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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 38 MIN

When Tracks Replace People w/ Matt McCoy

from Worship Online Podcast (For Worship Leaders)

Somewhere along the way, worship leaders started believing they had to sound exactly like the recording. Matt McCoy lived in that pressure too. He admits there was a season he cared more about the music than his band, hard on volunteers for missing a fill, and he says he burned people out doing it. In this conversation, you'll hear why tracks quietly became a way to replace people instead of free them, and how to fix it. You'll get the one band conversation that changes everything: asking your guitarist what they actually worked on this week before you mute or keep a track. You'll also hear the reframe that reorders your whole week: if it's ever music versus people, people win. Matt is the founder of Loop Community, creator of the Looptimus pedal, and now president of CCLI.   If this one hit a nerve, Worship Online gives your team a system to learn their parts at home so rehearsal becomes refining, not reteaching. That frees you to pour into people instead of fixing parts. Start at https://worshiponline.com/   Mentioned in the Episode  Loop Community  CCLI Global  Worship Innovators    If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at [email protected]. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast.  Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com!  The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN. 

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