University Baptist Church's Music Ministry
Meet our Minister of Music and his family!
David Willis, his wife, Karen, and children, Simone and
Andrew, arrived from Alabama and joined the church Sunday,
December 29, 2002.
Why not make music
a part of your schedule? We have some wonderful ways that you can get involved with the
music ministry at UBC.
- Adult Choir
- The adult choir meets every Wednesday from 6:30-7:45 in the
Sanctuary. Adult choir sings for the Sunday morning worship services at 11 a.m.,
occasionally for the 9 a.m. service, as well as for
special services throughout the year. We invite all those who would like to be a part of
the choir to join. No auditions are required -- just a love of singing.
- Youth Choir
- Our Youth choir meets on Sunday evenings at 4:30 p.m. in
Fellowship Hall. (not meeting at this time)
- Children's Choir
- Children’s choir meets with Angela Rogers on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. in
Fellowship Hall. All children in grades 1-6
who like to sing are invited to join the Children's Choir. Children who enjoy
singing will also want to come to Children's
Church.
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Bell Choir:
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Thanks to the generosity of friends and members, University Baptist
Church has a
bell choir. If you would like to learn how to play the bells, see Laura, our
Bell Choir Director. Their rehearsals are Sundays, at 4:30 p.m. in the
sanctuary.
- Graceful Sounds:
- Laura also directs a trio (sometimes with 2 or 4) called
Graceful Sounds. And they are considered quite a treat when they perform
in regular and special services!
- Ensemble:
- Varying numbers make up the ensemble, of men and women who do specials
for regular and special services. Most of these gifted singers can carry
solos as well as harmonize.
Music is such an important and meaningful part of
worship. Please consider how you might become involved in this very special ministry.
Theology of
a Church Sound System
Sound Is a Tool and not an End to Itself
In the New Testament people went to Jesus to learn from Him. They didn’t
just want to see Him, they wanted to hear what He could tell them. They wanted to listen
to Him, so Jesus used the tool of sound so they could listen to Him teach.
Sound is important. Do we go to church because the building looks good, or do
we go to the church because we want to HEAR the Word of God proclaimed? Do we only go for
an obligation or is there a reason the pastor gives a sermon? Is the music just some
pretty sounds like a symphony orchestra playing or is there a message that we are supposed
to understand in the words?
If you answered yes to the first part of the questions and no to the second
part of the questions, then communication through sound is not important to you. However,
if you answered yes to the second part of the questions, then the ability to communicate
through sound is a vital part of the church service. It is so important that poor sound is
one of the causes of people leaving a church. They either can’t hear, or else their
minds wander and they miss the message that they need to hear.
It is important to educate people on the importance of sound. Is sound an end
in itself, so that good sound means that you have a good church? No. The sound is a
vehicle for communicating the Word of God. This is how people hear. If people could not
hear Paul the Apostle when he preached, the letters he wrote would have not been read.
This is how important it is to have sound, that people in the congregation can
hear and understand, that the sound does not cause their minds to wander even when they
can hear.
Communication through sound does not just mean loudness. Communication means
the whole concept of the ability to pass thoughts and ideas from one person, the pastor or
musician, to the congregation. This communication involves many things and sound level is
actually low on the list.
Is sound an end in itself? No. It is only a tool that is used in the process of
communicating the Word of God.
Adapted by John Atwood from Douglas Krantz, http://www.krantxcomm.com/philos.html
