136 – Songwriting w/ Tim Hughes
We interview worship leader, artist and songwriter Tim Hughes! Tim joins Matt to talk about songwriting, tips for worship leading and more!
135 – How Red Rocks Worship Runs Tracks w/ Scott Burrell
The music director at Red Rocks Worship joins us to talk about how they use tracks and to share their top tips for using tracks!
134 – Songwriting and His Solo Album w/ Ben Hastings
Ben Hastings from Hillsong UNITED joins Matt McCoy to talk about his new solo album, songwriting and more!
133 – David Crowder on Loops, Worship Music, Vocal Care, Scripture, Crosswords & Christmas
Crowder joins LC Founder Matt McCoy to talk about how he started leading worship, using tracks in the early 2000s, his new Christmas album, and so much more!
132 – Blurring the Lines between Gospel Music and CCM
Melvin Crispell III sits down with Otto Price to talk about his musical background, recording his upcoming live album, and blurring the lines between Gospel music and Contemporary Christian music!
131 – Writing Music During the Pandemic w/ Israel Houghton
We interview Israel Houghton to talk about writing music during the pandemic as well as his latest album “Worship Anywhere: Live from Camp NewBreed”!
130 – Successfully Releasing Your Own Worship Music w/ Wisdom Moon
We interview Wisdom Moon, founder of Marketing with Wisdom, to talk about how you can successfully release your own worship music!
129 – Songwriting and “Shout!” w/ Lakewood Music
We interview Alexandra from Lakewood Music to talk about songwriting and their new album “Shout!”.
128 – The Songwriting Process & “Where The Glory Is” w/ Josh Baldwin
We interview Josh Baldwin to talk about his upcoming album, songwriting and more! Get the original Master Tracks for his latest single “I See The Light” on LoopCommunity.com.
MultiTracks
Top 20 Tracks for Advent & Christmas Worship Services
Check out the top 20 tracks for Christmas and Advent on LoopCommunity.com! 1. Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful) by Phil Wickham 2. O Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be) by Passion 3. Hark the Herald Angels Sing Read more…
127 – The Balance Between Being a Pastor and a Musician w/ Travis Greene
Travis Greene joins Director of Loop Gospel Otto Price to talk about his musical upbringing, the balance between being a pastor and musician, as well as the creation of his latest album “TENT REVIVAL”!
126 – Top 5 Tips for Running Tracks w/ Worship Together
Terryl Padilla from Worship Together joins Matt McCoy to share his top 5 tips for running tracks. Get great tips you can use each week whether you’re new to running tracks or have been for years.
125 – The Importance of Multicultural Worship w/ CeCe Winans
CeCe Winans joins Director of Loop Gospel Otto Price to talk about the impact of her song “Believe For It”, multicultural worship and more! You can download the Master Tracks for her album “Believe For It” at LoopCommunity.com!
124 – Advice for every worship leader w/ Chris Brown – Elevation Worship
Chris Brown from Elevation Worship sits down with Matt McCoy to talk about songwriting, advice for worship leaders and Elevation’s new music! Download all of the Master Multitracks for Elevation Worship on LoopCommunity.com.
123 – Tips for Songwriting w/ Cody Carnes
Cody Carnes sits down with Matt McCoy to talk about his new album, songwriting, advice for worship leaders and more! Download all of the Master Tracks for Cody Carnes’s songs on LoopCommunity.com.
122 – Substance Over Entertainment w/ Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams joins Matt McCoy to talk about how to make sure our worship services are focused on Jesus and not a performance. Be sure to listen to Aaron’s new album “The Hope of Christ” wherever you stream music, and Read more…
121 – A History of Tracks w/ Otto Price from DC Talk
Matt McCoy and Otto Price sit down to talk about the history of multitracks and how they have seen them change over the years from Otto’s days with DC Talk to now.
120 -A Worship Volunteer’s Perspective w/ Nathan Boyd
A majority of worship leaders are volunteers. Whether you’re a worship volunteer yourself or a church staff member, join Nathan Boyd and LC team member Matt Slack for a conversation about what makes a good volunteer, and what makes a Read more…
MultiTracks
Say Hello to Auto-Reporting with CCLI
Loop Community, in partnership with CCLI, is excited to announce a new feature: Auto-Reporting Set up is as simple as connecting your CCLI account to your Loop Community account. Go to your settings on LoopCommunity.com, click Integrations, then click Enable Read more…
119 – Meet the new Director of Loop Gospel – Otto Price
Get to know Otto Price! He is the new Director of Loop Gospel at Loop Community. Otto is a Grammy Award winning producer, former bass player for DC Talk, and artist advocate. We’re excited to have him as a part Read more…
118 – Discipling Kids in Worship w/ Yancy
Yancy joins Matt McCoy to talk about her new book “Sweet Sound: The Power of Discipling Kids in Worship”. Yancy is a popular artist who focuses on providing worship music and resources for children and families.
