Beyond Sunday Worship Leader Podcast #217: Leonard Jones on Worship Trends, Prophetic Music, & Practice [Podcast]
Never practice the things you already know. Always be working on something that’s a little too hard for you.”
Leonard Jones
When I was in middle school I came across some CDs that changed my view of worship. I listened to Passion, Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, and Delirious. But I also listened to some albums from Morningstar Ministries. The albums were full of spontaneous, 30 minute songs. Incredible musicians. Some weird stuff. But I loved it.
One of the worship leaders was Leonard Jones. For 50 years Leonard has been serving in worship ministry, not only leading worship but raising up the next generation of worship leaders at Morningstar. Many of the well-known worship leaders you know were trained under Leonard.
And I love that he’s sharing his wisdom on the podcast. One of my desires with this podcast is to get a broad view of the worship community and learn from the best in different streams – from catholic to charismatic and back.
Prepare to be challenged…
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In This Episode You’ll Hear More About:
- Leonard’s story of salvation
- The curious story of Morningstar music
- Challenges for the Worship community
- How to play prophetic music
- The power of practice
- Why worship teams need to step up their intensity
- Leonard’s favorite instruments
- Musical trends
- Leonard’s School, Revolution Worship School
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- Website: Leonard Jones
- Website: Revolution Worship School
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