Summary

How can we, as musicians and lay and ordained ministers, cultivate our bodies as active instruments of God?

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Details

In this workshop, participants engage in guided spiritual-musical exercises to explore how the imagination, breath, vocal tone, and words—offered to God—can facilitate embodied individual and communal experiences of prayer, praise, and worship. Participants also discuss how spiritual-musical formation such as this can enhance their effectiveness in music leadership roles in congregational settings.

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