloche)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 46:30


In this episode, the guys are joined by song-writer and pastor to worship pastors, Paul Baloche. Paul shares his own story of how the Lord brought him into the worship ministry, and discusses how we can grow in our love for Christ, our passion for worship leading, our heart for shepherding God's people, and gives advice to young worship leaders.

What's Coming Up Next?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 2:24


A quick update on what's coming up next on the Worship God podcast!

Episode 30: A Christmas Caution (feat. Dr. Johnny Markin)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 38:59


In this episode, Rob, Jody and Dr. Johnny Markin discuss the Advent/Christmas season, some ways the church can get off track in their planning of Christmas services, and some practical tips for keeping our hope centered on Christ this Christmas.

Episode 29: Rediscovering the Lord's Table (feat. Dr. Johnny Markin)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 46:10


In this episode, Rob and Pat are joined by Dr. Johnny Markin as they discuss the place of the Lord's Table in Christian liturgy, and how we may need to rediscover again the beauty of the Table.

Episode 28: Worship Matters (feat. Bob Kauflin) Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 41:16


In this episode, Rob, Pat and Jody are joined by Bob Kauflin as they discuss how worship leaders can love better, how to graciously remove a team member, and work well with their senior pastor.

Episode 27: How To Come To Church On Time

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 39:46


In this episode, Rob, Pat and Jody address the issue of congregants coming to church late, and how to graciously encourage punctuality for times of worship.

Episode 26: Worship Matters (feat. Bob Kauflin)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 37:12


In this episode, Rob, Pat and Jody are joined by Bob Kauflin as they discuss what the key character lessons are for worship leaders, what songs the church ought to be singing, and the role that technology plays in our gatherings.

Episode 25: Advice to Aging Worship Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 45:52


In this episode, Jody, Rob, and Pat give some advice to ageing worship leaders. 

Episode 24: How to Go to Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 39:15


How should we go to church? Should we prepare to come to worship? If so, how? Pat, Rob, and Jody provide pastoral guidance on preparing ourselves to go to church.

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