Noel Richards - Confessions of a Worship Leader
Noel has been a worship leader and songwriter for many years. He and his wife Tricia have written many modern worship hymns and songs, such as ”All Heaven Declares” and ”You Laid Aside Your Majesty”. In these podcasts, he talks about his own spiritual journey and his perspective on the Christian culture. Through honesty and humour he shares his beliefs, and questions; maybe in the process killing some of our religious sacred cows.
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Episodes
2 days ago
2 days ago
Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine at a wedding celebration. He made rather a large quantity of it.
If you invite Jesus to your party, he gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'bring a bottle'!!
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
What I did when I felt that my life was in danger at a major prayer event in New York city.
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
My response to a situation when someone arrived at our worship event believing that they were the Holy Spirit.
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
What happens when we 'feel led' to take more time than we have been given, when leading worship. We may believe the Holy Spirit is taking us in a certain direction. However, it creates problems for others, particularly those who are leading a church meeting or event.
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
The story of how the mermaids in the Beachcomber Bar at Butlins Minehead, were covered up during the Spring Harvest Christian Event, so as not to cause offence. However, my band had other ideas........
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
This trailer tells you a little about what you can expect when listening to my podcast series - "Confessions of a Worship Leader". It features a short clip from my first podcast - "Is The Second Coming Coming?".
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Wayne and I talk about the role that singing plays in our gatherings. Why do we sing and make music from our hearts to the Lord? What happens when we sing?
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
This podcast features myself and Martin Scott trying to answer both trivial and serious questions posed by Martin Purnell, the host of the "Off Grid Christianity" Podcast. As well as lively discussion, festive music is also featured. If you are looking for some humour plus stimulating conversation, during the Christmas period, or at any time, try this episode!
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
How do we safeguard against the tensions that can arise between the pastor and the worship team?
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
My favourite place is to be with friends and family around the table. Sharing life, love, conversation, food - and of course good wine! For me this is true communion. The place where we can break bread, raise our glasses and remember what Jesus has done for us.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
We can become very good at organising meetings and times of sung worship. We always want those we lead, to encounter God's presence in our meetings. But how should we respond when God breaks in on our well planned programme and takes things in a different direction?
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
In this light hearted confession, I talk about the occasion when I facilitated 'singing in the spirit' at a national church leaders' conference; using a simple nursery rhyme melody.
Noel Richards
In a musical career spanning almost 50 years, Noel has performed in 39 countries and played in every kind of venue - street corners, bars, concert halls, churches, cathedrals and stadiums.
Since the late 1970s, Noel has been involved in the worldwide contemporary Christian worship movement and with his wife Tricia and others, has written many modern hymns and songs. Perhaps the best known of these is "All Heaven Declares".
He has recorded 14 albums and also appeared on numerous "live" event/compilation albums. The most successful of these is Sparrow records "I could sing of your love forever" on which Noel is featured singing a live version of "We want to see Jesus lifted high". This album has sold in excess of 500,000 units.
In 1997, Noel & Tricia Richards were key members of the team that organised the 'Champion of the World' event at London's Wembley Stadium, with an attendance of almost 45,000, making it the biggest contemporary Christian music event ever staged in that venue.
He has since been the driving force behind a worship event at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany in 2006; and has supported friends in Hungary as they work towards a stadium worship event at the brand new Puskas Arena in Budapest on 23rd July 2022.
Since 2010, Noel & Tricia have lived on the island of Mallorca, Spain, where they live in Palma, the capital city.
They continue to write, record and perform together and their latest CD – Quiet My Soul – was released in September 2017.