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Posted by Vern Sanders on November 11, 2014 in Blog, Music, Vern Sanders | Views

Long time readers know the second half of the headline mantra: for Local Situations. It has been my professional advice, and practice, for more than 40 years now.

At the heart of this saying is the absolute fact that no two programs, or ministries, or choirs, or directors, or churches, or communities, are exactly the same (I’ll wait if you need to take a moment to ponder that…). Yet so many times, people come to our (virtual) door with a “one size fits all” system the “guarantees” “success” (and all those quotes are meant in the ironic sense).

It just doesn’t work that way folks. And the corollary of my mantra is “just because it worked in your last church doesn’t mean it will work in your next church.” Can I get an Amen?

As my friend Bob Burroughs has always preached, the idea is to be a lifelong learner…and apply what you’ve learned to the situation at hand in order to get the best results. And every so often you learn something that makes you go (Arsenio Hall voice) hmmmm. Such is the case with…

Today’s Article

Today’s article is from William Belan, who outlines The 3 Choir Music Ministry. Here’s an excerpt:

On Sunday we assume our role as one of three “choirs” in the church at-large. As the rehearsed choir we prepare and lead hymn singing, frequently adding musical content to the hymns for congregational interest. We sing choral responses to enhance pre-determined rituals in the service. And we offer our special choral selections that are more complex than group singing, and more fully rehearsed.

[Our] Choir knows that we fit into a larger musical scheme that includes a “community choir” and the congregation itself. Every six weeks we invite any member of the congregation to join for that Sunday. We begin our choir preparation 30-minutes earlier and…
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Blessings…

 

P.S. Use my helpful eBook 7 Steps to a Perfect Music Ministry Budget as you prepare next year’s budget submission to determine (and get) the resources you need to do ministry in 2015.

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Posted in Blog, Music, Vern Sanders | Tagged 3 choirs, Arsenio Hall, Bob Burroughs, choir, church music, Creator, Creator Leadership Network, ministry, music ministry, Vern Sanders, William Belan

About the Author

Vern Sanders

Vern has served in some form of church music and worship leadership for over 40 years in a variety of denominations both in the US and in Canada. In addition to being Publisher of Creator Magazine, he is a published author and composer. Regularly invited to speak at conferences, he has been a presenter/clinician throughout North America.

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