This week, Michael and Sam have a conversation with the highly esteemed Johnny Simmons about working with drummers. Johnny's passion and experiences challenge and inspire worship leaders and drummers alike. How should worship leaders communicate to a drummer who is new to worship music? Can drummers sound intense without playing loudly? Where is the boundary between worship and performance? Subscribe and listen now!

This week, Michael and Sam have a conversation about acoustic and electric guitar tone as it relates to the modern worship service. After an exhaustive lecture on tuning (Michael gets on a soapbox again), the guys describe ways to avoid the old "ice pick to the ear" tone. How often should you change your tubes? Are amp modelers actually becoming useful tools? How many delay pedals should I buy a week? Listen now to find out these answers (or at least some opinions) and more!

This week, Michael and Sam dive into the world of in-ear monitors. In addition to being expensive, IEMs can make worship leaders feel disconnected from their congregations. Are they really worth the trouble? What on earth is a click-track? What's the fastest way to go deaf? Listen now!

In this episode, Michael and Sam interview their church's Director of Production, Nick Rosenbaum. Nick shares various insights for worship leaders and representing production team members everywhere, doesn't fail to bust the guys' chops as often as possible. 

In this week's episode, Michael and Sam have a conversation about running rehearsals. What makes a rehearsal successful? How do you keep a balance between musical excellence and spiritual focus? The guys also spend some time whining about how depressed they can be on Mondays.

On this first episode of The Worship Lab Podcast, Michael and Sam discuss their approach and common pitfalls of song selection. How do you connect worship to your pastor's teaching or pick tunes that make it easy for your congregation to sing?

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