35. singing the faith – the music resources group report · consultation with the methodist...

292 MethodistConferenceAgenda2009

35.SingingtheFaith–TheMusicResourcesGroupReport

BasicInformation

ContactNameandDetails

BarbaraBircumshaw([email protected])

StatusofPaper Interim

ActionRequired TodecideResolution/s

Resolution/s 1.TheConferencereceivestheReport.2.TheConferenceauthorisestheMusicResourcesGroup,in

consultationwiththeMethodistCouncilandtheFaithandOrderCommittee,tocontinueitswork,preparinganewauthorisedbaselinecollectionofhymnsandsongsforMethodistworshipinsuccessiontoHymns & PsalmsandtopresentafulllistofcontentsforapprovaltotheConferenceof2010.

3.TheConferenceadoptsthecriteriausedtodeterminetheinclusionandexclusionofitemsfromthenewcollectionsetoutinAppendixA.

4.TheConferenceauthorisestheMusicResourcesGroupinconsultationwiththeMethodistCouncilandtheFaithandOrderCommitteetopreparearollingresourceand/orregularlyupdatedonlineresourcesofreceivedmaterial,bringingproposalstotheMethodistCouncilforanappropriatetimetableinthelightofotherConferencedecisionsabove.

SummaryofContentSubjectandAims ThisReportlaysouttheargumentsforcontinuingworkonanew

authorisedbaselinecollectionofhymnsandsongsforMethodistworshipIttakesintoaccounttherangeofoptionsrequestedviapublicconsultationandmemorialstoConference.

MainPoints ∞ Introduction∞ WorkoftheMusicResourcesGroup∞ Consultationondraftlist∞ ConsultationwithFaithandOrder∞ Rollingresourceandwebpage∞ Productionandcosting∞ Membership∞ AppendixA–criteriaforselection∞ AppendixB–MRGresponsetoconsultationonlist∞ AppendixC–analysisoftheConsultation∞ AppendixD-revisedcontentsschema∞ AppendixE–overviewofcostings∞ AppendixF–timelineforcontentsandproduction∞ AppendixGlistofthecurrentmembersofMRG

MethodistConferenceAgenda2009 293


BackgroundContextandRelevantDocuments(withfunction)

ThenewhymncollectionhasbeencommissionedbyConference:

2003–directiontomphtoconsultwithothersandbringproposalforasupplement

2004–Proposed Hymnbook supplement (Agenda item 64)authorisedmphtoseektodevelopthecapabilitytomakeavailableinoneormoreelectronicformsarollingcollectionofrecommendedhymnsandsongs,andtoexplorewhetherornotsuchsupplementarymaterialshouldalsobepublishedinbookform

2007–Singing the Faith: Resources for Worship (Agenda item 48) authorisedthepreparationofanew‘baseline’collectionofauthorisedhymnsandsongsforMethodistworshipinsuccessiontoHymns & Psalms:

∞ MRGtoevaluatematerial∞ FulllistofhymnsandsongsbySept2008∞ ConsultationaboutproposedcontentbyMarch2009∞ Collectiontobepublishedin2010Italsoauthoriseda‘rollingresourcetobepublishedelectronically,andaconstantlyupdatecollectionoftopicalandcontemporarymaterialtobemadeavailableonthewebsite’.

ItdirectedmphtobringcostingsforimplementationtoConference2008.

2008–New Resources for Singing the Faith: interim progress report.InlightofmphissuesthisrequestedtobringcostingstoConference2009.

Severalmemorialshavebeenreceived,someofthemquestioningtheneedforanewcollection.M2,M3,M4(2008)andM42,M43andM44(2009)arerelevant.

Consultations JointmeetingsofMRG/mphtaskgroup/ConnexionalTeamstaffFaithandOrderCommitteeStrategyandResourcesCommitteeMethodistCouncilAndrewMoorePublicconsultationviawebsiteandMethodist Recorder

Risk Risksconcerningspecificformatsforpublicationarestatedinthereportoritsappendices.Risksofcontinuingtheworkinclude:furtherinvestmentoftimeandmoneypriortofinalConferencedecision;reputationalriskifalistcannotbeultimatelyagreed;largeinvestmentwithuncertainincome;financialhardshipinLocalChurches.Risksofnotcontinuingtheworkinclude:thelackofanuptodateauthorisedhymncollectionforuseinMethodistChurches,aresourceavailableindifferentformats,wastageoftimeandmoneysofar;reputationalriskifprojectisdroppedasimpossible.


1. Introduction

1.1. TheConferenceof2007directedtheMusicResourcesGroup(MRG)toprepareanew‘baseline’collectionofauthorisedhymnsandsongsforMethodistworshipinsuccessiontoHymns & Psalms.Thisreplacedadecisionmadeatthe2004ConferencewhichauthorisedmphtofundtheworkoftheMusicResourcesGrouptopreparearesourcesupplementarytoHymns & Psalmstogetherwitharollingresourceofrecentlywrittenmaterial.Thedraftlistforthenewbaselinecollectionwastobemadeavailableintheautumnof2008sothattherecouldbeconsultationintheConnexionpriortothelistbeingpresentedtotheConferenceof2009.Thenewcollectionwastobepublishedin2010.

TheConferencealsoapprovedthepreparationofa‘rollingresource’ofcommendedmaterialadditionaltothenewcollectiontobepublishedin2011andannuallythereafter.

TheConferencefurtherapprovedthepreparationofaconstantlyupdatedcollectionoftopicalandcontemporarymaterialtobereceivedandmadeavailableonanappropriatewebsite.

1.2. TheConferencedirectedthattheMRGshouldworkinconsultationwithmphinitsworkofevaluatingmaterialforthenewcollection.mphwasdirectedtobringdetailedcost

proposalstotheConferenceof2008fortheimplementationoftherecom-mendationsadoptedbyConference.ThemphConferenceReportof2008requestedthatthecostinginforma-tionbebroughttotheConferencein2009andcostingsrelatedtoabaselinecollectionandtothealterna-tiveofproducingasupplementtoHymns & PsalmsareincludedwiththisReportatAppendixE.

1.3. TheConferenceapprovedanenlargedmembershipoftheMRGtoreflectadiversityofage,gender,theologicaloutlookandexperienceofavarietyofworshippingstylesandmusicaltraditions.ThishasincludedmembersoftheYouthConference,theFaithandOrderCommittee,preachers,worshipleaders,musiciansandauthors.

1.4 FollowingtheConferenceof2007theMRGceasedtobefundedbymphandhasbeenresourcedbytheConnexionalTeam.AdministrativesupporthasbeenprovidedfromwithinthemembershipoftheMRG.

2. TheWorkoftheMusicResourcesGroup

2.1 TheMRGisworkingpurposefullyandenergeticallytoproduceasuccessortoHymns & PsalmstorepresentthebreadthofMethodistworshipandthedevotionalusageofhymnswithinMethodism.ThecollectionwillalsoexpressdistinctiveMethodisttheologicalemphases.



