| 1. | A description of proposed
plan and how it relates to the church's basic purpose:
If our church is to expect a growing and effective music ministry, we must
be prepared to support it by providing the necessary tools to do its various
jobs. This will further enable those in the music ministry to teach and
perform in new and more effective ways (a similar situation is discussed
in Acts 6:1--7).
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| 2. | Why is this ministry needed?
Beyond the aforementioned literature resources, this line item would
underwrite the necessity for teaching materials and technology as well as
copyright licensing, music education and graded choir resources, and
other odds-and-ends (markers, staff paper, etc.) as needed.
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| 3. | The Costs to the church (in
detail):
Last year: $1,600.00![]()
This year: $1,650.00
With an influx of youth and children over the past year, a modest rise in
this year's proposed budget seems to be in order. This will cover additional
teachers' supplies and whiteboard materials for classroom use. It will also
cover the changing costs of copyright protection services as our church
grows.
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| 4. | What this will mean to the church in
opportunities and costs in 1--3 years:
Our music ministry relies on these types of resources to develop students,
train new and growing musicians, and expand the worship experience. As
costs and needs for this line item increase, it is prudent to be
forward-thinking and current with these resources.
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| 5. | Alternatives:
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| Past teaching materials could be recycled for the
new year, but much of the graded choir progress would be stunted, as
teachers would be trapped into "rehashing" old material the students have
already covered.
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