[rodgersorganusers] Re: A Thought About 'Pleasing Folks'
- From: "K Stiles" <jkstiles@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:12:22 -0500
Charlie,
If that means that the organist is meant to stifle any
creative urges and keep playing the same hymns over and
over again, then I could not possibly disagree more. That
would be like the pastor refusing to bring a message to
the congregation because someone might not like what he is
going to say. And at the same time, do we allow a few
people, and in my congregation, it is a few dictate that
the only music we play is the same hymns they've heard all
their life. The role is of leadership. But sometimes
leadership is meant to introduce new things to the worship
service.
Keith Stiles
Waynesville, NC
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:42:45 -0600
"Rodney Rodgers" <churchgallery@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Charlie, I could not have said it better. We, as a
>Rodgers Organ dealer, are always trying to convey this to
>musicians considering a new instrument for their
>church--but we are not always able to be this candid.
> Thanks for this.
>Bill Bane
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Charlie Strack
>Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:17 PM
>To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [rodgersorganusers] A Thought About 'Pleasing
>Folks'
>
>
>In the religious setting, music can help bring people to
>God. But it =
>cannot do this if the particular piece of music closes
>the listeners' ears =
>so they don't hear the message. As an analogy, it doesn't
>matter how good =
>or moving the sermon is if it is spoken in a language the
>congregation =
>doesn't comprehend. =20
>
>So using music that pleases the listeners is, in part,
>essential to =
>pleasing God. The two are inextricably intertwined.
>
>The pastor, organist, choir director, and choir are all
>serving in a =
>leadership role at times. Leadership is a grave
>responsibility and to lead =
>effectively requires the leader evaluate the followers
>and only ask of =
>them that which they can accomplish. Doing otherwise is
>not leadership, it =
>is arrogance. If the organist chooses music without any
>consideration of =
>how the congregation will feel about it, then he is not
>being a leader, =
>and I doubt it pleases God.
>
>Charlie
>
>
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