2.2 AtanearlystagetheMRGconsideredwhetherthenewcollectionshouldbeecumenical.SomeinitialenquiriesweremadebutMRGreceivedlittleresponse.Manyofthemajordenominationshaveeitherproducednewcollectionsinrecentyearsortakenpolicydecisionsnottoproducesuchacollection.TheChurchofEnglanddoesnotsponsoranyparticularhymnbookasadenominationalstandardandhymnodydoesnotholdthesamefundamentalplaceinitasitdoesinMethodism.Thisisalsothecasewithotherdenominations.Itwasthusdecidedthat,giventheimportanceofhymnodywithinMethodismitmadesensetoproduceacollectionwhichisspecificallyMethodist.Throughoutthecompilationprocesswehavekeptinmindourrelationshipswithecumenicalpartners.Asaconsequenceitisintendedthatthecollectionwillbeeminentlysuitableforuseinecumenicalsettingsandlocalecumenicalpartnerships.

2.3 TheMRGhasmetapproximatelyonedayamonthsupplementedbyfourresidentialsessions.TheGrouphasreviewedoverahundredcollectionspublishedsinceHymns & Psalms,includingindividualandinternationalmaterialandnumeroustextshavebeensung.Amongthemoredifficultissuestackledarethefollowing:

∞ thearrangementofmaterialinthecollectionbalancingtheneedsofcongregations,preachersandworshipleaderswhilstreflectingMethodist

doctrine; ∞ providingabalanceofexisting

materialandnewhymnsandsongs;

∞ ensuringabalancebetweentraditionalstylehymnodywhetheroldormodernandworshipsongs;

∞ theneedtoensurethatmaterialisapproachablebychurchmusiciansofvaryingskillandexperience;and

∞ thesensitivetaskofestablishingcriteriainrelationtogenderandlanguage,particularlywheneditingoldertexts.

[SeeAppendixA]

2.4 TheMRGhasmadepresentationsandprovidedworkshopsonanumberofoccasionsincludingtheHeartofWorshipConferencein2007,theMethodistMusicSocietyConferencein2007and2008,theYouthConference2008,theWesleyStudyCentre’sOpenSummerSchoolin2008andatanumberofSynodsin2008/09.DVDswereproducedforConference(2008)synodsandBreakout.ArticleshavealsobeenwrittenforMomentum,Ichthus,MethodistEvangelicalsTogetherandtheMethodist Recorder.Thesehaveenabledlivelydebatewhichhasraisedchallengesandenthusiasmfortheproject.

2.5 Therearetwosubgroupsaswellasthemaincommittee,aWordsGroupandaMusicGroup.ThemembersoftheWordsGrouphaveworked



ontheplacementofhymnsandsongswithinthecontentsschemaandoneditingtexts.TheMusicgroupisconcernedwithmusicalarrangementsandtunes.ThemusicinHymns & Psalmsisbeingreviewedaswellasarrangementsfornewitems.TheMusicsubgrouphasbeengratefultoreceivetheexpertiseofPaulLeddington-WrightandDavidPeacockwhohaveworkedwiththemtoeditandrewritetunesonamodestfeebasis.Together,thesub-groupsintendtoproducefootnotesgivingsuggestionsfortheuseofmaterialinworship.

3. ConsultationofdraftlistNovember2008-January2009

3.1 AdraftlistofhymnsandsongswaspublishedontheMethodistChurchwebsiteandintheMethodist Recorder.Itcontainedsevenhundreditemsbutitisintendedthatthefinalcollectionwillhavearoundeighthundreditems,comparablewithHymns & Psalms.SpacewasleftinordertorespondeffectivelytocommentsreceivedthroughtheconsultationprocessandtheMRGwasawareofgapsinparticularsectionswhichneedtobeaddressed.AconsiderablenumberofresponseswerereceivedandthesehavebeenevaluatedbytheRevdBrianHoare.

3.2 BrianHoareundertookananalysisofcommentsmadeduringtheconsultationprocessandidentifiedanumberofissuesthattheMRG

hasaddressed,andwillcontinuetoaddress.Upwardsof600responseswerereceivedboththroughthewebsiteandinwrittenform,andalthoughtherewascriticismaswellassupport,thequantityandbreadthofinterestwasencouraging.ItwasreportedverballybyBrianHoarethatinthelightoftheresponsesreceivedtheMRGwasperceivedasmovingbroadlyintherightdirection.

Thefollowingissueswerehighlighted:

∞ affirmationoftheneedforanewcollection

∞ whetheranewresourceshouldbeacompletecollectionorasupplementto Hymns & Psalms

∞ theoverallbalanceofwritersinthecollection,includingJohnandCharlesWesleyandothers,bothtraditionalandcontemporary

∞ thebalanceofthemesinthecollection,especiallyinthoseareaswhereMRGhadalreadyidentifiedweaknessese.g.inthelifeandministryofJesusandinmaterialforall-ageworship

∞ theplaceofpsalmodyinthecollection

∞ theformats(bookandelectronic)anduser-friendlinessofthecollection

∞ theinclusionoftoomuchunpublished/untested/unknownmaterial.

3.3 WhilstMRGhasreceivedsupportfortheproposednewcollection,somepeoplehavealsoexpressedtheviewthatanewcollectionisunnecessarybecausethereisso



muchmaterialalreadyavailable,andthatconnexionalandlocalchurchresourcesshouldbeemployedelsewhereinadifficulteconomicclimate.SomehavesuggestedthattheConferenceshouldreverttotheoriginalproposalforasupplement.

3.4 MRGbelievesthatanewcollectioncanprovidetheMethodistChurchinthetwenty-firstcenturywithanewresourcefortheworshipofGodthatcelebratesourMethodistheritageandcontainsthebestofcontemporaryhymnody.Hymns & Psalmswillbenearlythirtyyearsoldbytheexpectedpublicationdateandsince1983therehasbeenavastincreaseinthematerialwrittentobesunginworship.Manynon-denominationalcollectionsusedinourchurchesenrichworshipbuttendtowardsatheologicalperspectivenotreflectiveofthebreadthofMethodism.Theydonotcontainthebreadthoremphasesofdenominationalcollectionsandareoftenlimitedintherangeofcontemporaryauthorsandgenrestheyrepresent.

Itcouldbearguedthatasupplementwouldaddresstheseissues;thatitcouldbeusedalongsideHymns & Psalms;andthatasupplementwouldbecheapertopurchase.HowevermphhasledustobelievethatasupplementiscommerciallyquestionableandtheworkofMRGpriorto2007alsodemonstratedthatthiswasnotthebestsolution,aperspectivewhichwasconfirmed

bytheConferenceinthatyear.ThecurrentdraftofnewmaterialforthecollectionincludesfivehundredhymnsandsongsnotinHymns & Psalmswhichwouldmakealargesupplementandprobablyhavetobepruned.SuchanadditionisdeemednecessarytogiverepresentationtotheplethoraofmaterialwhichhasbeenproducedsincethepublicationofHymns & Psalms.

