Ryan Loche, PhD, is a pastor, professor, and founder of The Church Collective, helping worship, creative, and production leaders build healthy ministries they actually enjoy. He serves as Worship Pastor at New River in Franklin, TN, and is an Adjunct Professor for Liberty University and Southeastern University. Ryan hosts the Formation to Transformation | A Worship Devotional podcast and writes on Substack, focusing on worship as formation, not performance or production and helps equip creatives through Ankyr.io.