…and what actually has to change Third post in this summer’s Church Hiring Series Impressions, feedback and scuttlebutt This is the third post in a series on hiring and retaining singers for church music programs. If you’re catching up, the first post looked at why some singers are quietly opting out of church work, and … Read more
Church Hiring series, Post 2 Since the first post in this series went up, the response in our community has been immediate and pointed. Directors, singers, and more than a few people who are both have weighed in with observations that deserve to be part of this conversation. What follows draws on those voices — … Read more
Church Hiring series, Post 1 Over the past year, I’ve heard a version of the same sentence from multiple church music directors: “We’re having a much harder time filling paid section leader positions.” Not volunteer choir seats or children’s choir enrollment — those are perennial struggles for many congregations. They’re talking about searches for paid, … Read more