Worship Ministry Catalyst

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0045

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:50:02 +0000

We’ve all been to worship conferences, come back and realized we are disappointed that we didn’t actually learn more useful information than we did. Well, that wasn’t the case for Kevin in this episode. He has just returned from a conference and he has a lot of great information to share with you that I enjoyed listening to, so I’m sure you will too.

The conference that Kevin went to was the Deeper Conference.

Also, if you’d like to check out Paul Baloche’s website, you can do so by clicking here.

If you’re a faithful listening to the worship ministry catalyst podcast, we would love to hear from you and we’d also love it if you’d take the time to share us with your friends and other worship leaders you know.

Whether you’re new or have been listening for quite some time, we would love to hear form you, as well as we would really appreciate some good feedback on iTunes, if you don’t mind taking a minute to do so that would be awesome!

If you have some insight to offer on this topic, we’d love to hear from you. One of the ways you can do that is to join our growing network of Worship Leaders at http://worshipministrycatalyst.ning.com.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0044 – Community in Worship

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:21:40 +0000

It seems to be a buzz word, and has been for a while around the church in America, and that’s the topic of this week’s Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast…Community! Not just the idea of community, but how do we do more in our worship services to create community among the body? Should we even try?

I don’t want to give away the whole episode, so check it out below!

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0043 – Coldplay Concert vs. Church Production

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:56:48 +0000

In This week’s podcast David & Kevin talk about a coldplay concert that Kevin had just gone to and we compare that to what we do in our church services. We talk about what drives the production value at a concert like the coldplay concert and what drives the production values in our churches.

I don’t want to give away the whole episode, so check it out below!

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0042 – Dealing with our own emotions during worship

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:15:25 +0000

This week, David & Kevin talk about what we do with our emotions when we’re leading worship. What do we do to make sure we are keeping our emotions in check so that we can effectively lead while at the same time make sure that we don’t remove all emotion from ourselves.

It’s a tricky topic, one that I’m sure you have dealt with a lot in your experience with being involved in a worship ministry.

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Episode 0041 – Dealing with the summer lull, MJ & West coast live from a previously recorded broadcasts

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:12:54 +0000

In this episode David & Kevin get a little wrapped up in talking about the Live – recorded from and earlier live broadcast conundrum we face living on the west coast of the United States. After that, we get into talking about some things we might be able to do to take advantage of the summer.

We also talk about the huge loss in the music industry, MJ & all the things we have because of the King of Pop.

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Worship Ministry Catalsyt – Episode 0040 – Piano Workshop Part 2 (of 2)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:58:07 +0000

Pianos, Pianos everywhere and not a key to plunk. This episode is the first of two in our first workshop on playing piano in the worship band. In a lot of contemporary worship music, keys tend to be harder and harder to come by. Not anymore, keys are making a comeback, baby!

We do some talking about some ways to stay sharp as a piano player and some of the philosphy we use when we play, then we start with some of the basics.

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0039 – Piano Workshop Part 1 (of 2)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:46:24 +0000

We do some talking about some ways to stay sharp as a piano player and some of the philosphy we use when we play, then we start with some of the basics.

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0038 – Flow

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:00:30 +0000

Do you know what I’m talking about? You know….(long awkward pause)…. quiet song …… (long awkward pause with weird, random instrument noises) …. Loud song (scared to death from the shock of the loud sound, heart rate jumps through the roof). ….. beuler….beuler…. Etc.

Picking up from last week’s episode we’re talking once again about creativity, and specifically about how to create good flow when we’re incorporating some of these creative elements. We don’t want the people whom we are trying to lead in worship to be victims of a worship tsunami, we want them to enjoy worship flow.

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0037 – Creativity

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:48:42 +0000

Routine, Rut, habit, pattern, whatever you like to call it, we all get into them. Well, this week, we’re trying to Bust Out. Not necessarily on the podcast, but in our Worship Services. Have you found yourself there? You want to be creative, you want to do things that people aren’t expecting, and you want to do things that will inspire people to keep coming back. And yet, for some reason, we keep doing the same old thing.

In this edition of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, David & Kevin talk about breaking out of that box and trying to do something different. I don’t want to spill the beans, so you should just listen to it!

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Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0035 – Worship Leadership Team

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:27:12 +0000

In this week’s episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, David and Kevin talk about the idea of a worship leadership team. Unless we’re still trying to fool ourselves, we’ve all realized by now that we can’t do this thing called worship ministry by ourselves.

