Music Ministry

Welcome! Whether you’ve never been to church before or you’re a Sunday regular, you’ll fit right in at EMZBC!

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                      CONGRATULATIONS

                       Todd C. Thompson,

                  upon your retirement from

36+ years of dedicated Musicianship

Service as East Mount Zion’s

Director Of Music

 

Music

EMZ Music Committee

Todd C. Thompson ~ Director of Music,
Karen Geter-King ~Recording Secretary

Sis. Renay Cook
Deacon Ronald Pitts,
*Reverend Brian A. CashPastor
*Deacon Bobby McDowellChairman of Deacons,
*Trustee Ingrid Blalock Chairwoman of Trustees

*Ex officio

By Laws

The establishment, purpose and function of this committee are pursuant to the East Mt. Zion Baptist Church Bylaws Article 13, (Standing Committees), Section 3. a, b, c, and d. Section 3. Music Committee. (a) The Music Committee shall consist of the Director of Music and two Deacons appointed by the chairman of Deacons, and two members in good standing appointed by the church. (b) The purpose of this Committee is to assist in the planning, coordination and presentation of a musical program that is in line with the vision of the Pastor. (c) To assist the Pastor in planning all services of worship, and to arrange appropriate music for weddings, funerals and other church functions. (d) This Committee serves as liaison with the Board of trustees, to insure musical equipment is maintained in proper working order, and make suggestions on new equipment needs.

I Corinthians 14:26, 33, 40. 26: “How is it brethren? When ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.” 33: “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the Saints.” 40: “Let all things be done decently and in order.”

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Children’s Choir
Youth Choir
EMZ Praise Team
Women of Majestic Praise
Men’s Chorus
EMZ Sanctuary Choir
EMZ Liturgictal Dance Troupe
EMZ Recording Studio /Rehearsal Hall
Multi Media Ministry

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Philosophy of EMZ Music Ministry:

The definitive criteria for selection of music are the messages that it communicates. If it is instrumental music, we assess it’s music quality, timbre, harmony, amplitude, rhythm, and the propriety of its use in worship. If the music has word associated with it, we value the text being Christ Centric and Trinitarian. We see worship as our response to God’s initiative with us. Praise is not about what we want, need, desire or prefer. Only for the glory of God.

Musicians, soloist, choir, congregation and music appointed by God for worship are not for our entertainment alone or self-glorification.

All text sung must be consistent with scripture and doctrinally sound.

The ministry of music is seen as a great opportunity for evangelism. It is open to both members and friends of our congregation of like faith, not just members of our church. However, since we see ministry as being done for the body of Christ by the Body of Christ, we desire to maximize our own participation before supplementing our efforts with those outside our local fellowship.

The EMZ Music Ministries shall not at anytime minister some place else and neglect home and the church family.

(EMZ Music Ministry Method of Operations pg. 6)

Protect Your Season

August 18, 2024 - by Rev. Brian A. Cash, Pastor

Exodus 1:6-22

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”

11 So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13 and worked them ruthlessly. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.

15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.” 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”

20 So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.