One of my favorite songwriters, Paul Baloche, was recently interviewed on the 700 Club.
Of course, you can also listen to our recent interview with him on the All About Worship Podcast.
On this episode of the All About Worship Podcast, Wisdom and Ben talk to songwriter/worship leader Paul Baloche. We get to your questions about Paul’s experiences and insights on worship. You’ll also hear Paul’s recording “Today is the Day” off his new album “Glorious” during the podcast.
Show Links
Listen to this episode on our AAW Archives page. Subscribe on iTunes.
Here are five requirements to Get Hired As A Professional Worship Leader that you might see on a church’s job posting:
1. Must know how to play the acoustic guitar.
If you know how to play the electric, that’s a bonus. You should know how to play eight main chords and you’ll be set to play 90% of worship songs: E, A, B, C#m, G, C, D, Em. If you know how to use a capo, that’s a plus. If you know how to play with a cut capo, you’re hired!
2. Must know how to style your hair.
Hair is key when it comes to leading worship. If you don’t know what the latest hairstyle is, don’t bother applying. If you can grow a cool goatee, you’re hired! If you look cool with highlights, we’ll give you a raise!
3. Must know what’s in when it comes to clothing.
Last time we checked, plaid and tight pants are in. If you can wear tight pants as a guy and not feel insecure, you’ll be at the top of our list. Oh, and don’t forget the latest shoe fads. We even give you a separate budget for stage clothes because we know how important it is to stay relevant.
4. Must know how to imitate.
We’re not looking for someone trying to be original. We want someone who can imitate famous artists, especially when it comes to singing with an accent. Also, you gotta know the lingo used in rock music circles.
5. Must own an iPhone.
You must own an iPhone or be willing to obtain one shortly after hire. This verifies that you are a legit musician. Anyone without an iPhone is not qualified to call themselves a musician or artist. The iPhones is a necessary tool that every musician, especially worship leaders, must have. You must also be knowledgeable in which apps are used by musicians today.
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Obviously, this list of requirements are not really on any church’s job description, at least I hope not. However, it does seem like there’s an image that some “celebrity” and “non-celebrity” worship leaders tend to try to keep these days. I don’t think there is anything wrong with having a goatee or wearing certain clothes, but I do believe we as worship leaders need to check our hearts. Are we more concerned about our image and our cool factor than making sure that people are engaged in worshipping and glorifying God? Is our church more concerned about looking relevant to the seeker that walks into our service than whether our services pleases God or not?
Lord, help us to recognize that being a worship leader is a serious calling with serious, eternal consequences. Help us to be worshippers who worship in spirit and in truth.
We are thrilled to host an online seminar with Tommy Walker this Thursday! Tommy is such an amazing man of God and he is truly a pastor to worship pastors.
We invite you to take advantage of this rare opportunity to spend an hour with Tommy this Thursday.
When: Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 11am Central
What: 10 Things That Happen When We Worship (an online seminar)
Who: Tommy Walker (bio) and other lead worshiper from across the country.
(Tommy has written over 100 songs that are currently being tracked by CCLI and are being sung in churches around the world, including: “He Knows My Name,” “Only A God Like You,” “That’s Why We Praise Him,” “Lord I Believe In You,” “Mourning Into Dancing,” “Break Through,” “This is What Christmas Means to Me,” and “I Have a Hope.”)
Where: on the phone or online from anywhere in the country!
Details: “In this Webinar, I want to passionately remind worship leaders, pastors and worshipers in general why we gather on a Sunday and what happens when we express worship to God. Every week we come together and sing songs, but if we don’t understand the importance of it and the power of God that is in it, the worship in our churches will only tend to shrink. I believe if we will take a step back and let God’s word show us what we are to do, we will all be able to lead with a kind of passion and boldness that we never had before!” -Tommy Walker
Cost: $30
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Don’t forget to check out Tommy’s new album, Overflow, that just released this month.
Here are five must-have worship albums (hand picked by me) that were recently released in the past year or so. You can click on the iTunes button for each album to be directed to the album on iTunes.