This is the first time we actually talk about the idea of a worship leadership team, a team that gets together to discuss what’s going on in the Worship Arts Ministry and to talk about direction and vision.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0034 – Contemporary Liturgy Part 2 (of 2)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:00:26 +0000

In this weeks episode of The Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, David and Kevin are joined once again by John Ross. We’re wrapping up our discussion on liturgy. If you missed the first episode you can check it out here. (Also, If you missed the episodes we did about acoustic guitar techniques you’ll definitely want to check those out. Part 1 and Part 2.) and have now moved on to talking about the use of Liturgy in a contemporary setting.

It’s a big topic (Just like the acoustic guitar) and there’s no way we can cover all of the essentials in these two episodes, but we talk about some really important stuff and John offers some really valuable insight from his experience using it at “The Pearl.”

ohn is an Associate pastor at Pearl Church, in the Pearl District in Downtown Portland, OR.

John’s original background is as a church musician – he’s led worship for a number of churches and currently works for Pearl Church in downtown Portland. Along the way, he’s played at coffee shops, pubs, churches, and amphitheaters; making music and practicing production. John spent 3 years running a recording studio on the side, producing and mixing records for clients.

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0033 – Contemporary Liturgy Part 1 (of 2)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:50:23 +0000

In this weeks episode of The Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, David and Kevin are joined once again by John Ross. We’ve finished our discussions about Acoustic guitar (If you missed those episodes you’ll definitely want to check those out. Part 1 and Part 2.) and have now moved on to talking about the use of Liturgy in a contemporary setting.

ohn is an Associate pastor at Pearl Church, in the Pearl District in Downtown Portland, OR.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0032 – Acoustic Guitar Workshop Part 2 (of 2)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:46:29 +0000

In this episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, David and Kevin are joined once again by the venerable John Ross to finish up our two part Acoustic Guitar Workshop.

We dig a little deeper this week as we talk about the “dynamics” of playing with a band. John gives us some very practical and extremely helpful advice for what acoustic guitarists can do when they’re playing with a band, and also gives worship leaders some tips on how to ask your guitarists to do certain things.

We still might not know what we’re talking about, but we’re learning!!!

John is an Associate pastor at Pearl Church, in the Pearl District in Downtown Portland, OR.

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0031 – Acoustic Guitar Workshop – Part 1 (of 2)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:25:09 +0000

In this week’s episode, David and Kevin are joined the the venerable John Ross. John is an Associate pastor at Pearl Church, in the Pearl District in Downtown Portland, OR.

In this first part of a two part series, John covers some of the basics of the Acoustic guitar. It’s not only insightful for those of you who are aspiring to be guitarists, but it is insightful for worship leaders who are wanting to know how to talk guitar.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0030 – Being too hard on ourselves

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:00:54 +0000

In this week’s episode, David and Kevin talk about “Being too hard on ourselves.” As musicians and artists, we have a tendency to only be pleased with how we perform when the performance is perfect, at least to us. It might not actually be perfect, but it’s perfect to us, we don’t notice any flaws. When that happens, we’re happy. When that doesn’t happen, we beat ourselves up thinking of all the things we could have done differently (not matter how small) to make it better.

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Click here to Go to Multnomah University’s website to download “Nothing is Impossible” for free.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0029 – Technological Recontextualization

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:00:01 +0000

Os Guinness said in his book Prophetic Untimeliness, “After two hundred years of earnest dedication to reinventing the faith and the church and to being more relevant in the world, we are confronted with an embarrassing fact: Never have Christians pursued relevance more strenuously; never have Christians been more irrelevant.”

In this week’s episode, David and Kevin breach the topic of “Technological Recontextualizaion” that was brought up at the Recent CB Northwest Conference by Senior Pastor Scott Reavely of New Life Church (formerly known as West Linn First Baptist)

We don’t get very far down this road, but it’s definitely a road worth traveling down. I’m sure this is a topic that will come up again and again as we continue to think about how we do Worship Ministry in the Local Church.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Here are a few links you should check out:

Geeks & God Podcast (Pretty deep podcast about all things tech, especially drupal and other web 2.0 technologies.)

Church Leader Insights podcast about your home page.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 28 – Time management and Rehearsal Preparation

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:00:58 +0000

In this week’s episode, David & Kevin talk about Time management and particularly how it relates to being prepared for rehearsals and other events. We talk about some of the struggles in getting prepared and some of the things we can do to be more prepared.