Therearethosewhoadvocatethatthenewresource,whetheramaincollectionorasupplement,shouldonlybeproducedelectronically.Howeverinstrumentalistsandsingersneedaprintedmusiceditionandpreachersandworshipleadersneedareferenceresource.TheMRGfurtherbelievesthereisatraditionofusingMethodisthymnbooksforprivatedevotionandstudywhichweshouldreclaim.Inadditiontherearethosewhothroughvisualimpairmentorforotherreasonsneedtohaveaprintedcopy.Moreovermanychurcheschooseforavarietyofreasonsnottouseprojectors.Onaccountofthesefactorsitisfeltthereisstillaneedforprintedresourcesaswellaselectronic.

[SeeAppendicesBandC]

4. ConsultationwiththeFaithandOrderCommittee

4.1 Atthesametimeastheconsultation,thedraftlistwassubmittedtotheFaithandOrderCommittee.TheCommitteeraisedseveralconcerns



particularlyinrelationtothecontentsschemaandtheauthorisationoftextsandaskedthattimebemadeavailablefordetailedscrutinyofthetextsandthecompletecollectionincollateddraftform.Followingthatconsultation,arevisedcontentsschemawaspreparedandisincludedintheappendices.

[SeeAppendixD]

TheMRGandtheFaithandOrderCommitteearecontinuingtoworkcloselytogethertocompletetheprocess.TheFaithandOrderCommitteehavesetasidededicatedtimeintheautumntoreviewadraftofthenewbaselinecollection,andspecifictimewithinitsregularroundofmeetingsforfollow-upworkwherethisisneeded.

4.2. Inparticular,theFaithandOrderCommitteehavesoughttoclarifytheissueofauthorisation.In2008,Conferenceagreedthe‘StatementontheStatusofLiturgicalTexts’.Thisstatementmadeitclearthatanauthorisedtextisone“which has undergone the scrutiny of the whole church, through the Methodist Conference and its Faith and Order Committee, and are thus authorised by the Conference as the normative texts of the Methodist Church in Britain. Such liturgies include those published by the Methodist Church in the Methodist Worship Book (2000), and in its predecessors and successors. These texts express the corporate doctrinal/liturgical mind

of the Conference.”Thisstatementmatchesthescrutinyprocessesforthepresentbaselinecollection,Hymns & Psalms,thetextforwhichwaspresentedtotheFaithandOrderCommitteeforanextensiveperiodofscrutiny.ItisclearthatifanewbaselinecollectionweretooperateasanauthorisedtextwithintheMethodistChurch,thenitwouldhavetobescrutinisedbythefullFaithandOrderCommitteeonbehalfoftheConferencesothattheCommittee’srecommendationscouldinformthemindoftheConference.ItisalsoclearthatthebaselinecollectionmustexpressthecorporatedoctrinalandliturgicalmindoftheConference.SincetheConferenceisitselfahistoricbody,suchauthorisationmustalsoincludereferencetotheDeedofUnionandourotherclassicfoundationdocuments–itmuststandalongsideitspredecessorsasanauthenticexpressionofMethodisttheologyandidentity.ThiscriterionissomewhatdifferentfromensuringthatthecollectiondoesnotfallfoulofaparticularMethodistdoctrinalemphasis.Moreover,thescrutinyprocessrelatesbothtothecompletecollectionandalsotospecifictextswithinthecollection–notthatspecifictextsmustrepresentthecorporatedoctrinalandliturgicalmindofConference,butthateachtextcontributesappropriatelytothewholecollection.Assuch,apartfromtextsdrawnfromtheMethodist Hymn Book,eachhymntextforinclusioninHymns & PsalmswasconsideredbytheFaithandOrderCommittee.This



precedentneedstobefollowedinthepresentcontext.ThiswillrequiretheFaithandOrderCommitteetocommitconsiderabletimetoscrutinisethedrafttextandmakerecommendationstotheConferenceof2010,withtheprobabilityofincurringcostsforprintingandforholdingaspecialresidentialmeetingoftheCommitteetoconsiderthedocument.

4.3 Theresolutionsofthe2007reportonthenewhymnresourceincludedthephrase‘insuccessiontoHymns & Psalms’.Itisclearthatthereissomeconfusionaboutthemeaningofthisphrase,specificallytotheongoingstatusofHymns & PsalmsiftheConferenceauthorisesanewbaselinecollection.Methodismdoesnotde-authoriseclassictexts.Assuch,Hymns & PsalmswillremainasanauthorisedcollectionofMethodisthymnody,justastheMethodist Hymn Bookalsoremainsanauthorisedcollection.WhilstitmaybethatthenewcollectionwillseektoreplaceHymns & Psalmsasthehymnresource‘ofchoice’aroundtheConnexion,itwillnotreplaceHymns & Psalmsinthesenseofde-authorisingtheoldertext.

4.4 AmemorialraisesthepossibilitythatConferencemaywishtoconsiderrevertingtothepreviousConferencedecisionsthattheMRGbeaskedtocompileasupplementtoHymns & Psalmsratherthanareplacementforthattext.Itisclearthatasupplementwouldnotcarry

thesamelevelofauthorisationasanewbaselinecollection.Again,the‘StatementontheStatusofLiturgicalTexts’offersasecondarylevelofauthorisationwhichissuitableforthiskindofdocument.AsupplementcouldberegardedasaCommendedtext.Suchtextswill have been commended for use by the Faith and Order Committee of the Methodist Church, usually after they have undergone the scrutiny of the Worship and Liturgy Resources Group.SuchtextsdonotnormallyreceivethescrutinyofthewholeFaithandOrderCommittee,norindeedoftheMethodistCouncilortheMethodistConference.Itisclearthatwhilesuchtextscanhaveabroaderremittoexploretheologicalissuesandcontemporaryexpressionwhich,althoughnotbeinginconflictwiththedoctrinalstandardsoftheMethodistChurch,theydonotnecessarilycarrythecorporatedoctrinal/liturgicalmindoftheConference.Thisstatusisparticularlyusefulforsignificantbutnecessarilyephemeraltextsandcontexts,althoughsuchconsiderationswouldbecoveredbythe‘rollingresource’(seeparagraph4.5).AnydecisiontoregardthebaselinecollectionasasupplementtoHymns & PsalmswouldremovetherequirementforanextensivescrutinyprocessbythewholeoftheFaithandOrderCommittee,butwouldstillrequiresignificantscrutinyworkbyelementsofthatCommittee.

