by Mark J Martin | Aug 14, 2015 | Archived
I’m excited to share with you our first interview with effective music pastors! In this first episode, I was privileged to have James Koerts join me for a great discussion about church music ministry! James is fun to get to know. He is music pastor at Mikado...
by Mark J Martin | May 6, 2015 | Archived
One privilege you have in planning worship services is the opportunity to mix and match songs. Colossians 3:16 tells us to teach each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Giving attention to the flow of thought from one song to the next facilitates this...
by Mark J Martin | May 3, 2015 | Archived
The fear that says, “They will not want to play/sing,” is unfounded. If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s that instrumentalists love to play and singers love to sing. Don’t feel like you are inconveniencing them by having them...
by Mark J Martin | Jul 26, 2011 | Archived
I know. I know. Choirs are so last Millennium. I should get with the times. But, in spite of the trend away from choirs, I still love them. In high school, choir is where I learned to love singing. It taught me harmony. Choir encouraged in me a heart for praising...
by Mark J Martin | May 27, 2011 | Archived
As a man who is a professional at stressing out my choir, I thought I would pass along to you the wisdom I’ve gained from this experience. Here are 13 ways you can stress out your choir: Come to rehearsal unprepared. Load their box full of music they...
