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Song Revolution with John Chisum — 289 episodes
HOPE DARST: What Happens When God Asks You to Let Go?
CLARK BECKHAM: Finding Your Voice and Following Your Calling
JOHN CHISUM: Are You Ready for the Independent Artist Era?
WARREN PEAY: The Power of God's Timing
JORDAN ST. CYR: Faith Through The Fire
TIM LOVELACE: The Power of Storytelling
JOHN CHISUM: Why Do So Many Christian Songs Sound the Same?
JOHN CHISUM: How Do You Turn a Good Song Into a Great One?
JOHN CHISUM: God Gave Me A Song…Now What?
JOHN CHISUM: What Is Music Publishing Really About?
CHRIS CLAYTON: Crafting Songs with a Pastor's Heart
JOHN CHISUM: What If the Question Isn't "Am I Good Enough?"
JOHN CHISUM: What Happens After You Write the Song?
JOHN CHISUM: Why Aren't People Remembering Your Songs?
JOHN CHISUM: Why Aren't Your Songs Resonating?
POINT OF GRACE: A Lifetime in Christian Music - and Still Going
JOHN CHISUM: Do You Suffer From Lonely Songwriter Syndrome?
JOHN CHISUM: Why Are You A Songwriter?
JOHN CHISUM: Is Your Song Ready?
JOHN CHISUM: Are You Drifting as a Songwriter?
PHOEBE SCOTT: Is Inspiration Enough to Write Great Songs?
JOHN CHISUM: Stop Waiting, Start Growing
CLARK BECKHAM: Are You Settling For Average?
JOHN CHISUM: Don't Be A Lazy Songwriter
GINNY OWENS: Different Kind Of Water
DANIEL DOSS: Revival and Songwriting
SHAYLEE SIMEONE: Honest Jesus Music
AMANDA JANSON: Sinner To Saint
JOHN CHISUM: Can AI Write Christian Music?
JACKSON DREYER: Letting Life Shape The Song
LAURA OSNES: Faith, Art, and Starting Over
MICAH CHRISTOPHER: Writing From Where You Are
JOHN CHISUM: Stop Waiting, Start Writing
DAN DEAN: 25 Years of Ministry with Phillips, Craig, and Dean
ANDREW GREER: Songwriting and Storytelling
SARAH KROGER: Invitation to the Desert
CLARK BECKHAM: Micro Moments of Flow State
NIKI LOU SAVICH: Songs Born From Poetry
MICHAEL LEE BROWN: From Broadway to Songwriting
STOWTOWN WORSHIP: Unity, Legacy, and Worship
JOHN CHISUM: The Craft of Christmas Songwriting
JAMIE JAMGOCHIAN: Learning to Wait Well with God
MARY LOU KAYSER: The Power of Poetry
ED RODE: We Are All Storytellers
JOHN CHISUM: Developing The Skill of Rewriting
Steele Crosswhite & Caleb Yetton: From Rock to Redemption
DAWN & STEVE: Faith, Radio, and Soul Care
CLARK BECKHAM: American Idol Finalist on Songwriting & Surrender
MIA FIELDES: Writing From Revelation
JOHN CHISUM: Does God Really Give You Songs?
STAFF EDITION: NCS Staff Takeover
ANDREW GREER: Mysticism, Minimalism, and Music
JOHN CHISUM: Inside Music Publishing
ANDREW GREER: Songwriting and Storytelling
JOHN CHISUM: Music Publishing in 2025
MADALYN ROSE: Forgiveness, Faith, and Finding Your Voice
JOHN CHISUM: Time, Tithe, and Talent
DAN DEAN: 25 Years of Ministry with Phillips, Craig, and Dean
JOHN CHISUM: Want to Be a Christian Artist?