This is a very important issue, one that can really add to or take away from our volunteers experience. If we’re prepared, we really set the stage for them to feel like they are succeeding and we also set them up for success. If we aren’t prepared, we’re communicating that it’s not all that important to come to rehearsal prepared, and we’re requiring more of them for all of us to be able to succeed. This is a topic we’ll definitely becoming back to in the future, we’ve only scratched the surface in this episode.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 27 – Communication

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:00:49 +0000

In this week’s episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, David & Kevin talk about the art of communication (or the lack thereof). It’s a delicate thing, how much should we communicate, and in how much detail, how often, what should we say, etc.

We share some of our personal successes and failures in communicating and talk about some of the goals we have to improve our communication. We hope this episode will really help you in getting thinking about how and what you communicate.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Your Word is Alive – Kevin Kruse Original Song

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:24:06 +0000

I wrote this song in response to a sermon series we’re going through on the book of Hebrews. As I was reflecting on Hebrews 4, I was struck with the imagery in verse 12 about how the Word of God is active, and living, and powerful. I couldn’t shake that idea of His Word changing us and our response to that truth.

Out of that idea I started pulling images, ideas, and verses from the book of Hebrews to create a song that I felt embodied our response to who God is and how His Word impacts us. His redemption, His grace, His sovereignty, boldly approaching Him, looking up, knowing the God who knows us;these are all ideas from the book of Hebrews… and our response is to worship the King!

This recording is taken straight from our Sunday worship service (i.e. it’s just a board feed!) I’m on piano and lead vocals; there is also bass, electric, and acoustic guitar and some alto vocals. And even though you can’t here it, there are drums

Your Word is Alive (song)

Your Word is Alive (chart

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0026 – Introducing new Songs

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:00:44 +0000

Today, David and Kevin tackle a topic that has been a point of contention for many worship leaders for many years – what are the guidelines for introducing a new song? How many new songs can you do throughout the course of a year? When you introduce it, how should you teach it to your congregation?

We truly hope that you’ll find this episode of the WMC podcast encouraging and insightful in your pursuit to continually improve the worship ministry at your local church.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0025 – Year End Review (Part 3)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:58:18 +0000

In this weeks episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, David and Kevin do a follow up to the interview of Jodan Fowler from www.worshiptrench.com. It was such a great episode we just had to continue talking about it this week. If you missed last weeks episode, you really should check it out.

We talk about some of our thoughts from the interview, as well as give you some of the details for the Reviews we’re doing with our own worship ministries.

If you’re doing a Year End Review, we’d love to hear from you and how the process is going for you.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0024 – Interview with Jordan Fowler of Worship Trench.com

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:04 +0000

What a great episode we have for you this week. We talked with Jordan Fowler of www.worshiptrench.com about doing a Year End Review. It is a very uplifting and encouraging conversation for us and I’m sure it will be for you too.

Jordan not only shares with us some very helpful insight in how to do a Year End Review, but many other little helpful bits of information along the way.

If you’re doing a year end review and have some thoughts you’d like to share about your process we’d love to hear them.

You can join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Don’t forget you can subscribe to our podcast through iTunes as well.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0023 – Using non-Christian Musicians in the worship band

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:00:29 +0000

Break out the Heresy hat because we’re bringing on the controversy this week on the Worship Ministry Catalyst podcast.

In this week’s episode David & Kevin talk about using Non-Christian Musicians in the Worship Band. For too many of us, we just answer “no” without ever thinking about it. But could it be possible that we’re missing out on an opportunity by not keeping an open mind? Listen in to find out.

You can also join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 22 – Crash & burn

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:43:42 +0000

A bit over dramatic…but…sometimes things happen. Sometimes plans fail and sometimes not because of anything we did or didn’t do.

That’s what David & Kevin talk about in this episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast. What do you do when things Crash & burn?

We would love to hear from you about this topic. Maybe you found yourself in the same situation this last Christmas. If you did, we’d love to hear your story too.

You can also join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0021 – Doing a year end Review (Part 1 of …)

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:26:36 +0000

And we’re back! After a little Break around the busy time of Christmas and then vacation, we’re finally back with an all new episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst podcast.

In this week’s episode David and Kevin start talking about doing a year end review. We started this conversation before Christmas, and it sparked both a good discussion and some follow up that is going to bring about another episode or more about doing a year end review.

We hope you’ll dive right in and listen to this podcast and in turn be willing to consider doing some form of a year end review.

