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THE HOST
THE HOST
Chuck serves as the Worship & Media Pastor at First Baptist Church in rural Kentucky, where he has been joyfully serving the local church for over a decade. He’s been in ministry for more than 17 years, and his heart has always been the same: to help God’s people sing the truth, love the church, and worship faithfully — right where they are.
Chuck serves as the Worship & Media Pastor at First Baptist Church in rural Kentucky, where he has been joyfully serving the local church for over a decade. He’s been in ministry for more than 17 years, and his heart has always been the same: to help God’s people sing the truth, love the church, and worship faithfully — right where they are.
Chuck isn’t leading worship from a studio or an ivory tower. He’s in the trenches every week — planning services, leading rehearsals, training volunteers, working with choirs and bands, mentoring students, troubleshooting tech issues five minutes before service starts, and occasionally wondering why the sound system only acts up on Sunday mornings. (Some mysteries will remain until heaven.)
Chuck isn’t leading worship from a studio or an ivory tower. He’s in the trenches every week — planning services, leading rehearsals, training volunteers, working with choirs and bands, mentoring students, troubleshooting tech issues five minutes before service starts, and occasionally wondering why the sound system only acts up on Sunday mornings. (Some mysteries will remain until heaven.)
Before serving full-time in ministry, Chuck spent four years teaching public school, an experience that shaped his heart for patience, clarity, encouragement, and equipping others to grow. That passion now shows up in how he leads worship, mentors volunteers, and hosts Equipped for Worship.
Before serving full-time in ministry, Chuck spent four years teaching public school, an experience that shaped his heart for patience, clarity, encouragement, and equipping others to grow. That passion now shows up in how he leads worship, mentors volunteers, and hosts Equipped for Worship.
A HEART FOR THE LOCAL CHURCH
A HEART FOR THE LOCAL CHURCH
Chuck has a deep love for the local church — especially small-town and rural churches. He believes faithful worship ministry isn’t about having the biggest stage, the best gear, or the trendiest songs. It’s about Scripture, shepherding, and helping congregations lift their voices together in praise to God.
Chuck has a deep love for the local church — especially small-town and rural churches. He believes faithful worship ministry isn’t about having the biggest stage, the best gear, or the trendiest songs. It’s about Scripture, shepherding, and helping congregations lift their voices together in praise to God.
He’s especially passionate about:
He’s especially passionate about:
—Unified worship that honors both old and new
—Unified worship that honors both old and new
—Intergenerational worship that brings the whole church together
—Intergenerational worship that brings the whole church together
—Choir and congregational singing
—Choir and congregational singing
—Training and encouraging volunteers and students
—Training and encouraging volunteers and students
—Keeping theology at the center of worship planning
—Keeping theology at the center of worship planning
Through the podcast, Chuck hopes to encourage worship leaders who feel unseen, overwhelmed, or under-resourced, reminding them that faithfulness matters and that God is at work in every season of ministry.
Through the podcast, Chuck hopes to encourage worship leaders who feel unseen, overwhelmed, or under-resourced, reminding them that faithfulness matters and that God is at work in every season of ministry.
WHY A PODCAST
WHY A PODCAST
Chuck believes worship leaders don’t just need better tools — they need encouragement, biblical grounding, and reminders of why they were called in the first place. Equipped for Worship exists to serve those leaders and to point them back, again and again, to the faithfulness of God.
Chuck believes worship leaders don’t just need better tools — they need encouragement, biblical grounding, and reminders of why they were called in the first place. Equipped for Worship exists to serve those leaders and to point them back, again and again, to the faithfulness of God.
Above all, Chuck desires that everything he does — on the platform, behind the scenes, or behind the microphone — would bring glory to God and build up the local church.
Above all, Chuck desires that everything he does — on the platform, behind the scenes, or behind the microphone — would bring glory to God and build up the local church.
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