New year, new decade – pretty exciting stuff! (Or, you know, totally arbitrary….try explaining why today of all days is the “new year” to a 3-year-old!)
So today, 12 resources for a thoughtful, organized year – I hope some are helpful to you. Happy New Year!
Organize Your Music Program
1. You Need a Choral Reference Library. Here’s How to Make One.
2. Music Organization Systems on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 6
3. The Best Way to Organize Your Choir’s Music, Folders, and Robes
4. Why You Need a Hymn Database + a Free Spreadsheet and Template
Plan Your Year
5. How to Develop a 5-Year Ministry Plan (and why you should)
6. Setting Goals When Your Personal and Professional Identities Overlap
7. How to Use Your Annual Review and Report to Evaluate Your Ministry Program
8. In case “plan your year” involves a job search: I surveyed 250+ church musicians. Here’s what I learned about getting a church music job you love
Improve Your Work Flow
9. “Working On” versus “Working In” Your Church Music Program
10. I switched to a 6 week work cycle, and I’m never going back
11. Theme Your Days for More Deep Work and Less Stress
12. One classic New Year’s Resolution: The new year’s resolution that changed my life and made me not a crazy person (plus a goal-setting template)
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