{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Churchfront Podcast","title":"What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Worship Pastor | Conversations With a Worship Pastor Part I","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1493,"description":"Apply to Join Churchfront Premium\nApply to Join Churchfront Pro\nFree Worship and Production Toolkit\nShop Our Online Courses\nJoin us at the Churchfront Conference\nFollow Churchfront on Instagram or TikTok: @churchfront\nFollow on Twitter: @realchurchfront\nGear we use to make videos at Churchfront\nMusicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN\n\nWhat I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Worship Pastor - Part 1 Episode Description Matt sits down with Sean Bennett, one of the newest members of the Churchfront team and a 16-year worship ministry veteran, to talk about what it's really like to lead worship and production teams. In part one of this two-part conversation, they discuss what to look for when stepping into a new worship pastor role, navigating the tension between excellence and authenticity, and how to lead a production team you can never actually be with.\nBoth Matt and Sean have led in large churches, small churches, and multi-site churches. They've both been the worship pastor who also had to somehow lead the tech team. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the real challenges worship pastors face and offers practical wisdom for anyone in church production or worship leadership.\nIn This Episode What to look for when interviewing for a worship pastor role - Why you need to see people at their worst before taking the job, and the red flags Sean wishes he'd paid more attention to\nExcellence vs. authenticity - How to define excellence in a way that doesn't lead to perfectionism, and why \"doing the best you can with what you have\" changes everything\nThe worship/production leadership dilemma - Why churches should stop hiring one person to do both roles, and what to do if you're already in that position\nYou're a pastor first - Why your primary objective is discipleship, not musicianship, and how that changes the way you lead your team\nTimestamps 00:00 - Introduction: Meet Sean Bennett 03:27 - What I'd Do Differently Stepping Into a New Role 08:04 - The Tension Between...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RP5ulfP-5v7JUwkoWwKODVV1BzNE1MXxnMPAUG0viD4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYTU2/ODdiMmIwMTI0NjY4/NTk2ZDMwZDMwNWMy/YmQ5NS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}