Goodbye For Now

This post is a tearful farewell to Dan and Kristin who have been such a rich and wonderful part of our church and music ministry. I know I speak for the team when I say that you guys have blessed us in so many ways.

We wish you the best as you turn a life page an embark on the road to parenting and look forward to seeing you when you visit!

Kristin - 'Revelation Song' will always be "Yours"!!

"Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty!"

Taize Music

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We recently introduced a song (Jesus, Remember Me) by the Taize community and I received encouraging feedback. It worked very well during communion (we hummed the melody to start the song) and I'd like to expand our repetoire to include more from the Taize community. These songs from the community reminds me a little of my time (as a youth) singing in Latin with the men and boys choir at Grace Episcopal Church.

'Jesus, Remember Me' http://www.taize.fr/ext/sound/mp3/jesus_remember_me.mp3 http://www.taize.fr/en_article356.html

I like this song as well: 'Dominus spiritus est' http://www.taize.fr/ext/sound/mp3/dominus_spiritus_est.mp3

From the Taize website:

It is important to sing the songs with the same simplicity as in Taizé, so that groups and parishes can discover both the song itself and the prayer it expresses.
There is a profound relation between the musical phrase and these few words that are sung “to infinity”. This long repetition of the same song is linked to a very ancient way of praying, including, for example, the Ave Maria in the West and the Jesus Prayer in the Eastern Churches. This is specifically what the Community wishes to preserve.

copyright © Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, 71250 Taizé, France.

Link to the Taize Prayer and Song http://www.taize.fr/en_rubrique12.html

Do you recall singing the song 'Jesus, Remember Me' - what did you think?

Lunch and Learn

What a great concept - eating and learning!! I'm trying to get the following idea off the ground: Bring together some local worshipleaders, full time and otherwise, once a month (or every 2 months) to eat lunch and share ideas about worship leading. My thought are to:

• Invite 5-10 Worship Leaders


• Rotate the responsibilities of picking where to eat and what 2 or 3 topics to focus on

I've found a source for some good topics to jump start us: http://reson8.org/2007/worship-leading-essentials-5/

A sort of Minister's roundtable if you will. Have you done this successfully?

Welcome

Hello and welcome! Here you'll find a published slice of my world including ideas, reflections, announcements, and musings on our music ministry and being a worship leader. I'm the music director at a small church in Harrisonburg and I'm looking to use this blog to reach out to you and hopefully provide some relevant information and ideas.

I encourage you to browse some of my 'Links of Interest' or leave me a comment - it's much more interesting to read what you think - I already know what I think :-)

Blessings to you!