Worship Together

This week on the podcast we’re sharing our final talk from Worship Together 2021 where Levi Lusko talks about how in order to truly follow God you must be willing to forget everything you think you know. He also stresses the importance of dealing with your past in order to move forward with your faith.

This week on the podcast we’re sharing Rebekah Lyons' message from Worship Together 2021 where she talks the reality of mental health, practical tools to use when working through anxiety & depression, and how suffering points to resurrected life.

“Maybe following Jesus is less about avoiding pain and more about embracing Jesus in the midst of pain” - Darren Whitehead This week we’re sharing Darren Whitehead’s talk from Worship Together 2021 where he talks about what it looks like to worship in a season of “midnight”.

Chris Brooks talks about the lies around fear, shame, & guilt and how they correlate with the primary temptations of appetite, approval, & ambition within our lives and as leaders in the church.  For more notes on Chris' message visit: https://www.worshiptogether.com/podcasts/ep-132-chris-brooks-worship-together-2021/

Podcast is back! We’ve been away for the summer, but we’re super excited to be back with new episodes. This week we’re releasing Christine D’Clario’s talk from Worship Together 2021 where she dives into the idea that healing is best found “dying to self and surrendering to Jesus”. Plus The Worship Together team talks about their favorite moments from this year's conference.

David Crowder reflects on new hobbies he discovered over the last year working and writing from home, the inspiration behind tracks from his new album Milk & Honey, his anticipation & desire to tour again, and more.

Louie Giglio talks about navigating the last year as a leader, the inspiration behind his new book “Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table”, the lies the enemy tries to get us to believe, winning the battle of the mind and more.  Plus the Worship Together responds to themes and ideas from Louie’s book and the importance of having “amplifiers” in our lives.

Mariah McManus & Carlos Pimentel from Mosaic MSC talk about the inspiration behind their new Spanish album "Ser Humano," the process of translating English songs to Spanish, why they are passionate about creating Spanish songs for the church and more.

Elyssa Smith & Michael Miller from UPPERROOM talk about leading creatives, how intentionality affects creativity and worship, influence in the church vs intimacy with Christ & more.

Lindy Cofer from Circuit Rider Music shares some of her story on discovering Jesus, the heart behind Circuit Rider Music, and her most recent “No Orphan” initiative with 1millionhome that helps to abolish the orphan & foster care crisis in America. 

Christy Nockels talks about the writing process & themes behind her new book “The Life You Long For: Learning To Live From A Heart Of Rest”, cultivating a relationship with God from the "inside-out”, leadership burnout, following God’s highest calling, and more. 

Kari Jobe talks with Jimi Williams from Worship Together on the eventful year of 2020, the story behind the song “The Blessing” and it’s impact around the world, the inspiration behind songs from her latest record The Blessing, recognizing the fruit that has come out of the pandemic year, and more. 

Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Anna Golden talk with Monica Coates from Motown Gospel about how they developed a mentor/mentee relationship, why mentorship is important, what it looks like to be female worship leaders while also being female artists in the industry, following God's calling and more.

In honor of International Women’s Month, Amy Grant, Ellie Holcomb & Sarah Macintosh sit down with Lindsey O’Halloran from Women Who Worship to talk about their individual journeys and roles involved with the FAITHFUL project, songs & moments that were birthed from their writing sessions together, and ways to help engage in authentic community with female creatives. 

In this week’s Easter episode, The Worship Together Team talks about church attendance expectations, the online Easter experience, equipping and honoring your worship team, planning for the unexpected and more. Plus, the team announces the brand new On The Radar show now streaming on Spotify, and creates the ultimate Easter setlist.

In honor of Black History Month, EJ Gaines interviews the one and only CeCe Winans. Known as the best selling female Gospel artist of all time, CeCe shares her story about growing up in Detroit, the journey of her career in gospel music, identity in Christ, following God’s calling, diversity in the church and more.   Pre-Order available now for CeCe's new album Believe For It available on 3/12. You can also purchase tickets to watch An Evening of Thanksgiving with CeCe Winans! on demand through 3/07/2021. Click here to watch.

Monica Coates & EJ Gaines (Co-Directors of Motown Gospel) talk with Worship Together's Jimi Williams about the past, present and future of gospel music, navigating majority culture in America, church diversity, commitment to serving the local community, and assigning value to things that matter to minority groups.

Known for songs like “Your Love Is Strong” & "House Of God Forever,” Jon Foreman talks about his journey into becoming a musician & song writer, growing up with an openness to all music, his inspirations to creating his solo projects, and shares insight behind the themes of his new record “Departures” (Releasing 2/12/2021). Plus, the Worship Together team talks about how to navigate and coach your worship team when last minute changes arise.

In honor of Black History Month, this episode features Monica Coates (Co-Executive Director of Motown Gospel) interviewing the legendary gospel artist Fred Hammond. Fred shares stories about his experience leading worship in Detroit in the early 90’s, his transition from being a member of the gospel group Commissioned into leading a choir and building Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ, how the gospel music industry has developed over the years and more.

This week we caught up with Ed, Franni, Scott, Martin, & Andrew from We The Kingdom and talked about their story of becoming a band, where their name came from, working together creatively, and navigating the temptation of finding value in success when you’re in a spotlight.