Becky YkemaMay 134 minHow to Let Someone Go from the Worship TeamOne of the most difficult parts of being a worship or production leader is having to let someone go from the team. There are a number of...
Becky YkemaApr 124 minDear Interim LeaderI'm turning Episode 16 of my podcast, Darling: Confessions of a Former Megachurch Singer into written form here. Please share with...
Becky YkemaFeb 32 minThe Most Important Thing You Can Do This WeekLeaders, I write to you from the perspective of a worship leader, but truly, I think this message translates to most fields. Production...
Becky YkemaDec 26, 20211 minA Blessing for the Weary Worship or Production LeaderTo the one who is ready to quit. Quietly surrendered that no change can be made. You matter. To the one who feels as if their pastor will...
Becky YkemaSep 13, 20212 minCOVER SONGS SERIES: 32 FLAVORSOh this song. Squint your eyes and look closer I'm not between you and your ambition I am a poster girl with no poster I am thirty-two...
Becky YkemaSep 10, 20214 minHow to Memorize 4 Songs in 5 DaysOne of the things I love most in this season is partnering with churches in leading worship for special events and weekend services. An...
Becky YkemaSep 3, 20213 minCOVER SONGS SERIES: GRAMERCY PARKLet's talk people pleasers. Oh boy. This has been a marker in my life and cost me oh so many dollars in therapy over the years! An...
Becky YkemaAug 25, 20212 minCOVER SONGS SERIES: DRIVEGrab my backpack, hop off the bus. Walk the two blocks home. Drop my backpack, say hi to family, head up the creaky stairs to my room,...
Becky YkemaAug 3, 20214 minRUTHLESS HONESTYStory 1.0 It was the Wednesday after a weekend full of powerful worship services. I sat in a room with our weekly production team to...
Becky YkemaMay 28, 20212 minWE ARE FUNCTIONING IN LOWER LEVELS OF HEALTHIt's been a year, yes? A few months ago my former pastor Bill Stephens at Ascent Community Church shared how he feels we are all...
Becky YkemaMay 21, 20212 minWHY I AM HEREIn 2010 I found myself sitting in a Starbucks in Franklin, TN across from executives of a booking agency. People were finally interested...
Becky YkemaMay 9, 20211 minA Poem for Mother's Day 2021_______________________________________ __________________________________ Birthing something into the world necessitates a few things, a...
Becky YkemaApr 21, 20213 minWHAT'S BEHIND A PICTURE?Easter morning 2021, I received this text from my friend Autumn who was streaming our service online. After walking off stage, I opened...
Becky YkemaApr 7, 20213 min17.17 years ago, I began what would be a significant chapter of my life. I took my first position on a church staff. Now, as I transition...
Becky YkemaMar 5, 20211 minTUNING YOUR HEARTEver have one of those days where there seems to be a theme following you around? A golden thread nestles and weaves itself around...
Becky YkemaFeb 26, 20212 minLOVE YOUR VOICE LIKE IT'S A PART OF YOUI may be biased, but I think one of the most fun things we can do in life is sing. And YET, so often we give these vocal cords of ours...
Becky YkemaFeb 20, 20212 minWHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ASK?Matthew 7:7-8 (New Living Translation) Words of Jesus: Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you...
Becky YkemaFeb 12, 20212 minYOU ARE A PERSON (NOT A PROP)Do you work with people? Do you hire people? Do you care for people? This is for you. You are a person; a whole person. The people you...
Becky YkemaFeb 5, 20211 minI WANT MORE OF YOUWhen our daughter was an itty bitty with few words, she had enough vocabulary to state with clarity and determination exactly what she...
Becky YkemaJan 26, 20213 minEMBODYING WORSHIP: THE STRUGGLE IS REALI often run into band members and vocalists who love giving their music offering in worship, but their faces don't show it. Their bodies...