Practical, step-by-step guidance for the day-in, day-out rhythms of running a thriving worship ministry, in a “regular” church context with a volunteer team
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Whether you’re entering into a new season as a worship leader—or your church is transitioning worship styles altogether—creating a firm foundation on which to build a thriving, healthy, effective worship ministry team is no small task …
… what’s more?
And when the average church isn’t a congregation of thousands with multiple campuses and a deep bench of paid staff … the resources to lead yourself, your team, and your ministry well might be harder to come by.
But what’s worse?
The crippling fear of mishandling the ministry that’s been entrusted to you—and letting your church, your leaders, and yourself down
The constant pressure to perform well—not only as a musician, but as a leader and Jesus follower, too
The running list of issues you don’t know how to handle—and the swirling thoughts of “my past experiences didn’t prepare me for this”
Whether you’re entering into a new season as a worship leader—or your church is transitioning worship styles altogether—creating a firm foundation on which to build a thriving, healthy, effective worship ministry team is no small task …
… what’s more?
And when the average church isn’t a congregation of thousands with multiple campuses and a deep bench of paid staff … the resources to lead yourself, your team, and your ministry well might be harder to come by.
But what’s worse?
The crippling fear of mishandling the ministry that’s been entrusted to you—and letting your church, your leaders, and yourself down
The constant pressure to perform well—not only as a musician, but as a leader and Jesus follower, too
The running list of issues you don’t know how to handle—and the swirling thoughts of “my past experiences didn’t prepare me for this”
Whether you’re entering into a new season as a worship leader—or your church is transitioning worship styles altogether—creating a firm foundation on which to build a thriving, healthy, effective worship ministry team is no small task …
… what’s more?
And when the average church isn’t a congregation of thousands with multiple campuses and a deep bench of paid staff … the resources to lead yourself, your team, and your ministry well might be harder to come by.
But what’s worse?
The crippling fear of mishandling the ministry that’s been entrusted to you—and letting your church, your leaders, and yourself down
The constant pressure to perform well—not only as a musician, but as a leader and Jesus follower, too
The running list of issues you don’t know how to handle—and the swirling thoughts of “my past experiences didn’t prepare me for this”
You were called to this—which means, it’s probably gonna be
hard some days.
You were called to this—
which means, it’s probably gonna be
hard some days.
BUT, AS A LEADER ENTRUSTED WITH A PIECE OF THE KINGDOM, WE BELIEVE YOU’RE FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING GREAT WORK IN AND THROUGH YOUR COMMUNITY.
Practical, step-by-step guidance for the day-in, day-out rhythms of running a thriving worship ministry, in a “regular” church context with a volunteer team
A network of worship leaders who can relate to your everyday responsibilities and speak into your role in a way that your church staff may not be able to (because they’ve got their own lanes!)
A resource for worship-ministry-specific strategies, tools, and resources that can help you make progress toward your goals for your team & church
Aside from their own
past experiences, most worship leaders have
minimal
practical training
in how to
organize,
run, and
effectively
lead a worship team
THERE’S
SO MUCH MORE
THAT GOES INTO A WORSHIP MINISTRY THAN
SET LISTS, MUSICIANS, AND
A MOOD-SETTING TECH SETUP
OF LIGHTS, SOUND, & SCREENS …
You may be an incredible musician or a gifted shepherd of people, but the fact is, a worship ministry demands multi-faceted leadership unlike any other part of the church.
YOU NEED:
The administrative capability to organize, schedule, and lead productive rehearsals with efficiency.
The creativity and musicianship to plan a weekly set list and develop transitions between songs and service segments.
Lasting patience, grace, and God-given intuition as you lead a group of people who each have their own complex needs, experiences, and expectations.
Self-leadership and collaboration as you come alongside the other leaders within your church to develop and support overall ministry goals for your congregation.
Training that prepares you to pivot as you build a team of volunteers to form your band and deal with the juggling act of replacements for illness, vacations, lack of commitment, etc.
THERE’S
SO MUCH MORE
THAT GOES INTO A WORSHIP MINISTRY THAN
SET LISTS, MUSICIANS, AND
A MOOD-SETTING TECH SETUP
OF LIGHTS, SOUND, & SCREENS …
You may be an incredible musician or a gifted shepherd of people, but the fact is, a worship ministry demands multi-faceted leadership unlike any other part of the church.
YOU NEED:
The administrative capability to organize, schedule, and lead productive rehearsals with efficiency.
The creativity and musicianship to plan a weekly set list and develop transitions between songs and service segments.
Lasting patience, grace, and God-given intuition as you lead a group of people who each have their own complex needs, experiences, and expectations.
Self-leadership and collaboration as you come alongside the other leaders within your church to develop and support overall ministry goals for your congregation.
