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Greetings Fellow Musician, 

 

I want to take this opportunity to talk about a musicians in the church or should I say the lack there of.  I've heard and witnessed churches soliciting musicians because either their musician left or they've never had a consistent musician.  Many of them say that good musicians are hard to find.  Is that really the case or is it that the good musicians are being pulled in another direction?  There is a long standing debate over whether musicians in church should be getting paid.  There are many supporters on both sides of the camp, but the one thing that I have noticed is that the ones that oppose musicians getting paid as well as those that don't have a sizeable budget are the ones suffering this issue the most - (Simply Observations).  Musical standards have grown over the years where musicians are expected to "perform" or operate at a certain level.  With this increased skill set comes an increased worth and many musicians have figured this out.  We live in what I call the Multi-Media Praise Age where we have lights, cameras, big screens, DVDs, CDs, and great music.  Most very successful ministries have most if not all of these.  These items attract a larger congregation which allows the budget to be increased for things like music and musicians.  Musicians today (especially younger musicians) are being drawn to better paying opportunities.  Many times the opportunities are not in the church.  What is the answer to keep our musicians in the church and allow them to be fulfilled?  Any Ideas?

 

 

Letron Brantley  (Sax / Flute / Piano) 
CEO & Founder
GospelSkillz.com

 

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