Introduction to Overflow

JULY 2014

A Movement Built to Serve the Needs of the Local Church

In 2014, our first Overflow Worship Conference was in Willmar, MN, and it was clear from the beginning that there was a great need for discipleship. We decided to make it an annual event - to encourage and educate local churches around the country by providing them access to worship training and resources for worship leaders and their teams. We continue to grow and each year go deeper to explore subjects like leadership, worship strategy, and personal growth.

As a community, we exist to grow a community of worship leaders who can connect, serve in the trenches together and share the skills and tools they need to thrive in ministry and step into longevity in their calling.

October 2018

By 2018, Overflow Worship emerged as an active community, not a once-per-year event. As the need for on-site training increased, founder Andrea Olson and her family took a leap of faith, stepped out of their local church staff positions, and launched into full-time ministry with Overflow Worship. It was an incredible opportunity to experience what is happening on the ground in local churches all over the country and build relationships with the worship leaders we had been serving through the conference all these years. 

In 2020, as the world shifted, so did we. We live-streamed our conference for the first time and worked to provide as many online resources as we could, and offered Zoom training to help people rethink their ministries and problem solve. Everything we did was handcrafted to meet the new needs, pain points, and growth opportunities our community faced. We welcomed new people to our community because we were doing something unique to address current struggles by coming alongside churches to help them launch their online services with affordable tech!


Our conference was different, smaller but beautiful. There was such an atmosphere of perseverance in the room. The people who came fought to be there, and so did we. It wasn’t the way we would have planned it, but it was what we all needed in October of 2020 after so many months of being apart. This same year, we also launched Overflow Worship Leaders Online, our membership website for worship leaders. Andrea also used this opportunity to begin re-releasing congregational worship music after a 7-year hiatus. In turn, these songs served as the foundation for instrument specific and whole band training.

January 2022 and beyond

Continuing to Support the Local Church

To continue serving our community, the local church volunteer supported worship leader, we needed to intentionally switch from an organization that does in-person events and occasionally hosts things online – to an online organization that also does in-person events. Our mission is to create space for worship leaders, teams, and creative people to connect with Jesus, one another, and their calling.


We have many free resources for our email list! Scroll to the footer to join!


We also have free bi-monthly podcast episodes, as well as paid resources such as our brand new self paced video course for new worship leaders, called The Overflow Worship Leaders Startup Toolkit. And a large vault of on demand training, resources, webinars, and community connection through our membership site.


Everything we do is designed with you in mind. To encourage, equip and empower you to thrive in worship ministry, avoid burnout, and experience longevity in your calling.

CONFERENCE

Overflow Worship Conference

The Overflow Worship Conference is an annual conference held in Willmar, Minnesota, specifically designed for worship leaders and their teams. With dynamic speakers and unique focus on equipping you with the skills you need to thrive in ministry, Overflow will help your worship team step into new levels of connection and breakthrough as they serve the local church.

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FOUNDED BY

Andrea Olson

Andrea Olson is a passionate worship leader, songwriter, and worship-leading coach based in Minnesota. Through Overflow Worship and Overflow Worship Leaders Online, Andrea is dedicated to equipping the local church to live and serve from a place of authenticity, wholeness, and intimacy with God.

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