4.5 Theproposalforarollingresourceofhymnresourcesmatchesthefinal



categoryoftextsintheStatement–namelyreceivedtexts:texts which have their origins in a variety of places and which have been reviewed by the Worship and Liturgy Resources Group as a whole, or members of it on behalf of the group. The report of such a review may be reported to the full Faith and Order Committee, but the committee is unlikely to have engaged in the review itself. Such liturgies are those published by the Connexional Team or from external sources and offered for use on the Connexional Website for Special Sundays. Any material that is placed on the developed liturgical resources page of the Connexional website falls into this category.SuchtextscanbecollatedandagreedbymembersoftheWorshipandLiturgyResourceGroupoftheFaithandOrderCommittee.Withthisinmind,twomembersofMRGwereinvitedtojointheWorshipandLiturgyResourceGroupsothattheycouldactasthecollators/receiversoftherollingresource,reportingontheirworktotheResourceGroupandthroughthemtotheFaithandOrderCommitteeandtotheMethodistConference.

4.6 Finally,thepointoftheproposedscrutinyprocessistoensurethatthenormativetextsoftheChurchcarrythedoctrinalstandards,emphases,tradition,valuesandethosoftheMethodistChurchintotheworshipexpressionofanewgenerationofMethodists.Insuchaprocess,thesometimescompetingconcernsoftraditionandinnovation,ancientand

modern,understandingandmysterymustalwaysbeheldincarefulandparticulartension.

4.7 InresponsetoissuesraisedbytheFaithandOrderCommittee,MRGhassoughttodescribeitstaskasfollows:

∞ toprovidearichMethodistcollectionofhymnsandsongsforChristianworshipwhich:

∞ expressesthecorebeliefsoftheChristianfaithassetoutinthemajorcreeds;

∞ reflectsMethodistemphases,particularlyArminianism,assurance,perfectlove,socialholiness(expressedincontemporaryandinhistorictexts);

∞ takesaccountoftheculturalsignificanceofarangeofmusicalstyleswithanunderstandingthattheappealofthecollectionwilldependinlargepartontheactualexperienceofsingingthehymnsandsongscontainedtherein;

∞ containsnothingcontrarytoourMethodistdoctrinalstandards(Clause4DeedofUnion).

4.8 Inthelightofworkwhichremainstobecompleted,arisingfromtheongoingworkofMRG,thepublicconsultationandtheconsultationwithFaithandOrder,theMRGnowrecommendsthatanadditionalyearisrequiredandthatthenewcollectionbebroughttothe2010Conferenceforauthorisation,andforpublicationin2011.



5. Therollingresourceandthewebpage

5.1 Therollingresourceisintendedtoprovideameansofsupplementingthecorecollectionwithcontemporaryhymnsandsongs,someofwhichmaybeofamoreephemeralnature.AsMRGhasprimarilyfocusseditsener-giesonthenewcollection,thishasnotbeendiscussedindepth.Asmate-rialhasbeenreviewedthescoringinformationhasbeenrecordedandfurthermaterialhasbeenreceivedandheldonfile.Thiswillbeofconsid-erableassistanceindefiningthefirstrollingresource.Inanyevent,theverynatureofarollingresourcemeansthatitcannotbepreparedtoofarinadvanceofitspublication.

5.2 mphadvisedthat,forcommercialreasons,thefirsteditionoftherollingresourceshouldnotbeproducedthesameyearasthenewcollectionbutthefollowingyear.TheMRGthereforerecommendsthatthepublicationoftherollingresourceshouldnowbedeferreduntil2012.Furtherdiscussionwillbeneededonthecontentsoftheresource,themethodofdeterminingthecontentsandtheformatsofpublication.

5.3 Followingthe2007ConferencetheMRGsetupawebpagewhichisaccessedthroughtheMethodistChurchsite.Newmaterialispostedonthesiteapplicabletotheliturgicalseasonsoftheyearandinresponsetoparticularsituationsandisprovingtobeavaluableresource.

6. Productionandcosting

6.1 TheMRGexpectedtoworkwithmphtoproducethenewcollectionbutthedecisionsofthe2008Conferencehavechangedthesituation.mphwillnolongerexistasaseparateentitybythetimeofthe2009ConferenceanditscontinuingfunctionsarebeingintegratedwithandmanagedbytheConnexionalTeamundertheauthorityoftheMethodistCouncil.

6.2 MembersoftheMRG,theChairofmph,andJanetMorley(ManageroftheChristianCommunication,EvangelismandAdvocacyClusterintheConnexionalTeam)togetherwiththeSecretaryoftheFaithandOrderCommitteehavemettocoordinatethevariousstrandsconcerningthepublication.Optionsandcostingsarebeingcanvassedforproducingthematerialindifferentformats.

6.3 Asignificantissuehasbeenidentifiedinproducinganelectronicresourceparticularlyinrelationtocopyright.Whilstmanypublishersprovideelectronicmediatoaccompanyworshipresourcesandsometimesasthemainresource,theMRGisawarethatsomecopyrightholderswhoarewillingtoallowprintproduction,arecurrentlywithholdingpermissionforelectronicversionsoftheircopyrightmaterial.Thusasolelyelectronicversionofthecollectionwouldomitsomematerialwhichwouldbeavailableasaprintedresource.Inordertoenablethewidestrangeofmaterialtobe



availableattheoutsetaprintedcollectionispreferred.Thisdoesnotprecludethepreparationofasmuchmaterialinelectronicformasispossibleandthiscouldbeupdatedifcopyrightrestrictionsareeased.

6.4 Itshouldbenotedthatonlineresourcesaresubjecttothesamepotentialcopyrightproblemsasotherelectronicresourcesbutthat,inaddition,therearecostsincurredinadministratingsucharesourceintermsofcollectingandpayingroyalties.Thesitemightneedtochargeusersalicencefeeannuallyanddistributeroyaltiesproportionatelytocopyrightholders.Inadditionitisassumedthatacopyrightlicencereturnwillbemadeforeachitemusedlocally.ForourproposedmaterialthiswouldrequirenotonlyaCCLLicencewhichmanyhave,butalsoaCalamuslicencewhichMethodistsusuallydonothave.

[SeeAppendicesEandF]

7. Membership7.1 Asagreedbythe2008Conference,

theMRGhaswelcomedarepresentativefromtheIrishConference,theRevdJohnAlderdice.

7.2 StevePearcehasresignedhismembershipbecauseofhisnewpostasAsiaSecretaryintheConnexionalTeam.Originallyhewasappointed

totheGroupasConnexionalChildren’sSecretaryandtheMRGhasexpresseditsgratitudeforhiscontributionsincetheGroupwasestablished.IthasalsoexpressedthankstoSallyThorntonwhoisnolongerableparticipateasagroupmember.