117 – Building Community with Your Team w/ North Point Worship
Lauren Lee Anderson from North Point Worship joins to talk about their latest album and how to build community in your worship team.
MultiTracks
Using Mutlitracks Beyond Your Services
LoopCommunity.com offers an extensive catalog of multitracks for worship songs. In addition, the Streaming Plus License from CCLI allows you to play Loop Community tracks during your service and stream them in online services. But how can you legally play and perform music Read more…
116 – Building a Worship Team w/ Patrick Mayberry
We interview Patrick Mayberry to talk about how to build a worship team. Get tips for building a worship team whether you are building a team from scratch, need to find more band members, or want to help your team Read more…
115 – Positive Leadership w/ Meredith Andrews
We interview Meredith Andrews to talk about her latest single “Make Room”, and what makes a positive worship leader.
114 – 7 Values Worship Leaders and Teams Have to Have w/ Austin Ryan
We interview Austin Ryan from the Worship Essentials Podcast. Austin is sharing 7 values that he says all worship teams have to have.
113 – Worship Songs w/ Brian Doerksen
We interview Brian Doerksen to talk about choosing worship songs that are formative for you and your church!
112 – The Role of a Worship Pastor w/ Zac Hicks
We interview Zac Hicks, author of “The Worship Pastor: A Call to Ministry for Worship Leaders and Teams”.
111 – Interview with Matt Maher!
We interview Matt Maher to talk about his music, tips he has for worship leaders, and his new song “Leaning”!
110 – Ableton Live w/ Will Doggett & Matt McCoy
We interview Will Doggett to talk all things Ableton Live! Learn about From Studio to Stage and how to better innovate with Ableton Live from Ableton Live Certified Trainers Will Doggett and Matt McCoy.
109 – How to Think Sonically & Improve Your Band’s Sound w/ Ross Fishburn
We met with Ross Fishburn from Equipped Worship! Thinking sonically as a band and knowing where your instrument fits can greatly improve your worship team’s sound. Ross shares his tips for how to do it.
Leading Worship
Writing and Producing Music for the Church
Does your church want to start writing its own music? Do you already write your own music, but now you want to release it? Matt McCoy sat down with producer Andy Walker to hear his tips for writing and producing Read more…
Hardware
The Looptimus Mini’s Three Modes
The Looptimus Mini has three different modes: Note Mode, Program Change Mode, and Control Change Mode. These modes offer different ways to use the Mini, so that you can control your tracks just how you want to! To get the Read more…
Mainstage
How to Trigger Patch Changes in MainStage
When using MainStage, you’ll want an easy way to switch between patches in your patch list. With the help of a midi controller such as a Looptimus, this can easily be done. Program Change Mode First let’s get Looptimus in Read more…
108 – The Importance of Collaboration w/ for KING & COUNTRY
Luke Smallbone of for KING & COUNTRY joins Matt McCoy to talk about the importance of collaborating as worship leaders and songwriters. Check out their new song “Love Me Like I Am” wherever you stream music!
107 – Loop Live w/ Katy Nichole
Matt sits down with new artist Katy Nichole to talk about her hit debut single “In Jesus Name (God of Possible)” and hear her story.
MultiTracks
Top 25 Easter Tracks for 2022
Here are the top 25 Easter Tracks on LoopCommunity.com! 1 Graves Into Gardensby Elevation Worship MultitracksSongSelect 2 Living Hopeby Phil Wickham MultitracksSongSelect 3 He Livesby Church of the City MultitracksSongSelect 4 Glorious Dayby Passion MultitracksSongSelect 5 Death Was Arrestedby North Read more…
106 – Avoiding Comparison as a Worship Leader w/ Jon Egan
Worship Leader and Songwriter Jon Egan joins Matt McCoy to talk about the importance of not comparing ourselves as worship leaders and pastors, as well as making sure that worship leading does not become an idol.
105 – Loop Live with Austin Stone Worship!
Jarryd and Jimmy from Austin Stone Worship join Matt McCoy to discuss their latest music, how to find worship volunteers, and how to create a healthier worship culture at your church.
104 – Implementing Administrative Systems in Your Worship Team w/ Alex Enfiedjian
Do you want to create a more stable and healthy worship team? Alex from Worship Ministry Training joins Matt McCoy to share tips for implementing administrative systems that will help your worship team work with or without you.
