Today on the podcast we have NPM president Steve Petrunak. Steve and I sat down and talked about the State of the Union, if you will, for NPM, and not just about NPM 2.0. If you only listen to one podcast episode of the month, this should be it. And forward the podcast to other NPM members you know, because we’re proud to learn of some of these announcements firsthand on the podcast today. It is an episode you shouldn’t miss.

Did you know that both AGO and NPM work together to offer dual certificate opportunities? We’re very grateful for the mutual support we offer one others, so we can support you, our membership.

Both the Service Playing certificate and the Colleague (CAGO) certificate are excellent opportunities for continuing education and professional advancement. Today we’re going to dig more deeply into these two certificate opportunities, along with other options that NPM offers to its members.

This month on the podcast we are putting a focus on education. NPM is a continuing education opportunity for all pastoral musicians. It’s what we do. We offer formation so that we can form others.

How can we devote bite-sized pieces of time on a regular basis to our own formation, despite the context and level of ability we possess?

That’s where our conversation begins today. 

Today we’re going to hear from two voices in the pastoral music field who came to music ministry in a circuitous route. Formation has been critical for both themselves and their music ministers. In fact, formation – both in person and digitally- has become something they value and continue to improve upon, because of their experiences with it.