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Continuing education, 54 developing a plan, 55 Conventions, hosting, 110

Counseling, 292 basic information, 292 policies and guidelines, 294 when to refer, 294

Delegating, 133-136

Development, spiritual, 36

Difficult people confrontation, 125 picking up the pieces, 127 understanding, 126 working with, 124

Donated instruments, 230

Employment stages, 72

Enlisting and training budget, 116 workers, 113-116

Equipment, purchasing, 229

Estimate of housing allowance, chart, 68

Evaluation of music ministry program, 191-193

Evaluating minister of music, 181

Facilities, music ministry, new, 231-235

Family concerns, 23

Financial management, 69

Fiscal responsibility, guidelines, 213

Fundraising, 175 keys to effective, 176

Funeral, 289-291

Goals defined, 179 effective, 180 evaluated, 181 evaluating minister of music, 181 importance of, 179

Grouping tasks, 198

Handbells, 201 purchasing, 226-227

Honeymoon, 273

Hospice, 286

Hospital visit, 283-285 emergency room, 285 intensive care unit, 286 surgery waiting, 286 terminally ill/hospice, 286

Housing allowance, 63 allowance chart, 68 limits to, 64 money designated for, 65 mortgage, 66 parsonage, 66 qualifying expenses, 64 who qualifies, 63 Hymn, defined, 304 singing all stanzas, 305 Hymn tune, defined, 306 Hymnal, purchasing, 246-247

Instrumental groups, 201 Instruments, purchasing, 228 Interns covenant with, 111 working with, 111, 112 Interruptions, 198 Interview list of possible questions, 260 preparation for, 258-260

Job description, 102 Job descriptions administrative assistant, 108 minister of music, 103, 299 music associate, 105 music secretary, 108 organist, 106 pianist, 107 Joining a collegial group, 6 Journaling, 13

Kierkegaard model, 18 Leader, developing as, 47 Leaving effectively, 268-271 your successor, 269-270 Leaving deciding to, 249 questions to consider, 250 reasons to consider, 249

Lifestyle emotional, 35 maintaining, 33 physical, 34 spiritual, 34

Lighting, 244-246

Long range planning and process, 182

Mentor spiritual, 38 mentoring, 33

Minister's compensation worksheet, 62 estimate of housing allowance chart, 68

Ministering through counseling, 292-295 communicating bad news, 288 funeral, 289-291 grief, 287 without a pastor, 295-298

Ministers bi-vocational, special issues, 208-212 single, special issues, 28 working with, 78 Ministry and family aspects of, 23 challenges, 24 children's issues, 25 practical suggestions, 27 spousal issues, 24 when problems arise, 26 Ministry involvement, 38 Ministry team, developing, 95 team building, 82 team work, 97 Ministry, call to, 1 Ministry, music, as vocation, 1 Ministry, music, philosophy of, 18 Ministry, music, potential vocations, 3 Miscellaneous equipment, purchasing, 229 promoting within the Church, 155 promotion guidelines, 155 promotion ideas, 156 use of computer in, 212 Music, borrowing, 220 finding, 216-218 ordering, 219 permanently out of print (POP), 220 what is needed, 216 Music, ordering from Publishers, 219 Retail music, 219 Discount, 219

New position, 271-274 making the decision, 280 Nouns and modifiers, list of, 255

Ordained, roles of, 6 Ordination, 4

Organ, purchasing, 221-223

Organizational charts, 102, 109

Organizations, local and national, 109

Parent councils, responsibilities of, 136

Pastor, working with, 75 Personality traits, 10

Mission statement, 184

Modifiers and nouns, list of, 255 Morals, 6

Music committee, music council, 132 Music Library, maintenance of, 204-207

Music ministry and other programs, 162-165 youth ministry, children's ministry, missions, Christian education, other

Music Ministry, as vocation, 1

Music ministry, choir promotion, 157-162 adult, children, youth, senior adult, instrumental, handbell

Music ministry facilities, new, 231-235 music academies, 169 philosophy of, 18 potential vocations, 3 professional musicians, 167 program evaluation, 191-193 promoting in the community, 166

Personnel committee, 133, 274

Personnel, conducting a review, 100 expectations of, 98 hiring of, 102 job descriptions and policies, 99 records of, 101 reviews and evaluations, 100 supervision of, 98, 101 termination of, 101

Perspectives, Biblical, 17 historical, 17

Philosophy, 18

Piano, purchasing, 223-225

Placement, 7