January 4, 2010

Good Morning

Welcome to 2010. I've been thinking lately that it doesn't seem like 10 years ago that we had the "big" celebration for the clickover to the 2000s. In fact, and this may have something to do with my age, the new year's celebrations since then seem to have been quiet and/or tame. I'm beginning to think that it might be because I/we invested so much into the "big turn" that I/we have what amounts to a "hangover" -- and we're not recovered quite yet. Of course some of it may be due to the new economic order as well... In any event, I'd like to hear from you: do you still have a big celebration on new year's eve since the 1999 one, or are you feeling like "been there, done that..."? Send me an email and let me know.

For many of you it was "back to church" Sunday yesterday. With Christmas falling as it did this year it seemed like a short break...and yet to have taken two Sundays off would have seemed like too much. What did you do to take a break after Christmas eve this year? Send me an email and let me know.

New decade...new MME this week...

• Take our survey this week! This is the last week for the topic: At our church worship is planned by... Please go to our home page and take the survey, and check back at the end of the week to see what the results are.
• In case you need to catch up... Two weeks agoDoug Lawrence'sMME on worship planning generated a lot of buzz. I hope you didn't miss it. If you did...go here Last week's MME contained a list of 90 "tried and tested" anthems with congregational involvement...read the list here.
• Do you read my blog? I'm back to writing more regularly about church music, and I hope you'll take the opportunity to read it. Last week's topics included an idea for how to avoid an attendance drop off at your post Christmas and post Easter Sundays, and four questions as part of a plan to evaluate how your fall season went, and to make, if necessary, a mid-course correction. Finally, I have a new year's resolution which you can read abouthere, or get the whole story by starting the 3 part series here.
• What's on the Reverence Channel? Here's a thumbnail version of what's on our streaming audio channel this week. Each program runs at in both the AM and PM scheduled time. For a complete and most up-to-date broadcast schedule go here and bookmark the page.

Here are this week's scheduled programs (all times Pacific):

Fred Bock Music Hour - Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 ~ Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 ~ Thursdays at 6
Host Stephen Bock interviews Bryan Jeffrey Leech.

Doug's Master Class - Every day at 2
Doug Lawrence hosts this informative program.

Creator Radio -Every day at 3
This week we highlight the 2007 Honored 10 anthems.

Creator Tech Talk -Every day at 4
Wade Odum discusses how to gain trust with your pastor, monitor mixes, and more...

Notes of Encouragement Featuring the Music of Steve Amerson - Every day at 11
Steve Amerson's voice will just fill your speakers with great music.

The Just Pure Laughs Clean Comedy Show - Every day at 12
Hosted by Dan McGowan, this show features The Heavyweights of Clean Comedy. Its a laugh (or more) a minute.

With Hearts & Hands & Voices - Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 ~ Tuesday at 1 ~ Thursday at 8
This week, host Mark Lawson explores best selling anthems from MorningStar Music.

Let Music Live! The Sacred Sounds Of Shawnee Press - Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and Friday at 6 ~Thursday at 1
Joseph Martin hosts this look at new and best selling materials from Shawnee Press.

Remember...just click the Reverence Channel graphic on the new CLN website to hear the audio stream. Standard reminder about the Reverence Channel player: First, the initial time you use it, you may need to "refresh" (F5 key) once in order to get the audio. You'll know you will get the audio if you see the colored buttons (green for play, red for stop, and brown for mute...plus the two purple buttons which control the volume...). There is no need to hit the play button in most cases, the audio will start automatically once the player completely loads. Second, if you use a mac, you may need to download one or more programs: Silverlight (for the player) and Firefox (the preferred browser). Look for links to download these free programs on the home page and programs page.

In this week's Monday Morning Email...

• Bob Burroughs provides his usual abundance of information and inspiration as you start off the new year. Just click here.

Finally...

This week, settle back into the new year and your ministry...and please tell your friends and colleagues about Creatorand MME too

Blessings,

Vern Sanders
Publisher
Creator Magazine

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