In this podcast we also talked about the Worship ministry catalyst network. We were talking specifically about the ability to upload your original worship songs that you’re willing to share with the Worship Ministry Catalyst Network. We hope you’ll start to take advantage of this network and share some of the gift that God has given to you with a group of worship leaders from around the world!

You can also join in the conversation by joining our network, filling out the contact form, or sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0020 – Perfectionism

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:21:11 +0000

Do you ever feel like you’re at war with yourself? Not as in split personalities, but in terms of you desire to have a perfect worship service and your desire to please God. Are these even at odds with each other? In this week’s episode, David and Kevin talk about trying to find a balance between our desire for perfection while at the same time not loosing sight of what’s important. Kevin talks about a recent disaster service he went through at his church and some of the thoughts he had regarding what was an appropriate response to the weekend.

This is and issue that I’m sure many of us deal with. We would love to hear how you deal with the perfectionism problem. If you have some advice on this subject, or you would like to respond to the advice that we give in this podcast, feel free to comment on this post. You can also join in the conversation by joining our network, or fill out the contact form, or sending us an email. david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com.

We truly appreciate your faithful listening. We hope that you find these podcast both entertaining and informative in helping you take the worship ministry you are involved in down a path of excellence. God bless you in your week of preparing for the weekend.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 19 – Where do Worship Leaders get their fill?

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:58:59 +0000

In this week’s episode, David & Kevin talk about some of the places they go, and some of the ways they keep themselves fit for being worship leaders and worship pastors. It’s a big question, one that we don’t have all the answers for and one that both of us are still working on. We hope we can offer some practical advice for you.

If you have some advice on this subject, or you would like to respond to the advice that we give in this podcast, feel free to comment on this post. You can also join in the conversation by joining our network, or fill out the contact form, or sending us an email. david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com.

Thanks so much for taking the time to listen to the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast. We’re glad we can be a support and encouragement for you and the worship ministry you participate in. If there’s something we can do to help you out in some way, or if there’s a topic you’d like us to disucss (like this week’s topic) let us know.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 18 – It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:29:24 +0000

In this weeks’ episode David & Kevin talk about what we’re doing for Christmas. We thought it would be good to talk about Christmas while there’s still time to help those who listen to this podcast in their planning. As opposed to simply evaluating the podcast after we’ve finished the season. So, we talk about Christmas, what we’re planning on doing, as well as some other stuff that has been going on in our worship ministries.

If you’d like to join our discussion, feel free to comment on this post, join our network, or fill out the contact form, or send us an email. david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com.

Thanks so much for listening to the Worship Ministry Catalyst podcast. We’re grateful for you. If there’s anything we can do to help you in your ministry, let us know. We don’t know everything, but we’d be glad to help if we can.

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 17 – The Financial Crisis

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:28:18 +0000

In this weeks episode, David & Kevin talk about how the financial crisis is affecting worship ministry. We also talk about improbable pranks, and give a shout out to college football AP poll voters.

We know that the current state of the economy has affected how we do worship ministry. That’s why we’re talking about this, because we’re pretty sure that it’s affected the way a lot of worship ministries do ministry.

Listen in to this podcast to hear some of the things that we’re doing in our current situation, without money.

We’d love to hear back from you about this podcast, other podcasts or other issues you’d like us to talk about. Feel free to comment on this post, fill out the contact form, or send us an email. david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com.

You can also take your communication with us to the next level on our Worship Ministry Catalyst network.

WMC – Episode 17

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 16 – The Church Choir

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:44:05 +0000

In this week’s episode, David & Kevin talk about Church Choirs. We’ve both been doing a lot of thinking about church choirs, and are trying to determine whether they are relevant for our churches and our communities. It’s a touchy topic because choir has long been an establishment in many churches, and it often involves a lot of people. But, as we talk about on the podcast, we don’t want to do it just to keep that group of people happy, we want to do it because it’s the right thing to do.

We would love to hear your thoughts on this topic. If you want to go over to our network, you can comment on podcast episodes over there.

You can also comment on this post, fill out the contact form, or send us an email. david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com.

Thanks so much for listening to the worship ministry catalyst podcast. If there’s anything we can do for you, please let us know. If there’s a topic you’d like us to tackle, get in touch and we’ll do our best to hit it.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 16

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Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 15 – Premier Week and finding new worship songs

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:17:15 +0000

In this weeks’ episode Kevin & I talk about some of the shows that we are excited about being back on TV, and then we dive right into our topic of the day, which is the process we use for finding new worship songs.

