Lead Worship Well

Since his major-label debut in 2008, Matt Maher has become a staple in the artistic and songwriting community. A 9x-GRAMMY® nominee and 3x-GMA Dove Award® winner, he has written such impactful songs for the church including “Lord, I Need You,” “Because He Lives (Amen)” “Your Grace Is Enough,” and more. Matt came by our office during the Texas leg of his The Stories I Tell Myself tour to talk about his Catholic background (and how that has informed his songwriting and the role its played in bridging traditional and modern worship music). Matt and Kristian also discuss worship being the reconciliation of believers, how his latest album is inspired by letting the stories of Abraham, Jacob, and more speak truth to the false stories he was telling himself, and how the Church must continue to destigmatize the transparency around mental health struggles as it plays a vital role in the holistic wellness of a Christian. Learn more about Matt Maher: https://www.mattmahermusic.com/Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

Jeff Sandstrom started his career as an independent music producer and engineer, and produced several Dove Award-winning projects in the studio. From 2007 to 2016, he was the Front of House engineer for Chris Tomlin and Passion Conferences. He’s also toured with Matt Redman, Lauren Daigle, Steven Curtis Chapman and others, and has been a sought-after teacher and presenter at conferences and training events. His heart for teaching production teams to excel led to the co-founding of MxU, a platform designed to provide church production teams tools for technical training, creative communication, volunteer team building, and healthy leadership. Jeff and Kristian share practical and spiritual tips for fostering relationships well between technicians and musicians. Jeff also advises worship engineers, producers, technicians, etc. to be wary of your identity being tied up in your skill rather than who you are as a son or daughter of Christ. Learn more about the intentional tools and resources MxU provides @mxurocks / https://getmxu.com/Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

Kristian Stanfill is a part of Sixstep Records/CCMG as an artist and songwriter and has been an anchor worship leader with the Passion movement since 2005. He’s written and led songs such as “Glorious Day,” “God, You’re So Good,” and the RIAA Gold®-certified track “One Thing Remains.”Kristian and our Kristian discuss the inspiration behind Make It Out Alive (his first solo record in 11 years), his journey with Passion, how to spark vulnerability within your community and how to find and pour into the people that will see you, comfort you, challenge you and refine you. The Power of Vulnerability with Kristian + Kerri Stanfill and Louie + Shelley Giglio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZ9Bu-5nJUhttps://www.kristianstanfill.com/Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

Israel Houghton is a Grammy award-winning recording artist, songwriter, producer and worship leader, as well as a composer and multi-instrumentalist. He formed Israel & New Breed in 1995, which was started to be more of a movement than a music group. Chris Baker has a unique interviewing perspective as he’s been a part of Camp New Breed for years. They discuss the origins of New Breed and how stewarding the longevity of a cross-cultural movement comes from practicing the presence of God and always having the posture of a disciple. https://israelandnewbreed.com/Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

Matt Redman is a GRAMMY®-Award winning worship leader and songwriter who has been a leading contributor to the global Church’s songbook over the last 20 years. He joins us to speak on the evolution of songwriting in the worship space (the growth of co-writing and how it’s being taken more seriously) and how the theme of the cross has been a common thread thoughout his career, but that he’s excited to have the theme of the resurrection (and the joy and freedom it brings) be more a part of songs today. He also talks about the recording process and unique setting for his latest live album, Lamb of God, his role in passing on to the new generation but also being refined by them, and more. “We don’t just worship the God of today (the God who is) - we worship the God of yesterday, today and forever.” 🙌 We were honored to have this conversation with Matt! Be sure to check out our latest sessions with him on our YouTube channel. "Lamb of God" session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF51o6CV598https://mattredman.com/Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

Faith City Music is a collection of worship leaders whose united gifts are marked by a diverse sound, passionate creativity, high energy, and authenticity. This eclectic group was formed by Grammy Award Nominated Artist and Vocal Powerhouse Tim Bowman Jr., and includes a range of dynamic artists like Kierra Sheard-Kelly, Maranda Curtis, Bri Babineaux, Kim Burrell, and a host of others. During the pandemic, Faith City Music’s influence grew by providing innovative, creative, exciting, and impactful worship encounters every Sunday at the ministry they call home: Spirit Of Faith Christian Center pastored by Mike & DeeDee Freeman.We are joined by several members of Faith City Music to talk about the inception of the collection and how they hope every listener can identify themselves with one of their members. They also speak on their debut record, Welcome to Faith City Music, self-awareness in leadership, and how they honor gospel’s legacy with their unique song arrangements.Learn more about Faith City Music: https://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/tim-bowman-jr-faith-city-music-announce-welcome-to-faith-city/Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

“I’m a person trying to pull Him down and pull you up.” We were honored to host Todd Galberth on our latest episode! Chris Baker and Todd talk about how to follow “the river” over simply following the setlist while leading worship and how to balance the identities of being an artist, but more so being a worship leader. He also speaks on some powerful moments while capturing his latest album, Encounter. www.toddgalberth.comFollow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

We are excited to share our first episode of 2023! Recorded right before the Christmas holiday, Chris Baker spoke with Nate Moore, Kirby Kaple and Ryan Ellis of Housefires as they unpacked the conception of their group: how Housefires grew out of a desire to create approachable resources for their community and how they’ve fostered humble collaboration by encouraging vulnerability. They also touch on their upcoming album, How To Start a Housefire, coming out this Friday! You’ll be able to stream the record everywhere and find all the resources you need on MultiTracks.com. Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

Grammy-nominated Gospel artist, author, and speaker Anthony Evans is known for songs that merge a message of faith with a contemporary sound. The son of Dr. Tony Evans, founder and pastor of Dallas, Texas' Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, as well as a high-profile radio and television host, Anthony Evans started his career in 2001 as a background singer for Kirk Franklin. Launching his solo career in 2004, Evans has released several albums since then and really broadened his reach when he competed on NBC’s The Voice in early 2012 (Season 2). In August, Anthony released his latest book When Faith Meets Therapy which he co-authored with his personal therapist, Stacy Kaiser. Anthony and Stacy take the conversation around mental health and faith to a next level, sharing insights from Anthony’s personal experience with therapy as well as poignant takeaways from Stacy. In this conversation, Anthony and our host Chris Baker discuss how being a preacher’s kid created external pressure but never internal pressure, how Anthony led the trend of taking CCM songs and putting them into the cross-cultural context, but the majority of the conversation centers on When Faith Meets Therapy coping with grief, shame, and doing the work off stage so it pours into your identity and posture on stage.“You have to feel it to heal it.” Listen today! Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com

Jackie Brewster is a certified Enneagram coach and Experiential Specialist. Jackie focuses on helping individuals, couples, leaders and teams uncover and discover who they are and how to grow towards health in their personal lives as well as in their corporate roles through the teachings of the Enneagram and Biblical truths. Jackie gives us an overview of the origins and the impact of the Enneagram, how your number is rooted in childhood messaging, and how that number can help awaken you to your behavioral patterns to drive you toward acceptance, knowing, and love. She also speaks on how the Enneagram specifically intersects with worship leading: how your type affects your worship-leading style, your reflection after a service, the correlation between song selection and Enneagram number, and more. Follow us @multitracks // @multitracksgospel // @leadworshipwellwww.multitracks.com