INVITATION TO BROOKLYN The "Centered in Song" launch tour for The Center for Congregational Song is coming to Brooklyn! Join organist, composer, and master song leader Mark Miller for a day celebrating the importance and power of congregational song. There will be sessions on justice in music-making, introducing The Center for Congregational Song, and a closing […]
Invitation We invite you to participate in SHARING THE SONG, a workshop for song leaders excited to nurture and sustain singing in their communities. Experience three days of learning, reflection, and skill building with Alice Parker and Paul Vasile, and grow in your ability to inspire others to make beautiful music with their voices! Sharing the Song is […]
Invitation In collaboration with the Center for Sacred Music at Virginia Wesleyan University, we are excited to be singing together this Veterans Day. The festival, "In Times of Trouble, O God of Peace," will include a hymn written during World War I, great hymns of the faith, and some new hymns written about God's kingdom […]
Join two of our Ambassadors, Joslyn Henderson and Jonathan Hehn, as they teach a free workshop on church music. The sessions are designed for the students of the Nebraska Wesleyan, however it is free and open to the public. Come sing and learn with us! Workshops include: Breaking Through the “Traditional/Contemporary” Divide – A […]
A Capella Sunday Hymn Suggestions Year C What: A Cappella Sunday is when worshiping communities from across the world commit to singing a cappella in their Sunday morning worship service. For communities where this is a new concept, it could just be one hymn, but for communities that are more comfortable singing unaccompanied, they are […]
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED Invitation After the busy season of Lent and all the blessings and hard work that Holy Week brings with it, time away to rest, reflect, and re-inspire is important. Writing the Church's Song is a 3-day writing retreat for beginner and intermediate hymn writers. Three top-class clinicians will be provided, two focusing […]
Join Director of The Center for Congregational Song and a variety of Athens and Atlanta based artists in a hymn-singing and improvisatory concert. It's free and open to the public. The first half of the event will be a sharing session of hymns and congregational songs from a variety genres. The second half of the […]
The Hymn Society Annual Conference 2019 This year’s Annual Conference theme is “Each Breath Is Borrowed Air.” Join over 300 of the nation's top hymn scholars, teachers, and practitioners to learn and sing together. Dallas, TX July 14-18, 2019 For more information about this amazing event, click here.
Hosted by Burke Presbyterian Church in Burke, Virginia, this free half-day retreat will explore a variety of congregational song genres, delve into a theology of music-making in the church, and give people time and space to plan their Spring (Lenten and Easter) music. Join us as an individual or a team. The retreat will be […]
Singing the Welcome of God: Strategies for Expansive Worship Language Join pastor, musician, and author Slats Toole for a workshop on best practices and new ideas for incorporating expansive worship language into your ministry setting. Having worked with national organizations as well as congregations of ten, Slats is a skilled presenter with experience, knowledge, and […]
