Nashville Congregation is First to Have a UU Minister of Music
Category: Unitarian Universalism - General
This is a quick post to congratulate First UU Church of Nashville and Rev. Jason Shelton. On Sunday, FUUN called Rev. Shelton to be their Associate Minister for Music, making FUUN “the very first Unitarian Universalist congregation to call a fellowshipped minister of music” (in the words of FUUN’s board president, Ginger Brown) !!
FUUN’s website has the story, including this quotation from Rev. Shelton:
About this call to ministry, the Rev. Shelton says, “I anticipate helping to grow our congregation in both membership and presence in the community, and in spreading the good news of Unitarian Universalism to a world desperate for its liberating message. And yes, I do expect we’ll all be singing together as we take on this great work. After all, how can we keep from singing?”
April 1st, 2008 17:50
Boy are you quick! I think I just posted that last night — though it’s a bit of a blur. Now you have to come visit us and see Rev. Shelton in action. I can’t even begin to tell you how lucky we are.
April 2nd, 2008 11:00
Hi Anna Belle,
Thanks for writing and posting the story so that all of us around the country can read about it. I have been to FUUN and it was one of my favorite UU church visits. The sanctuary was beautiful, the sermon was well done, and — of course — the music was awesome! I hope I’ll get to visit again soon.
April 3rd, 2008 14:02
I love the idea of music ministry!
April 7th, 2008 10:04
Me too. I think the concept of music ministry uplifts an important part of the worship experience that can be healing and spiritually nourishing.