When Worship Becomes Your Identity (Big Mistake) w/ Andrew Holt

Sign up for Lab+ HERE! You can play the same song a hundred times and still lose the plot. Or you can play it like it is the first time someone in the room has ever heard it. That shift does not happen by accident. It is a posture. And it is something you can actually build. Daniel Carson spent 24 years as the electric guitarist in Chris Tomlin's band. In this conversation we talk about what keeps a musician grounded, purposeful, and genuinely present no matter what stage they are standing on. We cover the comparison that shows up at every level, a 30-second habit before every service that changes the culture of your team, why the supportive role is not a lesser role, and what Daniel would tell his younger self about guarding his heart when the doors start opening. If you play on a worship team and want to grow in both skill and heart, this one is for you. Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode Daniel's Instagram   If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.  

Sign up for Lab+ HERE! This episode started as a conversation about vocals. It became something every musician on your worship team needs to hear. In this episode of the Worship Online Podcast, Keith sits down with Shelby Rollins, founder of Master Vocal, to talk about what it really means to steward your instrument well. We start with the voice: sleep, diet, Sunday morning prep, and why training on a treadmill might be the most underrated vocal habit you've never tried. But the deeper conversation is about something every musician on your team lives with: the habits and workarounds you've built around what you can't do yet. Most of us have mistaken our limitations for our style. Shelby calls that out, and the implications go way beyond singing. Whether you lead vocals, play guitar, hold down keys or anchor the rhythm section, this episode is about showing up with the fullest version of what you've been given.   Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode Master Vocal Megan Moroney    If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.  

Kristian Stanfill has been leading worship at Passion Conference for a long time. He's seen God move in ways most worship leaders only read about. And yet, the thing he keeps coming back to isn't the stage. It's the secret place. In this episode, Keith Elgin sits down with Kristian to talk about the new Passion album Just That Good, what it looks like to prepare for something as massive as Passion Conference while still staying open-handed, and how Kristian's personal journey of healing changed the way he leads — at home, on his team, and on the platform. They also dig into what it looks like to mentor the next generation of leaders like Landon Wolfe, JJ Hasulube, Rachel Halbach, and Chidima Craig — and what Kristian would say to his younger self if he could go back. This one is practical. It's honest. And it will challenge the way you think about preparation, presence and what it actually means to lead from the inside out. If you lead worship, you have to listen to this whole episode.   Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode Passion Conference Just That Good   If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.  

What happens when a worship leader finally stops hiding? That is the question underneath everything Jordan Colle shares in this conversation. He is a worship leader and songwriter with Bethel Music, currently touring with Phil Wickham and carrying a multigenerational ministry legacy that started long before anyone knew his name. But the most honest moment in this episode is not about the tour or the songs. It is about what shifted when he finally laid everything at the feet of Jesus and stopped pretending some of it was not there. In this episode you will hear how growing up in a ministry family shaped his view of worship from the very beginning, what a moment in South Florida at a worship school confirmed about his calling through Isaiah 61, what it was like returning to his home church as a 20-year-old leading a team of people twice his age, what four years writing alongside Brandon Lake taught him about finding his voice, and how he has learned to hold calling in one hand and surrender in the other without crushing either one. This is a conversation for worship leaders who want to lead from a deeper place. Not just a more polished one.   Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode - Headed My Way (single) - Phil Wickham - Brandon Lake - Ocean's Edge School of Worship   If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

When you step onto the platform, it is easy to think about the setlist, the key changes, the vocal parts, the transitions, and whether the moment is landing. And of course we focus on Jesus. But what if we miss this very important thing?  Everybody in the room is carrying something. In this episode of the Worship Online Podcast, Holly Brand shares her story of growing up in Mississippi, competing as Miss Mississippi, joining Team Kelly on The Voice, and now writing Christian music that is connecting with people in deeply personal ways. She talks about comparison, identity, and the difference between performing for people and worshiping before God. This conversation is a powerful reminder that worship leaders are not just leading songs. They are helping people encounter Jesus in the middle of real pain, real questions, and real life. Listen now and be reminded why your leadership matters.   Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode Miss Mississippi Holly on The Voice   If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.  

