It is sometimes easier to focus on everything that is going wrong with a ministry than to see the good that God is actually doing through you. It is no mistake that you were given gifts and talents to play music and sing God’s praise from your heart. If God has truly called you to [...]

I once started a Music Ministry position at a Church where the Priest had told me there were no musicians to be found in the Parish. I considered this a great challenge and began to seek out new Music Ministers to be a part of the ministry. I began to find that there were a [...]

Well, there it is… I said it three times and I hope it caught your attention. It’s all about dynamics. Put on a CD…A good CD. If it’s really a good CD, every song will sound a little different. Some songs will start with all the instruments in at the top. Others will begin with [...]

It’s been said that everything worth doing is worth doing well. It’s no different with the Liturgy. As Catholics, the Liturgy is the most important thing we do. A priest I once worked for said we can shut down our school, our office and all of our programs but we can never sacrifice the Liturgy. [...]

If we were in a club or at a party we would just say “It’s got a great beat and we can dance to it!” Well, I don’t need to tell you that we’re not in a club or at a party. Well, sort of a party, but in a different context. It’s not always [...]

Let me describe a scenario for you and see if you can relate. You walk into a Church where no one greets you with a hello or even smiles at you. You proceed to sit down in the back of Church as far away from the Altar as you can get. The Priest then magically [...]