One of the best ways we have found to come across new songs, is by hearing from you. I know that one of the best ways I’ve come across new songs lately (which we talk about in more detail in the podcast) is by reading the blogs of others out in the blogosphere. If you have some new worship songs you’d like to share with us, please feel free to do so by commenting on this post.

Thanks so much for listening to the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast. We would love to hear from you, if you have feedback on this topic or any topic you might like us to talk about, or if you would like to be interviewed on the podcast get in touch with us through the contact page.

Worship Minstry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 15

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 14 – Leadership – Inspiring a Shared Vision

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:31:19 +0000

In this weeks episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast we talk about Leadership, and specifically about vision. We’re taking part of our discussion from the book “The Leadership Challenge” by by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.

We realize that leadership is a huge topic, and is something that we all have a lot to learn about. We also realize it’s probably the most important topic for all of us. Whether we’re in a leadership role as a staff person, a worship leader or even for those who aren’t in a leadership role, leadership is still very important.

If you have some thoughts on vision and leadership, please feel free to leave your comments on this post, or to send us an email through the contact form.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 14

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 13 – Ownership

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:58:51 +0000

First off, let us apologize for the sniffles and ragged voices. Both Davd & Kevin were fighting colds at the recording of this podcast. David and Kevin talk about building ownership among your worship ministry. We talk about some of the things we are going to be trying to do this church year to try to build ownership among the people who serve in our worship ministries.

We would appreciate any feedback you have for us and other worship leaders who will be listening to this podcast. What ways have you built ownership in your worship ministry? What are some of the things you have done to move people from being marginally involved to taking responsibility for what happens on the weekends at your church?

We would love to hear from you, please feel free to comment on this post, or to send us an email through the contact form.

Here’s the podcast!

Episode 13

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 12 – Kevin gets a cool opportunity, BBQ, Training Worship Leaders

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:38:46 +0000

In this weeks’ episode David and Kevin talk about the cool opportunity that he got for his worship team. It’s very cool, and you’ll want to be sure to check that out. We also talked about showing appreciation for your team members as well as more on training up worship leaders.

We would love to hear your thoughts on these and any other worship issue you may be dealing with. You can get in touch with us by leaving a comment on this post, sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com. We look forward to hearing from you. We would also love to know if there are other topics you would like us to talk about when it comes to worship ministry.

Episode 12

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0011 – Olympics, China and Worship Service Evaluation Wrap Up

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:20:23 +0000

In this weeks episode David and Kevin spend time talking about their recent Olympics experience and the lack of sleep they have had as a result of staying up too late to watch them. We talk about a topic Rich Kirkpatrick brought up on his blog. After that we get into wrapping up our discussion on Worship Service Evaluation, among other things.

We would love to hear your feedback on any of the topics mentioned in this weeks podcast. You comment on this post, or go over to the WMC Network and subscribe to become a member of our network and join the discussion on the forum there

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 10 – Worship Band Workshop – Drums

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:12:42 +0000

In this episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast we talk to Lee Campen. Lee is one of our drummers at our church. In the interview we talk about some philosophical issues when it comes to playing drums. We talk about some of the issues that aren’t talked about all that much when it comes to playing drums. We talked about some things a drummer needs to think when they’re playing the drums, playing dynamically, and much, much more.

If you have some feed back for this podcast, if you’re a drummer and you have some further feedback on drums in worship, please feel free to comment on this post, or go over to worshipministrycatalyst.ning.com and talk about this episode of the podcast in the podcast discussion post in the forum.

You can also get in touch with us by using the contact page, or sending an email directly to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

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Episode 10

Worship Minsitry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 9.5 – A Resource and encouragement

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:02:27 +0000

You might be wondering why this week’s episode is only episode 9.5. Well, like I explain in the podcast, I accidentally deleted the podcasts that Kevin & I recorded today, and they are unrecoverable. So, I had to record an episode with just me talking, so it’s only equal to half an episode.

Since it was just me talking, I decided to share a resource that I use very frequently in worship ministry – planning center online. It’s a great resource I’ve been using for some time now. I talk about it quite a bit in this episode.

I also talk about where you go for encouragement. All of us go through times when we need someone to encourage us – the worship world is crashing in on us fast, and we need to have a place we can go. Of course our first place to run is to God and to rest in him and the promises he has made us, but beyond that where do we go?

If you have a resource that you use extensively in your worship ministry, please post a comment on this podcast post. Or if you have some information you’d like to share on how you stay encouraged in the worship ministry, we would love to hear that as well.

