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Membership

PAM is here for YOU.

 
When you become a member of the
Presbyterian Association of Musicians, you get...
  • The Call to Worship journal and Lectionary Aids
  • The ability to work to achieve Professional Certification in the PC(USA)
  • The ability for Institutional Members to post musician jobs on the PAM website
  • The prestige of adding your affiliation to your credentials
  • Connected to your peers and the church musician community
  • To show your loyalty to your profession and calling
But so much bigger than what you get,
you take part in making the following happen...
  • Creating and publishing the the Call to Worship journal with Lectionary Aids
  • Allow Individual members to achieve Professional Certification in the PC(USA)
  • Allow Certified members to have a voice on the floor at Presbytery
  • Give Institutional Members a place to post jobs on the PAM website job
  • Creating and publishing resources by PAM; PAM Newsletter and PAM Booklets
  • A presence in the National Office of the PC(USA) to represent you and other musicians
  • A Professional concerns voice in the National PC(USA) Center
  • Employment concerns assistance from the PAM office
  • Assistance with the church Pension and Benefits plan
  • An advocate representation in the National PC(USA) Center
  • An advocate representation in the hymnal committee
  • Supporting the ongoing work of PAM Worship & Music conferences
  • Supporting the ongoing work of Seed Money Grants to help fund musical events
  • Supporting the scholarships of musicians, seminarian students, and music students to attend PAM Worship & Music conferences
  • Supporting the development of musician profession resources on the PAM website
Become a PAM member today to become part
of something bigger and make a difference.
 

Membership Classification   Annual Dues

Institutional Member

Designed for churches. The mailings will always be addressed to the preferred position, instead of the person's name in that position. This means that the membership stays with the institution regardless of who occupies the designated position. The biggest plus of the Institutional Membership is that it is the only membership classification that is allowed to advertise job positions in our online job listings. The Institutional member may advertise an unlimited number of positions throughout a membership year.

  

$175.00

Regular Member

A non transferable membership that is connected to a specific person. Each member is elgible to apply for PAM Certification. This membership also stays with the member if they change jobs and/or churches. All regular members must be of at least 18 years of age.

   $91.00

Senior Member (and 65 and over)

Adult members aged 65 or over. Includes all benefits of regular membership.

   $60.00

Student Member

Members currently enrolled in school full-time

    $60.00

Sustaining Member

Any member that gives over and above their dues to help out with the financial obligations of the association. Any amount above the $89 regular membership fee is tax deductible to the full limit of IRS code.

   $135 or above

 

Note:

Our membership renewal date is June 1 for all members. All new members joining after December 31, will receive an active membership until June of the following year. This means that a new membership in February will be active for 15 months.

PAM Membership Includes:

  • Conferences on Worship and Music News and Brochures
    Every PAM member receives the brochures for all four PAM conferences as soon as those brochures are received from the printer. This is especially important for those members that want to register for the conferences early in order to assure class availability.
  • Job Listings (Institutional Members Only) (formerly known as the Referral Service)
    Institutional Members may advertise their music field job openings on our online job listing. The number of job listings per year is unlimited.
  • Publications
    Call to Worship
    Both scholarly and practical, Call to Worship is a quarterly journal recognized for its outstanding quality and depth in topics related to worship and music. The first volume each year (mailed in August) contains valuable lectionary aids for the entire year.
    PAM Newsletter
    The quarterly newsletter that offers information of national and regional interest to the membership.
    PAM Resource booklets
    All members receive the booklet entitled;
    Guidelines for the Employment of Church Musicians in Presbyterian Churches
    All Institutional Members receive the following booklets:
    Guidelines for the Employment of Church Musicians in Presbyterian Churches
    Professional Conduct in Adversity: A Guide for Musicians
    Suggested Resources in Church Music and Related Fields
    Wedding and Funeral Music
  • Certification
    All PAM members, except Institutional Members, are elgible to pursue PAM Certification. PAM awards certification to church musicians at three levels, all recognized in the denomination's Book of Order. These levels of certification include:
  • Certified Church Musician
  • Certified Associate Church Musician
  • Certified Colleague in Church Music
  • Get Connected
    PAM has created a facebook group where PAM members can have an open online forum. This group is for you (PAM members) to share thoughts and ideas regading church music, music events, what your church is doing, how to better serve God in music ministry, etc.
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Q. What is the difference between a Regular Membership and an Institutional Membership?

Regular Membership - This is a non transferable membership that is connected to a specific person. This means they may be certified in the areas of PAM Certification. This membership also stays with the person if they change jobs and/or churches. NOTE: Due to legal reasons, Regular Members are not able to submit job openings to our job listings. Only Institutional Members have that privilege.

NOTE: All registered adults at our Montreat, Westminster, or Mo-Ranch/PAM conferences automatically become members of PAM for one year.

 

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