Nourishing Your Musical Soul – podcast + video
Imagine you have a beautiful garden in your backyard with amazing sunlight and soil, and plenty of room for practically whatever flowers and vegetables your heart desires. But then you move to a small apartment, and your only outdoor space is a teeny balcony with just enough room for some pots and planters. That’s like …
Mid-Marathon, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 58
Let’s take stock of where we are in the marathon of the pandemic and of the program year.
A Few Favorites
As we close out the year, I want to share my favorite reads and listens from the year, plus my favorite app. I hope you have a safe and restful holiday season – see you in 2021!
Building Christlike Church Communities through Music, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza, Ep. 57
I am so delighted to be talking with author Andy Thomas about his new book Resounding Body: Building Christlike Church Communities through Music. So often we think that a great church music program must be heavy on financial resources, but he “encourages music leaders to step up and persevere in low-resource contexts, and challenges all …
Spending Out Your 2020 Music Budget? Here Are the 23 Choral Anthems I Bought This Year.
Last week I “spent out” the sheet music budget for the music ministry program I direct. Most of the music won’t be used until we’re worshipping in-person again. so I consider this purchase an act of hope for a future filled with in-person music making! That said though, I’m planning to do virtual choir anthems …
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A Positive Approach to Virtual Rehearsals with Dr. Adan Fernandez, on Music and the Church with Sarah Bereza Ep. 56
In this episode, Dr. Adan Fernandez shares his positive approach to virtual rehearsals and performances.
First Conversational – A New Podcast
Introducing First Conversational! This season features four stories of transformation from members of the church where I minister (First Congregational Church of ST. Louis) – times when by choice or circumstance their lives were fundamentally changed. I was inspired to produce this show because we’re all in the midst of a transition right now. It’s …
A Musical November
I think I’m not the only one who misses making music with other people in person. Yes I’m an organist and used to lonely hours of practice – but all solo and no group music is like all winter and no Christmas. So with actual Christmas on the horizon, I’ve decided to plan a musical …
Maternity Leave and Covid Fatigue, on Getting to Nimble Ep. 30
We’re back! Bill and I share updates on our lives (new baby! co-first-grade-teacher!) and then drive into what we’re all experiencing these days: Covid fatigue.