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Apr 13th, 2022
Holy Week and Easter is exhausting. On this episode, Craig gives you encouragement for the weekend as well as encouragement for next week!
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Apr 7th, 2022
Dr. Sarah Bereza is a church musician, author and researcher. She's written an amazing book for ministers called "Professional Christian" and in this episode, Craig and Sarah discuss the book and how we as ministers can fully be ourselves in the spotlight of public ministry. To find out more about Sarah, go to sarah-be...
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Mar 29th, 2022
Dr. Matthew Kaemingk is a public theologian who explores questions facing Christians serving in politics, culture and the marketplace. He teaches ethics and public theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has written a book called Work and Worship, which you can find out more about here. It challenges church leaders...
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Mar 22nd, 2022
We have lots of influences and encouragements in our lives. Those people impact us and help to form who we are as people, as ministers, and as musicians. On this episode, Craig talks about a couple of people who influenced and encouraged him and the lessons learned from them, as well as how we can encourage and influen...
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Feb 15th, 2022
Soundtracks are all around us, whether they are musical soundtracks, or, as Jon Acuff brings up in his book “Soundtracks”, the thoughts, ideas and self-talk that plays in our head about our life. In this episode, Craig unpacks a bit about our soundtracks for ourselves, our lives and our ministries.
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Feb 8th, 2022
On this podcast episode, Craig talks about searching for African American composers and arrangers for organ music, as well as choral music and handbell music. You can find a listing (with links) of organ music here: https://churchmusicmakers.com/product/african-american-organ-music/ Find out more about Church Music Mak...
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Feb 1st, 2022
On January 30th, this opinion by Tish Warren was published in the New York Times. Her opinion is that online worship does not need to continue. While this topic is difficult and challenging, Craig talks about how we as ministers and our churches can navigate this and how to love our neighbor as best as we can. Find o...
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Jan 11th, 2022
Continuing the idea of what is new and next for 2022, Craig talks about what is new for your music ministry? Yes, we're all facing uncertainty, but in a perfect world, what would your ideal music ministry look like? Dream big! Post what you're doing on facebook.com/churchmusicmakers or email [email protected]...
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Jan 4th, 2022
Welcome to 2022! A great opportunity to start fresh and start new. Sooooo......what's new for you? Find out more about Church Music Makers at churchmusicmakers.com
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Oct 25th, 2021
We all have stories. And we connect with stories. So what's yours? Comment with what your story is, or email it to [email protected]
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Oct 18th, 2021
There’s lots that stresses us. What, specifically, is stressing you? Check out the podcast to find out more. Find out more about Church Music Makers at www.churchmusicmakers.com
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Oct 12th, 2021
We all make choices in our life. But how do we view those choices? Are we thinking about God in those choices? And when we’re eating and drinking, are we thinking about it as an act of worship? Find out more about Church Music Makers at www.churchmusicmakers.com
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Oct 5th, 2021
Our identity is important and essential to who we are and how we view ourselves and how others view us. So……who are you? Find out more about Church Music Makers at www.churchmusicmakers.com
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Sep 27th, 2021
No. It's hard to say sometimes, isn't it? Do we find ourselves saying it more to our family than our ministry? If so, then this episode is for you. Are you feeling exhausted, feel like you're burning the candle at both ends and not making progress? If so, then this episode is for you. Do you feel like you've got it tog...
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Sep 13th, 2021
We all have stress. It's part of life, it's part of ministry. How do you respond to it? That's the question Craig unpacks in this episode. To find out more about Craig and Church Music Makers, go to www.churchmusicmakers.com
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Aug 30th, 2021
Dr. Nathan Myrick is a professor at Mercer University. But he's also a theological ethicist and ethnomusicologist. In this episode, Craig has an opportunity to talk to him about his most recent book "Music for Others: Care, Justice and Relational Ethics in Christian Music". It's a great conversation with lots of unpack...
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Aug 23rd, 2021
How many (insert denomination here) does it take to change a light bulb, goes the very well-worn joke, with the punch line of CHANGE? WE DON'T CHANGE! That's true to some degree, yet, life, ministry and everything else around us seems to change quite regularly. So how do we deal with it? In this episode, Craig explains...
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Aug 16th, 2021
In this episode, Craig has a conversation with Blake Flattley. Blake writes to bring hope in the darkness, to tell the story of the human struggle, and narrates a story where death doesn’t have the last word.Blake grew up in the small mountain of Placerville, California, most well known for gold discovery or as the to...
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Aug 9th, 2021
We've all been forced into being flexible over the past 17 months. We're all probably ready to be done with it. In this episode, Craig talks about why being flexible is helpful, along with some of the experiences that he has learned throughout his years of church music in how to be adaptable and flexible. Just like we ...
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Aug 2nd, 2021
Mental health and focus is a challenge that many of us face. In this episode, Craig talks about how Simone Biles and mental health became the national conversation last week, and how for us as church musicians, we face many similar challenges. He also gives some encouragements to help you care for your mental health an...
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Jul 19th, 2021
Do you take vacations? Are you on one right now? Vacations help us to rest, relax and refresh so that we can be the best ministers we can be. But do we always mentally allow that to happen when we're physically gone? That's what Craig Harmann talks about in this episode. As always, the Church Music Makers Podcast is br...
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Jun 21st, 2021
In this episode, Craig talks about the most important part of music ministry. It may surprise you to hear what he thinks it is. Also, check out easychoirmusic.com if you're looking for choir music! Follow Church Music Makers on Facebook and join the Facebook group! Or, the best way is to join the Church Music Makers em...
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Jun 17th, 2021
Tough question, right? Join Craig Harmann as he unpacks that question and gives some encouragement for you to make time to be in the study of God's Word, and to be still and listen for God. Find out more about Church Music Makers at www.churchmusicmakers.com and find out more about Easy Choir Music at www.easychoirmusi...
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May 10th, 2021
Sleep matters. It's important. We all know that, yet do we wake up in the morning feeling completely rested? A lot of that has to do with our routine before we go to bed, but it's also what we do throughout the day. In this episode, Craig talks about your sleep as well as revisiting a bit more about your physical healt...
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May 3rd, 2021
Many of us don't do well with rest. We usually go and go and go until we're forced to rest, either willingly or unwillingly. How do we solve that? Find out more in this episode and check out www.easychoirmusic.com to give you some rest when it comes to planning for the fall and beyond for music for your choir! Also che...
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