Why Worship Leaders Quit and How to Fix It with Nathan Finochio 

I’m both a live audio production and worship musician and I know the feeling but I love serving in my God-given gifts this way even getting to church on Sunday at the crack of dawn and not able to leave until 1:00pm.

I've never clicked a Churchfront video so fast

When I observe the polarization of worship in my locale (relating to music and production): On one side, there's the reformed bunch: The "theologically accurate", lacking emotional intelligence, lacking good leadership, lacking trust in musical expertise, lacking a bias toward action, lacking an appreciation of aesthetic, having little to no appreciation of the arts and crafts, and abounding in church politics. On the other hand, the seeker-sensitive-state-of-the-art-technology-business-model-trendy-emotionalism people who are very works based and glorify burnout... These extremes make me hesitant to serve or lead because they ignore the parts of scripture that speak on leadership and arts.

Brothers stay in the good fight the right way. Be blessed!

This is the podcast we didn’t know we needed…. How awesome

I am enjoying the discussion between the two guys. The production team and the Sound Engineers of the Upcoming churches are never Complemented by the church Administration..... When all is good No talks about it. when things go wrong They take the blame.

Really helpful thoughts! Thanks very much!

“The worst job in all of Christianity” really gets on my nerves. I don’t usually comment on stuff like this, but my goodness. There are missionaries laying their LIVES down out there and we GET to use our GIFTING and practice our HOBBY to WORSHIP the Lord and lead others to do the same. Victim culture is dangerous. Jesus never victimized himself, and neither did the disciples. In fact, they did quite the opposite. If you’re reading this, please turn away from this kind of behavior.

I survived as a worship pastor for decades in medium to megas, but now I write and volunteer as a guitarist instead. Your podcast clarified why!

I enjoyed this episode. I'm experiencing the realization that I'm a "waffle" lol. Now it's time to go to work! Thank you guys!

I'm 40 minutes into this video, and all i've heard is WL have the worst job and its the hardest and longest hour job in the church. I haven't heard anything about doing the job for the right reasons, nor any advice to help other WL's grow and understand their place. I am not a WL, but a TL by default at my church, and i am also a musician. I likely spend 20-30 hours a week growing my craft, researching for upgrades for the tech, plus at least 6 hours on sunday mornings at church. Thats all voluntary and on top of my 40 hour job to pay bills and raising a family. We all are to do this as a SERVANT. WE all tend to forget this is our way to serve the church (which is the people who attend, not the building). Some folks are great at leading, teaching, cleaning, building maintenance, music, worship, tech, pre service food/drink. We all have a role to play, and its all for the glory of God.

Nathan is my boy 🙏🏼❤️ this is gonna be a good one

My church went through the Tronto blessing too! Yes 🙌

Billsong and Methel 😂😂😂😂😂

Nathan! Yes!!

Haven't there been remote clickers for slideshows since like 1980?

What is interesting is that they say the lack of production for the Asbury revival was what made it pure, but the irony is that there is an intense production science behind making things have that "lack of production" feel. You may see someone with an out-of-tune guitar sitting on a stool singing without any perceivable audio effects, yet you can be sure the every light is strategically placed, and there is a very expensive audio rig sitting just behind a curtain. It is designed to look like it wasn't, if that makes sense. Not saying Asbury was that, but it is a very real thing.

Love the SSL humor!!

I used to go to the Batholic church. Now I'm a Maptist.

It’s only the worst job in the church at the worst churches. It’s also not a very good job if you just want to be a cool guitar player who leads adults in a sing a long. It’s a great job if you want to be a pastor who leads music and sees it primarily as a teaching ministry.

My pastor actually used to run the screen during speaking

I need the information and I have very little time. Not meant to be an insult or anything. It's hard to watch this podcast because not receiving anything so far

I have listened to the first 25 minutes of it, and I can't find a red line going to the subject. What a waste of time

Production is usually there before worship arrives. and usually there after they all leave packing up. And that's not even a load in and load out church ;) Just sayin. although generally the volunteers are a bit easier to handle in production world. This is me now in production land after 10 years in worship land.

I lost myself when you’re trying to find out from who’s the podcast was 😂 “welcome to your podcast” // “I always wanted to be a guest in my podcast” 😂

It's the Lord's podcast. : )

If you equate leading worship to "performing covers at a kids birthday party" you're doing it wrong.

Before i even listen to this podcast...lol.....facts. Im almost 40 and ive been in music ministry since i was a kid. Living in the DcC, MD, and VA area, you get exposed to great musicians and different churches so we are well rounded here (Gospel, CCM, Latin, fusion, African styles, classical, rock, pop, etc). Pastors who dont understand music ministry will never understand the heart of a Levite or worshiper. Thats why a lot of use are frustrated and tend to leave are get burnt out.

Bring the camera angle to the same level with your faces

I stopped at 20:40 when he praises Ratzinger (aka The Nazi Pope; the only Pope to ever resign from the seat) for "eviscerating wokeism" in the 1970s and saying that "Marxism comes from the South". Like, Karl Marx was literally a German Economist! How confused, alienated, and self-righteous do you need to be to say these things in 2023!?!?!

3 helicopter pilots sit at a table and talk.

- the first apostles seeing 21st century babies yeling 🧐 - missionaries living in anti-Christian countries watching this video 🤔 - the people living in third world countries without ipad or tech-stuffs watching you guys 🥱