Leading Worship
How to Lead and Pour Into Your Worship Team
As a worship pastor you may be great at playing an instrument, singing, putting setlists together and leading your congregation on Sundays. But sometimes there can be a big learning curve when it comes to leading a team. It can Read more…
Leading Worship
How to Lead Worship Authentically
When we lead worship it’s important to be authentic. Leading worship is not a performance, and if you aren’t genuine it can cause a disconnect with your worship and with your congregation. Matt McCoy sat down with PraiseCharts Founder Ryan Read more…
Leading Worship
Tips for Worship Leaders, From a Pastor’s Perspective
As a worship leader or worship pastor, having a good relationship with your senior pastor is very important for your worship ministry. We often hear about the relationship between a worship pastor and senior pastor becoming strained and negatively impacting Read more…
103 – Loop Live w/ Lindsay McCaul
Artist Lindsay McCaul joins Matt McCoy to talk about her new song “Come, O Lord (Maranatha)”! Listen to the song wherever you stream music and download the tracks!
MultiTracks
New CCLI Top 100!
CCLI just released their new Top 100 songs list! Check out the top 25 songs in the United States below. You can get the multitracks on Loop Community and chord charts on SongSelect to lead these songs at your church! 1 Build My Read more…
MultiTracks
Top 10 Tracks for Christmas and Advent Worship Services
It’s time to start putting together our worship setlists for Christmas. If you need ideas for what songs to sing or what tracks to use, check out our 10 top! Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful) by Phil Wickham Hope Read more…
MultiTracks
Top 10 MultiTracks Thanksgiving for Worship Services
Are you looking for tracks to use in your Thanksgiving services the next two weekends? Check out our top 10 songs! The Blessing by Elevation Worship I Thank God by Maverick City Music Thank You Jesus for the Blood by Read more…
102 – Tips for Worship Leaders, From a Pastor’s Perspective w/ Dave Davis
The relationship between a Worship Pastor and Senior Pastor can be complicated, but it’s so important. Dave Davis joins Matt McCoy to share tips for worship leaders from a pastor’s perspective.
101 – How to Legally Lead Worship w/ CCLI
CCLI Licenses, Streaming Licenses, Reporting – what does it all mean? Matt McCoy sits down with Nate Scott from CCLI. Learn how to make sure that your church is legally covered when leading worship!
100 – Transforming Worship w/ Rory Noland
Rory Noland, the author of Transforming Worship, sits down with Matt McCoy to discuss his newest book and how we as worship leaders can implement more transformative worship services.
099 – Discipling Your Worship Team w/ Shane & Shane
Shane and Shane join Matt McCoy to talk about discipling your worship team and their latest album.
Leading Worship
What to Say Between Worship Songs
Do you struggle knowing what to say during your worship services? Sometimes it’s easier for worship leaders to sing then to speak and lead the service. Paul Baloche joined a recent Loop Live episode to talk about what to say Read more…
098 – Devotional Worship Music w/ Jon Guerra
Artist Jon Guerra joins Matt McCoy to talk about devotional worship music, songwriting and his latest album “Keeper of Days”.
097 – Leading Worship During & After COVID w/ Andi Rozier
The last year and a half has presented a lot of challenges for churches. Andi Rozier from Vertical Worship joins Matt McCoy to discuss common problems worship leaders are facing and how we can move forward.
095 – What to Say Between Songs w/ Paul Baloche
Paul Baloche joins Matt McCoy to talk about what to say and how to improve at speaking between worship songs!
Uncategorized
The Nashville Number System
by Matthew Slack – LC Team A few friends and I recently visited The Belonging Co in Nashville after hearing so many amazing things about their worship ministry. One really cool thing that we noticed during our time there was Read more…
094 – Red Rocks Worship Interview
Matt McCoy interviews the guys at Red Rocks Worship about their latest music, leading worship during COVID, getting new band volunteers, and writing music for your church.
Interviews
Get to Know LC Founder Matt McCoy!
We sat down with Loop Community Founder Matt McCoy to ask him about how he got started in the music industry, why he started Loop Community and more! How did you get your start in the music industry? I’ve been Read more…
093 – The Process of Writing and Producing Music for the Church w/ Andy Walker
Andy Walker joins Matt McCoy to talk about writing and producing music for the church!
092 – How to Improve as a Worship Songwriter w/ Jared Anderson
Songwriter Jared Anderson joins LC Founder Matt McCoy to discuss how worship leaders can improve at songwriting and more!
