by Jennifer Budziak | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors, Podcast
https://singamen.giamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MichaelKempDraft2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSToday we have a conversation with choral conductor Michael Kemp, who has written several books including The Choral Challenge, Innovative...
by Jennifer Budziak | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors, Music Ministry
On the one hand, we are ministers, singing in the church choir is not like concert performance, and we want to be hospitable and welcoming to those who feel called to serve. Shouldn’t everyone who wants to sing be able to join the choir? On the other hand, what...
by Jennifer Budziak | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog, Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors
On Thursday morning at the NPM Convention in Raleigh, NC, I was privileged to sit on a panel with some really wise and insightful people; the topic was multi-generational music ministry, and how it could work in our various parish situations. Probably the...
by Jennifer Budziak | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog: Ministering through Music (Budziak), Music Directors
In the first part of this piece (found here), we talked about the mission and vision at the core of our work with children preparing to receive their First Communion: we are there to form disciples. As a part of that vision, it is crucial that we begin to look beyond...
by Peter Kolar | Jul 11, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Bilingual Music, Blog: ¡Cantemos Amen! (Kolar), Hispanic Music, Multicultural Worship, Music Directors, Music Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Planning
Welcome back! Bienvenidos de nuevo a ¡Cantemos Amén! I saw a post awhile back on a pastoral musicians’ forum that caught my eye. Music directors were responding to a question posed by a colleague about how much English versus Spanish there should be in a bilingual...
by Peter Kolar | Jul 9, 2019 | Bilingual Liturgy, Bilingual Music, Blog: ¡Cantemos Amen! (Kolar), Hispanic Music, Multicultural Worship, Music Directors, Music Ministry, Pastoral Ministry
Musings in Hispanic Music Ministry Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! These days, there’s many excellent forums to be found on the topic of Hispanic music ministry. There’s also many wonderful minds contributing to the important dialogue on liturgical music and...