We Shall Not Be Shaken
Matt Redman
2009
God of This City
Bluetree
2009
Consumed
Jesus Culture (Kim Walker-Smith, Chris Quilala, and Melissa How)
2009
Glory
Klaus
2008
Today is The Day
Lincoln Brewster
2008
We are very excited to announce that we will be interviewing Paul Baloche this Friday (10/30) around 11 or 11:30am. Follow us on Twitter or join us on Facebook for updates 
on the finalized time.
Paul is a lead worshiper, songwriter, and recording artist. Many of his songs are used every week around the globe, including: “Open The Eyes of My Heart”, “Hosanna”, “Your Name”, “Offering”, “Praise Adonai”, and many others.
We will be interviewing Paul about his latest album as well as some insights on worship ministry. You can join us live on Talkshoe online or on the phone.
Also, just a reminder…don’t forget to register for our webinar with Tommy Walker on the 10 Things That Happen When We Worship (Nov. 12). Register today for only $20. Registration fee will go up in less than two weeks.
This morning I was a guest worship leader at a church in Lee’s Summit, MO. I found out this week that there would be no female vocalist and found out last night there would be no keyboardist. Also, the only rehearsal we had was for about 40 minutes before service, which was also the first time I met the team: drummer, electric guitarist, and bass player.
I was a little nervous of the fact that we had a very small team and only 40 min. to rehearse. However, rehearsal went very smooth and the service was awesome! I was very impressed by the team. They were very tight musically and very talented. They were also great guys to work with. I really enjoyed leading with them.
The sermon topic was on dealing with depression and discouragement…the last sermon of the Elijah series. Here was the setlist:
1. Your Grace is Enough (G)
2. You Never Let Go (A)
3. How He Loves (A)
4. The Stand (A)
5. Everlasting God (A)
I had a blast worshipping with Networks Church in Lee’s Summit today. What a wonderful group of people!
Check out other sunday setlists over at my friend, Fred’s site.
On this episode of the All About Worship podcast, Wisdom and Ben talk to Dwayne Moore, author of the worship study guide “Pure Praise”. We also hear about a couple of “life changing” events for both Wisdom and Ben.
Giveaway
We have four copies of Dwayne Moore’s “Pure Praise” book to giveaway. In addition to the book, we are giving away a free registration to the upcoming Tommy Walker Webinar on November 12. There will be four winners who will get a free copy of the book AND a free registration to the upcoming webinar with Tommy Walker. HUGE thanks to Group Publishing for donating 4 copies of Pure Praise for our giveaway. Here’s how you can win:
Sponsor
Special thanks to Integrity Music for sponsoring this edition of the podcast. Log on to IntegrityMusic.com for a look at some great resources for worship leaders, songwriters and worship music.
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Once again, the All About Worship crew want to thank YOU for listening!
I started the All About Worship Podcast over four years ago. I am blown away by how far it has come. It grew from about 100 listeners the first couple of episodes to now thousands of listeners.
I am so excited to announce the second webinar hosted by All About Worship. This one is with recording artist/lead worshiper/songwriter – Tommy Walker. He has written over 100 songs that are currently being tracked by CCLI and are being sung in churches around the world, including: “He Knows My Name,” “Only A God Like You,” “That’s Why We Praise Him,” “Lord I Believe In You,” “Mourning Into Dancing,” “Break Through,” “This is What Christmas Means to Me,” and his latest song, “I Have a Hope.”
His topic will be: 10 Things That Happen When We Worship. I am stoked about this webinar! It’s taking place in just a few weeks (11/12 @ 11am Central). For more details or to register go here.
I’ve had a privilege of spending some time with Tommy and I also had a chance to interview him over the phone a few months back. He has such a great heart and a passion for the body of Christ and for training up lead worshipers.
I really hope you can make it to this webinar. Even if you’re not involved on a worship team, I think you’ll find it encouraging and insightful.
By the way, our very first webinar was with Darrell Evans, writer of songs like “Trading My Sorrows”, “Fields of Grace”, and “Your Love is Extravagant”. You can download that recording here.
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