The Worship Leader Next Door
Welcome to The Worship Leader Next Door Podcast! We're here to give encouragement and counsel, and dig deep into the spiritual and practical issues encountered when leading others in the expression of musical worship.
Our goal is to help you navigate the ever-changing elements of church culture, and to remind you that you're not alone on the journey. We hope you find this a safe space and are excited to have you along for the ride!
Episodes
10 episodes
Episode 10: "Say what?!" Navigating Critiques and Opinions
We all know people can have some strooooong opinions, especially when it comes to spiritual things. How we handle and respond to them is critical, being that humility and kindness are important characteristics of good leadership.In our fina...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:44
Episode 9: Intergenerational Ministry-- An Interview w/Michael Grant
In this episode, we were privileged to get the chance to sit down with Katelyn's dad, Michael, as he looks back on his many years of experience in music and ministry. We talk about a lot of fun things, but really centered around the impor...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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45:32
Episode 8: The (Almost) Missing Practice of The Presence of God--An interview w/Mandy Davis
Has the Church forgotten how to value and pursue the presence of God? Have we forgotten what it looks like to just "be" in His presence?In this episode, Kate & Jenna sit down with Jenna's sister-in-law Mandy Davis, to explore this de...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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49:08
Episode 7: Let's Get Practical! Thoughts on Planning a Worship Set--Part 2
In this episode-- the second half of our conversation about songs and their place in our worship gatherings-- we tackle how to navigate/explain potentially confusing terms or concepts in our worship songs, whether or not to support potentially ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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37:12
Episode 6: Let's Get Practical! Thoughts on Planning a Worship Set--Part 1
Do we need to plan our worship sets in advance? Why is song selection important? Should we still sing songs by certain “questionable” churches/ministries/artists? Kate & Jenna tackle these questions and more in this episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:56
Episode 5: "Thank You For Failing Me"-- An Interview w/Stephanie Skipper
We are so excited to be joined in this episode by the lovely Stephanie Smith Skipper. As an artist, Stephanie has seen the ups & downs of the music industry, was featured on NBC's The Voice, but even more than that, she's an anointed ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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56:52
Episode 4: "Church Hurt" + Burnout
Have you ever struggled with feeling hurt by The Church? How do you and/or members of your worship team deal with burnout? Are we deconstructing to reconstruct? In this episode, we revisit some moments of pain and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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46:36
Episode 3: The Comparison Trap (part 2)
Our follow-up episode on comparison and humility. Kate & Jenna share a few more stories of struggles with comparison, how judging a book by its cover can be a mistake, and offer encouragement in trusting God with your story.Follow u...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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41:52
Episode 2: The Comparison Trap
Let’s be honest– we’ve probably all dealt with falling into the comparison trap. In this episode, Jenna & Katelyn share some personal stories of struggling with comparison, how to deal with competition in worship teams, and how to truly tru...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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49:56
Episode 1: Welcome to The Worship Leader Next Door!
Welcome to The Worship Leader Next Door Podcast! In this, our "pilot" episode, we(Katelyn & Jenna) sit down to share our individual stories-- from growing up in the church to becoming worship leaders and our different journeys to callin...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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50:56