Psalm 115: Calm Strength for Worship Leaders Under Pressure
Psalm 115: Calm Strength for Worship Leaders Under Pressure
2:00 pm
Psalm 115: Calm Strength for Worship Leaders under Pressure
Many worship leaders carry a hidden weight: pressure to deliver, anxiety about expectations, and the quiet loneliness that comes from pouring out more than you receive. Psalm 115 offers a path toward relief. Through its vivid contrast between lifeless idols and the living God who speaks, sees, hears, and rescues, the psalm helps worship leaders to breathe again. In this encouraging session, you will explore how true worship steadies your heart, restores your sight, and anchors your identity in God. This workshop will encourage anyone who plans services, leads teams, or steps onto a platform feeling emptied. You’ll leave with a renewed vision of worship not as a task to perform, but as a grace that renews the soul.
Matthew Westerholm
Dr. Matthew Westerholm serves as Professor of Church Music and Worship, and the Chair of the Department of Biblical Worship at Southern Seminary. Dr. Westerholm is also the Executive Director of the Institute for Biblical Worship. Prior to coming to Southern, Dr. Westerholm was the Assistant Professor of Music and Worship at Bethlehem College and Seminary and Pastor for Music and Worship at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Westerholm has written both congregational songs and articles on worship for various sites including DesiringGod, Gospel Coalition, and Doxology & Theology. Dr. Westerholm is a member and elder of Sojourn East in Louisville, Kentucky. He is married to Lisa, and they have three adult sons.