

Worship Online Podcast (For Worship Leaders)
Worship Online
If you lead worship, this is for you.
Built from the experience of training 150,000+ worship leaders and musicians, the Worship Online Podcast gives you practical leadership insight, musical clarity, and real conversations about what it actually takes to build a healthy worship team.
No fluff.
No vague inspiration.
Just tools to help you lead better every week.
Built from the experience of training 150,000+ worship leaders and musicians, the Worship Online Podcast gives you practical leadership insight, musical clarity, and real conversations about what it actually takes to build a healthy worship team.
No fluff.
No vague inspiration.
Just tools to help you lead better every week.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 13, 2020 • 1h 5min
Grieving the Death of a Dream with Hope Darst
This week we are honored to be joined by artist, worship leader, and songwriter, Hope Darst! Hope Darst is an incredible worship leader for The Belonging Co. in Nashville, TN, and has been traveling the world for over a decade leading worship with Women of Faith, Every Nation Ministries, Christ for All Nations, and many more. In episode 105, Hope opens up about her journey with God, the church, music, and how she learned to overcome the grief of losing a dream. We all have dreams and goals for how we want our future to look like. But what's even more important is the passion you have to back up those dreams. Passion embraces failure, it defies limitations and brings you hope when you are once again let down. So often, we fit God into our agenda rather than aligning with His. But what would happen if we were to actually surrender, and fall in line with the will of God? Listen in to this great episode as Hope shares how she overcame the death of a dream and built an even better one. Also be sure to listen to her brand new single, Peace Be Still, available now! If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Feb 6, 2020 • 34min
Redefining Your Creativity and The Importance of Taking Risks in Music [with Jordan Holt]
Is the Church playing it safe when it comes to creativity? In podcast episode 104, we are honored to be joined by Jordan Holt (Worship Online Instructor/Guitarist for Kari Jobe) to talk about redefining your creativity and the importance of taking risks! Creativity in definition is about doing something NEW. If you want to thrive in life you have to be willing to get uncomfortable. You have to be willing to try new things with no predictable outcome and you need to be willing to embrace failure. "Failure is an option here. If things are not failing you are not innovating." - Elon Musk In episode 104, we talk about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who are moving forward, how Christ modeled creativity, and how much we can impact the church if we were only willing to take more RISKS. Don't miss this powerful episode! And click here to read "What it Means to Be a Creative for God" for the full blog that inspired this podcast! If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com/podcast! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Jan 31, 2020 • 51min
Suicide & Depression in the Church & What You Can Do About It with Andrea Hamilton
This week's episode comes to you preceded by lots of prayer as we talk about suicide and depression in the Church. In 2018, Andrew Stoecklein, the pastor of Inland Hills Church in California, took his own life. Just less than two weeks before, Andrew had preached a sermon on depression and suicide, and how to battle it. The Church was in shock... it didn't make sense. Approximately one million people a year commit suicide and their pastor was one of them. In episode 103, we are honored to be joined by worship leader at Inland Hills Church, Andrea Hamilton. When Andrew died, Inland Hills Church desperately needed their leaders to rise up, and Andrea did just that. This episode is meant to educate, and help us all to be more aware of the warning signs of suicide. Especially in the Church wherein some situations, mental illness has been perceived to be the result of spiritual weakness. Listen in as Andrea shares her story about how Andrew's death affected her and the Church, and how even through it all, Inland Hills grew stronger and more alive than ever. We pray this episode empowers and encourages you all and if there's anything we can do to better serve you through this podcast, please let us know. And for anyone who may be experiencing thoughts of suicide or knows someone in need, please visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call 1-800-273-8255. Just a reminder that this is the last week to win $100 gift card to Sweetwater! TO WIN, subscribe to our podcast, write a review on iTunes, and then email us at podcast@worshiponline.com with a copy of your review. If you've left a review in the past, no worries, you can still win! Just send us another email. The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Jan 16, 2020 • 44min
What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up
Just a reminder that for the whole month of January, we are giving away three $100 gift cards to Sweetwater! TO WIN, subscribe to our podcast, write a review on iTunes, and then email us at podcast@worshiponline.com with a copy of your review. If you've left a review in the past, no worries, you can still win! Just send us another email. This week we are honored to be joined by power-couple, business owners, and worship leaders, Brad Alden and his wife Danielle Mowry! In episode 102, Brad and Danielle share their incredible testimony about how God completely healed a broken situation and is now using them to bring restoration to the Kingdom. Brad Alden opens up about his experience in the secular music world, how he ended up on drugs, went through a divorce, and found his way to the Dream Center in LA. Brad and Danielle have devoted their lives to bringing HOPE to the hopeless. They are honest, real, and motivated to see lives radically changed. Don't miss this powerful episode and be sure to check out their latest EP, "New Soul" now available! And for more information on their denim business, check out artisancloth.com. --- If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Jan 9, 2020 • 36min
Practical Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Worship & Prayer Culture with Brandon Oaks [International House of Prayer]