[SeeAppendicesG]8. Conclusions

8.1 TheMRGhasworkedveryhardtocomplywiththeConferencedeadlineof2009andmembersaredisappointednottofulfilthatcommitment.Thereishoweverconsiderableenthusiasmandcommitmenttocompletethetask.ItisourviewthatthiscollectionwillfurthertheMethodistPriority:‘ToproclaimandaffirmitsconvictionofGod’sloveinChrist,forusandforalltheworld;andwillrenewconfidenceinGod’spresenceandactionintheworldandtheChurch’particularlyasitwillcontinuetoenabletheChurchtounderpin‘everythingwedowithGod-centredworshipandprayer’

TheMRGwillworkwiththeFaithandOrderCommitteeandtheConnexionalTeamtoensurethatacollectionofexcellentqualityissubmittedtotheConferenceforauthorisationin2010andpublicationthefollowingyear.



For the resolutions adopted, see the section headed “Resolutions” after the Appendices and the Procedural Report 35A (entitled “Responding to memorials about the proposed new hymn collection)

APPENDIXA

CriteriaforhymntextsfortheproposedMethodistCollection

Criteria for continued inclusion:

1.1 TextswhicharehistoricallysignificantintermsoftheirrepresentationofMethodisttradition,heritageortheologyorbroaderChristianusageandtradition.

1.2 Textswhichfitthecriteria3.2,3.3,3.4fornewtexts.1.3 TextsinwidespreaduseacrosstheConnexion.1.4 TextsinmorelimitedbutsignificantuseinpartsoftheConnexion.

Criteria for exclusion:

2.1 Textswhicharerarelyifeverused.Usetobedeterminedpartlybypreliminarysurveyscarriedoutbymph(circa2004)andbythecombinedknowledgeandexperienceofmembersoftheMusicResourceGroup(MRG)butwithdueattentiongiventothehistoricimportanceandcontributiontoMethodistidentity(see1.1).

2.2 Textswhicharearchaicinlanguageormetaphor,butwithdueregardto1.1.

Examples: ∞ Hymns & Psalms 340,‘Thereisabook(whorunsmayread)’–theuseof‘runs’

todayisnotwhatitwaswhenthistextwaswrittenandneitheristheoriginalintentoftheauthorintheuseofthewordclear.Laterinthesametexttheword‘descry’,(meaning,tocatchsightof),isusedwhichhasfallenintodisuse.

∞ ItisintendedtoretainHymns & Psalms338withtheomissionofverse5whichspeaksof‘thesprightlyman,orwarlikehorse...allaretoomeandelightsforhim’:whileBiblical,thisphrasedoesnothavethesamemetaphoricalforceitoncehad.

∞ Militaryimagery,whenassociatedwithconquest,crusadeorcolonialismhasbeenavoided:‘WiththecrossofJesusgoingonbefore’,‘Lifeandsalvationhisempireshallbring’.

2.3 Textswhicharegenderexclusive(inrelationtohumanity)wherethisexclusivitycannotbeeffectivelyeditedandthetextisnotofhistoricsignificance.



Amendment of older texts:

2.4 Whereitcanbesensitivelydoneinrelationtothecontextandstyleofthehymn,toremovegenderexclusivelanguagewithreferencetopeople.

2.5 Wheremodificationsarethoughttobenecessary,textsshouldbeusedthathavealreadybeenmodifiedinwaysconsideredtobesuccessfulinothercollectionssuchasChurchHymnary4andwhichareavailableonHymnQuest.Thiswouldservetomakeecumenicalsingingeasierandsaveusre-inventingthewheel.

2.6 Toconsiderinrelationtoindividualitemsthepossibilityofremoving“thee”and“thou”(wheretheusageisnotrhymedependantandwheresuchchangedoesnotdamagetheoverallqualityofthehymnbymixingcontemporaryandarchaiclanguage).

2.7 Whereanauthorhasproducedadefinitiveversionofatextwhichisstillincopyrightthismustbeusedorthetextexcluded.

Criteria used to decide on the acceptance of new texts for the proposed Methodist Collection

3.1 Textstobeconsideredshouldhavebecomeavailablesince1980,thedateofpreparationforpublicationofHymns & Psalms (H&P),unlessaspecialcaseismadeforinclusion(see3.5),onthegroundsthatthetextmayhavebeenoverlooked,orhaveremainedpopulardespiteitsexclusionfromH&P.

3.2 NewtextsshouldbegenderinclusiveinrelationtopeopleandofferabalanceofgenderlanguageinrelationtoGod.

3.3 NewtextsshouldbeincontemporaryEnglishusingappropriatelanguage,theologicalreferenceandmetaphor.(See1.2)e.g.,‘Rejoice!Rejoice!Christisinyou’whichcontainsthelines,‘Nowisthetimeforustomarchupontheland/intoourhandshewillgivethegroundweclaim’wouldnotbeincluded.

3.4 FollowingtheMethodistWorshipBooktextshavebeensoughtwhichincludearangeofimageryaboutGode.g.mother,shepherdandrock;aswellastraditionalexpressionssuchasFather.

3.5 Textswhicharewidelyorpopularlyusedwillbeconsideredonmeriteveniftheybreachthenotes3.1and3.3;e.g.,‘Howgreatthouart’.

3.6 TextswhicharecontrarytoMethodisttheologyordoctrinalstandardswillbe



excluded,thefinalcourtfordecisionbeingtheConferenceafterconsiderationoftheadviceoftheFaithandOrderCommittee.

3.7 WithintheseconstraintstextshavebeensoughtwhichexpressthefundamentalsoftheChristianfaithinnewandfreshwaysorwhichaddresscontemporaryissues.

3.8 ContentssuggestedbytheMRGmembers.

3.9 HymnsprintedintheMethodistWorshipBookshouldbeincludedwithunalteredwording.

APPENDIXB

MRGresponsetotheconsultationontheproposednewhymncollection

TheMusicResourcesGroupisverygratefultothenumberofpeoplewhorespondedtotheconsultationontheproposedhymncollection.TheresponseswerecollatedbystaffatMethodistChurchHouseandthenevaluatedbytheRevdBrianHoare.Thiswasaconsiderabletaskastherewereseveralhundredresponsesreceivedthroughthewebsiteandinwrittenform.Itwasencouragingtoreceivesuchinterest,buthardlysurprisingashymnsandsongsaresoimportantapartofourMethodisttradition.

TheMusicResourcesGroupmetwithBrianHoaretoreceivehisReportandtalkthroughhisfindings.TherewasbroadsupportforanewcollectionandtheMRGwasseentobemovingintherightdirection.TherewerethosewhowonderedwhetherthereshouldbeacompletecollectionorasupplementtoHymns & PsalmsandafewarguedthatanewresourceisunnecessarywithsomuchmaterialalreadyavailableinothercollectionsusedinchurchesacrosstheConnexion.

