Podcast Episodes

Episode 18: Jaleesa McCreary

by Rachel Caldwell

My guest for episode 18 is the beautiful Jaleesa McCreary! Jaleesa has been a worship leader at The Austin Stone Community Church for the past 7 years. In addition to leading worship weekly, Jaleesa spends much of her time investing in the development of female worship leaders and teaching worship ministry philosophy at The Austin Stone.

Jaleesa shares her incredible testimony of walking through the loss of her voice and experiencing what felt like the death of a dream. Without singing, Jaleesa’s life felt empty, but God remained faithful through it all. You are sure to be inspired by her journey. I love Jaleesa’s heart for people to encounter God personally in worship and take that encounter with God outside of Sundays.

As a young, biracial woman, Jaleesa shares about the challenges and insecurities she faced becoming one of the first female worship leaders in a predominately white church. We chat about what it means to “go scared” and step out in courage rather than being held back by fear. She helps encourage other women to take similar steps of faith and understand that they are called to so much more as worship leaders than merely singing.

Many of us have felt a sense that our identity as an artist is being stripped during this season of uncertainty and isolation. I love Jaleesa’s encouragement to lean into that process and allow God to shape our identity and purpose.

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About Jaleesa:

Jaleesa has been a worship leader at The Austin Stone Community Church for the past 7 years. She is passionate about seeing men and women connect with God in a Sunday context in a way that spills into their daily lives and rhythms of worshipping Jesus. In addition to leading worship weekly Jaleesa spends much of her time investing in the development of female worship leaders and teaching worship ministry philosophy. Her hope is that the next generation would pursue God humbly, connect with Him in a way that transforms their lives and that they would follow Him as He has equipped and called them to do.

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