Music that Makes Community leaders Charles Murphy and Executive Director Conie Borchardt will be participating in the conference, "A New Day Draws Near: A Conference Reimagining Church and Community" hosted by the Living Waters Cooperative from Monday-Wednesday, September 16-18, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Join us in conversation around reimagining what church and community at this moment in time!

Read more at tinyurl.com/Living-Waters-Conference

Registration deadline is August 25

Music that Makes Community presenters The Rev. Liesl Spitz and Executive Director Conie Borchardt will be leading a Singing in Community Residency as part of a monthly series on "Building Communities of Mutual Care" The Lay School of Ministry of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin (ELCA) starting Friday evening, October 11 and concluding at noon on Saturday, October 12.   

No special talents required - just a love of music and fellowship. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!  

The two-part residency begins on Friday evening with a Community SING from 7-9:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (link).  A Half-Day Workshop on Saturday morning, October 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon concludes the residency. The two events together will offer experiences of paperless singing in community and introduce the leadership practices and repertoire of Music that Makes Community with the intention to 1) support the creation of spaces of trust, listening, and communication through singing and 2) to introduce the basic skills for leading congregational song.

Each person will leave with new music to share, as well as experiences of learning and teaching songs applicable to their context. Choir directors, clergy, cantors, lay leaders, and all who love to sing are warmly welcomed. 

Registration

To register for the Saturday workshop, click HERE. (Registration is not yet open)

Registration fee for the Saturday morning workshop is $25.  

These events are sponsored by The Lay School of Ministry of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, ELCA; Our Saviour’s Chippewa Falls; Immanuel, Eau Claire; Our Savior’s Menomonie; Spirit, Eau Claire St. John’s, Eau Claire; Trinity, Eau Claire.

Recommendations

Places to eat over the weekend:  

• Chippewa Family Restaurant
• Sid Harvey’s
• The Rally House
• Cancun
• Casa Mexicana
• Royal Buffet
• Magli Thai
• River Inn Bar - well known for their chicken wings
• Eggbreak Cafe (old Heckles)

Accommodations for those staying for the weekend: 

• AmericInn
• Country Inn and Suites
• Hampton Inn & Suites
• Glen Loch (may need more than one night stay)
• Cobblestone

Music that Makes Community is excited to offer a One-Day workshop at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Waco TX. Experienced MMC facilitators Monica Onyedika and Executive Director Conie Borchardt will offer a lively day of singing, learning, and community building. No special talents required - just a love of music and fellowship. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!

Join us for a renewing day of building community through singing, learning, and fellowship. During our time together we’ll: 

- Explore a practice of paperless (oral tradition) singing leadership grounded in a spirit of welcome and generosity;
- Engage models of teaching and leading that welcome our bodies, hearts, and minds;
- Experience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating our rich spiritual and liturgical traditions;
- Build community and strengthen relationships through singing.

Each person will leave with new music to share, as well as experiences of learning and teaching songs applicable to their context. Choir directors, clergy, cantors, lay leaders, and all who love to sing are warmly welcomed. 

Click HERE to Register! 

The workshop is $25 per person, with a $10 lunch add-on option.  Scholarships are available; request one on the registration form. 

This workshop is funded through a Strategic Mission Grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.

Related Events

Music that Makes Community is excited to offer a One-Day Community Singing Workshop at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in New London, NH on Saturday, October 5 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. Experienced MMC facilitators the Rev. Nancy Willbanks and Jorge Lockward will offer a lively day of singing, learning, and community building. No special talents required - just a love of music and fellowship. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!

During our time together we’ll: 

• Pray and play together through song, nourishing our hearts and imaginations for what is possible in our communities
• Engage models of teaching and leading that welcome our bodies, hearts, and minds 
• Experience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating our rich spiritual and liturgical traditions
• Build community and strengthen relationships through singing

Each person will leave with new music to share, as well as experiences of learning and teaching songs applicable to their context. All who love to sing are warmly welcomed, as well as those who lead music in church, community, and educational contexts.

Click here register!  

We do not want the cost to prevent anyone’s participation, so please reach out to let us know if you need scholarship support. Please contact Conie at [email protected] or (612) 204-2235 with any questions.

Use the form below to register and pay tuition using PayPal or a credit card. If you'd like to pay by check, skip this form and email [email protected] to let us know you're coming so we can save a place for you. Checks should be made out to Music that Makes Community.

If you are registering someone other than yourself, or paying tuition for more than one person, please make sure to include the names and email addresses of all of the people you are registering.