Ever wonder what worship pastors do all day?

Because everyone knows worship leaders and pastors only work on Sunday, right?

Well, in today’s podcast we talk about this very thing. I had a conversation with Jared Welch, worship pastor at Life Church in Memphis, TN.

This podcast is the first of many – conversations with everyday, local church worship leaders and pastors who are serving their churches well with heart, passion, and excellence.

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If you’re a local church worship leader, the thought of developing other leaders probably gives you one of two reactions:

First, you may be thinking, “Why would I want to replace myself? I would be out of a job!” Or, you may be thinking, “How do I even do that? Who do I even develop?”

Truth is, you make yourself more valuable to an organization not by doing ministry but by equipping others to do ministry.

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If you’re waiting for the proverbial drummer joke, you won’t find it here.

Today’s podcast is all about the musicality of the drums.

And there’s no better person to talk to than Steve Goold. Steve is a professional drummer who plays for tons of artists, including Sara Bareilles and Owl City.

This was such a fun interview talking to Steve about musicality, gear, practice, worship music, and much more.

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If I could pick the top 2 or 3 songwriters and worship leaders who have influenced me the most, Brian Doerksen would be on that list.

Brian was writing honest, powerful, congregational worship songs before it was cool.

In the interview we talk about Brian’s massive body of work, mentoring young worship leaders, creativity over the long haul, and singing emotionally healthy worship music.

Also, if you’d like to help Brian and Shiyr Poets finish funding their debut album, head on over HERE.

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If you’ve been a musician for any length of time you’ve been a part of rehearsals that you wish you could leave.

Maybe the leader wasn’t prepared and there was no plan.

Maybe the band was simply terrible and it was impossible to get any chemistry going.

Maybe it just seemed to go on and on with no end in sight.

The goal of rehearsal isn’t just to get stuff done. It’s to form musicians into Jesus following, church loving, kingdom minded disciples (Tweet that?)

When you adopt this mindset, you begin to invest in people and not just your task list. You have more longevity with your team members. You have more fun. God blesses your efforts because it’s in line with what He already loves.

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