Chart-topping Catholic singer-songwriter Seph Schlueter, founder of Damascus Worship, joins The Catholic Morning Show to share how a decade of missionary life shaped his breakout single "Counting My Blessings" and his call to live with an "audience of one." The Ohio-based, Dove Award-nominated artist opens up about fatherhood, surrendering ownership of his life to Christ, and his family's roots in Dubuque, Iowa. Listeners also get the details on Schlueter's free concert at Bash at the Lake in Clear Lake, Iowa this August.
From Missionary to Music Charts Sam Halligan sits down with longtime friend Seph Schlueter — Catholic singer-songwriter, worship leader, and founder of Damascus Worship, a ministry of the Damascus Catholic missionary community based in Columbus, Ohio. Seph's breakout single "Counting My Blessings" hit #1 on Christian radio, earned multiple GMA Dove Award nominations, and won the K-LOVE Fan Award for Breakout Single of the Year — Seph was also separately named Christian Music Broadcasters' Breakout Artist of 2024.
An Iowa Family Legacy Seph shares a surprising Iowa connection: both of his father's parents were born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa — where they met — giving Seph Hawkeye State roots he didn't expect to bring to a Catholic radio interview.
Life as a Missionary — and What It Taught Him Seph opens up about his early years as a missionary with Damascus starting in 2018, the hidden, unglamorous formation behind the scenes, and how that season shaped his understanding of self-gift, drawing on St. John Paul II's teaching that "man discovers himself through a sincere gift of himself."
Living with an "Audience of One" The heart of the conversation: what it means to make God the singular priority in life, how that reshapes marriage, fatherhood, and public ministry, and Seph's reflection that we can "have everything but own nothing" when we've truly surrendered our lives to Christ.
Catch Him Live: Bash at the Lake Seph is a headlining artist at Bash at the Lake, a free, family-friendly Christian music festival in Clear Lake, Iowa on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Full lineup and event details: bashatthelake.unitedtoserve.org
Learn more about Seph Schlueter and stream his music: sephschlueter.com
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