S3:E3 - Martha Christian

About this episode

Martha Christian discusses her approach to worship and leadership in the church.

In this month’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Martha Christian, the Worship Minister at the Melrose Campus of Broadway United Methodist Church in Bowling Green, KY. Martha has been leading worship in various capacities in the local church since she was a young girl, noting it as an early way the church made room for her to lead as a youth. She describes herself as a singer/songwriter with a passion for inspiring others to see worship as a way of life, not just something we “do” on Sunday. In this episode, Martha shares more about her theology of worship, what she looks for when choosing worship songs, her team process for Advent design and preparation, and what she believes the world needs to hear this Advent and Christmas. Join us for this conversation and check out the show notes below for more tips from Martha to help you in your worship design and leadership! Resources: • Our UMC Website - https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning (we often start here to see what the Church is doing) • Worship Together - https://www.worshiptogether.com/(Helpful for finding new songs) • Song Select - https://songselect.ccli.com/ (Helpful for looking for what the Church is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Rachel

Guest: Martha Christian

Topics covered

• worship
• theology
• Advent
• Christian music
• leadership

Keywords

• worship minister
• song selection
• Advent design
• Christianity
• worship as a lifestyle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broadway United Methodist Church

Places: Bowling Green, KY

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