MS Conference on Music and Liturgy

2012 Theme

Clergy and Musicians:

Partners in Planning

Holy Worship

The cleric and the church musician: a complex relationship if there ever was one! One seemingly has the power of position and pastoring, the other seemingly has the power of art. Unable to produce holy worship without one another, sometimes never the twain shall meet, except on Sunday morning. In this year’s Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy, we will explore together the nature of power dynamics on the church staff, ways to bring out the pastor in the artist and the artist in the pastor, and creative partnership that comes through reconciliation. We will experience holy worship together planned by a distinctive and lively group of clergy and musicians.

Some of Our Past Conference Themes ...

2011 ~ One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, Four Great Feasts: How baptism Illuminates the Great Feast Days
2010 ~ Great Vigil of Easter: It takes the Church: This is the Night
2009 ~ Waiting On God
2008 ~ Transforming Your World as Performer, Teacher, Pastor, and Prophet
2007 ~ Rise, O Church
2006 ~ Entertaining Angels Unawares: Creating Hospitable and Faithful Liturgy
2005 ~ The Church Musician as Pastor: Spirituality and Resources
2004 ~ Spirits, Saints, and Sinners: A Lesser Triduum: All Hallows Eve The Feast of All Saints All Souls Day
2003 ~ The Great Fifty Days of Easter
2002 ~ The Great Vigil of Easter