Welcome to Session 4 at The Worship Conference! Join us as Heather Penny shares Grace Space with us. Heather is a wife and a mom. She is also a leadership coach and trusted advisor. Get ready to hear about how you can be the catalyst of grace with the people that are around you. Learn more about Heather at https://heatherpenny.com/. Learn more about The Worship Conference on Instagram @WorshipConference.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Jeff Deyo. Jeff is a husband, dad, and a creative. He is also an author, worship leader, professor, podcaster, songwriter, pastor, and artist. Jeff was the lead singer of Sonicflood in the late 90's and early 2000's. Jason and Jeff are continuing our talk on purpose and drive. Check out this episode to hear how Jeff uses his story to continue training the next generation. Learn more about Jeff at http://www.jeffdeyo.com.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with his friend Nick Tracy. Nick has worn many hats over the last several years. Each hat included purpose and following what God had for hi. Nick is the founder and president of the Simple Gospel Movement. SGM's goal is to gather people around what is central to the Gospel. Come checkout this conversation and hear how Nick followed his purpose to get to a place where he launched SGM.

A new month means a new topic! We are talking about setting the expectations for your team. Join Jason Squires and Jason Harris as they start the month off by tackling this topic. Jason Harris is a friend of the podcast. You have heard him on many of the Mentor Chat episodes. He is the Senior Director of Worship and Production at Browncroft Community Church in Rochester, NY. Join these guys as they talk through what it means to clearly communicate what you expect from your team.

As we wrap up the month talking about holidays join Jason Squires, Grant Norsworthy, Michael Bahn, Joe Horness, & Jason Harris as they talk about holiday prep in the church. This can be a hard season for worship leaders. Our goal this month is to help ease that burden and give you some ideas to help make your season amazing! Join these guys at The Table.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Erik Smallwood to chat about holidays in the church. Erik is the Worship Pastor at Cornerstone Family Church in St. Cloud, FL. In this episode Erik and Jason talk about how to create genuine worship experiences in a season that is known for tradition. Writing holiday set lists can be full of expectations. Join these guys as they dialogue about strategies to help make it an authentic process.

This whole month we are talking about Christmas and how to prepare for the holidays. In this episode Jason Squires sits down with Cody Cannon. Cody is the Lead Pastor of Life Pointe Church in Woodland, CA. Cody launched a program at his church called Giving Christmas Away. In a month where we are often thinking about receiving, these guys encourage giving. You aren't going to want to miss this episode as Cody and Jason talk about how you can Give Christmas away at your church. You can find more about Life Pointe and follow their journey at https://www.wearelifepointe.com and on Instagram at @Lifepointe.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you look! It is a new month which means a new topic. This month we are talking about the holidays and the prep work that is involved. Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Kevin Huntsinger from Family Life Christian Church in Kalispell, MT. Jason and Kevin talk about how Family Life keeps the holidays looking like the rest of the year. Often times we make a huge deal about the holidays and it involves a lot of extra time and energy. Check out how Family Life does it. They don't stress at all.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down to talk with two members of the Experience Conference team. Heath Bottomly (Conference Director) & Ally Bachanos (Marketing Director) join us this week to talk about your purpose and how it applies to leading as a team. This conversation is focused on using your gifts to help your team thrive. Join us this year at Experience Conference! Find out more here: https://experienceconference.com/.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Megan West. Megan is the Founder of Pulse Check Co. Pulse Check helps churches transform their church and staff by streamlining and refining their administration. Join this conversation to hear the story about how Megan found her why and defined her purpose. Living in her purpose has helped her establish what is important and launch a new endeavor that will help many organizations be better at what they do. You can find out more about her at www.pulsecheckco.com.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down and with Yancy to talk purpose. Yancy is the author of Sweet Sound: The Power of Discipling Kids in Worship. She is also a songwriter, artist, and worship leader. In this conversation you will hear stories of how God has used her to fulfill this purpose and lead kids to Jesus. Learn more about her at https://yancyministries.com/.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Roman Collins. Roman is a worship leader, choir director, and songwriter. Roman was a contestant on Season 22 of American Idol sharing the stage with artists such as Andraé Crouch, Mary Mary, and Kirk Franklin. In the finale, he shared the stage with Cece Winans singing "Goodness of God." They took America to church! Join these guys as they talk purpose. You will learn why Roman leads worship and what keeps him moving forward.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Andy Chrisman and they chat purpose. Andy is husband, father, and grandfather as well as a founding member of the group 4Him, worship leader at Church on the Move in Oklahoma, radio show host, and coach for worship leaders. Jason talks with Andy about why he does what he does and he shares when he knew music would be his career path.

