January 18, 2010

Good Morning

On the road again...

This week I will be in Fort Worth at the beginning of the week for the Winter Music Texas conference, and then, starting Wednesday I will be at Music Atlanta, where I will be presenting an Honored 10 reading session and speaking on the topic The Choir in Modern Worship. If you are attending either of these conferences, please say hello and introduce yourself. This is only the beginning of my speaking tour on this subject. If you want to "catch my act," I will also be speaking on this topic at MusiCalifornia (April 5-8 in Los Angeles), the National Church Music Conference (April 13-15 in Indianapolis), and Podium 2010 (The Association of Canadian Choral Communities, May 20-23 in Saskatoon, Canada).

Ah, but there is more...

Last Friday, I finished an Ebook on the same topic. In the book I cover, among other things, The Future of the Choir in Modern Worship, Three Things that mark a Successful Choir in Modern Worship, Musical Skill Development for the Choir in Modern Worship, and Creativity for the Choir in Modern Worship. The reviews have come back quite positive on this book (he said, modestly), and it is now available at Creator's website. It will sell for $14.95, but right now you can get it for the special price of just $9.95 (that's 33% off!). And...since it is an Ebook, you can immediately download it upon purchase. Just click here.

I've run some CDs of the book to take with me this week, and included a few "extras," so if you're attending one of the conferences, just find me, and I'd be happy to hook you up with a copy.

• Take our survey this week! This is the last week for the topic: At our church congregational singing is lead 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.
• Did you hear about the Valentine's Day contest on the Reverence Channel? We want to show you a little love! Starting February 1 we will have a Valentine's Day contest atCreator Reverence and the prizes will include lots of things that you might be interested in. Here are some of the prizes we'll be giving away:

  CDs of the National Lutheran Choirand A set of Paul Manz improv CDs compliments of MorningStar Music

  A complete Set of Bock's Best Piano Books and A Crystal Cathedral Golden Collection for Organ compliments of Fred Bock Music Company

  A Heavyweights of Comedy DVD compliments of Dan McGowan

  10 free registrations to the MusiCalifornia Conference April 5-8 at the Hilton Hotel Universal Studios in Los Angelescompliments of MusiCalifornia

  We'll have more details next Monday, so stay tuned...

• Thanks to the many who took advantage of our EXCLUSIVE CLN offer! Hugh Ballou’s new program The Transformational Leadership Accelerator: Fast Track to Leadership Excellence provides church musicians with leadership tools to equip for the leading in a difficult and varied arena. His offer to CLN members is great: Sign up for this program and get 3 (yes 3) audio and print programs for free – each worth $30. You get to try Hugh's leadership program for $1 (yes, a lousy buck) to see if you like it. If not, then cancel and keep the $90 worth of programs you received...just go here.
• Did you read my blog this week! My 5 part series about valuing IP (Intellectual Property) in a church setting touched some nerves. I think any creative person serving in a church will benefit from reading about ithere. Please tell me what you think by leaving a comment on my blog site. Thanks.
• Why aren't you listening to the Reverence Channel? Is is too much trouble? I was talking with someone this week who said to me "Oh, I'm going to listen to Creator Reverence one of these days, when you've got it up and running." Hello? It is up and running. Just go here and look for the Creator Reverence logo. One click and you've got 24/7 streaming audio with information to help you do your ministry better. Check it out this week. You'll be glad you did. 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 - Mondays Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 ~ Wednesdays at 10 ~ Thursdays at7
Wade Odum tells you the equipment you need when you are doing "Church in a Box," 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.

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...

• Doug Lawrence continues his 7 Question Conversation. This time he presents 7 Questions to Determine Whether You Are Suited for Concert Ministry. I asked Doug if he would do this, because the January/February issue of Creator is all about this subject. Guest Edited by Steve Amerson, there are articles by Babbie Mason and many others. If you don't have a subscription to Creator, now's the time to get one. Just click here. If you register and log in at the site, you can get our best rates. To read this week's MME, just click here.

Finally...

This week, get my Ebook and help develop your choir for the demands of modern worship...and please tell your friends and colleagues about Creatorand MME too

Blessings,

Vern Sanders
Publisher
Creator Magazine

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