JUSTIN GAMBINO: Turning Trials Into Testimony
JOHN CHISUM: Mapping Your Next Steps in Music Making
CHRIS WEINBERG: Build a Business For Your Music
JOHN CHISUM: How Music Works Now
MANDY MORRIS: Overcoming Writers Block with EMDR
SARAH KROGER: Invitation to the Desert
JOHN CHISUM: Killer Ideas and the Unforgettable Titles (Part 2)
EMILY HOSTETLER: Heaven On Earth
JOHN CHISUM: Killer Ideas and Unforgettable Titles
CLARK BECKHAM: Micro Moments of Flow State
JOHN CHISUM: Writing in Your Best Genre
CLAIRE BACON: Genre, Growth, and Grace
JOHN CHISUM: The Power of Knowing Styles & Genres
ADRIAN THOMPSON: Bethel Exec on Miracles and Music
JOHN CHISUM: Building Your Creative Team
JARED ANDERSON & Kelly Wilkerson: Worship, Community, and Legacy with 11:21 Worship
JOHN CHISUM: Creating In Community
ANYA LEE: A True Resurrection Story
JASON LOVINS BAND: 20 Years of Music on Mission
JOHN CHISUM: Develop Your Mission as a Songwriter
OUT OF EDEN: Iconic 90's Trio Returns
JOHN CHISUM: Finding Your Mission As A Christian Artist
JOHN CHISUM: How Real Studio Production Works
JOHN CHISUM: Writing Production Ready Songs
COBY JAMES: Home Studio Production Tips
JOHN CHISUM: From Your Work Demo To The World
GALEN CREW: To China with Love
JOHN CHISUM: Discovering Your Hidden Songwriting Genius
LEANNA CRAWFORD: God and Goat Yoga
JOHN CHISUM: Getting Unstuck, Get a Plan, and Get Heard
SETH & NIRVA: Courage, Compassion, and the Gospel
GEORGE & CAROL GODWIN: Ezra Worship Initiative
JOHN CHISUM: New Year, New You, New Songs
JOHN CHISUM: Why the World Needs Your Best Christmas Songs Now
DARA MACLEAN: Love Over Religion
PHIL & HEATHER JOEL: Honoring God by Caring for His Creation
MICHAEL BETHANY: Gateway Worship Leader on Prayer, Accountability, and Celebrating Recovery
PETRINA PACHECO: The Stories Behind The Music
JOHN CHISUM: 40 Years of Music Making
RYAN STEVENSON: Still in the Eye of the Storm
JOHN CHISUM: Three Steps To Grow Your Calling As A Christian Songwriter
JOHN CHISUM: Overcoming Songwriting Limitations
DAVID HAMPTON: Talking Back to My Addiction
DAVY FLOWERS: Finding Your True Identity in Christ
SELAH: 25 Years of Ministry, Real Life on the Road, and Processing Grief
JUSTIN WARREN: From Almost Giving Up to Making Waves
JOHN CHISUM: How to Get People to Love Your Songs
JOHN CHISUM: Overcoming the Fear of Not Being Good Enough
JOHN CHISUM: You Don't Need More Inspiration to Become a Successful Songwriter
JOHN CHISUM: 3 Powerful Ways to Jumpstart Your Creativity and Songwriting
BLANCA: Through the Heartbreak and the Healing
JOHN CHISUM: How to Set Realistic Goals for Your Songwriting
JOHN CHISUM: How To Be More Authentic in Your Songwriting
JOHN MARC KOHL: Worship, Songwriting and Perfectionism
JOHN CHISUM: 5 Ways to Develop Better Christian Songs
JOHN CHISUM: 5 Ways to Make More Time to Write Hit Christian Songs
SEAN BE: Step Into My Story
AARON WILLIAMS: Living in the Now and Not Yet
JASON CLAYBORN & STEPHEN MCWHIRTER: Living Unity
SAM HART: Reconstructing Faith in the Real Jesus
KEVIN MCNEESE: Creating Your Platform As A Christian Artist
WM. PAUL YOUNG: "The Shack" Author on Death Row
THE WOOD DRAKE SESSIONS: From The Valley To The Golden Shore
SARAH HART: Better Than A Hallelujah
