David Berguño is the Worship Pastor of Viña Las Condes in Santiago, Chile where he lives with his wife Marjorie Brownell.  With a background in songwriting and arranging, he has written and produced worship in Chile for many years and has led worship since he was a teen.  On this episode of The Ferment, David gives us a window into his international upbringing, which spans the Western Hemisphere from Chile to Venezuela to the U.S. His multi-lingual and multi-cultural life experience gives him a unique voice as the Church at large wrestles with issues of race, globalism, and cultural division. This is especially relevant in the U.S. as we seek to embrace the growing diversity of our country and its churches.   Show Notes: Vineyard Worship’s song of the month for April - Thin Place Live: https://youtu.be/5u7jcBhhVJE Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/caLavnK9gQs Viña Las Condes, Santiago, Chile https://ivlc.cl

David Pfaltzgraff is the Founder and Lead Sound Designer at SundaySounds.com, a site that designs keys patches, templates, and sound libraries for worship musicians. David is also the creator of the Sunday Keys MainStage Template, a keys template for MainStage 3 that has been widely adopted by thousands of churches around the world. He has been married to his wife Anna for 10 years and they have 3 kids and currently live in Iowa. In this second VSOW takeover episode, David and VSOW Director Mike O’Brien talk all things keyboard, from gear that is accessible to any level of volunteer to computer-based keyboards, to helping the keys players on your team find what it means to contribute to the modern worship band from the keyboard position. David gives specific gear recommendations, encouraging advice on how to lower the barrier of entry and empower your keyboard player to support their team members creatively, and also demonstrates a variety of sounds available through different kinds of software. This is an incredibly valuable resource for both keyboard players who want to learn how to contribute to their worship community, as well as worship leaders who want to develop every member of their team.   Show notes: Vineyard Worship’s song of the month for April - Thin Place  Live: https://youtu.be/5u7jcBhhVJE Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/caLavnK9gQs   Vineyard School of Worship  http://Vsow.org   Sunday Sounds, LLC Https://SundaySounds.com   Amazon: MIDI to USB Cable  https://amzn.to/3e72s3L   Amazon: 1/8” Cable to 1/4" Stereo  https://amzn.to/3x432YC      

Meet the Vineyard Worship Team! Adam Russell (Director of Vineyard Worship and host of The Ferment), Mike O'Brien (Director of the Vineyard School of Worship), Casey Corum (Director of Production and A&R, and producer of The Ferment) and Melisa Keller (Director of Events and Project Management). The Vineyard movement is comprised of thousands of worship leaders in the US alone, but what is Vineyard Worship as an organization? On this episode of The Ferment, the Vineyard Worship team provides an overview of what Vineyard Worship is, as well as what it is not. They give us the run down on the four facets that comprise Vineyard Worship, the four lanes of worship we are currently pursuing and share some great ways to get connected!   Show notes: Vineyard Worship’s song of the month for April - Thin Place Live: https://youtu.be/5u7jcBhhVJE Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/caLavnK9gQs Vineyard Worship team https://www.vineyardworship.com/team Vineyard School of Worship (VSOW) http://vsow.org LoFi Vineyard album https://youtu.be/ZB7QY-SD3eQ The Ferment - Caleb Maskell episode https://bit.ly/3s8rbKf Facebook group - Vineyard Worship Leaders https://www.facebook.com/groups/vineyardworshipleaders Facebook group - Vineyard Sound and Video Techs https://www.facebook.com/groups/362114604261036      

Eddie Espinosa is a well-known Vineyard veteran and pioneer in the modern worship movement. Eddie was featured on numerous recordings through the years including groundbreaking original two vinyl records from Vineyard Ministries International - "All The Earth Shall Worship" and "He Is Worthy To Be Praised" both releasing in 1982. Eddie's song include "You Are The Mighty King", "Worthy Is The Lamb", and the global worship classic and era-defining "Change My Heart O God". Despite being known as a songwriter and worship pastor, Eddie spent most of his professional career in public education as a teacher, counselor and administrator. Eddie and his wife live in Southern California and have two children.    In this episode of The Ferment, Eddie shares his story of being called into a life with Jesus and growing into a worshiper who is known as one who writes love songs to the Lord. He reflects on the early days at the Anaheim Vineyard and how they were marked by hunger and desperation for God, and shares the three things he believes bring the presence of God in worship. This is a very tender episode that overflows with a love for the Lord that is only cultivated in first-hand experience of His goodness and grace.     Show notes: Change My Heart, O God by Eddie Espinosa https://youtu.be/DwudqCO7mSQ Eddie’s interview with the Calvin Institute https://bit.ly/3dx2Zf5

