My mission
to Help worship leaders grow from song-leaders to shepherd-leaders who can build healthy teams, Lead with excellence, and multiply future leaders.
about dalton
Hi! My name is Dalton, and I am the Director of Music Ministry + Liturgy at Candeo Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. I've spent over a decade leading worship and developing teams. One of the greatest joys of my ministry has been training and sending out worship leaders to plant and lead in churches. Investing in the next generation of leaders is essential for the advancement of the gospel, and I love equipping worship leaders to faithfully serve new churches with skill and conviction.My passion is to see worship leaders grow, thrive, and step into their calling. I lead our worship ministry with a deep conviction that worship should be theologically rich, spiritually compelling, and musically excellent.
Are you Interested in worship leadership training?
Frequently asked questions
Young leaders starting out in ministry
Seasoned leaders who feel stuck
Experienced leaders who are looking to begin multiplying themselves and training other worship leaders.
Any leader wanting to lead worship that is biblically faithful, spiritually compelling, and musically excellent
Who is coaching for?
Why should I invest in coaching?
Maybe you stumbled into leading worship because you can play guitar and sing. Maybe you’ve been worship leading for a long time, but you feel as though you’re not growing your leadership. If that’s your story, coaching may be your next step.
I have coached worship leaders who are taking their first job at church plants, and I have coached worship leaders at churches of several thousand with multiple campuses looking to take steps to growing their culture of multiplication.
free Resource
Worship Set Planning Handbook
This free download will walk you through a simple framework for crafting more powerful and compelling worship sets.
Testimonials
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Anna Dunsbergen - Worship Leader, The Chapel Church, Lafayette, IN
"Dalton has played one of the biggest roles in my spiritual and leadership formation. I had the pleasure of being directly trained by Dalton for 4 years at the same church. Now, I receive coaching from him through an online cohort after being sent out to lead worship for a church plant. His spiritual fervor, clear direction, feedback, and wisdom has grown my affection for Jesus and passion to see others encounter him through music. He has a uniquely holistic and high view of the role of worship leader -- this has challenged me and helped me steward my job!"
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Caleb Hwee - Worship Director, 10:02 Church, Orlando, FL
"I’ve always struggled with speaking from the stage as a worship leader. Dalton is a direct and genuine teacher who has helped me become a well-rounded leader. Through coaching with Dalton, I have become more confident, not just in my speaking moments but also as I lead my worship team."
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Landen Crouch - Worship Minister, High Desert Church, Victorville, CA
"Far too often, worship discussions are all about gear and performance-related aspects of the ministry. Those things are certainly important, but the heart of worship is so much more than that. Dalton challenges worship leaders to “return to their first love” as Revelation 2:4 alludes to, and be leaders that love the truth of God’s Word and lead out of that. Our teams and congregations deserve healthy spiritual leaders."
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Luke Lawson, Worship Leader, Great Oaks Church, Mankato, MN
“Dalton is laser focused on developing high character worship leaders through clear and purposeful coaching for a healthy, sustainable, and fruitful ministry. During my time spent with Dalton, he challenged my view of worship that was formed by mainstream worship culture and gave greater purpose and vision for gathered worship that I and my church have already begun to see the fruit of! Thank you, Dalton!"
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Michael Webb - Worship Arts Director, Emmanuel Church, Foxboro, MA.
“Dalton has a wealth of wisdom to offer worship leaders and pastors. Enrolling in his cohort was one of the best professional development decisions I have made in my ministry career. I've come away with tools and knowledge to dramatically improve both my own leadership as well as effectively raise up new leaders through our ministry.”
Read more on the blog
Through practical insights, biblical wisdom, and real-life ministry experience, this blog is here to help you grow as a leader, disciple your team, and build a worship culture that fuels the mission of the church.
