by Chris Owenby | Jan 31, 2019 | Planning and Programming
Plan, program, plan, program. This endless road lies ever before us church musicians. It’s easy to get “stuck in a rut.” How many times have you planned that all too familiar choral anthem this year just because your choir knows it well? (Trust me,...
by Anthony Rimore | Sep 6, 2018 | Growing a Choir, Managing a Choir
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. – Matthew 6:21 This was originally going to be only one blog post, but as I began writing, I realized that the topic of paid section leaders is much more complex than originally envisioned. Today we focus on...
by Chris Owenby | Mar 24, 2018 | Easter, Worship
Lent is almost over. We’ve had the opportunity to search ourselves. To purge the sin from our lives. To understand what it means to follow Christ more deeply. (I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that we must seize these opportunities each and every day.)...
by Chris Owenby | Jul 29, 2017 | Worship
Of all the musical instruments, the human voice is the most genuine and expressive. A wise man once stated, “[It’s] the only instrument that God created and we’re supposed to use it.” It’s so deeply personal and requires a teacher with an ability to not only connect...