Plato once said, "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and everything." Plato, a revolutionary philosopher, changed the way people thought and weren't the fondest of the arts. Surprisingly, Plato likes music and describes music as a moral law. Then like most laws, a person is needed to carry out such law. This person would then have a vocation to plan music in the church. Church was once a vehicle for the acceleration of music. Music is now an integral part of all society. Music throughout history stands as a building block for many cultures and religions. Music's role in the church lives on a pendulum from a traditional perspective to a modern perspective. By using these angles as a guide, it will reveal what it means to have a vocation in church music.
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Commonly thought, a vocation is a career or a job. Vocation defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary is," a strong inclination to a state or course of action." Truly, vocation is the purpose and mission of your life. As a Christian, vocation is a calling from God to spread his word. In Romans 12:4-5, "For as in one body we have, many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." Not a single person has the same calling from God. Each person has a calling and function to serve
Commonly thought, a vocation is a career or a job. Vocation defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary is," a strong inclination to a state or course of action." Truly, vocation is the purpose and mission of your life. As a Christian, vocation is a calling from God to spread his word. In Romans 12:4-5, "For as in one body we have, many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." Not a single person has the same calling from God. Each person has a calling and function to serve