Worship Quest Wednesdays: Recent Episodes
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Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks sits down with specialists in their field to discuss topics related to worship, spiritual formation, and theology.
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks discusses longevity in ministry, with Ray Jones (Director, Radiance Ministries) and Rory Noland (Director, Heart of the Artist Ministries).
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks discusses a theology of technology in worship, with Zac Hicks (Author of "The Worship Pastor" and church planter) and Doug Gould (Worship MD).
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks discusses the theological concept of Jesus Christ as the primary worship leader of the church, with Reggie Kidd (Dean, Cathedral Church of St Luke, in Orlando, FL and Faculty, Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies) and Ron Man (Director, Worship Resources International).
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks is joined by Christy Semsen, 3-time Dove Award Winning children's music writer with Semsen Music, and Angela Irby, Associate Worship Director, The Heights Church, Richardson, Texas, to discuss the importance of kids being involved in and understanding worship.
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks is joined by Rob Still, Worship Leader/Songwriter/Author/Producer/Seminar Instructor in Nashville, TN, and Fred Heumann, Director of MusicWorks International, to discuss how worship and missions are connected. They also discuss practical ways we can be involved in worship and missions in our own lives as well as within our churches.
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks discusses the role and purpose of the church choir in worship with Daniel Semsen (Village Church, Burbank, CA / Semsen Music) and John Bolin (Kingsland Baptist Church, Katy, TX / Worship Convergence International).
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks is joined by Justin Unger, Director of Likewise Worship and Ben Sweet, Worship Pastor at Voyagers Bible Church, to discuss how worship leaders and pastors can avoid burnout and find rest for their lives, families, and ministries.
John Witvliet, Director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Professor of Worship, Theology, & Congregational and Ministry Studies at Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary, and Jeremy Perigo, Director of Campus Ministries and Worship Arts and Associate Professor of Worship Arts at Dordt University, join Steven Brooks to discuss the Psalms and their impact upon modern worship.
Steven Brooks, Director of Worship Quest Ministries, talks with Constance Cherry (Professor Emeritus of Worship and Pastoral Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University) and Robert J. Morgan (Pastor at Donelson Fellowship and Author) about hymns in Christian worship.
Director of Worship Quest Ministries, Steven Brooks, discusses the current situation in Ukraine with Ivan Rusyn, President of Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary in Kyiv.
Director of Worship Quest Ministries, Steven Brooks, discusses the current situation in Ukraine with Valerii and Valeria Sekisov. Learn how you can best be praying for the people of Ukraine during this terrible time in their country.
Steven Brooks, Director of Worship Quest Ministries, talks with Lim Swee Hong (Associate Professor of Sacred Music at Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto) and Lester Ruth (Research Professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity School) about the history of contemporary praise & worship in North America.
Jim Hart, President of The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, and Vinnie Zarletti, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at North Central University, join Steven Brooks to discuss Ancient–Future Worship.
What is ancient–future and how does it relate to worship? Why is it important? How does reflecting upon the past influence our worship today and in the future?
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks is joined by Dawn Gilmore and Jack Van Marion to discuss sacred time and its impact upon our personal and corporate worship.
In this episode, we explore the Christian Year and how it is connected to the Old Testament biblical feasts. We also consider how the biblical feasts and the Christian Year have the potential to help deepen, enrich, and feed our spiritual lives today. Finally, we answer the question, "What are ways we can observe the Christian Year in corporate and personal worship?"
Jeff Barker and Brianne Christiansen join Steven Brooks to discuss the importance of scripture in worship. How can we best utilize scripture within our corporate gatherings to allow the Spirit of God to transform hearts and renew minds? What is Scripture Presentation and how can we best incorporate it into our churches?
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks discusses Christian worship and music culture in Pakistan with Rev. Dr. Majid Abel and Rev. Dr. Eric Sarwar.
Season 2 begins with Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks "Exploring Intergenerational Worship" with Dr. Stephen Martin (Director of Worship Studies, Azusa Pacific University and Director of the Angeles Worship Initiative) and Tyler Greek (Director of Worship Arts and Young Adults, Chino Valley Community Church, Chino Hills, CA).
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks is joined by Holland Davis and Chris Monroe to discuss the relationship between worship leaders and senior pastors in the Christian church.
On this episode of Worship Quest Wednesdays, Steven Brooks is joined by Walt Harrah and Jim Altizer as they discuss the planning and designing of worship services and how creating a flow throughout the service helps the congregation engage fully in worshiping the Lord.
On this episode of Worship Quest Wednesdays, Steven Brooks is joined by Daniel Henderson and Alice Moss as they discuss prayer as worship and how worship leaders and pastors can encourage their congregations in worship based praying.
On this episode of Worship Quest Wednesdays, Steven Brooks is joined by Dr. William Lock and Zac Hicks as they discuss the role of the worship leader.
Worship Quest Ministries Director Steven Brooks sits down with Andrew Braine (Worship Better) and Tyler Thompson (Redemption Church, Arcadia, AZ) to discuss the spiritually formative aspects of congregational song.
We know the sermon is faith formative, but what about the songs? How should we think about the songs in a worship service—are they preliminaries to prepare us for the sermon or do they have the potential to form the worshiper as well?