PAM Conferences

   PAM Professionals Gathering 2009

February 5-8, 2009


theme: Worship as Formation
               Forming Faithful Discples in Worship

                         Worship is Disciple Making:
                              What kind of Disciples are we forming?

Stained Glass WindowLocation: University Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX
 
Worship is an action of the Body of Christ in response to God's love. For better or worse, it forms and shapes how we live in the world as Christians.
 
 
 

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Keynote Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Paul Westermeyer, author of "The Church Musician"

Other Events
•  Opening Worship: Renewal of our Baptismal Promises. The Rev. Dr. Ted Wardlaw, preaching
•  Friday Evening Hymn Festival: What We Sing, Shapes our Christian Faith
•  Saturday Evening Organ Recital
•  Texas Barbecue
Workshops
•  Preaching that arises from the Liturgy
•  The Composer in You
•  Handbells
•  A model for Planning Worship
•  Worship Focused on the Triune God is necessary for forming disciples
•  An update on the New Hymnal
•  Performance vs. Performance
•  Space for Worship
•  Reshaping your Worship Space
•  Musicians' Feast

Newly Added Workshop:
•  Musicians' Feast
- Musicians’ Feast affirms and renews our calling

This workshop is a complete menu to help you initiate your own gathering of colleagues into a local Musicians' Feast. The Musicians' Feast provides nourishment and food for thought regarding the many aspects of our roles as church musicians in a cordial, affirming quarterly day-long Sabbath-keeping time, together.

Presenters include: Michael Morgan, Martha Clay, Tom Granum, Philip Newton, Beth Brown Shugart, Gwen Bacon, David Vandermeer and Sue Mitchell-Wallace

Outline for Workshop Presentation:

   1. History of our Feast– David
   2. Worshiping at the Feast– Hal
   3. Logistics of our gatherings – Tom
   4. Administration & Organization – Sue
   5. Results and Repertory – Beth
   6. Resources – Philip
   7. Programs [Menus]we have had – Martha and Gwen
   8. Pastoral Nurturing Community in our Feast – Michael
   9. Questions from attendees
 

 


 

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