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The Worship and Leadership Podcast
Hosted by LifePoint Church · EN
Real conversations on worship, leadership, and living a faith-filled life beyond the platform. Hosted by leaders from LifePoint Church, this podcast is here to inspire, equip, and challenge you—whether you’re leading in ministry, in the marketplace, or just learning to lead yourself well.
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You Can’t Schedule Revival (But You Can Be Ready for It)
2w ago00:52:49Tap to summarizeRevival is real, but it’s not something we build. In this episode, we explore what Scripture actually says about awakening and renewal through Nehemiah 8, Jonah and Nineveh, Ezekiel 18, and Revelation 2. We talk about leadership resistance, delayed obedience, and why personal surrender is often the unlocking factor for everything around us. The big idea: revival is a rhythm, repentance is a posture, and worship is the fruit.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →MAP: Mandate, Assignment, and Purpose for Leaders Who Feel Stuck
3w ago00:53:56Tap to summarizeClarity is the missing ingredient for a lot of leaders who love Jesus, serve hard, and still feel stuck.In this episode, we unpack a simple framework called The Map because most of us do not need more hype or more grind. We need clear direction that keeps our energy from bleeding into burnout, frustration, and constant second-guessing.The Map has three layers:Mandate is the Great Commission. It does not change with your zip code, job title, or season of life.Assignment is the current role God has entrusted to you, whether you are on staff, volunteering, parenting, building a career, or rebuilding after a transition. We name two traps that crush joy fast: overattaching your identity to a role, or undervaluing your season through comparison.Purpose is who God is forming you to become. When that question goes unsettled, louder voices will try to name you, shape your values, and hand you a competing map.We close with three recalibration questions every leader needs: Am I rooted in the mandate? Am I faithful in my assignment? Is my purpose intact?Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs clarity, and leave a review so more people can find the path forward.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →If Your Worship Team Feels Tense, This Is Why | Healthy Worship Culture
4w ago01:00:39Tap to summarizeA great sound in the room doesn't guarantee a healthy team behind the scenes. In this episode, we get honest about what worship culture actually is, why it shows up as something people can feel, and how the standard you tolerate quietly becomes the standard you teach. We anchor in Psalm 133, Philippians 2, and Ephesians 4 to show that unity, humility, and honoring others aren't leadership extras — they're the foundation. We also name what silently kills teams: jealousy dressed up as standards, comparison that becomes resentment, and the pressure to manufacture what only God can create. Whether you're leading a single team or navigating growth and multiple campuses, culture doesn't transfer on its own. It has to be taught.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Discerning the Voice: AI, Islam, and the Battle for Truth
Apr 2900:54:19Tap to summarizeThe world got louder overnight. AI is accelerating the noise, and the real danger isn't the technology itself. It's who shapes it and what values get baked in.In this episode, we follow a conversation that started with a chatbot and turned into a serious leadership question: what happens when the systems forming our information landscape don't share Christian convictions, and that output gets treated as truth?We talk about spiritual warfare with a clear head, not superstition and not denial. We unpack what we're calling the convergence, a moment when movements that don't even agree with each other are finding common cause in resisting the claims of Christ. We address Islam as one of the fastest-growing world religions, make the distinction between ideology and individuals, and walk through key end-times concepts like the Mahdi and the Dajjal and why they collide directly with Christian doctrine.The anchor is practical. John 10 and 1 John 4 give you a filter. Test the spirits. Recognize the Shepherd's voice when everything else sounds polished and persuasive.Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and tell us: what voices are shaping your thinking the most right now?Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →The Most Dangerous Thing AI Will Ever Do
Apr 2200:50:59Tap to summarizeAI can write your sermon, mix your worship set, and answer your hardest questions at 2am. But convenience has a way of quietly reshaping where you turn first. Elmer Cañas Jr. and Willie C. Simpson Jr. sit down to ask the question every believer and ministry leader needs to wrestle with right now: when life gets heavy, do you open an app or do you open your hands?From Romans 1 to the golden calf to your Sunday morning setlist, this conversation gets honest about modern idolatry, why AI can mimic spiritual language but carry no soul, and what that means for discipleship. Plus practical guardrails for church leaders who want to use the technology without handing it the wheel.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Stop Leading Songs. Start Leading People
