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EPISODE 26 (Christopher Tafalla)On today’s episode we’re interviewing Christopher “Taffy” Tafalla. Taffy is the Worship Director for Jr. High/High School at Saddleback Church and all of its Regional campuses. He’s been pastoring students at Saddleback for over 15 years, and has an amazing knowledge of how to help students maximize their leadership in the area of worship. VISIT THE FULL POST HERE:https://www.htdt.org/podcast/taffytafalla WHAT’S IN THIS EPISODE?1:25– Introduction of Taffy1:56 – Youth Ministry Shout Out (Daniel Maxham)2:30 – Taffy’s back story10:04 – Developing student worship and Saddleback’s Cluster of Students11:25 – Good, bad and ugly of developing worship teams and student worship leaders15:56 – Pro tips for creating worship pastors, not just worship leaders24:57 – Developing worship bands/teams at multiple campuses27:53 – Auditions process, team application process, and standards of conduct33:31 – Handling parents – stage parents and others36:01 – Pro tips for those just starting out with student worship38:06 – What do you do when “band kids” aren’t living up to your standards?39:50 – Do you require students to profess Christ in order to be on stage?40:35 – Lightning Round43:56 – Final thoughts from Taffy’s interview44:57 - Credits HOW TO CONNECT:www.clusterofstudents.com Spotify: Cluster of Students YOUTH MINISTRY PODCAST NETWORK:www.youthministrypodcastnetwork.comThe Fringe Youth WorkerControlled ChaosWhy We StayedMulti MultiYouth Ministry UnitedHow’d They Do That?Next Level Youth Ministry