Someresponseshighlightedtheneedtoimprovetheoverallbalanceofthecollectionintermsofwritersandthemes.AsthisistobeanauthorisedMethodistcollectionpeoplefeltstronglythereshouldbeanadequaterepresentationofhymnsbyCharlesWesleyaswellasotherhistorictexts,includingJohnWesley’shymnsandtranslations,andalsoagoodbalanceofcontemporarywritersworkinginavarietyofstyles.Attentionwasdrawntoweaknessesinthebalanceofthemes,forexample,intheLifeandMinistryofJesusandAllAgeWorshipandtheMRGisalreadyawareoftheseshortcomings.Therewasconcernabouttheplaceanduseofpsalmody,musicalarrangements,theformatsofthecollectionandwhetherthecollectionshouldbeproducedinprintedandelectronicform.Peoplealsofeltthatmanyhymnsandsongswerenewtothemandtheycouldnotaccessthemeasily.

SincereceivingBrianHoare’sReport,theMRGhasrevisitedHymns & Psalmsandgonethroughallthehymnsagainandmadesomeadditions,inparticularinrelationtohymns



writtenandtranslatedbyJohnandCharlesWesley.Themostrequestedhymnwas‘Inthebleakmid-winter’,whichwasvotedthemostpopularChristmasCarolafterwehadleftitout!It’snowbackonourincludedlist.Wehavealsolookedatmodernmaterialrecommendedtousandincludedfurtheritems.TheContentsListhasbeenrevisedincollaborationwiththeFaithandOrderCommitteeandhymnsandsongshavebeengroupedunderdifferentsectionsandthemes.Thiswillenableustolookattheoverallbalanceofthecollectioninrespectofwritersandthemes,takingnoteoftheconcernsraisedincorrespondencereceived.TheMusicSub-GroupiscontinuingtoworkonmusicalarrangementsandhasreceivedexperthelpfromPaulLeddingtonWrightandDavidPeacock.

Wearedeterminedtocreatearesourcewhichwillbeuser-friendlyforworshipleaders,musiciansandcongregationsalike,andthatwillbeavailableindifferentformats.MembersoftheConnexionalTeamhavetakenthisonboardandhavebeenworkingonissuesconcerningtheproductionandcostoftheresource.

TheMRGhassoughttoadheretothetimescaleagreedbytheMethodistConferencebuttheissuesraisedbythepublicconsultationandourconsultationswithFaithandOrderandtheConnexionalTeamhavemadeitclearthatinordertoproduceacollectionofthehighestpossiblequality,anextrayearwillberequiredtocompletetheprocess,andwewillthereforeberecommendingtothisyear’sConferencethatthedraftcollectionisbroughttothe2010Conferenceaheadofpublicationin2011.WebelievethatthiswillgivetimetoproduceanexcellentcollectionforuseinMethodistChurchesinthetwentyfirstcenturyandalsogiveopportunitiesforpeopletogetapreviewofthenewmaterialin2009/2010.MembersoftheMRGwillbepleasedtorespondtoinvitationstoleadworkshopsforchurchesandCircuitsandtoattendSynods.

APPENDIXC

MRGConsultationSurvey:ExecutiveSummary

1. DataCollected

1.1 Aspartoftheconsultationprocessforthedevelopmentofthenewhymnbookresource,asurveywasissuedaskingfourquestions:

Q1. Whatdoyouthinkaboutthebalanceofthecollection?Isthereagoodmixoftraditionalhymns,worshipsongs,worldchurchsongsetc.

Q2. Arethereanyauthors/songwriterswhodonotappearonthelistwhoseworkshouldbeconsidered?Pleaselistthem.



Q3. Arethereotherthemesorsubjectsyouwouldliketoseeincluded?Pleaselistthem.

Q4. Pleaseletushaveyourcomments/suggestionsaboutthecollection.

1.2 ThissurveyappearedontheMethodistChurchwebsite(24/11/08-01/02/09)andwaspublishedintheMethodist Recorder(27/11/08),alongsidetheproposedlistofhymnsforinclusionintheresource.Theadvertisedcut-offdateforresponseswas31January.Inthisperiod,therewere5,972uniquepageviewsofthe‘SingaNewSong’webpage.

1.3 583peoplesubmittedaquestionnaireonlineand94peoplesubmittedpaperresponses,providingatotalof677responses.

1.4 Thefollowingconstitutesasummaryofthecontentofthoseresponsesreceived.MoredetailedbreakdownandanalysisofthedatahasbeenconductedwithintheresearchdepartmentoftheConnexionalTeamandisavailableforconsultationforthepurposesofexpandingandmakinguseofthismaterial.

2. Limitations2.1 Featuresofthedatacollectionprocesslimitthescopeofthismaterialandthe

analysispossible.Thesummarybelowmustnot,therefore,beregardedasdefinitive.Tonoteparticularly:

∞ Nodemographicinformationormeansofidentificationwascollectedfromrespondents.

∞ Lackingtheabove,checksforrepeatedentrantshasbeenimpossible,althoughstudyofthedatahasrevealedthelikelihoodofthisinanumberofcases.

∞ Analysishasrevealedthatsomeresponseswereonbehalfofgroupsandsomefromindividuals.However,lackinginformationonrespondents,analysisoftheproportionsinvolvedisimpossible.

∞ Theformatofquestionsaskedwassobroadastohavebeeninterpretedinavarietyofways.Thisresultedinnumerousrepeatedanswers,confusionaboutwhatwasbeingasked,andthegivingofdatainresponsetothewrongquestions.Asaresult,muchpotentially-usefuldatahashadtobeignoredinthisanalysis.Quantitativeresultsarethereforetentativeandhavebeenformulatedfromanswerswhichwillhavebeenimpactedonbythesefactors,bringingaquestionuponreliability.

∞ Anumberofentrieswereacceptedafterthecut-offdateforsubmissions,althoughwhichthesewerehasnotbeenrecorded.Allhavethereforebeenusedinthisanalysis.



2.2 Amajorthemewhichappearsbothdirectlyandindirectlyinthemajorityofresponsesisalackofclarityamongstrespondentsconcerningthestatusoftheproposedresource.NumerouscommentsresultfromassumptionsthatthenewresourcewillreplaceHymns & Psalmsandanyotherpriorauthorisedcollectionandeithersupplantorprohibittheuseofthosepriorresources.Inasignificantmajorityofsurveyresponses,thisassumptioncoloursrecommendationsandcriticismsbasedontheproposedlistofhymnstobeincludedinthenewresource.

3.Results

Q1. 66%oftotalrespondentsansweredthisquestion. Ofthese,68%respondedpositively;23%negatively;14%expressednoopinion. Majorthemes: ∞ Toomanymodernworks/needsmoretraditionalhymns(9%ofresponses) ∞ Toomanytraditionalhymns/needsmoremodernworks(6%) ∞ MoreWesleyhymnsneeded(3%)

Q2. 41%oftotalrespondentsansweredthisquestion. Ofthese,74%feltsomenamesweremissingorunderrepresented. Mostrequestednames: ∞ Wesley(5%ofresponses) ∞ S.Townsend(5%) ∞ P.Field(4%) ∞ T.Dudley-Smith(4%)

Q3. 28%oftotalrespondentsansweredthisquestion. Ofthese,59%feltadditionalthemes/subjectsneededrepresentation,orfurther

representation. Mostrequested: ∞ Children/Under16(17%ofresponses) ∞ Weddings/Marriage(4%) ∞ Christmas(3%)Q4. Issueswhichwereaddressedmostfrequentlyinresponsesinclude(inorderof

frequency):

4.1 UncertaintyofStatus

“Manyoldhymnswesingwilldisappear!”