Join Jason Squires and TJ Marshall as they talk about purpose. TJ is the Worship Director at Midtown Church in Sacramento, CA. In this episode TJ shares his story and how it led him from pursuing a career in the music industry to leading worship in the local church. Be prepared to laugh and have a great time as these guys talk about purpose.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Andrea Olson from Overflow Worship. In this episode Jason and Andrea talk about Andrea's why. From that conversation you will hear some great tips on how to be a healthy team. Signup to participate in a virtual retreat that Andrea is hosting : https://www.overflowworship.com/waitlist.

Join the Mentor Team as we take a break from monthly topics and chat about the why. Why do you do what you do? Where do you find the passion to keep going? Join Jason Squires, Amber Peairs, Jason Harris, Grant Norsworthy, and Tim Tibbles as they share what gives them purpose.

Jason Squires sits down with Christian Nuckels to talk about finding your sound as a local church. Christian is on staff at Battle Creek Church in Tulsa, OK. Join these guys as they talk about the importance of finding your sound and being true to who you are as a congregation.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with author, pastor, and leadership coach Scot Longyear. Scot is the Pastor at Maryland Community Church in Terre Haute, IN. In this episode, Jason and Scot continue our conversation on purpose and drive. Listen to how Scot's story plays a big part into who he is today. Learn more about Scot at www.scotlongyear.com.

Buckle up and enjoy a conversation with Jason Squires and Brian Doerksen. Brian is a lover of songwriters and is on a quest to help the local church write more songs for the local church. These guys have a great conversation centered around worship, songwriting, and the local church.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Matt McCoy, the Founder and CEO of Loop Community. These guys continue our month topic on finding your sound as a church. Come hear from the guy who makes a living selling tracks about his heart for the church and why tracks might not be the solution for everyone.

We are excited for this month's topic as we dive into how to create your sound as a church. In this episode join Jason Squires as he sits down with Chad Gentry. Chad is the creator of Ninties Worship Night. Ninties Worship Night consists of a 10 part docuseries, a record label called NWN Records partnered with Integrity, and hosts live events around the country. Join these guys as they chat about how to choose music that fits your congregation.

This week on The Table Jason Squires is joined by his brother Greg Squires. Greg is the President & CEO of The Parable Group and Co-Founder of StoryLabs. This month we are talking about identifying your strengths and weaknesses. Join these guys as they talk about how when you have the verbiage for your strengths, you know how to apply what you are good at doing and run in it. They also share some funny childhood stories. Check out the Echo Prayer App at www.echoprayer.com.

Join Jason Squires at The Table as he sits down with Zach Loomis. Zach is the Worship Pastor at Grace Assembly in Greenwood, IN. Zach is a Husband, Dad, Worship Leader, and a Songwriter. In this episode of The Table Jason and Zach continue this month's conversation on strengths and weakness. They talk about welcome feedback even when it's not fun to hear.

