tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post5881605747458927188..comments2024-03-04T14:38:57.615-05:00Comments on Live from Waterloo: PragmatismGabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518586278759253084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-78538462982944058942010-02-22T10:22:54.000-05:002010-02-22T10:22:54.000-05:00Hey Gabriel, I think you said it perfectly and rea...Hey Gabriel, I think you said it perfectly and really lined up the true fact of the matter. Working for a church is like any other job. <br><br>Church is portrayed as a culture that is to be respected and admired. Truthfully, everyone who works for the church may be receiving some spiritual nurturing, but are there for the paycheck to survive in today's culture. <br><br>It's like any business and not everyone will ever get along with each other. <br><br>The only thing that I do see that is wrong for sure... Is if someone did something wrong, and it was found to be intentional... don't cover it up with a bible verse or a story from the bible. Be accountable and responsible, after all, that's what would happen in business and today's culture. <br><br>Hope you are doing great! <br><br>MichaelMikeyssmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851556148093863632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-66663507552359981862010-02-21T21:24:31.000-05:002010-02-21T21:24:31.000-05:00When I was a kid my family was very involved in th...When I was a kid my family was very involved in the church. My Dad was the lay minister, my aunts uncles, grandma, were all part of the choir..<br> In our small town, the church was a very big part of our lives, so I know where you are coming from. <br> Ken Seilings wife used to be my gym teacher at W.O. Small world :)Biddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07745873261311850810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-12912580442928818132010-02-23T03:31:26.000-05:002010-02-23T03:31:26.000-05:00Hablando de coros, he sobrevivido a varios directo...Hablando de coros, he sobrevivido a varios directores. No porque sean malos, ni nada por el estilo, si no porque la relación entre director y coreuta se hace muy estrecha con el correr del tiempo.<br>Y eso suena lógico, ya que cuando uno integra un coro, lo hace por el supremo placer de cantar, y cuando uno hace las cosas por placer, se entrega.<br>Lamentablemente, la vida tiene sus cosas y esas hacen que alguna vez un director deba dejar su cargo. Y así queda un coro a la deriva.<br>Si, después llega un reemplazo, pero no es lo mismo.<br>Es volver a empezar todo de nuevo.<br>Pero, mientras tanto, siempre queda el placer de cantar.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072074559052040295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-82919177225271031562010-02-22T10:44:12.000-05:002010-02-22T10:44:12.000-05:00Michael, thanks for commenting here! I'm doing...Michael, thanks for commenting here! I'm doing very well, and I hope you're too.<br><br>I hope you find what I wrote respectful and my appreciation for Dan and his notable contribution to our Music program is noticed. My English is good, but very simple, so sometimes I sound harsher than what I really mean to be.<br><br>That being said, I think that this 'divorce', as traumatic as it was, was the best solution for Trinity and especially for Daniel. I would be lying if I said that I was OK with the way and/or the timing, but this is not about me. "Your health, your family, your job" is something we say around here a lot, so I believe that Daniel made the right choice.<br><br>There are still some open wounds to take care of, and we're working on that. Lots of comments and assumptions are being made on both sides of this issue, but I find myself as pretty much the only one who is willing to speak his mind in front of anybody (and I have already, several times). Depending on who I talk to, I'm either praised or loathed (or misquoted, but I don't care). I mentioned the words 'accountability', 'responsibility' and 'communication' several times already.<br><br>I'm still trying to figure out why people who have such passionate views about this and other subjects won't sit down and discuss them, but we're Canadian and we're famous for making a living off avoiding conflicts. :-)<br><br>In fact, this behaviour has me so intrigued that is the subject of an upcoming post!<br><br>Again, thanks for commenting here, you're always welcome to drop by and share your thoughts. Please send my regards to Dan, I still think he's an incredibly talented musician and it was a pleasure working with him.<br><br>Take care, my friend.Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226955076385591763noreply@blogger.com