Casey Corum is a songwriter, worship leader, record producer, and creative catalyst based in the greater Los Angeles, California area. He is also the producer of this podcast! Casey is best known for his work with Vineyard Music having served as Chief Creative Officer for over 10 years, and is currently the Director of Production and A&R. His songs have been sung in thousands of churches all over the world in numerous languages. Some of his best known songs include "Dwell", "Form Us", "No Longer Strangers", and "You Have Set Me Free". Casey also travels extensively working with artists, churches, and creative leaders on the stage and in the studio. Living life as an act of improvisation, Casey has given his life to unlocking creative potential in others and breaking through creative roadblocks. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Angie. They have four daughters and live in Fullerton, California. In this episode, you’ll get to know the “behind the scenes guy” of the Ferment a little bit better. Coming to faith in the early days of the Vineyard, Casey offers a unique perspective of joining a young movement as a young man. He shares about his commitment to investing in songwriting, making good records and helping worship leaders to improve in their craft, and ends with a word of encouragement to Vineyard songwriters.   Show notes: Casey’s linktr.ee https://linktr.ee/caseycorum Casey’s website http://Caseycorum.net Changed By Your Glory- Langley Vineyard 1989 https://amzn.to/3svCAET  

Dennis Liu is the co-lead pastor at Vineyard of Harvest Church, a multi-generational, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural congregation in Walnut, CA. Dennis earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and then, when God made it clear that he was called to ministry and not to medicine, he began an internship at Vineyard of Harvest Church while pursuing a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. Dennis eventually joined the Vineyard of Harvest staff full-time as the minister to the English congregation, graduated from Fuller in 2005 and was ordained as a pastor in 2007. Dennis married his wife Evangeline in 2011 and they have 4 children. In this episode of The Ferment, Dennis shares about how God disrupted his plans and the cultural expectations of his family to call him into ministry. He and Adam talk about Asian culture and the pioneering work Dennis has done as an Asian-American pastor in the Vineyard. They also discuss the rise of Anti-Asian racism since 2020 and the COVID-19 virus, as well as the shootings that occurred in Georgia the day before the recording of this episode. Dennis brings a strong and tender word about the need for building intercultural relationships within the Vineyard Movement and his desire to see the invitation to leadership extended to Asian-American leaders.   Show Notes: Vineyard of Harvest Church https://vineyardofharvest.churchcenter.com/home  

On the year anniversary of the US being locked down to lessen the spread of COVID-19, Adam and Heather Russell spend some time reflecting on what has been lost during this time, and also what has been gained. They share with us some of the things they have been reimagining as a family and as pastors of a local church, and the gift of this transitional moment as we see glimmers of hope of returning to a normal life. Heather speaks about rebuilding volunteer teams with new eyes and they give us some pastoral advice on gently shepherding our churches and teams as we all navigate the losses that we have experienced due to COVID. This episode poses the question “As we enter into this new season, what would you like to bring with you?” and helps us think that through. Come along as Adam and Heather lead us in some reimagining.   Show Notes: Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs by Steve Cuss https://amzn.to/38CFMGN Managing Leadership Anxiety - Steve Cuss Podcast – Jack Shitama s6e9 https://stevecusswords.com/podcast/ The Leader’s Journey by Jim Herrington, Trisha Taylor and R. Robert Creech https://amzn.to/3lavGSo  

