Licensed Program for Musicians

LPM Atlanta empowers your music ministry

The Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM) empowers music and worship ministries by covering key areas in church music education.  LPM's year-one courses will be offered in Atlanta beginning Sept. 25.  Download a brochure.

 The program seeks to respond to many concerns:
•      Church musicians working in small churches struggle with new ways of doing things and new materials.
•      Young people, who have the potential skills to be a congregation's musician, need encouragement and support.
•      Established musicians value an opportunity to gather and learn from one another. 
•      Clergy and laity with an interest in the music of the church need a boost to their worship lives.
The program can be taken in part or whole; in other words, you can take only the classes which interest you.  However if all course requirements are met, the LPM certificate is awarded.  Attention is particularly given to the needs and ways of smaller churches.

The program's goals are to give an increased commitment to music ministry, to improve their musical, pastoral, and leadership skills, and to expand our vision of the variety of music and leadership practices.  For a summary of each course and full details, go to www.lpm-online.org.

Fall 2010 courses

For fall 2010, the following classes will be offered: Liturgy, Leadership of Congregational Song (with tracks for organ, piano, cantor or guitar), Teaching New Music to the Congregation, and Philosophy.

A descriptive brochure with complete information is available here. The Diocese of Atlanta offers one-third scholarships to participants from the diocese.

If you have any questions about LPM, contact one of our coordinators: Sue Mitchell Wallace, 770-594-0949 or suemwallace@bellsouth.net; Joanne Brown, 770-210-4985 or organist227@bellsouth.net; or John Marsh, 713-206-8896 or marek2go@gmail.com.