JASON GRAY: Order, Disorder, Reorder
CHAD SEGURA: Centricity Music's Secret Sauce
JOE WADSWORTH: Unleashing the Full Potential of Your Music
COBY JAMES: Shaking Off the Shackles
BRIAN DOERKSEN: Songs As A Companion For Life
ELIAS DUMMER: Science, Spirituality, and Songwriting
SONG REVOLUTION: Season Two
BEAR RINEHART: NEEDTOBREATHE's New Music, New Normal
MEREDITH ANDREWS: Worship in a World on Fire
KARI JOBE: The Blessing of a Pure Heart for God
MATT MAHER: Songwriting, Worship, & Unity in the Church
I AM THEY: Finding God Faithful Again
HOPE DARST: "Peace Be Still" and Overcoming Fear
LION & BEAR: Finding Beauty In Brokenness
ELLE LIMEBEAR: GMA New Artist of The Year Nominee
MATTHEW WEST: Hitting the Reset Button
KIM WALKER-SMITH: Letting God's Love Rewrite Her Story
SAL OLIVERI: Faith in Mainstream Music Making
JILLIAN EDWARDS: Finding Herself In Heaven's Eyes
PHIL JOEL: Choosing Family Over Fame
DARLENE ZSCHECH: 25 Years After "Shout to the Lord"
MIKE WEAVER: Songs of Deliverance in Times of Trial and Loss
MIKE WEAVER: Big Daddy Weave Finding Beauty in the Ashes
JOHN CHISUM: Finding Song Ideas in Quarantine & Crisis
JOHN CHISUM: Up Level Your Songwriting
DON MOEN: Songwriting Insights from a Global Worship Leader (Encore)
MIKE HARLAND: Lifeway Worship Director on Successful Christian Songwriting (Encore)
BECKY NORDQUIST: Songwriting in Grief and Loss
STAN MOSER: Taking Your Songs From Obscurity To Opportunity
TENTH AVENUE NORTH: Songwriting Processes and Inspiration
ROSS KING: Full-Time Songwriting (Part 2)
ROSS KING: Full-Time Songwriting (Part 1)
PHIL KEAGGY: New Music and Songwriting (Part 2)
PHIL KEAGGY: New Music and Songwriting (Part 1)
JOHN CHISUM: Engaging with Your Audience as a Songwriter
RANDOM HERO: Timeless Rock & Metal Band Brings on "Tension"
JOHN CHISUM: The #1 Secret Songwriting Tool You Need Most Right Now
PETER HARTZELL: Getting Your Music Out There
JOHN CHISUM: Real Success for Christian Songwriters
JENNY & TYLER: Songwriting, Touring, and Family
JOHN CHISUM: Become a Successful Christian Songwriter
GORDON MOTE: Legendary Nashville Session Player
JOHN CHISUM: Overcoming the Fear of Rejection
SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER: The Band & Ministry That's Never Slowing Down
JOHN CHISUM: The Most Important Step for Your Songwriting Now
DAVID LEONARD: Authentic Worship for the Church and the Seeker
JOHN CHISUM: 3 Ways to Fill Your Creativity Tank Now
THRIVE WORSHIP: 20k Album Sales in 7 Days
JOHN CHISUM: Overcoming Writer's Block Forever
SHALOM MUKAMURI: Zimbabwe Singer-Songwriter Making US Debut
THE SENECAS: Reviving Lost Dreams to Reconnect in Nashville
JOHN LARSON: Crafting Songs for the Worshiping Church
JONATHAN MASON: What Music Publishers Are Looking For
FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI: Family, Touring, and Music Making
SOLVEI LEITHAUG: Norway's National Music Treasure
LONDON GATCH: From Elevation Worship to Independent Artist
CRAIG ADAMS: Lifeway Music Executive on New Worship Trends
PETER HARTZELL: Building An Audience for Your Music (Part 2)
PETER HARTZELL: Building An Audience for Your Music (Part 1)
MEREDITH ANDREWS: The Heart Behind Her Music
DAVE PITTMAN: American Idol, Bullying, and Tourettes Syndrome
