Posted on October 2, 2020 by Dr. Will Whittaker
This semester I’m teaching Introduction to Church Music Ministry at Truett McConnell University. My students are church music majors and this class is a required overview of what to expect in local church ministry. One of the assignments I have the students completing are… Continue Reading “Church Music Students Need Local Church Worship Leaders to Model Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution”
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Posted on September 25, 2020 by Dr. Will Whittaker
As a follow up to my last post Resuming Choir Rehearsals During a Pandemic- How we’ve done it, I wanted to share how we began our process of re-incorporating our orchestra into worship. Like most all churches, we found ourselves having to become digital… Continue Reading “Using the Orchestra in the Intergenerational Church During a Pandemic”
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Dr. Will Whittaker
Being a firm believer that all ages should be engaged in serving the Lord in music ministry, finding ways during a pandemic has been challenging. Since March, our church like virtually all others, has had to adapt to the ever changing challenges of providing… Continue Reading “Resuming Choir Rehearsals During a Pandemic- How we’ve done it.”
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“Intergenerational Worship” is worship in which people of every age are understood to be equally important.
Howard Vanderwell