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WORSHIP GUITAR TALK with
DANIEL CARSON
Volunteer, Career, or Both!
By Doug Doppler
Whether you’re a volunteer, are on staff at a [WM] There’s an interesting line that divides that out from your personal time. At my job, if
church, or are aspiring to have a career as a giving one’s time to the local church on Sunday we’re given a couple of weeks or even months’
Worship musician, this issue is filled with some and playing for a living as a worship and/or notice like, “Hey, we’ve got a tour coming up
great insights to inspire you on your journey. Christian Musician. Before we dig deeper, I’d and here are the songs we’ll be pulling from…”
Long before they played their first arena show, be curious to hear your thoughts on what the there really is no excuse for me not to know
Daniel Carson, Garrett P. Tyler, and David biggest differences are between the two? every part by the time I get to the first rehearsal.
Curran were worship team volunteers. In this
That’s my job, that is what I’m paid to do. I need
month’s Worship Guitar, Drum, and Bass talk [Daniel Carson] My first thought is that if to learn the material and be prepared. I’ll even
columns we asked Daniel, Garrett, and David you’re fortunate enough to do it full time, you try to keep some things on the backburner
to share their insights on their journey and how are able to carve out more time to prepare. If that I know the band might pull from. But if
to make the most of your gifts as a Worship it’s a volunteer job at a church hopefully you you’re in a volunteer role it is harder, especially
musician, regardless of the venue! are given enough notice from the worship team if you have other jobs – a family, or other full-
to really spend time with the songs, and carve time commitments. I think it can be harder for
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