Worship Artistry Podcast
By Worship Artistry
Worship Artistry PodcastMar 04, 2020
Gear Edition: Pedalboards, Guitars, and Other Gear Talk with Jason and Nick
Oh hey, we're kinda back. Enjoy this special episode of the podcast, introducing Nick! They divine in and talk about some gear and things. Enjoy!
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Keeping Our Reverence in Worshipping Jesus with Mark Alan Schoolmeesters
How did we get to the current state of worship music and how do we return to reverential worship? Mark Alan Schoolmeesters shares his insight and desire to return to worship that is all about Jesus. We also dive into learning more about the multicultural and multi-language projects coming from Revere.
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Deep Dive on Songwriting and Theology with Matt Redman
Matt Redman joins the podcast to discuss songwriting and theology, how it's vital for the Church to sing truths found in scripture, and what themes may be missing currently.
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Making Worship Music More About Jesus with Gilbert Nanlohy of Integrity Music
Gilbert Nanlohy, Director of A&R at Integrity Music, gives us an inside look at the Christian music industry and their efforts in finding the newest in worship music. We talk about representation in worship music from different countries like Brazil, Sweden, and Nigeria plus the goal always being to make worship music more about Jesus.
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Writing Songs for the Table with Erik Gaylo
Erik Gaylo of Table Songs joins the podcast to talk about writing in community, and the difference between transactional and transformational worship.
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Elevation's Chris Brown on Community, Writing, and Not Leading Songs You Might Be Leading
Chris Brown has been with Elevation Worship for over 15 years and has contributed to many of the songs churches sing worldwide. Chris sheds some light on the context of their songs and projects, sharing his experience of giving himself to the community.
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A Creative Process for All (Not Just Creatives!) with Rich Kirkpatrick
Unlocking your creative genius is not just something the "creatives" can do. Rich Kirkpatrick dives into the creative process and what that can look like in the Church.
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Producing the Gospel for Gen Z with Josh Holiday of Elevation Rhythm
Elevation Rhythm isn't just creating new sounds, they're sharing the gospel with the next generation. Josh Holiday is at the forefront as the producer of their new record "This Is The Gospel". He shares his approach to producing and what it looked like for this project to come about. Jason and Kristina talk about travels, leading in circus tents, and being recognized.
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Moving Beyond Insecurities with Blake Wiggins of Housefires | Worship Artistry Podcast
Blake Wiggins of Housefires joins the podcast to talk about their latest record, How To Start A Housefire. From recording styles to fears and insecurities–we talk about it all. Listen until the end where Jason shares his biggest takeaway from this conversation and how he applied it in his own life when insecurities came up.
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Melodie Malone on Witnessing God's Faithfulness
Melodie Malone of Passion Music joins the podcast to talk about witnessing God's faithfulness, putting language to truth, and keeping Jesus at the center of it all.
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Benjamin William Hastings on Living Into the Questions
Benjamin William Hastings (of Hillsong United) joins us to have a heartfelt conversation on having questions and finding answers without losing faith. Jason asks him questions about his new album and we understand why it's 25 songs.
Check out the free lesson for Gratitude by Brandon Lake.
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Worship Pastoring & Transitions w/ Alan from The Worship Roundtable
We talk to Alan while he's in the middle of transitioning from one church to another. Discussing pastoring in new environments and building a community.
Plus, Jason and Kristina discuss vocal tips and not very funny jokes...
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Crafting Recording Experiences with Chris Hoisington
Chris Hoisington joins the podcast to discuss crafting a recording experience, redeeming the compilation record and the beauty of working with long-established artists. Jason gets blocked on Instagram.
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Andrew Greer on The Bellsburg Sessions (Rich Mullins Tribute)
Andrew Greer joins us to discuss working on The Rich Mullins tribute project The Bellsburg Sessions, how a space can impact creativity, and how music helps align us with the heart of God.
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Leading Worship Teams that Create Disciples with Alex Enfiedjian
Alex Enfiedjian from Worship Ministry Training joins the podcast to talk about why we tend to focus on the wrong things in worship ministries and what our hierarchy should be. Kristina and Jason share their goals for the upcoming year.
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Christmas Special: Preventing Team Burnout and Creating Rhythms of Peace
On this very special Christmas episode, the hosts are the guests! Jason and Kristina discuss their favorite sneaky Christmas songs, how to prevent team burnout, and how to cherish the season by creating rhythms of peace. Listen and find out if Kristina can go a whole episode without singing.
