Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza
Think bigger about your faith and ministry with the Music and the Church podcast.
We Christians do ministry in incredibly different ways. But you wouldn’t know if it you only talk with people in your own circle.
Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza connects thoughtful people across denominations and across professions, from pastors and musicians, to theologians and historians.
These conversations don’t just bring you answers—they shed light on new and different questions, assumptions, and priorities.
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Listen to Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza
Sermons That Sing – An Interview with Author Noel A. Snyder – on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 62
Ethics and Christian Musicking – An Interview with the Editors on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 61
A Data Dive into the National Congregations Study, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 60
Nourishing Your Musical Soul – podcast + video
Mid-Marathon, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 58
Building Christlike Church Communities through Music, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 57
A Positive Approach to Virtual Rehearsals with Dr. Adan Fernandez, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 56
Flow: The Ancient Way to Do Contemporary Worship, Part 2, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 55
Flow: The Ancient Way to Do Contemporary Worship, Part 1, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 54
Flaming? An Interview with Author Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 53
Composer Jessica French on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 52
How I’m Planning for the Fall, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 51
Music Ministry with Brian Hehn, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 50
Taking Church Music Online, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 49
Bringing People Together with Sacred Music – An Interview with Deus Ex Musica’s Founder Delvyn Case, on Music and the Church Ep. 48
Choral Music by Women Composers with Sarah MacDonald and David Schaap, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 47
Our Favorite Hymnals, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 46
Singing, Hospitality and the Sacred Stranger, with Helen Phelan, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 45 [with transcript]
The Language of God with Jean Kidula, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 44 [transcript]
Strengthening Congregational Song with John Witvliet, on Music and the Church, Ep. 43 [with transcript]
Old Hispanic Chant with Emma Hornby, on Music and the Church Ep. 42
Music and Faith in a Post-Secular Age with Jonathan Arnold, on Music and the Church Ep. 41
Hymns: In Hymnals? On Screens? (Paperless?!) on Music and the Church Ep. 40
7 Church Leaders on What They Wish People Knew, on Music and the Church Ep. 39
A Peculiar Orthodoxy – Thinking about Music with Theologian Jeremy Begbie, on Music and the Church Ep. 38
An Interview with J. J. Wright, Director of the University of Notre Dame Folk Choir
The Devil’s Music, an Interview with Author Randall J. Stephens
Welcoming People with Disabilities in Church Music Ministry, with Pastor Lisa Heffernan, on Music and the Church Ep. 35
“A Noisy Church Is a Living Church” with Anita Smallin, on Music and the Church Ep. 34
Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Worldwide, on Music and the Church Ep. 33
Creating and Curating Choral Music with Composer and Cecilia’s List Founder Kathryn Rose, on Music and the Church Ep. 32
Congregational Singing with Jazz Musician Deanna Witkowski, on Music and the Church Ep. 31
Just a Job? Job Versus Ministry When You Work for a Church But Aren’t Ordained, on Music and the Church Ep. 30
Congregational Singing at Mass, with Darrell St. Romain, on Music and the Church Ep. 29
Minisode: Embracing a Radically Flexible Schedule, on Music and the Church
How to Get Youth Invested in Music Ministry, with Anny Stevens-Gleason, on Music and the Church Ep. 28
Teaching with Respect, with author Stephen Sieck, on Music and the Church Ep. 27
Artist Residencies and Concert Series in the Church, with Chelsea Chen, on Music and the Church Ep. 26
Congregational Participation at Mass, with Mary Catherine Levri, on Music and the Church Ep. 25
Global Song and the Universal Church, with Marissa Glynias Moore, on Music and the Church Ep. 24
Have a Wonderful Summer! (plus, job news), on Music and the Church Ep. 23
Do These 8 Things to Get a Church Music Job You Love, on Music and the Church Ep. 22
Anointed for Music Ministry in African American Churches, with Birgitta Johnson, on Music and the Church Ep. 21
What IS Virtuosity? Musical Skill and Guitarist Tony Melendez, with David VanderHamm, on Music and the Church Ep. 20
Showing Off or Glorifying God? Musical Virtuosity in Fundamentalist Christianity, on Music and the Church Ep. 19
Virtuosity, Amateurism, and Amateurishness in Evangelical Worship Music, on Music and the Church Ep. 18
British Methodist Hymnody with Martin Clarke, on Music and the Church Ep. 17
10 Ways to Play Music for Fun (and why you should), with Ashley Danyew, on Music and the Church Ep. 16
The Alexander Technique for Organists, Choir Directors, and Other Church Musicians, on Music and the Church Ep. 15