Philippa Hanna grew up singing in social clubs across Yorkshire, England, raised in a family where music was everything. She was pursuing a professional music career by her early twenties, but something was missing. Then at 21, she walked into a small church and a fearless, unpolished worship leader named Godfrey Birtle changed everything. Not because he was impressive. Because he was free. In this episode of the Worship Online Podcast, Philippa shares what that moment taught her about what worship leaders actually carry, why fearlessness matters more than polish, and why she believes her job is not done until the congregation is singing. Not watching. Not nodding. Singing. She also talks about her new album Magnificent, co-written and recorded with Israel Houghton, and what she has learned leading worship across cultures, generations and continents. This conversation will challenge the way you think about your role on Sunday. Listen now. Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode Magnificent Album   If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

You might be leading worship for the wrong reason… and not even know it.  Andrew Holt has been leading worship since he was 12 years old. He built his life around it. And then one day he realized he had no idea who he was without it.  In this episode of the Worship Online Podcast, Andrew shares how chasing ministry became a substitute for simply being a son of God. He talks about the season that broke him open, what he learned pouring lattes at a coffee shop at 5am, and why he could not be trusted with what God had in store until he could honestly say God was enough without the platform.  Andrew is the worship pastor at The Belonging Co in Nashville, where he has spent 10 years building one of the most respected worship teams in the country. But this conversation is not really about Nashville. It is about the thing that trips up worship leaders everywhere, at every church size, at every level.  Your identity is not earned. It is received.  🎧 Listen now and lead from the right place again.    Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set.  Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!    Mentioned in the Episode  The Belonging Co  The Belonging Co College      If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast.  Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com!  The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.     

Most worship leaders know how to lead a room. But what happens when no one's watching? In this episode, worship leader and winner of The Voice Australia, Bella Taylor Smith shares honestly about her personal rhythms with God, the struggle to stay consistent, and how private worship shapes public leadership. From her salvation story at a worship night to navigating platform after winning The Voice, Bella brings both depth and practicality. We also dive into her two-part project—FOR THE HOUSE and FOR THE HOME—and why she believes worship isn't just for church, but for everyday life. If you want more authority, authenticity, and connection when you lead… it starts here. 👉 Don't miss this one. Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode For the House For the Home   If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.  

What if everything you've been told about "excellence" in worship is actually holding your church back? In this episode, Stephen Brewster shares a perspective that might challenge everything you've built your ministry around: excellence isn't the goal—authenticity is. From leading creative teams at high-impact churches to working with groups like Elevation Worship and SEU Worship, Stephen reveals why chasing production value, trends, and comparison can quietly disconnect you from what actually matters—ministering to your people. If you've ever felt the pressure to "measure up" to what you see online, this conversation will reset your mindset and refocus your leadership. Listen now to discover how to lead a worship ministry that actually connects.   Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!   Mentioned in the Episode The Harmony Group Josh Holiday Episode   If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

You can lead worship every week… and still feel like something's off.  Not the sound.  Not the songs. Something deeper.  In this honest conversation, Alexander Pappas pulls back the curtain on what many worship leaders quietly wrestle with —identity, pressure and the fear that what we're doing isn't actually changing anything.  After decades in ministry, he shares:  The transition period after Hillsong's big shift  Why tying your identity to the stage will always fail  The difference between leading moments vs. building faith  What worship is actually meant to do in your life  This isn't just about leading better—it's about lasting longer.  👉 If you lead worship or serve in ministry, you need to hear this.    Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials and resources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparing for a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation!     Mentioned in the Episode  Sunday – Alexander Pappas  That's The Power  ---  If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast.  Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com!  The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.