JD Pearring is the Director of the Excel Leadership Network and the author of his new book "Expecting the Unexpected: What to Anticipate as a Leader". Join Jason Squires as he sits down with JD to talk about identifying your strengths and weaknesses in leadership. They talk about how to handle failures as well as how to handle success when it goes unnoticed.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Roger O'Neel. Roger launched the Worship Arts program at Cedarville University in 2008. We are in a new month and that means a new topic. We are talking about how to identify strengths and weakness. Join these guys as they kick off this month talking about how to run in your strength and grow in your weakness.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with a familiar voice, Tim Tibbles. Tim is the Creative Arts Minister at First Church in Owasso, OK. Tim and Jason talk continue this month's conversation on time management including how to balance expectations and time.

This month we are talking about managing your time. Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Blaine & Skye Reedy. Blaine & Skye are on the road full time doing ministry around the country. Sometimes they are together and sometimes they are a part. Join this conversation to hear how they balance time together and time away.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with John Cassetto. John is the Worship Pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. John oversees worship at the 21 Saddleback locations worldwide. Join these guys as they talk about how important managing your time is by choosing what lands on your schedule.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Jonathan Mason. Jonathan is the VP of Christian A&R and Publishing at CURB/Word Entertainment. Jonathan is the man behind the curtain serving worship leaders, songwriters, and artists giving them the tools they need to share their music. You won't want to miss this episode as we talk purpose! Make sure you stick around to the end to find out what his secret Instagram account is highlighting a certain type of food in Nashville.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Dove Award winning artist and songwriter Meredith Andrews. Meredith was a worship leader with Vertical Worship at Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago before moving to Nashville in 2016. She has written songs such as Lamb of God and Open up the Heavens. Join Jason and Meredith as they talk about managing time while wearing a lot of different hats.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Rory Noland. Rory is the Director of the Heart of the Artist. Rory was the Music Director at Willow Creek in Chicago and on staff at Harvest Bible Chapel. In this episode Jason and Rory talk about the importance of building an inner circle and how it will benefit your ministry as well as the effects of not having an inner circle.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Dan Navarra. Dan was a pastor for 15 years and now serves as the Northern California Area Director for the National Christian Foundation. Jason and Dan continue this month's topic on developing and defining your inner circle as a leader.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Brandi Wilson. Brandi is an author, coach, and speaker who has been in leadership at Leading and Loving it, a non-profit created to empower women to love life and ministry. Join this conversation to hear how having an inner circle helped Brandi through a very hard season in her life.

It's a new month which means a new topic. This month we are talking about developing your inner circle. Who are the people in your life you can confide in and that can equally call you out on stuff? Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Jesse Frohling. Jesse recently moved to the United States from South Africa. He has some crazy stories about how God put people in his path that are now his closest friends. One of which became Mrs. Frohling.

Starting in Season 3 the Mentor Chats are moving to the 5th Wednesdays of the month, so 4 times a year. Join the team as they unpack the phrase "You're too old to lead worship." There comes a time in a worship leader's life where you start thinking "Am I too old for this?" or "What happens next?". This group of leaders unpacks it and also talks about a very important snack that you won't want to miss.

In this episode of The Table Jason Squires sits down with Chandler Letner to discuss balancing identity as a creative when you wear a lot of different hats. Chandler is a husband and father as well as a worship leader, artist, and songwriter. Chandler as a new single out that you don't want to miss. Check that here on SPOTIFY.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with a familiar voice Jason Harris. Jason is a regular voice on the podcast in other episodes including the Mentor Chats. In this episode the guys talk about identity. Both of these guys have recently gone through a job shift that required a deep look at themselves to process who am I and what am I made to do. Join them as they elaborate on the process and discuss ways to navigate it.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Dr. Heather Penny. Heather is a leadership coach, trusted advisor, and the author of multiple books. In this conversation Jason and Heather dive into how to create spaces in your team that allow people to flourish. Pickup a copy of her new book Grace Space on Amazon or by visiting www.heatherpenny.com.