Training that prepares you to pivot as you build a team of volunteers to form your band and deal with the juggling act of replacements for illness, vacations, lack of commitment, etc.
Unfortunately, it’s
totally normal
to be
overwhelmed
by everything your ministry seemingly neeDS
from you
A recent study shows stats from pastors aren’t any better either:
38%
90%
50%
What if you had the resources you needed to complement your natural gifting, and you felt supported to not only do your job well but thrive in your ministry career?
What if you had the resources you needed to complement your natural gifting, and you felt supported to not only do your job well but thrive in your ministry career?
Video & Guided Application Tools
Handcrafted for emerging leaders in small- to medium-sized local churches with volunteer-supported worship ministries.
Start with an assessment to discern where you are now in your spiritual walk and where you want to be—a month from now, a year from now, and beyond.
Next, we’ll assess your current leadership skills to discover where you’re doing well and where you might be able to make improvements.
Next, we’ll evaluate your personal mission, vision, & values for your ministry and how they align and support the mission, vision, and values of your church.
Next, we’ll look at your current church practices to determine the best ways to support your church’s ministry goals.
As the leader of the team, we’ll ensure you’re not only aware of your strengths and opportunities for improvement as a musician, but have a plan of action for continued growth.
Now it’s time to apply everything you’ve learned and watch (and lead) as your ministry thrives …
01
Evaluate & Assess
In each module, we’ll begin with an assessment of where you are now—identifying key areas of success & opportunity so you can apply the lessons in real time.
02
Set your Goals
Once we know where you want to improve, we’ll set goals for how you can apply your learnings to see growth within your ministry.
03
Apply your Learnings
At the end of each lesson, you’ll have action steps to apply what you’ve learned, as well as guidance to help you share with your team.
8
YEARS
running the annual Overflow Worship Conference hosting
over 3000 worshippers.
17+
YEARS
worship ministry and coaching experience, Andrea Olson, Founder & Course Creator.
500+
TRAINED
worship leaders from all over the country practically applying these leadership skills.
$+
THOUSANDS
The cost of hiring Andrea personally for this training.
The day-to-day cost of spinning your wheels, while you work long (and hard) hours away from your family, friends, and meaningful hobbies …
Feeling like you spent a lot of hours in seminary or ministry training but somehow never learned the things your new role requires from you (OR you fell into this role with music experience but no ministry training at all) …
Navigating things like volunteer turnover, being short-staffed, and fatigue …
As you watch other churches & ministry leaders thrive—because they seem to know something you don't …
And you wrestle with God over the responsibility He’s entrusted to you …
What if you could not only shake off some of that stress & self-doubt, but also take a step toward growth by giving yourself the resources you need to truly thrive?
The day-to-day cost of spinning your wheels, while you work long (and hard) hours away from your family, friends, and meaningful hobbies …
Feeling like you spent a lot of hours in seminary or ministry training but somehow never learned the things your new role requires from you (OR you fell into this role with music experience but no ministry training at all) …
Navigating things like volunteer turnover, being short-staffed, and fatigue …
As you watch other churches & ministry leaders thrive—because they seem to know something you don't …
And you wrestle with God over the responsibility He’s entrusted to you …
What if you could not only shake off some of that stress & self-doubt, but also take a step toward growth by giving yourself the resources you need to truly thrive?
We’ve made this
value-packed ministry training course as
affordable as we possibly can...
So that these resources are available to anyone who needs them:
Six modules of practical, step-by-step training for the spiritual, administrative, and relational foundations of leading a thriving worship ministry. Value $1,000
Each lesson includes self-assessments, goal-setting resources, and practical action steps to apply your learnings within your team & church context. Value: $500+
Here's what others have to say...
At Overflow Worship, we have been serving local church volunteer supported Worship Leaders for over a decade. Through both in person and online offerings, our people learn to lead from the Overflow instead of the overwhelm!
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The OWLO Promise
(After all, that’s the only way for it to work.)
Our number 1 goal is to be sure you have the support you need to navigate the course, evaluate the current state of your worship team, and apply your learnings for growth & longevity in your ministry. As you work through this self-paced curriculum, our team is here to answer questions and help you progress.
We want to be good stewards of your investment, so we do offer a 7-day money back guarantee. You get immediate full access to the entire course when you purchase, and then a 7-day period to start the course. Once you have completed some of the modules, if you find it’s not meeting your needs, contact our team for a full refund.
Overflow Worship, whether in person or online, was created to help worship leaders thrive with what they have, where they are and build a foundation that will set them up to thrive for the long haul.
Andrea Olson
Overflow Worship, whether in person or online, was created to help worship leaders thrive with what they have, where they are and build a foundation that will set them up to thrive for the long haul.