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Building a Worship Leader Collective with Jenni Mcgrew
Common themes being discussed by worship leaders in churches regardless of their size, growing community, and listening to the Lord are just a few topics covered on this week's podcast with Jenni Mcgrew.
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Writing Scripture-ful Music with The Welcome Wagon
Reverend Vito and Monique Aiuto of The Welcome Wagon join the podcast to talk about their latest album "Esther". They share their origin story, who their influences are, and on writing scripture-ful music.
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Cody Carnes on God's Goodness and Innovative Artistry in Worship
Cody Carnes joins the podcast to talk about his new album "God Is Good", what inspired the songs, and how innovation and artistry collide in worship. Jason and Kristina reflect on Jason's experience at Worship Innovators.
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Why Are Worship Leaders Prideful? With Austin Ryan from Worship Catalyst
Austin Ryan of Worship Catalyst joins the podcast to talk about mentoring worship leaders, pride (!!) in church worship culture, and developing growth paths for teams. Jason and Kristina share ways they mentor their teams and how excited Jason is about Worship Innovators!
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Bryan & Katie Torwalt on Recording Live and Writing Worship Songs Like the Psalms
Bryan & Katie Torwalt join the podcast to discuss their new live album "I've Got Good News", how the recording process was different than other projects, and how they balance writing vertical and horizontal worship songs.
Jason and Kristina recall their live recording experiences and have a good laugh.
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Andrea Olson on What Success Looks Like for Worship Leaders and Creating Music for the Local Church
Andrea Olson of Overflow Worship joins the podcast to talk about what success looks like for a worship leader, the common thread in worship ministries, and the heart behind her new project.
Learn more about the Overflow Worship Conference.
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Worship Team Structure, Taking On New Instruments, and Learning within Community
Worship Artistry community legend joins the podcast to talk about taking on new instruments as an adult and learning within community. Kristina and Jason reflect on worship team structures and the excitement fall brings (read: the team is back!!).
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David Santistevan on Pastoring Worship Teams with Humility & Vulnerability
Beyond Sunday Podcast host David Santistevan joins the Worship Artistry Podcast to discuss teaching worship, sharing failures, and constantly learning. Kristina shares about her recent trip to Eastern Europe.
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Elevation Rhythm on Writing Music for the Next Gen & Cultural Relevance
Josh and Davide of Elevation Rhythm join the podcast to discuss writing music for a young generation, the reactions they get and what gives them hope for the youth of today.
Ryan Dahl on Choral Orchestrations
Ryan Dahl is the founder of Praisecharts and someone who is always pushing the envelope when it comes to serving the church. In this interview we talk about arranging for choirs, making partners out of competition and supporting musicians who are feeling left behind by technology.
Mosaic MSC on Recording as a Team
Jason sat down with Andres Figueroa and Carlos Pimental to discuss the latest album from Mosaic MSC. They talk about arranging in isolation, creative approaches to recording, and how a congregation impacts a song.
Be sure to listen to Mosiac MSC's on any streaming platform. Follow Mosaic MSC on Instagram.
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The True Measure of a Good Worship Leader with Aaron Keyes
Aaron Keyes of 10KFAM and Mere Worship joins the podcast to discuss the importance of having a community of worship leaders, emotional versus devotional worship, and the true test of our effectiveness as worship leaders. Jason and Kristina can't stop talking about Top Gun: Maverick.
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Deep Dive on Altogether Good with Zach Bolen
Altogether Good by Citizens is an under the radar worship song that really shouldn't be. Jason sat down with lead singer and co-songwriter Zach Bolen to dive deep into this beautiful song and got a live acoustic performance to boot.
The Lifespan of Worship Songs
Mike Tapper and Marc Jolicoeur did a deep dive into CCLI data to analyze how long it takes a worship song to become popular in the church and how long it stays there. While the results of the study might not totally surprise you, the implications are profound.
Singing Freely with Elevation Worship's Tiffany Hudson
Tiffany Hudson joins the podcast to discuss developing an engaging stage presence, singing from a place of authenticity and the relationship between the vocalists and the band. Jason and Kristina debrief Easter gatherings and the tools that change a worship leader's life.
Matt McCoy on Creative Track Use
Loop Community founder Matt McCoy joins the podcast to discuss using tracks creatively, who tracks are really for and how a little help can make a huge difference.
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Passion's Brett Younker
Brett Younker joins the podcast to discuss staying relevant in our ever changing culture, what it takes to recharge after a big project and incorporating individual music styles on Passion's new Burn Bright EP. Jason and Kristina discuss how at-home worship leading improved their own styles and the guitar wizardry of John Mayer.
