025: The Vocalist Episode -with Gateway's Anna Byrd and Jill Brewer

06/02/17 • 64 min

Show Notes: In this episode, we interview Gateway vocalists/worship leaders Jill Brewer and Anna Byrd. We get into topics like: - Pop vocal technique - lead vocal teams - vocal health - fears and insecurities vocalists face Gateway Vocal Chart Samples (put in one pdf) About Jill Brewer: Jill and her husband, Robb, both serve on staff at Gateway church. Robb is an Executive Pastor at the Southlake Campus, and Jill is the Associate Director in Worship Development over vocal development. They have 4 kids ranging from 21-14 years old, and all 4 kids are involved in worship teams across the different Gateway campuses. While studying Music Education at Texas Christian University, Jill started teaching voice and piano privately, and has now been doing so for 25 years. The last 8 years or so have been devoted to learning and teaching the Pop-Style vocal technique that she learned while studying with Brian Schexnayder. This technique is what all of Gateways vocalists are using, and what is also being taught in Gateway’s Worship Team Academy, a training ground for developing the next generation of worshippers. [email protected] Anna Byrd is a singer/songwriter and Worship Leader at Gateway Church. You can learn more about her at http://annabyrdmusic.com/ Twitter: @annabyrd Instagram: @annabyrdmusic Gateway Vocal Chart Samples: http://www.worshipteamcoach.com/upload/documents/download_content/podcast_material/gateway_vocal_charts_samples.pdf Free Team Training Series: How To Be a Healthy Team Member You can get a FREE training class (7 lessons) for your team members, How To Be A Healthy Team Member, PLUS the companion team member assessment tool. You can get download all these lessons immediately and start to get your team ready to grow and develop. Plus, by signing up for that free training, you’ll be a part of the WorshipWorkshop Insiders—a group of people who get free stuff and give valuable input to us as we develop the resource. And have a chance to get in on the ground floor of worship workshop.com with huge savings for life. Go to https://worshipworkshop.com/ to sign up. Music is by Coresound Music https://coresoundmusic.com/

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Show Notes: Today’s interview is with Mike Harland of LifeWay Worship. We discuss the crucial topic of discontent. It’s a slippery slope that will lead to the ruin of both your ministry and your family. Here’s more about Mike: Mike Harland grew up in Mississippi, graduated from Delta State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and has led churches in worship leadership roles for most of his life. Since 2005, Mike has served as the Director of LifeWay Worship Resources, the worship and music arm of LifeWay Christian Resources. He is a published author, Dove Award winning songwriter, and a worship leader who sings and speaks nationally and internationally. His blog and podcast, “WorshipLife” is followed by worship leaders and church musicians from across a wide spectrum of churches. Mike and his wife Teresa serve in the children’s, discipleship, and worship ministries of Brentwood Baptist Church and live in Franklin, Tennessee. They have three grown children – Lee, Elizabeth, and John. Links: Mike Podcast: http://worshiplife.com/ LifeWay Worship http://www.lifewayworship.com/ Twitter - @mikeharlandLW https://twitter.com/mikeharlandLW Want to learn more about the Blueprint? worshipteamcoach.com/blueprint Our music on the podcast today was by Mike Graff CoreSoundsMusic.com Write a review for The Exceptional Worship Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-exceptional-worship-podcast/id955460994?mt=2

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026: Developing Your Worship Team, Part 1

SHOW NOTES: Today’s training comes from the first three lessons of the WorshipWorkshop.com class, How To Be An Ideal Team Member. We look at the three virtues of an ideal team member. (Comes from the book, The Ideal Team Player, by Pat Lencioni http://amzn.to/2ucZTpu To download the training audios and slides for this episode, go here: Signup page: https://worshipworkshop.com/episode-26-free-content/ Additional Resources: The Beginners Guide To Using Pads in Worship: worshipteamcoach.com/pads Coresound Pads (https://gumroad.com/a/361837683) If you want leave a review for us on iTunes, we’d LOVE that. Please do that here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-exceptional-worship-podcast/id955460994?mt=2