“Living with Less. Motivated for More. Willing to Work.”

We’ve all been there. The desire to do ministry. To do something truly amazing and make a difference in the lives of others. You want to make your focus all about the ministry as a worship or production leader, but… you have to pay the bills.

Season 2 of #FreeChurchAV 2021. Left to Right: Brian Tabor (Worship Probs), Caleb Surface (Ohana Baptist Church) & Daniel Gourley (5 Words Media)

What is the Worship Side Hustle?

A side hustle is something that you do in an effort to make the main thing, the main thing. We have all been there before. Excited about our dream, but struggling to make it a reality. At WSH, we explore the three realities that show us the way to create a dream into a side hustle towards a future that is greater than we imagined.


Daniel Gourley at 5WM studio space recording demos of Allen & Heath SQ-5 and Me-1 mixers.

Living with Less.

“Living with Less is a lifestyle & choice that you need to make now. That means that you have acknowledged the reality that your dream job is also the source of your greatest challenge. For this to work, the reality is you will need to find a side hustle.”


Motivated for More.

“You didn’t get into ministry to do the bare minimum. Far from it. You are a world changer, missional to the core and motivated to do even more with this life you have been given and this opportunity to do more lays in front of you now. Are you going to take it?”


Willing to Work.

“What’s next? Now, we get to work. When you finally decide on making this reality of thriving in ministry happen, you are signing up to be Willing to Work long and hard hours with a passion that others will find ridiculous—And that’s okay. Let them.


“When I started my side hustle, I didn’t have a ton of support and I wish I had more help or a resource to get my dream off the ground. I believe you can make your side hustle your main ministry.”

Daniel Gourley, CEO of 5 Words Media
The hustle is real. Read the story of how I turned my side hustle into my main passion!

Read Worship Side Hustle

  • Read the story that started the hustle mentality
  • Learn about mistakes before you make them
  • Discover key components of what it takes to succeed
  • Unlock your ability to do ministry you desire to do
One thing that I know to be especially true about this book is Daniel’s value for the people he employs and the customer’s he serves daily. 
I have witnessed firsthand the community that has been built internally in his business at 5 Words Media and externally amongst his customers, most of whom have become life-long friends.

Kevin Lawrence

CEO, The Rock Group

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