Hello dear readers.
I've been meaning to write about this for a while, and now I have a few minutes to do it.
I get it! UUs like credentialing people. Really, I get it!
And for some things I can understand the want for it.....I understand the need for credentialing/fellowshipping ministers. I understand the want for credentials for religious educators (although I have some reservations about what that process is and how they go about it).
What I don't......repeat DON'T......understand is the need for credentialing musicians. Can somebody please explain this to me?
Let me be perfectly clear, I understand the want for really good, quality music programs in church. In fact I think most UU churches are behind the curve on that front. What I do not understand is what the credentialing of musicians brings to us as a movement other than just another bureaucratic thing.
As music is one of the best avenues to get people involved in a church, I'm more than a little concerned at the signal that this sends. But hey, I've been known to be wrong. Maybe this doesn't send out the signal that I think it sends.
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This is along the lines of what you are talking about but it is one of the reasons I have always felt outside the UU circle. I chose, for many reasons, to not go to college in the usual sense and without those letters on the back of my name I have felt marginalized.
I have to admit it is a huge flaw that I see in the UU company - sad to see that it is now reaching musicians.
In my opinion, the real reason for having professional associations and credentialing for the musicians and other professionals in our congregations is the code of ethics that comes from professional associations.
It's not important if one has an alphabet soup of academic letters after one's name.
But avoiding unethical behavior like a musician violating copyright laws or any church professional using power and authority to take advantage of a congregant sexually is important for our congregations.
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