RespondentswereunclearastowhethertheproposedresourcerepresentedareplacementoforsupplementtoHymns & Psalms,andwhattheimplicationsofthiswouldbe.

ThisuncertaintyledtoassumptionsthatHymns & Psalmswouldberemovedfromuseandthereforethatthoseworksincludedinthenewresourcewouldbetheonlyonesavailabletochurchgoers.DominantcomplaintsasaresultofthisincludedaprojectedshortageofWesleyhymnsandtraditionalfavourites,particularlyChristmascarols.

4.2ResistancetotheConcept

“Thereisafundamentalquestionwiththisprojectwhichmustbeasked–DoesthisprojectmeettheprioritiesoftheMethodistChurchandhow?”

Repeatedresponseshighlightedthatanadditionalresourceisunnecessary.Inparticular,thecostofproducingandbuyingtheresourcewasnoted,aswastheenvironmentalimpact,andarepeatedcallwasmadefromonlinerespondentstothesurveyforadigitalresourceratherthanapaperone.

4.3FormatandLayout

Alargevarietyofresponsesmaderequestsforconsiderationsaboutprintedandpresentationformats.Furtherconsultationisdesiredinthisarea.

4.4SupportfortheProject “Godblessyouinthis–weareasingingpeople!”

Manyrespondentsexpressedconsiderableenthusiasmforanewresource,thankingthegroupandacknowledgingthedifficultlimitationsonthem.

APPENDIXD

RevisedTableofContentsA. God’sEternalGoodness1 TheNatureandMysteryofGod:TheHolyTrinity2 GatheringinGod’sPresence3 TheAdorationofGod4 PraiseandThanksgiving5 TheGloryofGodinCreationandProvidence



6 TimesandSeasons7 MorningandEvening8 Sunday:TheLord’sDay9 ShortSongs

B. God’sRedeemingWork10 TheWordofGodinScripture11ThePromisedChrist:Advent12 TheIncarnateChrist:Christmas13 TheRevealedChrist:Epiphany,PresentationandBaptism14 TheFaithfulChrist:LentandTemptation15 TheMinistryofJesusChrist16 JesusChristTransfigured17 JesusChristtheSufferingServant:TheCrossandPassion18 JesusChrist:RisenandAscended19 JesusChrist:Prophet,PriestandKing20 JesusChristtheSaviour:LordofAll21 ShortSongs

C. God’sEnduringPurpose22 TheGiftandWorkoftheHolySpirit23 MissionandEvangelism24 RepentanceandForgiveness25 ConversionandNewLife26 OurJourneywithGod27 GrowthinGraceandHoliness28 PrayerandDevotion29 IntercessionandPetition30 Baptism,ConfirmationandReceptionintoMembership31 HolyCommunionandLovefeasts32 Marriage33 HumanLifeandRelationships 34 Conflict,SufferingandDoubt35 Reconciliation,HealingandWholeness36 Covenant,CommitmentandDedication37 CallingandCommissioning38 LifeandUnityintheChurch39 AWorldofBelief40 JusticeandPeace41 TheWholenessofCreation42 Death,JudgementandEternalLife43 FuneralsandThanksgivings



44 TheCommunionofSaints45 ShortSongsAPPENDIXE

Overviewofcostingsforproposednewhymncollection

Allthesecostingsareindicativeandnonecanbeguaranteedatthisstage.Printcostswouldnotbeincurreduntil2011anddetailedestimateswouldneedtobesoughtthen.

InitialsetupcostsTheseareallthe‘one-off’costsassociatedwithpreparingthecollectionforproduction.

1)ConnexionalTeam∞ liaisewithrelevantcommitteesandworkinggroups,monitoringtimeframes,budgets

andprogress∞ identifyandinvestigateprintproductionoptionsanddetailedcostings∞ scopeanddevelopoptionsforproducingelectronicedition/rollingresourceCostedatonedayperweek£8,700perannum.

2)MusicResourcesGroupTheMRGmembershavegivenahugeamountoftimevoluntarilytotheworkofselectinganewcollection,andtheirworkcontinuesuntiltheselectioniscompleteandthecopyrightholdershaveagreedfinaltexts/scores.Thisvoluntaryworkhasnotbeencosted.∞ selectionofcontent∞ structureofcontents∞ commissioningmusicalarrangementswhererequired£8,000∞ decisionaboutindicesrequired,andworkdoneonthematicandbiblicalindicesMeetingsandphotocopyingcosts£13,500perannum.

3)Compilationandtypesetting

Creatingaproofversionofthecollection,correctincontentandlayout,andnegotiatingwithcopyrightholdersabouttheinclusionoftheirtexts,editedasrequiredbyMRG,theFaithandOrderCommitteeandtheConference.Thisworkwouldbeoutsourcedtoaspecialistagency.Dependingonsizeandcomplexityofthecollection,costbetween£25,000-£40,000.



4)Copyright

Therearetwoareasofcost:feespayableforreproducingaworkandtheinitiationandadministrationofaroyaltiespaymentsystem(discussedlater).

Copyrightownershaveexclusiverightstogiveorwithholdpermissiontoreproducetheirworksduringtheirlifetimeandtheirestateholdstheserightsfor70yearsaftertheirdeath.

Assumptions∞ Foracompleteauthorisedcollection,800hymnswillbeselected∞ 75-80%ofthesewillbewithincopyright∞ Royaltyfeeswillbeamaximumof12.5%ofthecoverpriceofthebook(regardless

oftheactualpriceofeachsale,eg.complimentarycopiesordiscounts)∞ Electroniceditionwouldincludewordsonly∞ Printedworkswillretailforthefollowingpricesandnumbersoffirstprintrun:∞ Fullmusicedition£27.00(10,000)∞ Wordsedition£12.00(50,000)∞ Largeprintedition£20.00(10,000)

Copyrightfeesestimatedat£100,150

Copyright on electronic materialsThereareconsiderabledifficultiesinsecuringtherighttoreproducecopyrightedmaterialinanelectronicformat,particularlyiftheintentionistoreproducethemusicand/orincludemidifiles.Dueto(justified)fearsofillegalcopyinganddistribution,manyartistsarereluctanttoallowelectronicpublicationoftheirworks.