Welcome to Season 3 of The Table! This month we are talking about a pretty big topic. We are talking about identity. How do you separate your output from who you are? Creating music is part of what you do but shouldn't define you. Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Brian Taylor from Slingshot Group. Join these guys as they talk about separating your art from your identity and ways to strengthen who you are.

Earlier this year we hosted an event in Northern California at Jessup University called The Worship Conference. We had the privilege of hearing from Tommy Walker. Jump right into our second general session from The Worship Conference! If you want to join us at future conferences, check out @WorshipConference on Instagram or online at www.thecreativelaunch.com.

As we wrap up Season 2 of The Table join the mentor team for the monthly mentor chat. Jason Squires, Joe Horness, Jason Harris, Michael Bahn, and Tim Tibbles sit down and talk about how to end a year and start a new one. This episode is shorter than normal to allow you a place to stop and rest in the week between Christmas and New Years.

Jason Squires sits down with Brian Tabor from Worship Probs. It is the week of Christmas and our hope is that in this episode we can provide a place of rest for you amongst a busy week. Join these guys as they look at how to handle the feeling of being overwhelmed alongside sharing the wonder and awe of the Christmas story.

In the month of December we have shorter episodes because we know you have a lot going on. Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Andrea Olson from Overflow Worship. Andrea is worship leader, songwriter, and coach. Andrea has a heart for new and young worship leaders.  In this episode Jason and Andrea talk about balancing family and the extra work responsibilities in the month of December.

Welcome to December! As we enter the Christmas season we are shortening the episodes because you have a lot going on. Our goal this month is to give you a pause in your week and encouragement to finish this year strong. Join Jason Squires and Rich Kirkpatrick as they talk about maintaining creativity this season and what to do after a big creative output. Rich is the author of the book Mindblown: Unlock Your Creative Genius by Bridging Science and Magic. Check it out wherever you buy or listen to books as well as www.rkblog.com.

EPISODE 100! We can't believe the journey of The Table has brought us to episode 100. We are so excited to welcome the one and only Brenton Brown to join us as we celebrate. In our conversation with Brenton we learn more about his life leading up to becoming a songwriter and worship leader. Join us for episode 100 as we chat with the guy behind the songs such as Everlasting God, All Who are Thirsty, Hosanna (Praise is Rising), and Our God Saves.

As we wrap up another month on The Table we join the team in the monthly Mentor Chat. Join Jason Squires, Amber Peairs, Grant Norsworthy, and Tim Tibbles as they talk about the importance of the worship and tech team relationship. You won't want to miss what is said while answering "Why is a sound check protocol important?

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with Kent Morris. Kent is the Live Sound Marketing Manager at Sweetwater, he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mobile, and he is on staff at First Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. Kent wears a lot of different hats but one thing is for sure; he is sound tech at heart and by trade. Kent serves worship leaders and teams sharing the wisdom he has gained over the course of his ministry. You aren't going to want to miss this episode as they talk about the worship leader and tech team relationship.

Join Jason Squires as he sits down with David Pfaltzgraff from Sunday Sounds and they continue this month's topic of the worship leader and tech team relationship. David and Jason talk about why it is important to have team cohesion. We are all working towards the same goal to point people to Jesus and get out of the way. Learn more about Sunday Sounds at www.sundaysounds.com.

This month on The Table we are talking about the worship leader and tech team relationship. On this episode Jason Squires sits down with Matt Kees. Matt is the Minister of Media at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Tacoma, WA as well as leads the Christian Musician Summit conference every year in the Northwest. Join these guys as they talk about how to handle the tech team structure and the creativity of the worship leader when it brings up issues.

As we wrap up this month on The Table join Jason Squires, Brian Taylor, Grant Norsworthy, and Darnisha Taylor as they talk about conflict. What's the difference between a blowup and a melt down? Before you respond to conflict how are you prepared to address it? We always end the podcast with a food question. Speaking of conflict, stick around to the end to find out what Jason said to make Brian dry heave a little. Welcome to The Table!