It's 2020 and we're kicking off our first episode of the year with some giveaways! For the whole month of January, we are giving away three $100 gift cards to Sweetwater! TO WIN, subscribe to our podcast, write a review on iTunes, and then email us at podcast@worshiponline.com with a copy of your review. If you've left a review in the past, no worries, you can still win! Just send us another email. What better way to start the new year than talking about the power of PRAYER. This year, International House of Prayer in Kansas City is celebrating 20 YEARS of 24/7 prayer with worship. (yes, you read that correctly, 20 years, non-stop.) That's over 20 million man hours of prayer. So wait...how did they pull that off? How did IHOP (founded by Mike Bickle) build such a consistent and sustainable prayer culture to last over two decades? In episode 101, International House of Prayer worship leader, Brandon Oaks, lays out the foundation that IHOP thrives off of and explains just how easily your church can do the same. Don't miss this incredible episode as Brandon breaks down the most effective way to build a strong and lasting worship and prayer culture for your church. Also be sure to check out Brandon Oak's latest EP, "Endless Mercy" available now on all platforms! Click here to listen! --- If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com. The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Dec 19, 2019 • 40min
The Power of Confession with Benjamin Forehand Part 2
I can't believe it's already the end another year and what better way than to finish big with our 100th episode!!! 🎉 This week we're back for Part 2 of The Power of Confession with Benjamin Forehand. If you haven't already, definitely listen to part 1 here! As 2019 comes to end and we enter a new season, we declare HEALING. Healing over every person struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, identity, addiction, anything that is holding your freedom hostage. Episode #100 is dedicated to everyone wanting to grow themselves and choose joy for the sake of the Kingdom. The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand at living. It is the fullness of God and the miracle-working power of Jesus Christ. The Kingdom of Heaven is available to everyone who embraces the word of God and it starts NOW. Don't miss this incredible podcast as Benjamin Forehand shares his experience working in and out of the ministry and discusses harsh truths about the reality of what it takes to truly serve in the Kingdom of God. If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com/podcast! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Dec 12, 2019 • 44min
The Power of Confession with Benjamin Forehand Part 1
In episode 99 we're back with Benjamin Forehand to talk about the power of confession and redeeming our past mistakes for the Kingdom. All fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) but how we use our experience to grow and move forward changes everything. No matter how far you may feel from God, you're never too far from grace. Don't miss this powerful testimony! --- If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com/podcast! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Dec 5, 2019 • 54min
Inner Healing, Solitude, & Spiritual Direction with Tim & Stephanie Skipper
As worship leaders, we can be so focused on ministering into others people's lives that we end up neglecting our own needs, often to the point of burnout. This week, we are honored to be joined by two of the worship leaders from Journey church in Franklin, TN, Tim and Stephanie Skipper. In this podcast, we're talking all about inner healing, spiritual practices, and the difference between isolation vs. solitude. We breakdown why embracing vulnerability is the key to our healing and how the Church can be more aware of the loneliness epidemic that is deeply affecting our culture. Don't miss this powerful episode! --- If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com/podcast! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Nov 21, 2019 • 52min
Deeper Worship, Vulnerability and the Global Church with We The Kingdom
We The Kingdom is Capitol CMG's newest signing and features producers and songwriters Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, NeedToBreathe, Bethel Music), Scott Cash, Franni Rae Cash, Martin Cash and Andrew Bergthold. "The heart of We The Kingdom is to create music that candidly tells how God reached into the middle of our brokenness, and drew us into His story of redemption . . . Our heart's desire is to see captives set free, relationships restored, and people brought to the Cross. We pray that God would sew the thread of His promises through the stories of each song we write, and weave together a tapestry that points straight to the great love of Jesus." The members of We The kingdom have been involved behind-the-scenes in songs that have been sung around the world, and now they are ready to tell their own story firsthand. Don't miss this powerful episode as we talk about how to take our worship deeper and how to lead and write music from a place of vulnerability. Listen in and share this podcast with anyone who needs to hear it! Also be sure to check out We The Kingdom's brand new EP, "Live at the Wheelhouse" available now! --- If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! And feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

Nov 14, 2019 • 43min
The Power of Biblical Songwriting with Aaron Shust
Tune in to episode 96 as we sit down with Aaron Shust to talk about the power of infusing scripture into your songwriting. Aaron Shust is an incredible writer, artist, and worship leader and was named the Songwriter of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song, "My Savior My God", received the Song of the Year award. Aaron's life calling as a Christian Artist and especially a worship leader is to point to Jesus. Scripture, Scripture-infused lyrics, lyrics that spotlight God's characteristics…these are exponentially more important than a jaw-dropping vocal or instrumental performance. One is far more vital than the other. If you need inspiration for writing lyrics or encouragement in your ministry, this episode is for you! Also, be sure to check out Aaron Shust's newest Album "Nothing to Fear"! Don't miss it! --- If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, feel free to shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com & tell us how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at worshiponline.com/podcast! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.