Worship Team
Valuing Your Worship Team
If you’re a Worship Pastor, you know that leading worship on Sunday morning and playing your instrument isn’t your only job. You are in charge of a team of people, and it’s important that they feel valued and loved. Especially Read more…
091 – Navigating Seasons of Change as a Worship Leader w/ Patrick Mayberry
Patrick Mayberry joins LC Founder Matt McCoy to discuss how to navigate seasons of change as a worship leader!
090 – How to Lead and Pour Into Worship Volunteers w/ Jenni McGrew
Jenni Mcgrew from Worship Leaders Collective joins LC Founder Matt McCoy to talk about how to lead volunteers on your worship team well and help them grow as worship leaders.
Leading Worship
The “Ninja Skills” for Worship Leaders
As Worship Pastors and Worship Leaders it’s important that we continue to grow in our role. Being stagnant and not continuing to improve as leaders of our team and musicians isn’t honoring God in the role that He has placed Read more…
089 – Three Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Leading Worship w/ Ryan Dahl
Ryan Dahl, the Founder of PraiseCharts, joins LC Founder Matt McCoy to talk about three things he wish he knew when he started leading worship!
088 – How to Grow as a Worship Musician w/ Jason Houtsma
Jason Houtsma from Worship Artistry joins LC Founder Matt McCoy for a great conversation about how worship leaders can continue to grow as musicians and leaders. They share tons of great tips for any worship leader, whether you’re a new Read more…
Hardware
Expanding the Looptimus with the Looptimus Mini
Did you know you can connect the Looptimus Mini to the Looptimus? By doing so, you are given even more capabilities and modes to use while running your tracks. Let’s take a look! In order to connect the two devices Read more…
MultiTracks
CCLI Top 100
CCLI just released their Top 100 songs for 2021! Check out the top 25 songs in the United States below. You can also get the multitracks on LoopCommunity.com and the chord charts on SongSelect. Click here to view the full Read more…
Community
Easy and Affordable Resources for Churches
At Loop Community, we know that there are many small churches out there. Some may not even have musicians to serve. From day one at Loop Community, we’ve wanted to create easy and affordable resources for churches that don’t have Read more…
Prime
5 Reasons to use the Prime App
Are you looking for an easy way to run multitracks in worship? Here are the top 5 reasons to use the Prime App from Loop Community! 1. Prime is extremely easy to use Whether you’re a full time worship pastor Read more…
087 – The Worship Innovators Conference w/ Ryan Dahl
In this episode, Ryan Dahl from PraiseCharts sits down with Matt, Derek and Slack from Loop Community to discuss the upcoming Worship Innovators Conference. This virtual conference is happening on June 7 and will be a great day of practical Read more…
Leading Worship
Worship Innovators Virtual Conference
Become an expert at using technology in worship Loop Community is excited to be a part of the Worship Innovators Conference that is happening virtually on June 7, 2021. If you’re a worship leader or sound tech, this conference is Read more…
Hardware
Using a Looptimus with Prime
One of the biggest things we hear from worship leaders that use the Prime App to run their tracks is “How can I be more spontaneous with my tracks? I don’t want to be stuck to my tracks”. Prime gives Read more…
Hardware
Using Looptimus Mini with Prime
If you use the Prime app in worship to run your tracks, you may wonder how you can use some of the features in Prime while you’re leading worship onstage. If you’re playing an instrument, how can you lean over Read more…
086 – Interview with Phil Wickham – “House Of The Lord”
Phil Wickham shares his heart behind his new song “House Of The Lord”. He also plays some of the song, shares tips for worship leaders and what he has learned this last year.
Leadership
Performing vs. Leading Worship
As worship leaders, there’s this constant tension between the idea of leading vs performing. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare for this weekend’s worship services! 1. Remember that it’s not about you Worship is Read more…
Prime
Using Transitions in Prime
One of the awesome things about running your multitracks in the Loop Community Prime App, is that you can automate your entire setlist using transitions! Let me show you how this works. In Prime, on the right hand side of Read more…
MultiTracks
Balancing Tracks and Authentic Worship
Have you ever had someone say that playing with tracks is “cheating”? Like playing along with a karaoke track? At first it can seem like using tracks may take away from your worship services. How do you balance using tracks Read more…
MultiTracks
10 Tracks for Palm Sunday
Are you looking for tracks for your Palm Sunday services? Check out some of our favorites! You can download the tracks on LoopCommunity.com! 1. See A Victory by Elevation Worship 2. Son of Heaven by Brandon Lake 3. Hosanna (Praise Read more…
Uncategorized
Should You Use Tracks in Online Worship?
