#385: Worship Leader State Of The Union with Chris Kuti

About this episode

In this episode, Chris Kuti discusses the state of worship leadership and the unique challenges faced by worship leaders today.

Topics Covered: How Chris got started in Worship ministry How the explosion of a worship industry has malformed us for local church ministry Why we need Worship Pastors in the church What unique challenges Worship Leaders are facing today The downsides to the seeker sensitive movement in the American Church How worship leaders and lead pastors can develop a healthy partnership Leadership skills every worship pastor needs to develop in a multisite context Resources Mentioned: Show Sponsor: Planning Center Chris Kuti Instagram Multitracks Show Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Planning Center, helping you sync all your ministry details across your whole church. Planning Center has become so essential to how I manage a team, that it’s almost impossible to consider local church ministry without it anymore. Today, I want to leave you with a PCO pro-tip. Does this sound like a familiar situation? It’s the end of the week. You’re about to leave the office when you suddenly think: Did all of our volunteers confirm for Sunday? You scroll through the schedule and sure enough—there’s a gap. Instead of allowing yourself to spiral into a  panic, try this: In Services…

People in this episode

Host: David Santistevan

Guest: Chris Kuti

Topics covered

• Worship ministry
• Worship industry
• Worship Pastors
• Challenges for Worship Leaders
• Seeker sensitive movement
• Partnership between worship leaders and lead pastors
• Leadership skills for worship pastors

Keywords

• Worship ministry
• Worship leaders
• Seeker sensitive
• Leadership skills
• Planning Center
• Multitracks
• Local church
• Worship Pastors

Sponsors

Planning Center

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Multitracks, American Church, local church

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