PETER HARTZELL: How to Reach a Larger Audience with Your Music
DARRELL HARRIS: Opening the Floodgates of Creativity
GREG NELSON: Finding Success Through Humility
DAN KEEN: Finding Your True Calling as a Songwriter
Episode 100 - Taking Worship to the World with Don Moen
DON MOEN: Taking Worship to the World
CHRISTA WELLS: Hit Songwriter, Indie Artist, Mother of Five
ANDREW RIPP: Addiction, Authenticity, and Artistry
TIM TIMMONS: Big Beards, Big Baldness, Big Glasses, Big Life (Encore)
ALISA TURNER: Surviving Life's Tragedies to Authentically Worship (Encore)
TONY WOOD: Twenty-Nine #1 Songs and Counting (Encore)
STU G: Delirious? Co-Founder on Co-writing (Encore)
AARON SHUST: Hit Songwriting, Worship Leading, and the Passion for People (Encore)
TREVOR GRAVES: What it Takes to Be Heard in Nashville (Encore)
PAT BARRETT: "Good Good Father" and Finding Inspiration in the Everyday (Encore)
CHRIS MCCLARNEY: Leading the World in Worship (Encore)
JASON GRAY: Getting Real (Encore)
LINDA DOANE: Music, Faith, and Stage Four Cancer
BJ PRIDHAM: Planetshakers & Songwriting for Global Worship
JACKIE PATILLO: The Past, Present, and Future of Gospel Music
JOHN CHISUM: How Pro Songwriters Crank Out Hit After Hit
KRISSY NORDHOFF: Writing Brave Worship
LOWELL ALEXANDER: Mastering the Art and Craft of Songwriting
KENNA TURNER WEST: Thirty-Four Number One Songs (and counting)
MIKE HARLAND: Lifeway Worship Director on Successful Christian Songwriting
DRAKEFORD: Living the Dream as Independent Artists
CINDY MORGAN: Finding Your True Songwriting Voice
PAT BARRETT: "Good Good Father" and Finding Inspiration In the Everyday
RHETT WALKER: Artist, Songwriter, Preacher's Kid, and Family Man
JOHN CHISUM: Writing Songs to Reach the World
MICHAEL CARD: Keeping Theology in Your Songwriting
SUE C. SMITH: Courage and Persistence in Songwriting
JONATHAN BROWN: Integrity Music President on Global Worship
JOHN CHISUM: Cowriting - What to Know and What to Bring
JOSH WILSON: Dreaming Smaller for Greater Impact
CHRIS MCCLARNEY: Leading the World in Worship
JESSE PRUETT: Film Actor, Worship Leader, Songwriter
JOHN CHISUM: Writing Hit Hooks Part 5 - Simplicity
ANTONY BRUNO: Getting Paid for your Music
JOHN CHISUM: Writing Hit Hooks Part 4 - Universality
DARA MCLEAN: Writing from Your Heart
JOHN CHISUM: Writing Hit Hooks Part 3 - Emotion
Audrey Assad - From the NCS Archives
BONNIE KEEN: First Call, The Eaglemaniacs, and Three Decades of Hitmaking
JOHN CHISUM: Writing Hit Hooks Part 2 - Memorability
SANCTUS REAL: 22 Years of CCM Music Making
JOHN CHISUM: Writing Hit Hooks Part 1 - The Hit Song Equation
KATIE GUSTAFSON HILL: Singer-Songwriter & Psychotherapist
DRAKEFORD: Living the (Real) Singer-Songwriter Life
DON MOEN: Change the World with Your Music
JON THURLOW: Prophetic Songwriting and Worship 24/7
ZACH WILLIAMS: Chain Breaker and Newly-Minted Grammy® Winner
CODY CARNES: on Songwriting and Worship Leading as "Mr. Kari Jobe"
JOHN MAYS: Making it in the Christian Music Industry/ Part 2 (Encore)
JOHN MAYS: Making it in the Christian Music Industry/ Part 1 (Encore)
JARED ANDERSON: Songwriting and Selling Sunsets
BUDDY GREENE: Gaither Sideman & Co-Writer of "Mary, Did You Know?"
