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Advent Wreath Candlelighting Resources
Advent 2004 is getting closer, and the United Methodist General Board of Discipleship's worship-preaching-music
website offers lectionary-based meditations to go along with the lighting of the Advent wreath candles for each Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve. Suitable for use in worship, Sunday School classes, or at home.
Learn more at the GBOD
Worship website.
New Worship Connection Resources Available
Cokesbury is offering a new resource for worship planners. Visit
the new website at WorshipConnection.com
and
sign up for one of their new catalogs. Teaching Conferences
are
also being planned. Five Teaching
Conferences are taking place around the country with keynotes given by worship
leaders and experts, many of them pastors in local churches. The
speakers will share insights they’ve learned, and attendees
have an opportunity not only to hear about but to experience worship
in various church settings.
- St.
Lukes United Methodist Church and The Garden, Indianapolis,
IN Sept. 30-Oct. 2
- Grace
Community Church, Shreveport,
LA Nov. 4-6
- Worship-Focused Conference with Black Methodists for Church
Renewal Annual Meeting-Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mar. 8-12
- The Church of the Resurrection United Methodist Church-Kansas
City, KS Apr. 7-9
- Christ Church United Methodist Church-NY, NY May 5-7
Contact: Betsy Hall, Worship Connection Team, 615-749-6507
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Great Day of Singing Worship Service Offered
A GREAT DAY OF SINGING worship service is available on the United
Methodist General Board of Discipleship worship and music website
(www.umcworship.org)
as a free download, including notes on the service and hymns. It
is an ideal service to celebrate a musical emphasis, or for when
the pastor is out of town.
A GREAT DAY OF SINGING was begun in the 20th century as an annual
Sunday worship service set aside for the celebration of music and
congregational singing. Though less used today than it once was,
it remains an annual event in some churches. It was sometimes combined
with fellowship and a meal and was called All-Day-Singing-and-Supper-on-the-Grounds,
often with the singing and eating taking place outdoors or near
a river.
Methodists have always been a singing people. The world has never
seen a greater hymn writer than Charles Wesley, nor a more important
and influential hymnal editor than John Wesley. This service seeks
to revive interest in the GREAT DAY OF SINGING, and it does so
within a context that celebrates the great heritage and tradition
of Methodist song. All of the hymns selected were composed by Methodist
writers or have a strong historical Methodist connection. The order
of service is also thoroughly United Methodist, taken directly
from An Order of Sunday Worship Using the Basic Pattern, pages
3-5 in The United Methodist Hymnal.
Dean McIntyre, Director of Music Resources,
The United Methodist General Board of Discipleship
PO Box 340003; Nashville TN 37203-0003
Telephone 877-899-2780, ext 7073 (toll free)
Email Address: music at gbod dot org
Website http://www.umcworship.org
Getting Your Music Published
Musicians and composers often ask, "How do I get my music
published?" This new article on The United Methodist Church's
General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) worship and music website
(www.umcworship.org) answers
that question and many more. The article is being simultaneously
published by GBOD and as the cover article
by the journal, Christian Sound & Song (Issue
No. 20, July 2004, pp. 6-9, 12). Christian Sound & Song includes
articles on a wide range of topics, but is especially intended
for contemporary
music and musicians. Contact Editor-in-Chief Thomas LeFevre, telephone
888-350-5502, email address ThomasDLeFevre at aol dot com, or visit
their website.
The
article is available here.
-- Dean McIntyre,
Director of Music Resources, The United Methodist General Board
of Discipleship,
Email: music at gbod dot org
GBOD Worship Planning Resources
As you're planning Holy Week and Eastertide services, don't
forget about the GBOD worship site, with helps for preachers,
musicians, and other worship planners. The site has lectionary
helps, musical tips, information about worship-related training
events, worship planning calendars, information about various kinds
of ethnic worship and music resources, a "What's New?"
feature, information for celebrating the 300th anniversary of the
birth of John Wesley and much more. Visit
the site now.
- Susan Ruach, Director of Conference Spiritual Leadership
Development, General Board of Discipleship
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Employment Helps for Musicians and Churches
Spring and summer are not far away, as is the peak season when musicians seek new church positions and when churches seek new employees. Now available on the General Board of Discipleship worship and music site - a collection of helps for churches hiring musicians and for musicians searching for church positions. These include articles, tips, job postings, job description information, help with interviewing, information from The Book of Discipline, and sources for compensation comparisons. This is available on our
homepage and also at this
site.
-Dean McIntyre, Director of Music Resources, The United Methodist General Board of Discipleship
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Music Leaders' Contact Information Needed
Building on some grassroots initiative, the Rocky Mountain Conference
is interested in seeking out the music leaders in our RMC-UMC
churches, whether paid or volunteer, choir/organ or praise band, in
order to build
a sense of community among Conference musicians through events
and communications systems. However, we do not currently have any organized
infrastructure
to contact such people, and so we are asking for your help:
Please
e-mail Kerry Greenhill (kerry@rmcumc.com), our Communications and Events
Intern,
with the name, phone number, e-mail address, and preferred method
of contact for music personnel in your congregation. Such people might
include
choir directors (including children's or youth choir leaders),
praise band leaders, directors of music, handbell choir directors,
and organist/pianists,
among others. Please include the name of your church in the message!
You may also or alternatively wish to direct your staff to this page,
where they can read our
letter and fill out an Interest
Survey (both are MS Word docs).
Thanks for your help, and blessings in your ministries. -- Kerry
Greenhill, Communications & Events Intern
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New Email Listserv for the Worship Arts
The United Methodist General Board of Discipleship in Nashville has created a new Listserv for discussion of the NON-MUSICAL arts in worship and the church, such as sacred dance, drama, poetry and literature, banner making, sanctuary design, architecture, puppetry, clowning, textiles, altars, stained glass, storytelling, painting, sculpture, gardening and more. (There is already a list for musicians -- MethodistMusicians List. See below for subscribing instructions.)
The WorshipArts List is ready for you to join and share ideas in the pursuit of the arts in worship, problem solving, education, the sharing of resources, as well as encouragement, celebration, networking, and fellowship. Discussion and debate are always welcome, always in a Christian spirit.
To subscribe to WorshipArts List (no charge), send an email to:
requests at lists dot gbod dot org. In the subject line place your first and last names. In the body of your email, include: subscribe WorshipArts
To subscribe to MethodistMusicians List (no charge), send an email to:
requests at lists dot gbod dot org. In the subject line place your first and last names. In the body of your email, include: subscribe MethodistMusicians
Upon subscribing to one or both lists, you will receive a welcome message containing other list commands and information. Please save this welcome message for future reference should you need to unsubscribe or change your email address.
Contact Dean McIntyre, Director of Music Resources, The United Methodist General Board of Discipleship,
at 877-899-2780, ext 7073 (toll free) or music at gbod dot
org.
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