Interviews and discussions with worship leaders, artists, songwriters, producers and influencers in the church worship community.
We know that this new season has created a lot of challenges for you as a worship leader. Because of this, we decided to do a handful of episodes called Community Stories. In each episode, Matt McCoy…
We know that this new season has created a lot of challenges for you as a worship leader. Because of this, we decided to do a handful of episodes called Community Stories. In each episode, Matt McCoy…
We know that this new season has created a lot of challenges for you as a worship leader. Because of this, we decided to do a handful of episodes called Community Stories. In each episode, Matt McCoy…
If your worship team doesn’t have clear expectations and communication, leading them can become very challenging. Matt McCoy interviews Jon Jones, a worship director and campus pastor from Chicago, a…
We know that this new season has created a lot of challenges for you as a worship leader. Because of this, we decided to do a handful of episodes called Community Stories. In each episode, Matt McCoy…
We know that this new season has created a lot of challenges for you as a worship leader. Because of this, we decided to do a handful of episodes called Community Stories. In each episode, Matt McCoy…
It can be easy as worship leaders to focus on the songs and the music. But one of the most important parts of worship leading, is leading the people at your church and on your worship team. Aaron Key…
Malcolm du Plessis joins the Loop Community podcast to discuss the history of worship and the state of worship songs today. He also talks about Common Hymnal, an online library he started “for the sp…
As many of us prepare to lead worship and have church live streamed, virtually or pre-recorded, we wanted to offer tips and suggestions on how to make the most of the experience for your congregation…
Tommy Iceland is a new artist and worship leader from Sweden. He joins the Loop Community podcast to talk about his story, writing with Chris Tomlin, and his new music. Check out his newest song “Imp…
Paul Baloche, best known for his songs “Open the Eyes of My Heart”, “Hosanna”, and many more, joins the Loop Community podcast! Matt McCoy interviews Paul on how to teach and lead your congregation i…
As worship leaders, it can be challenging to not start focusing more on the production part of leading, instead of the worship. Jake Gosselin, the Founder of Churchfront, joins Matt McCoy to discuss …
Are you feeling burned out as a worship leader? From leading worship every single weekend to leading the members on your team, burnout is a real issue that every worship leader will face at some poin…
Mack Brock joins the Loop podcast to talk about why he leads worship, how to lead when you don’t feel qualified, and how to trust God with opportunities in your life. Matt and Mack also give practica…
Are you feeling overwhelmed as we enter the Christmas season? Phil Wickham joins the Loop Community podcast to discuss how to lead worship when you don’t feel like it, how to have a thankful mindset,…
In this episode, Matt sits down with worship leader Ayanda Khumalo (T.K.) to talk about leading multicultural worship. They discuss the difference between diversity and multicultural, how important i…
As a worship leader, it can often be challenging being under a microscope and hearing other people’s opinions and views on everything from what songs you sing to what you wear. This week on the podca…
Sara Emmerson, the Creative Pastor at Soul City Church in Chicago, joins the Loop Podcast to discuss how to help you and your team be creative in church ministry. She gives advice on letting creativi…
As a worship leader, should connecting with other worship leaders be a part of your job description? Scott Liebenow, Co-Founder of Chicago Worship Collective, joins Matt McCoy to discuss coming toget…
When writing songs, we can often feel doubts about our song, ourselves, and whether we should even be writing at all. In this episode, Matt McCoy talks with Jared Anderson (writer of “Great I Am” and…