Dave Helmuth 5/4/22 Dave Helmuth 5/4/22

How I Recruit New Team Members

Today begins a series to teach you how each of the Five Faders accomplishes the tasks in our to-do lists.

Dave Helmuth 3/30/22 Dave Helmuth 3/30/22

What Kind of Worship Leader am I at Rehearsals?

What is it like to be at one of your rehearsals?

Dave Helmuth 9/15/21 Dave Helmuth 9/15/21

Asking “How do I find more musicians and techs?” is the wrong question

The right question is, “How can we become the team that the people we’re looking for are looking for?”

Dave Helmuth 7/28/21 Dave Helmuth 7/28/21

How To Lead A Team After They Experience A Moral Failure

I wish it didn’t exist. Sin. Leaders who sin. The evil that destroys. (all sin does)

Dave Helmuth 7/21/21 Dave Helmuth 7/21/21

Do You Embrace Inclusion More Than Excellence?

Does your church have non-leaders leading, non-singers singing, non-musicians playing, non-communicators communicating, etc.? Many churches live in this uncomfortable reality.

Dave Helmuth 6/30/21 Dave Helmuth 6/30/21

Better Than A 79% On-Time Arrival

According to allthingsontimeperformance.com, the average on-time performance (OTP) of airlines in the USA is 79.07%. Does that sound like your worship team?

Dave Helmuth 5/26/21 Dave Helmuth 5/26/21

Become Mature And Attain The Whole Measure Of The Fullness Of Christ

Following Jesus is a HIGH calling! Not only are we to become mature, but here are two more phrases that feel exaggerated: “the whole measure” and “the fullness of Christ.”

Dave Helmuth 4/14/21 Dave Helmuth 4/14/21

If You Have Time To Lean, You Have Time To Clean

“Well, I’m standing up here, so I’d better be playing something.”

Dave Helmuth 3/17/21 Dave Helmuth 3/17/21

“The Minimum” Is Sabotaging Your Ministry

The worship leader put a message out to the team. It said:

Dave Helmuth 3/10/21 Dave Helmuth 3/10/21

What’s My Perception?

I asked my worship leader friend what his job was. He replied something like, “I just have to make sure there’s worship when we need it.”

Dave Helmuth 2/10/21 Dave Helmuth 2/10/21

Using The GPS Dulls Your Sense Of Direction

When we first moved to a new country, GPS was a lifesaver. By “GPS,” I’m referring to Google Maps or Waze. See, Costa Ricans are famous for giving directions like this:

Dave Helmuth 2/3/21 Dave Helmuth 2/3/21

Language Matters

I was reading 1 Peter 4 and was struck by verse eleven.

Dave Helmuth 1/27/21 Dave Helmuth 1/27/21

Fully Prepared

How do you show up to rehearsals? Would you describe it as "fully prepared?"

Dave Helmuth 12/16/20 Dave Helmuth 12/16/20

The Need For Guest Worship Leaders

I ask myself “Where are the other leaders at the church?”

Dave Helmuth 11/27/19 Dave Helmuth 11/27/19

Worship Team Missional Retreat in Costa Rica

Imagine your worship team on a retreat. On a missional retreat in Costa Rica.

Dave Helmuth 6/5/19 Dave Helmuth 6/5/19

Take It To Heart

What am I taking to heart?

Dave Helmuth 1/4/17 Dave Helmuth 1/4/17

Worship Team Retreat

Doesn’t this just have a great ring to it? Campfire. Eating together. Relaxed worship. Late-night talks. Teaching tailored to your team. Friendships deepened. A break from your routine. God speaking...

Dave Helmuth 12/21/16 Dave Helmuth 12/21/16

How Healthy Is Your Team?

As we approach the end of the year, I encourage you to take a moment between sips of 'nog (stay tuned for a killer recipe) to reflect on the state of your team's relationships.

Dave Helmuth 5/18/16 Dave Helmuth 5/18/16

1,300 Little Finish Lines

My pastor was a college professor who had just finished the semester.

Dave Helmuth 10/28/15 Dave Helmuth 10/28/15

A Family Of Worshipers

What’s your worship team like? And by “worship team,” I mean the musicians and techs together.

Are you like a Worship Family? A Worship Indie Band? A Worship Elevator? Let me describe each one.