Apr 800:58:11Tap to summarizeA worship leader with a mic is also holding a kind of pastoral responsibility, whether we mean to or not. People watch how we carry ourselves, how we talk about Jesus, how we handle pressure, and how we treat them when the music stops. So we’re asking a direct question: do we see ourselves as musicians who serve at church, or as under-shepherds who help care for souls? John 10 raises the stakes with the “good shepherd” versus the hired hand. We get honest about paid musicians, church culture, and how quickly a gig mindset can creep in if there’s no discipleship, accountability, or vision. We share practical leadership tools like auditions plus interviews, asking spiritual formation questions, and creating healthy gates that protect both the team and the congregation. If you lead worship, serve on a creative team, or oversee volunteers, this is a blueprint for worship leadership, church leadership, and pastoral care that stays people-centered and Jesus-centered. Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Why Praise Is More Dangerous Than You Think
Apr 100:59:28Tap to summarizePraise can sound like a churchy word we throw around to mean fast songs and big feelings, but we’ve learned it’s much deeper and much more dangerous to the enemy than that. We talk about praise as a spotlight that pulls attention off ourselves and locks it back onto Jesus, not because we’re ignoring reality, but because we’re choosing what sits at the center of our mind and our mouth.We also get practical for worship leaders and church teams: lyrics shape theology, structure helps people engage, and “simple” is often more powerful than elaborate. Finally, we look at Paul and Silas in prison and why their praise isn’t a play for a breakthrough. It’s a testimony that teaches everyone listening, including the jailer whose life changes.If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s in a fight, and leave a review. What song has helped you praise when you didn’t feel like it?Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →The Dangerous Weight of Glory: Why We Can’t Handle God’s Presence Our Own Way
Mar 2500:53:37Tap to summarizeThe Ark of the Covenant sounds like a Bible trivia answer until you realize it carries a question that still confronts every worship leader and every Christian today: do we treat God’s presence as holy, or do we handle it like common cargo? We walk through what the Ark is, what it held, and why Scripture connects it to the glory of God, the kabbod, the weighty, manifest presence that reshapes everything it touches.We also get practical about emotionalism, platform integrity, and the slow drift that happens when we stop guarding our hearts. Repentance is not shame, it is a return to joy, like David dancing with all his might when the presence of God comes back to the center. If you’ve felt worship become performative, transactional, or driven by what “works,” this conversation offers a better way forward rooted in Scripture, relationship, and grace. Subscribe for the rest of the series, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →How to Experience God’s Presence Every Day (The Tabernacle Pattern)
Mar 1800:54:42Tap to summarizeGod didn’t just rescue His people, He moved toward them. That’s what makes the tabernacle so striking: a holy God gives a detailed pattern so broken humans can still meet with Him. We talk through Exodus 25 to 27 and take a guided tour from the outer court to the holy place to the Holy of Holies, showing how every detail points to God’s desire for fellowship, not distance. The turning point is Jesus. When the veil tears at the cross, access changes forever. We are no longer kept at a distance, and we don’t need spiritual performance to “make something happen.” We prepare environments, but we don’t manufacture moments. That hits home for anyone serving multiple services, fighting the temptation to chase feedback, or feeling the drift from awe to routine. We also get practical about keeping your eyes on the Lord between services, and we end with questions that challenge leaders and parents to think about the patterns we’re building in the people watching us. If you care about worship, church leadership, spiritual disciplines, and living as the priesthood of believers, press play and join the conversation. Subscribe, share this with a friend, leave a review, and tell us: what helps you stay intentional in God’s presence when life gets busy?Send us Fan Mail
Transcribe →Stop Just Singing: The Secret to True Biblical Worship
Mar 1200:49:18Tap to summarizeWorship isn’t a setlist, and “worship leader” isn’t a job title we hand out to the most talented musician. We kick off Season Five by going back to the priesthood, because the Bible treats worship as a weighty responsibility tied to identity, integrity, and representation. If you’ve ever felt the tension between platform culture and real spiritual authority, this conversation is for you. If this stretches you, share it with a friend who serves in worship or leadership, and then subscribe, leave a review, and tell us: what’s one change that would make your church’s worship feel more holy and more present?Send us Fan Mail
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