Music Ministry Survey

As part of our summer jobs program we will be surveying the communities of faith across Canadian Shield and Shining Waters Regional Council to understand how they are engaging music within the life of their community of faith. We invite you to fill out the survey below.

If you have any questions please contact Rev. Jeffrey Dale, Minister for Justice and Faith Formation at jdale@united-church.ca

Music Ministry Survey

Name of Community of Faith(Required)

Location Of Community of Faith(Required)

Which Region do You Belong?(Required)

Shining Waters

Canadian Shield

Music Ministry Personnel

Name

First Last

Ministry Personnel

Name

First Last

Chair of Worship

Name

First Last

Ministry and Personnel Committee Chairperson

Name

First Last

Who leads music on a Sunday morning

Music Director

Minister

Choir

Praise Band

Soloists

Who chooses the hymns or music for the worship service?

How often do you have musical special guests in your worship service?

Several Times a Month

Once a Month

Once a Season

Rarely

Never

What type of music do you utilize in worship?

Voices United

More Voices

Other. Please elaborate.

Do you use pre-recorded music in worship?

Yes

Sometimes

If you use pre-recorded music for worship is this the only or main way of engaging congregational song?

Do you use a prelude and postlude at your worship services?

What instruments do you have access to in worship?

Do you have more than one choir at your community of faith?

What is your budget for music ministry at your church?

How is your budget utilized (i.e. music licensing, purchasing music, special guests)?

How many hours a week is your lead music ministry staff hired for?

How much do you pay special musical guests for a worship service?

If you have regular soloists how much are they paid per worship service?

When it comes to accessibility in worship service, do you utilize any of the following?

Large Print Hymns

Screens for Projection

Amplification System for Singing

Other ways of assisting People Who are Visually Impaired

Other ways of Assisting People with Other Needs

How do you engage people musically who are watching your worship service online or via Zoom like platforms?

What licensing services have you purchased for music streaming?

How many hymns per worship service do you most often sing?

A rough estimate – how many minutes per worship service is dedicated to music?

Does your community of faith ever do special musical worship services? If so, what services?

Who leads music for worship services outside of Sunday morning?

What is a great/exciting/interesting story about music in your worshipping context?

Name an experience of music during worship at your church that moved you spiritually? What happened?

In a perfect musical world……

What instruments would you like to have access to?

How could the regional council assist in music ministry equability for staffing music?

How are other ways the regional council may assist your music ministry?

Any other thoughts or observations?