In this first round of VSOW (Vineyard School of Worship) takeover episodes, Mike O’Brien meets up with longtime friend Martin Reardon. Marty serves as the worship pastor of Trinity Anglican in Atlanta, GA. He has a Master’s Degree in Worship Studies from the Robert Weber Institute, is a contributor for Seedbed and is the creator of allthingsworship.org. Marty and his wife have three children. In this episode of the Ferment, Mike and Marty explore the Anglican denomination, from the respite that can be found in The Book of Common Prayer and leaning into the seasons of the church calendar to the beauty of creating a non-anxious environment for people to experience the Holy Spirit. Marty shares about worship as a formative exercise and the role of worship leaders as “tour guides”, walking with people in their experience of worship and leading, teaching and modeling how to engage spiritually. Marty also shares some practical advice for worship leaders in treating volunteer worship teams with kindness, tending to our own souls and relationships, and choosing a worship set that reflects the season of the church. This is an incredibly sweet episode that allows for an intimate look into the Anglican stream of worship.    Show notes: Seedbed https://www.seedbed.com All Things Worship- A resource for worship leaders https://allthingsworship.org 10,000 Generations- by Martin Reardon, Billy Somerville, Jen Reardon, and Meghan Coffee https://amzn.to/2MXbhUs Book of Common Prayer https://amzn.to/38bgqiY The Quest for the Radical Middle by Bill Jackson https://amzn.to/30wWGlT ATLtrinityworship.org Mosaic of Christian Belief by Roger E. Olson https://amzn.to/38d09tQ    

Kate Cooke is a songwriter, worship leader, mixed media artist and illustrator living and working on the south coast of England with her husband Jimmy, the Director of Production and Publishing for Vineyard Worship UK, and their 2 daughters. She is a co-writer on Vineyard Worship’s album “The Lamb Has Conquered” and her vocals can be heard on Vineyard UK worship albums such as “Spirit Burn: Live from London”, “The Lord Has Come” and “Love Divine”. After completing a foundation year at Wimbledon School of Art in London, Kate decided to travel, got married, had a myriad of jobs while studying literature and then had children, deciding to stay at home with them when they were little. After witnessing the natural creativity in her girls, Kate decided to rekindle her own childhood passion for art once they were off at school and set up a small space in the corner of her bedroom, very tentatively picked up a pencil and started to draw again. This was the start of a journey of creative rediscovery which continues to this day; juggling art, work, motherhood and family life.  In this female-forward episode of The Ferment, Kate is interviewed by Adam’s exceptional wife, Heather Russell. Kate shares stories of experiencing the Holy Spirit in both traditional and charismatic faith expressions, the challenges she faced in balancing motherhood and creativity and the process of anchoring into her multi-faceted identity in the Lord. Kate also talks to us about acknowledging the truth of how God has created us and stepping into that with faithfulness instead of pursuing a road simply because it is perceived as “more holy”. This is a podcast by the women but for the people. Men, you are welcome here too.   Show Notes: Kate’s Website https://www.katecooke.co.uk Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert https://amzn.to/3r5bmEa Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity by David W. Galenson https://amzn.to/2ZVlTG6

Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise, president and co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, and co-host of the podcast, “Pass The Mic.” He grew up just north of Chicago and attended the University of Notre Dame. Jemar went on to join Teach For America and was assigned to the Mississippi Delta Corps where he taught sixth grade at a public charter school and later went on to be the principal. He received his MDiv from Reformed Theological Seminary and is presently working toward his PhD in History at the University of Mississippi studying race, religion, and social movements in the twentieth century.  Jemar and his family call the Deep South home and especially love the weather, people, and food! His new book, How to Fight Racism released January 2021! In this episode of The Ferment, Jemar introduces us to the humanity of Martin Luther King, Jr. that is often lost in his iconography. He and Adam dig into the context of some of King’s most famously quoted doctrine and discuss the ways in which the soundbites don’t fully match up with his beliefs and intentions, particularly the ideas of nonviolence and protest as a mechanism for change. This is an incredibly educational and challenging episode that calls for a lot of self-reflection and provides tangible steps towards action.   Show notes: Vineyard Worship’s Song of the Month: “You Don’t Have to Lose Heart” https://slinky.to/YouDontHaveToLoseHeart How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby https://amzn.to/3kae2h2 The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby https://amzn.to/3pDcGwz Radio Free Dixie by Timothy Tyson https://amzn.to/3pLke0w Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan Rah https://amzn.to/3bvUxMm The Witness, Inc https://www.thewitnessinc.com