You have to define success in terms of the Kingdom of God.” – Elias Dummer

An honor to welcome Elias Dummer back to the Beyond Sunday Podcast for a second time! Elias is the frontman for the band The City Harmonic as well as a Worship Pastor and owner of a marketing agency.

This interview is bittersweet as it surrounds the final release from the band. We talk all about The City Harmonic, why they broke up, worship, songwriting, radio play, entrepreneurship, the music business and more.

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A great honor to have Greg Sykes on the podcast today. Greg is a new singer/songwriter with Integrity Music and has just released his new EP, Reverse. Greg’s songs are some of the catchiest songs you’ll hear.

In this chat we talk about facing fear, writing songs, sharing songs, and stepping out of our comfort zones. Greg has been a worship leader for many years and has a unique ability to write catchy pop songs with powerful lyrics.

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Today’s interview is with Aaron Shust – an amazing singer, songwriter, and worship leader. We talk about Aaron’s history with traditional church music and how he started leading worship.

Also some great songwriting nuggets, stories, and challenges about the character of a worship leader. Important stuff.

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Such an honor to welcome Stu Garrard back to the podcast. Stu is an amazing guitarist (known for his work with Delirious), songwriter, and artist. In this conversation we pull back the curtain of his latest project, The Beatitudes.

An incredible project, consisting of an album, a book, and a documentary is all about Jesus’ teachings from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. Collaborating with top Christian artists Michael W Smith, Martin Smith, John Mark McMillan, Amy Grant, Hillsong United, Propaganda, All Sons & Daughters, Amanda Cook, & more, this is not to be missed.

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If I’m living life with no margin and no time set aside to reflect, I can’t expect to be writing songs.” – Laura Story

Today we welcome Grammy winning songwriter & worship leader Laura Story to the podcast. Laura’s new album, Open Hands, is a great one – filled with great new songs of hope. And they’re just so good!

In this interview we talk songwriting, leading worship, the new album, and raising kids. Enjoy!

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