Andrea Olson
Founded by
Andrea Olson is a passionate worship leader, songwriter, and worship-leading coach based in Minnesota. Through Overflow Worship and Overflow Worship Leaders Online, Andrea is dedicated to equipping the local church to live and serve from a place of authenticity, wholeness, and intimacy with God.
Founded by
Andrea Olson is a passionate worship leader, songwriter, and worship-leading coach based in Minnesota. Through Overflow Worship and Overflow Worship Leaders Online, Andrea is dedicated to equipping the local church to live and serve from a place of authenticity, wholeness, and intimacy with God.
Here's How To Know:
You love worship & you’ve got musical talent—but some days you feel like you were “handed the keys” without the training, tools, & resources to be an effective leader of your worship ministry … so you’re often stressed and worried about letting your team, your leaders, and your church down.
Or maybe … you have ministry education, but you’re realizing most of it was not practical training—you need the step-by-step processes for things like scheduling your team, running a rehearsal, building a setlist in collaboration with your teaching pastor, and more.
You find yourself guilty of a little too much time spent trying to figure things out on your own. You wonder what part of your job (or personal life) could have more of your attention if you didn’t have to do so much “research.”
You watch as other ministry leaders thrive and grow incredible teams, and you find yourself wondering if it’s a YOU problem, or if they just know something you don’t. You’re ready to escape that self-doubt & partner with God to become the best leader you can be in the role He’s entrusted you with.
You believe God’s got you and has you in this role for a reason—but you don’t want to be a bottleneck in the process, so you’re committed to doing everything you can to become the less-stressed, more-prepared, and more-available leader you know you can be.
(aka our answers to the thoughts that might be running through your mind)
The Startup Toolkit was created with new worship leaders in mind—however, it’s a perfect resource for anyone new to worship ministry, new to their current role, or a worship leader serving a church that is going through a significant change or major culture shift.
Great question—it’s almost entirely different. We trust that you have a foundational knowledge of leading ministry from a spiritual background (or are at least getting on-the-job mentorship in this area), but we also know that oftentimes seminary or ministry training programs focus less on the practical aspects of ministry leadership, and that’s where we come in. The Startup Toolkit is almost entirely made up of practical, step-by-step training for every aspect of worship ministry leadership that your ministry training or seminary program didn’t cover.
The Startup Toolkit is self-paced, so there’s no syllabus of deadlines or live trainings you’ll miss if you’re busy. However, this program is designed to help lift some of the burdens on your time. Whether that’s by giving you easy-to-follow processes for the tasks you’re currently spending too much time on, or giving you the tools to delegate some of the things on your to-do list, we believe the Startup Toolkit will help you feel less busy & stressed, and give you more time to focus on the most important things in ministry & life.
We want to be good stewards of your investment, so we do offer a 7-day money back guarantee. You get immediate full access to the entire course when you purchase, and then a 7-day period to start the course. Once you have completed some of the modules, if you find it’s not meeting your needs, email us to schedule a call with our team within the first 7 days for a full refund and to discuss how we can better support you in the future.
Our number 1 goal is to be sure you have the support you need to navigate the course, evaluate the current state of your worship team, and apply your learnings for growth & longevity in your ministry. As you work through this self-paced curriculum, our team is here to answer questions and help you progress.
As long as this website exists! ;) Your access doesn't expire. This one time fee covers access for as long as you'd like so you can come back for refreshers again and again.
Now, if you're looking for MORE, you can choose to upgrade to our yearly membership that gives you access to this course and a LOT more training, live events and community connections. You can learn more about that here.
We’re here to be a resource for you—reach out to us at hello@overflowworship.com and we’ll get back to you asap!
At Overflow Worship, it’s our mission to ensure ministry leaders are set up
for fulfilling, impactful ministry leadership roles with longevity.
Burnout is real—and we consider it our calling to serve & minister to leaders to prevent things like self-doubt, exhaustion, and turnover that have become so normal in church life.
As a new ministry leader or one just embarking on a new role or a worship-style change, we want to make sure you are equipped and encouraged for the road ahead. That’s why we created this course. We’re expectant
of all that God is doing in and through you and your ministry, and we want to see you thrive.
Our hope is that the Startup Toolkit will provide you with the practical training and resources you need to lay
a strong foundation for an exceptional and thriving worship ministry.
Six modules of practical, step-by-step training for the spiritual, administrative, and relational foundations of leading a thriving worship ministry.
Value $1,000
Six modules of practical, step-by-step training for the spiritual, administrative, and relational foundations of leading a thriving worship ministry. Value $1,000
Each lesson includes self-assessments, goal-setting resources, and practical action steps to apply your learnings within your team & church context.
Value: $500+
Each lesson includes self-assessments, goal-setting resources, and practical action steps to apply your learnings within your team & church context. Value: $500+