JOHN CHISUM: God Gave Me This Song... Now What?
JON THURLOW: Prophetic Songwriting and Worship 24/7
TREVOR GRAVES: Getting Heard in Nashville
DAVID BARONI: Flowing in the Spirit
BRANDON HEATH: Songwriting & Music Business Reform
DAN DEAN: 25 Years with CCM Supergroup Phillips, Craig, and Dean
JOHN CHISUM: Why the World Needs One More Christmas Song
ISAAC WARDELL: Bringing Worship Back to the People with Audrey Assad, Josh Garrels, Liz Vice, Urban Doxology, and Aaron Keyes
JOHN CHISUM: Recording Home Demos with Bryant Urich
DAVE CLARK: Veteran Songwriter/ Publisher Brings It All Home
TIM TIMMONS: Big Beards, Big Baldness, Big Glasses, Big Life
Hit Songwriting, Worship Leading, and the Passion for People with CCM Artist, Aaron Shust
JONATHAN CAIN: "Don't Stop Believing" in the Journey of Life
GINNY OWENS: A Blind Chick with an Instant Pot®
JARED ANDERSON: Desperation Band, New Life Worship, and Songwriting
TONY WOOD: Twenty-Nine #1 Songs and Counting
JOHN CHISUM: Tapping Into Your Most Powerful Song Ideas (Part 4)
TERRANCE MCCOY: From Laid Off to New Music Artist
JOHN CHISUM: Tapping Into Your Most Powerful Song Ideas (Part 3)
SANDRA MCCRACKEN: Unfiltered Inspiration
JOHN CHISUM: Tapping Into Your Most Powerful Song Ideas (PART 2)
RANDY COX: 80 Million Records and Counting
JOHN CHISUM: Tapping Into Your Most Powerful Song Ideas (PART 1)
ALISA TURNER: Surviving Life's Tragedies to Authentically Worship
JOHN CHISUM: Dream Your Way to Songwriting Success
STU G: Delirious? Co-Founder Stu Garrard on "The Beatitudes Project"
JOHN CHISUM: Five Ways to Empower Your Songwriting Dreams
TOM JACKSON: Creating Powerful Moments in Live Performances
JOHN CHISUM: How to Stay Inspired and Kick Up Your Creativity
JENNIFER MCGILL: Life After The New Mickey Mouse Club
JOHN CHISUM: Is Success in the Music Biz All In Who You Know?
SUSAN FONTAINE GODWIN: Copyright & Protecting Your Intellectual Properties
JOHN CHISUM: Real Success in Songwriting
AUDREY ASSAD: Angst, Art, and Songwriting
JOHN CHISUM: Eliminating "Writer's Block" Forever
DRAKEFORD: Life on the Edge of a Record Deal
JOHN CHISUM: Three Ways to Find Your True Mission as a Songwriter
MIKE HARLAND: Lifeway Worship Director on Successful Christian Songwriting
JOHN CHISUM: Unlocking Your Hidden Creativity
JASON GRAY: Getting Real
JOHN CHISUM: 3 Ways to Get Unstuck in Your Songwriting
CHAD SEGURA: Getting Your Songs Published
JOHN CHISUM: Discovering Your Songwriting Voice
JORDY SEARCY: Singer-Songwriter Jordy Searcy (The Voice Season 7)
JOHN CHISUM: What's Your Songwriting Story?
JOHN MAYS: Making it in the Christian Music Industry
JOHN CHISUM: Getting Your Songs Out There
JOHN CHISUM: Join the Song Revolution