Episode 0032 Season 3 Brooke Nicholls on leading worship, the struggles and blessings

Welcome to Episode 0032 Season 3 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast!

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Brooke Nicholls is back on FOUR12 Canada! Brooke is an artist and songwriter from Toronto, ON, where she serves as a Worship Leader at Sanctus Church. When she's not at her home church, she's leading worship at different churches and ministries across Canada and beyond. Brooke has been named the Female Vocalist of the Year for the last three years at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards and her album, ‘Pursue’, was nominated for a 2020 Juno Award. Brooke is married to her guitar player Steve.

In this episode, we chat about leading worship this last year and some of the struggles and blessings that have come out of it.

Connect with Brooke

 WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM 

LINKS & PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

The Brooke Nicholls Show on KFM

Worship online

During This Time

• Created platform for worship online
• All brand new, nothing remained the same
• Unexpected blessings, the Lord showed up in their living room

"The same power and presence that meets me when I am leading a congregation of 2000 people is the same power and presence that meets me when I am alone in my living room." - Brooke Nicholls

Online Worship for Churches

• Designed to help churches with online worship services
• Free to use
• 35 sets ready to go
• Available to download and use for your service
• Is being used all over the world

Live a Life Worthy of Your Calling

• Whatever it is that God has called you to
• Do it to the best of your ability to bring Him glory and honour

Favourite Worship Song 

• "The Blessing"
• Sing it over their daughter every night

What Does it Look Like to Lead Worship Now 

• Zoom, online meetings and retreats
• Videos for conferences
• Able to lead in person for 10 people

Training New People 

• Being really intentional in how they reach out and communicate with people
• Let people know they are seen and heard
• Stay connected!
• Relationship is everything
• How we love and serve people comes first

Bringing in Youth 

• Challenging to engage with them and the music they like
• But work to find it and use it to engage with them

How to Reach Diverse Backgrounds and People 

• What will serve this situation or congregation the best?
• Who will be there?
• Let the Holy Spirit lead

How to Grow Your Skills 

• Listen to a ton of worship music
• Watch other leaders and see how they do it
• What translates well on screen and in person
• Learn from other worship leaders

An Encouraging Word for Those Serving

• You are doing what the Lord has called you to do
• There is a beautiful reward coming
• The Lord is so pleased with your dedication and work
• The church needs you
• People are being met by Jesus, so be encouraged by that

An Encouraging Word for Those That Stepped Back

• We are called to serve the church
• We are called to be a part of what God is doing
• It's not good for us to not do it
• If God has called you to do this it will bring you back to life, it will bring joy and life

For The Worship Leader

• Remind your team how much you love them and honour them
• Connect with your team
• Remind them they are doing an amazing job!

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode, so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review on the Apple podcast app and other podcast apps that you use. The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

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Up Next Episode 0033: Steve Lensink

on Serving During Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Times and How That Impacts

Serving Opportunities