Elias Dummer on The City Harmonic, his solo project and his calling as a worship leader thoughout it all
The God-given calling to be a worship leader can take on many different forms. Elias Dummer knows this firsthand as he began his journey serving the local church in Ontario, Canada but soon found himself touring the world in The City Harmonic, a band made up of other worship leaders from other churches in the Hamilton, Ontario area. Today Elias is a part of a church plant in the Nashville area and continues to write songs for the local church. This conversation is the story of the things he’s learned along the way. Things he’s learned about himself, about worship leading and the God who has called him.
Find Elias Dummer online:
Instagram: instagram.com/eliasdummer
Twitter: twitter.com/eliasdummer
Facebook: facebook.com/eliasdummermusic
Web: eliasdummer.com
Need to brush up on your Elias Dummer songs? Check out these YouTube videos:
The City Harmonic was birthed out of a ministry called TrueCity, a multi-denominational partnership of churches working together to serve the community. As mentioned in the episode, here’s the photo of church leaders of TrueCity praying for the band and sending them out.
In the bonus round, these are two of the books that Elias recommends:
This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon
When on the topic of worship and performance (and the sometimes blurry line between the two), this is the YouTube video I mentioned that I created on the topic.
On the Practical Worship YouTube channel, you can find a video with the music director of Willow Creek Community Church worship band. In the video Tracy Stingley shares how he serves the worship leader, the band and even the production team by providing communication and direction.
The product of the month is the AmericanDJ lighting software app MyDMX 3.0 and the USB interface. We installed this system in our main church auditorium in what was just supposed to be a temporary solution, and now almost a year later we continue to be amazed at all the things it can do.
DISCLAIMERS: These show notes contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel at no additional cost to you and allows us to continue to make content like this. Thank you for the support!