Season Premiere! Plus Guest Mac Powell of Third Day
Third Day's Mac Powell joins us to discuss developing his voice, how leading a band and being a worship leader influence each other, making a worship record when no record label wanted one and what it means when you tour with the Newsboys twice. Daniel Ornellas looks a lot different than you thought he did.
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JOY! Funny Christmas Stories and Life in This Season
Simple Christmas Carols Volume II Listening Party
We're not done with Christmas! Volume 2 of our Song Select collaboration is out and this time Sidney and Ryan join the listening party to talk about recording long distance, finding the parts that fit and playing as a band. Check out WorshipArtistry.com/Christmas to get the EP's and tutorials for free!
Christmas Songs That Fit Your Worship Set
Ask a worship leader how they feel when you mention leading worship at Christmas and stress is bound to come up. Christmas songs are just difficult to do in a modern church context. You always have to figure out the arrangements and they never really fit or flow well well in the worships set. The rhythms and chord structures are different and finding the right key is a challenge because the ranges are so wide. Even breathing is difficult because every phrase is so long. Jason, Daniel and the whole Worship Artistry team are here to help you get ready with Christmas arrangements that are made for your church. Join their listening party and take the stress out of Christmas.
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Leading Multicultural Worship with Kristina Kislyanka
Kristina Kislyanka joins the podcast to discuss leading worship in her multilingual Slavic church community, leaving a legacy to younger musicians and engaging the heart in our work. Daniel tells a brutal dad-musician joke.
Training Up Worship Teams and Musicians with Adam Michel
Worship pastor Adam Michel joins the podcast to discuss his time raising up worship teams and musicians in the church. Jason and Daniel share one of their favorite embarrassing moments.
Dante Bowe on Centering Life on Worship
Dante Bowe of Maverick City Music and Bethel Music joins the podcast to talk about the difference of pastoring on the road vs at home, creating a unique sound and living a life of worship.
Mentoring Young Musicians with Anastasia Fomenko
Worship Leader Anastasia Fomenko joins the podcast to discuss mentoring young worship musicians, creating a culture of growth and leading worship for the long haul. Jason and Daniel read an embarrassing worship moment and talk preparing for Christmas way ahead of town.
Keeping Worship Fun with Matt Stinton
Worship leader and songwriter Matt Stinton joins the podcast to discuss answering the call to lead, laying down our dreams for God's, and keeping worship fun for everyone. Jason and Daniel discuss Sovereign Grace's "All Creatures of Our God and King" and give shout-outs.
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Exploring All Sides of Creativity with Anna Golden
Anna Golden joins the podcast to talk about exploring creativity, working through hurt in the church and being a Britney Spears for Jesus. Jason and Daniel discuss the song tutorial for "Only A Holy God" and we get a powerful shout out.
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Musically Challenging Your Worship Team with Ron Pai
How do you challenge and grow your worship team musically? Ron Pai joins the podcast to talk about the benefits of growing your skills, your music palette and calling your team to something more. Jason and Daniel discuss the latest Worship Artistry song tutorial "I Choose to Worship" by Rend Collective and we get our first shout out from a listener. If you've got someone on your worship team you want to encourage, you can do it here.
Joining the Worship Service of Heaven with Jeff Flint
Jason and Daniel kick off a new season of the podcast with new segments and a new guest focus. They start things off with a dive into I Am They's "Faithful God" and discuss if it's a congregational song and where it fits. Then local senior pastor/worship pastor Jeff Flint joins the podcast to discuss dealing with struggling team members, our responsibility to our congregations, the worship service that really matters and playing to the strengths of our team members. Finally the guys close it down with some shout outs to the players who help make it happen every week.
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Season Finale!
What was the best song to teach? What was the worst? Which guests made the biggest impression? Jason and Daniel dig into everything and guide you to the content you may have missed. What a great way to end the season. See you in the Fall!
All About Transposing
We've got a huge announcement this week and Ryan and Jason dig into everything you need to know about transposing.
Great Keyboard Tone with Jim Daneker
Backstage Pass creator and Music Director for Michael W. Smith Jim Daneker to talk about getting great keyboard tone, software vs hardware and what makes Smitty look like a deer in the headlights.
Andrew Osenga on Developing Young Musicians
Artist and Director of A&R for Integrity music joins the podcast to talk about developing young talent and blessing the church with new music.
Tim Timmons on Songs and Prayers
Tim Timmons joins the podcast so you know it's going to be a both entertaining and challenging. God drops Jason's dream guitar in his lap.