Like many churches, you’ve probably started live streaming your worship services. You might be wondering if there’s still a need to use tracks in your services. Are they still helpful? And are you legally allowed to stream tracks? If Read more…
085 – The History of Gospel Music w/ Marvin Mumford
In this episode, Director of Loop Gospel John Mike sits down with Marvin Mumford to discuss the history of Gospel music, how it has changed over the years, and more!
MultiTracks
Using Worship Technology Without Distraction
Using technology in worship can enhance our worship services and make things easier, but how do we make sure that it isn’t a distraction? Here are three things to keep in mind when using technology in worship so that you Read more…
Leadership
Remembering Why You Lead Worship
Sometimes as a worship leader, it’s easy to forget why you started leading, and quickly lose sight of your calling. Do you ever feel this way? It can sometimes be tempting to quit. Whether it’s due to the busyness, not Read more…
084 – Rhett Walker
Rhett Walker joins the Loop Community podcast to talk about his latest song “Goodness of God”! Rhett also shares how he got started in Christian music and what he learned in 2020. Listen to “Goodness of God” wherever you stream Read more…
Uncategorized
Top 25 Easter Tracks for 2021
Easter is just over one month away! Do you need ideas for what songs you want to play in your worship services? Check out the top 25 Easter songs on LoopCommunity.com. Click here to browse all of our Easter tracks. Read more…
083 – CeCe Winans
In this episode, we had the honor of sitting down with Gospel artist CeCe Winans! CeCe has won 12 Grammy Awards, 20 Dove Awards and 7 Stellar Awards. She is also the co-founding pastor of Nashville Life Church. We got Read more…
Leadership
Handling burnout as a worship leader
Have you ever felt burnt out as a worship leader? Maybe you’re feeling that way right now. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you start to feel this way. 1. Acknowledge Seasons of Weariness Pushing these Read more…
MultiTracks
3 Things To Know About Using Multitracks in Online Church Services
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches everywhere had to quickly scramble to figure out how to stream their worship services online. This added a lot of new questions for worship leaders like “How do I set up a Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Master Tracks?
Have you ever wanted to sound just like your favorite worship band? Master Tracks are the original multitracks from the artist. We partner with record labels to provide you the same high quality tracks that are exactly what you hear Read more…
082 – Patrick Mayberry
In today’s episode Derek sits down with artist Patrick Mayberry to talk about his new song “Breakthrough Miracle Power”! We also discuss songwriting, worship leading, and more. After you listen, listen to “Breakthrough Miracle Power” wherever you stream music and Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Enhancement Tracks?
Do you ever find that when you are putting your setlists together, that you end up muting a majority of the instruments in the track? Enhancement tracks are designed to be used with a full band and fill out your Read more…
081 – Jake Stemo – Presence Worship
In this episode Matt McCoy sits down with Jake Stemo. Jake works with Presence Worship to equip and disciple worship leaders. He shares all about the amazing work they’re doing in this ministry, and tips for the younger worship generation. Read more…
MultiTracks
How to get started with tracks
Do you want to start using tracks in your worship services? Getting started can be intimidating. There are so many different softwares, track types and audio routing options to choose from. It may seem too confusing or too expensive for Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Premium Tracks?
Premium Tracks are created by professional musicians on the Loop Community studio team. These are high quality tracks that follow the arrangement and are created to sound like the original. Premium Tracks start at $11.99 for the Split Track! This Read more…
080 – Austin French
In this episode we sat down with Austin French! He shared his story and we talked about his EP “Wake Up Sleeper”. Austin also shares a lot of great encouragement for worship leaders. Be sure to listen to “Wake Up Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Community Tracks?
Community tracks are created by worship leaders who have become approved Loop Producers. These tracks follow the arrangement of the original song, but also provide their own unique sound crafted by the producer who created it. Community Tracks are also Read more…
Uncategorized
3 Tips on Leading Acoustic Worship Sets
If you lead primarily acoustic or stripped down worship sets, or are looking to switch things up with one, here are a few tips to keep in mind! 1. Keep Things Interesting When thinking about a stripped down worship set, Read more…
MultiTracks
Top 20 Tracks of 2020
This has been a challenging year in many ways for churches and worship leaders. But there have also been highlights as well, including the songs that we sang in our churches to praise God this year! Here are the top Read more…
Uncategorized
How to Equip Your Worship Team
As a worship leader or pastor, it’s important to make sure that your team is equipped with the tools they need to adequately prepare for a weekend of worship services! Here are a few tips that will help you accomplish Read more…