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A Heart For The People Behind The Production
They may be the most relied-upon, yet the most under-appreciated. They may be focused on every note and every word in the service, yet too often they are the least impacted. They may be at church the most hours, yet are often the least connected. They may go by many names (production team, tech team,... View Article
Living Room Session / People & Songs
Fixing our eyes on Jesus can sustain us through anything. This video captures over an hour of full-on “Church” with many of the People & Songs artists and writers – right in the middle of Jennie and Darrin Riddle’s living room at the People & Songs Headquarters in La Porte, Indiana. Heaven truly opened and... View Article
The Transformation of Christian Music w/ Sanctus Real
Sanctus Real members Chris Rohman and Dustin Lolli joined Loop Community Founder Matt McCoy to talk about how they’ve seen worship music change since the 1990s, their new music, and songwriting. How Christian Music Has Changed [Matt] You’ve been a part of christian music over the last 30 years. There have been eras and seasons... View Article
How to Linger in Worship w/ Garett & Kate
Worship Pastors Garett and Kate Serban join Matt McCoy to talk about their worship sessions, how to linger in worship, and how to lead your congregation to worship. Creating Space [Matt] I have loved these worship sessions that you’re doing. They’re perfect for setting the moment and getting you into a space where you can connect with God. In church it... View Article
Cowriting and CXMMXNS w/Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding
Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding join Loop Community Founder Matt McCoy to talk about their latest project CXMMXNS and their cowriting process. CXMMXNS [Matt] What is CXMMXNS (pronounced Commons) and why did you start it? [Ben] It’s a collaboration. We see it well beyond Reuben and I. It’s an extension of what we’ve been doing... View Article
Getting Priorities Straight & Christmas w/ Phil Wickham
Phil Wickham joined Matt McCoy on the WorshipFuel Podcast to talk about worship leading during Christmas, getting your priorities straight and his new album Hallelujah! It’s Christmas! Worship Leading During Christmas [Matt] Christmas time can be a hectic time for worship leaders. How would you encourage them to approach this season? [Phil] I grew up... View Article
Unifying the Church Through Worship w/ TEMITOPE
TEMITOPE, a singer/songwriter and worship leader, sat down with Loop Community Founder Matt McCoy to talk about unifying the church through worship and his latest music! [Matt] What would you say is your purpose now? [Temitope] I would say my purpose is to help people to see that standing together versus against each other is... View Article
Choosing Cymbals for Worship
Over many years of experience playing in a wide range of venues, including old wooden community halls, outdoor stages, and small, medium, and large venues, we’ve had the opportunity to engage in valuable conversations with drummers, worship leaders, pastors, and people in the congregation about advice and feedback on drum sound in church. We’ve synthesized... View Article
Worship Leading Before Tracks & Being Flexible w/ Brett Younker
Brett Younker from Passion joined Loop Community Founder Matt McCoy to talk about leading worship before tracks and how worship leaders can be more flexible in worship. [Matt] We’ve both lead worship with tracks for a long time. What was it like for you leading worship before tracks? [Brett] Being a college student... View Article