Episode 9.5

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 9 – Doing a Worship Service Review

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:41:55 +0000

This week, Kevin and David talk about doing an evaluation of your worship services. The big question driving this discussion is “how are our worship services going to get any better if we don’t evaluate them?” Evaluating a worship service can be a difficult thing to do, and it’s something that is more complex than we can cover in this podcast. However, we hope that this podcast will serve as a catalyst for discussion on how you can evaluate your services.

Worship Service Evaluation Form

If you would like to join this discussion, please comment on this post or send an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com. We would love to hear ways and questions you use to evaluate your Worship Service

Episode 9

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 8 – Recording Technolgy as tools for worship ministry

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:54:12 +0000

In this weeks episode, Kevin, Scott and I talk about the different pieces of technology that are available for worship ministries to use to help improve our effectiveness. We talk about different pieces of gear as well as costs and various uses for each item we talk about.

We would love to hear what gear you use in your worship ministry and how you use it. Please feel free to comment on this post or send us an email using the contact page, or directly by sending an email to david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Episode 8

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 7 – Philosophy of Worship Ministry

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:33:30 +0000

In this episode, Kevin, Scott and David talk about different philosophies of Worship Ministry. Scott offers a

paradigm that is most likely different from typical worship ministry philosophies, though it might be one that many wi

ll want to adopt. We hope you enjoy this honest discuss about what we do in worship ministry.

Please feel free to offer your comments on this episode and any episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst podcast. You can comment on this post or email us. david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 6 – Hymns, Choruses, Blended, Contemporary – what have you…

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:49:04 +0000

In this weeks’ podcast, Kevin & I were joined by Scott Olson mid podcast. We talk about using Hymns in worship, some of the pros and cons to having to fall into a style of music as opposed to using songs based on the content of the lyrics. It’s a topic we are just touching the surface of, but it’s a great start to the discussion.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 5 – Relationships

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:32:59 +0000

In this week’s episode, Kevin & I talk about some of the important things in keeping relationships healthy among worship team members and church staff members. This one gets off to a hilarious start – at least I think so. We hope it’s full of helpful insight for you, your worship team and worship ministry.

If you have some helpful advice about maintaining healthy relationships among worship team members and church staff members please feel free to comment on this post with your thoughts. You can also email david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Worship Ministry Catalyst – Episode 0004 – Confronting in Love

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:48:10 +0000

In this weeks’ episode, Kevin and David talk about dealing with confrontation, and to do it in love. All of us, no matter what position we are in will have to confront someone about something, and when that happens we need to be able to do so in a way that not only honors the person we are confronting, but honors God as well. Hopefully what we talk about will be helpful advice for you all.

Please feel free to leave a comment on this blog post if you have some helpful advice in dealing with confrontation. If you’d like to get in touch with us you can use the form below, or email david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 3 – Dealing with Conflict & Criticism

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:34:23 +0000

In this week’s episode, Kevin and David talk about conflict & criticism. We deal primarily (in this episode) with criticism from church members at large. Kevin shares another story about the “touring days” with the MBC Ambassador choir.

Please feel free to give us some feedback about the episode. If you have further insight into the topic of dealing with criticism, please leave a comment on this post. We really look forward to hearing from you. You can email david@worshipministrycatalyst.com or kevin@worshipministrycatalyst.com or you can use the contact page.

Worship Ministy Catalyst Podcast – Episode 2 – What Worship Is

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:41:24 +0000

In this weeks episode, Kevin and I talk about what worship is. (That’s actually what we talk about this week – last week’s episode was mis labeled) We thought about what topic we should start the podcast off with, and really wrestled with whether or not it would be cliche to start the podcast on the topic of worship. We decided to go ahead and do it anyway.

If you have feedback for us about this episode, or if you have a topic you’d like us to discuss in future episodes, please feel free to email us. You can use the contact page to get in touch with us, or you can simply email david@worshipministrycatalyst.com

Worship Ministry Catalyst – Episode 0001

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:36:28 +0000

In this weeks episode, Kevin and I talk about what worship is. We thought about what topic we should start the podcast off with, and really wrestled with whether or not it would be cliche to start the podcast on the topic of worship. We decided to go ahead and do it anyway.

Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast – Episode 0 – Introduction to Worship Ministry Catalyst

david@worshipministrycatalyst.com (David Lindner) — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:04:24 +0000

Here it Is! The very first episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast. This is Episode Zero. That means it’s just a short episode on what we at Worship Ministry Catalyst are about, and what the podcast is aiming to do.