
Worship Matters: Episode 60 – Meeting the Deans of The Upper Room
New Dean of The Upper Room Chapel, Dr. Amy Steele, and Dean Emeritus, Rev. Beth Richardson join the Worship Team for a lively conversation about worship in The Upper Room and beyond. Like most local c...
14 Feb 202228min

Worship Matters: Episode 59 – Digital Media: What We Have Learned
The Worship Team is joined by Rob Hutchinson and Mike Symonds of Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, and Steven Adair from United Methodist Communications to talk about t...
31 Jan 202241min

Worship Matters: Episode 58 – Resources for Worship Planning
In this episode of the Worship Matters podcast, the Worship Team shares favorite resources they find helpful in worship planning. From books to websites and videos, Dr. Cynthia Wilson, Dr. Diana Sanch...
17 Jan 202228min

Worship Matters: Episode 57 - Year in Review
In this wide-ranging conversation, the Worship Team – Dr. Cynthia Wilson, Dr. Diana Sanchez-Bushong, and Dr. Derek Weber – remember together their personal highlights of Worship Matters podcasts in 20...
20 Dec 202133min

Worship Matters: Episode 56 – Worship and Youth
Chris Wilterdink, Director of Young People’s Ministries of Discipleship Ministries, joins the Worship Team for a wide-ranging conversation about youth and worship. Chris advocates for intergenerationa...
6 Dec 202140min

Worship Matters: Episode 55 – Facing Grief and Loss, Part Three: Waking into Life
The Worship Team concludes this miniseries on grief and loss with an amazing conversation with the Rev. Dr. Heather Murray Elkins. Dr. Elkins shares her wisdom gained from indigenous cultures and anci...
22 Nov 202129min

Worship Matters: Episode 54 - Facing Grief and Loss, Part Two: A Personal Journey
In this episode, the worship team is joined by the Rev. Stephen Handy, Senior Pastor at McKendree UMC in Nashville. Rev. Handy shares from his own personal experience of grief as he was leading a cong...
8 Nov 202130min

Worship Matters: Episode 53 - Facing Grief and Loss: Worship as Pastoral Care
All Saints Day is coming soon, and we are still faced with overwhelming loss from the pandemic, both in terms of lives lost and economic devastation. How can worship respond to this ache in the hearts...
25 Okt 202138min



