Thisfearcanmeanthatartistswhodogivepermissionaskforhighercopyrightfeesforelectronicpublication,butnoestimateofthisincreasedcosthasbeenincludedhere.Sincecopyrightholdersareincontrol,itmeansthatanelectronicselectioncoulddifferfromaprintededition.

Anelectronicedition(awordsonlyCD)wouldretailatthesamepriceastheprintedwordsedition,£12.00.

5)Productioncostsandoptions

Printing∞ 50,000words,870pp,hardcover,17cmx11.9cm.£77,500forinitialrunand

£1,400perthousandrunon.



∞ 10,000fullmusic,1500pp,hardcover,21.2cmx14.6cm.£32,000and£2,700perthousandrunon.

∞ 10,000largeprint,700pp,hardcover,23cmx15.4cm.£17,000and£1,500perthousandrunon.

Electronic version – CD production costs5,000Printeddisksinwrappedcellophanecases£2,500Warehousing costs£7.25perpallet(800books)permonth.If10%ofchurchespre-order,warehousingcostsonassumedprintrunwouldbe£500permonth.

Distribution costsCurrentrateis£16perhour.70,000bookspacked,assuming20booksperorderand2packsfulfilledperhour–resultsindistributioncostof£28,000inyearone.

6)Sales

Projected salesInearly2008apieceofmarketresearchwasundertakentodeterminethelikelyuptakeofanewcollection:∞ 40%ofchurcheswouldpurchase/wouldbelikelytopurchaseaprintversion∞ 80%ofchurcheswouldpurchase/wouldbelikelytopurchaseanelectronicversion.

Changed economic climateItshouldbenotedthattheeconomicclimatehaschangeddramaticallysincethisresearchwasundertaken,andchurchesandCircuitswillhaveincreasedcosts(eg.pensions)asaresult.Thismayaffectdecisionsaboutpurchasingthenewcollection.

Authorised or recommendedThesecostingsandprojectionsarebasedontheassumptionthatthereisanauthorisedbaselinecollection.Ifthecollectionisnotauthorisedbutonlyrecommended(thiswouldbethecaseiftheoptionforasupplementischosen,asonlyacompletecollectioncanbeauthorisedascontainingthewholerangeofMethodistdoctrine),akeyfactorinthecollection’scommercialviabilityisaltered.

Churcheswouldhavenoparticularincentivetopurchaseacollectionwhichwasnotauthorised,overandaboveanyotherhymncollectionavailableonthemarket.Nomarketresearchhasbeenundertakentodeterminethelevelofsalesinthisscenario.



TheConnexionalTeamisrequiredtoconfineitsactivitiestothosewhichitcan‘uniquelyorbest’undertake.ArguablyitisnotappropriatefortheConnexionalTeamtodevoteitstimetoproducingahymncollectionwhichisnotauthorised.

Marketing campaignMarketingactivitiesmayinclude:∞ launcheventsatConference2011andothersitesinConnexion∞ productionanddistributionof6000samplebooklets£2,400∞ complimentarycopiesforsomechoirs/advocates∞ singalongevents∞ advertisementsMarketingbudget£25,000

Sale priceOntheestimatedretailpriceforthedifferentformats:∞ iftheentireprintrunweresoldatthefullretailpriceinyearone,incomewouldbe

£1,070,000.∞ Howeverassuming1%ofprintrunisgivenawayfreeofcharge,and50%ofthe

remainderissoldat20%discount,incomecouldbe£950,000.

NBthisassumesallthestockcanbesolddirectlybyMethodistPublishing.Ifanyissoldthroughshops,alargertradediscountwouldapply.

7)Managingtheproductionproject

Eithertheentireprojectofproductioncouldbeoutsourcedtoapublisherwhowouldundertakethemajorityofthestepsoutline,oraConnexionalTeammemberwouldmanagetheprojectinternally.

Internal project management∞ Liaisewithtypesetterandprinter∞ Negotiatingwithcopyrightholders∞ Developmarketingcampaign∞ Developcopyrightpaymentmonitoring(softwareestimatedat£5000)∞ Developdeliverysystemforelectronicresource.Staffcostestimatedat£43,500perannum.

AllsalesincomewouldreturntotheMethodistChurchiftheworkisdoneinternally.

Outsourced project managementInthisscenariothepublisherundertakesmostoftheabovefunctions,andtheMethodistChurchreceivesaroyalty,likelytobe15%onactualsaleprice(ie.reducedfromcover



priceifcopiesarediscountedorgivenaway).Usingthesameassumptionsaboutgiveaways(1%)anddiscounts(50%at20%discount),thetotalroyaltyincomeifthewholeprintrunissoldwouldbe£136,000.

TherewouldstillbecostsbornebytheMethodistChurch:∞ copyrightfees(£100,150)∞ marketing(£25,000)∞ internalstaffliaisonforexternalprojectmanager(£8,700)∞ selectionofcontent–MRGmeetingsandmusicalarrangementfees(£35,000)

8)Alternative–supplementtoHymns & Psalms

Conferencememorialshaveraisedthequestionofcreatingasupplementinsteadofabaselinecollection,andthefollowingindicativecostingissupplied,ontheassumptionthat400itemsareincluded.∞ Wordsonly£6.50∞ Largeprint£15.00∞ Music£18.50.

Cost FullCollection Supplement

Typesetting £25,000–£40,000 Estimated15%reductionincost£21,250–£34,000

Copyright £100,150 £61,975

Printing £126,266 £76,588

Theincomefromthisoption(bestcaseof£660,000)wouldalsobelowerthanthatprovidedinthisReportforafullcollection(bestcaseof£1,070,000).

9)Implicationsforchurches.

Examplecostings:

Scenario One:

Atraditionalchurch,withoutprojectionfacilities,withanormalcongregationofunder30people,occasionallyattracting60-70atspecialtimes.Afairproportionoftheolderpeoplewhoneedlargeprintversions.Anorganistbutnochoirorworshipband.



Numbersrequired Supplement Supplement Discounted Price1

FullCollection FullCollectionDiscountedPrice

2xFullMusicedition £37.00 £29.60 £54.00 £43.20

50xWordsedition £325.00 £260.00 £600.00 £480.00

15xLargeprint £225.00 £180.00 £300.00 £240.00

Total £587.00 £469.60 £954.00 £763.20

Scenario Two:

Achurchof100whichisusedtoprojectingwordsonthescreen.Theyhaveaworshipbandandanorganist.Theyareattendedbyamixedagerangeofwhomsomeolderpeoplefindithardtoreadtextfromadistantscreen.

Numbersrequired Supplement Supplement Discounted Price

FullCollection FullCollectionDiscountedPrice

6xFullMusicedition £111.00 £88.80 £162.00 £129.60

1xElectronicedition £6.50 £5.20 £12.00 £9.60

10xLargeprint £225.00 £180.00 £200.00 £160.00

Total £342.50 £274.00 £374.00 £299.20

10)Competitionthatcouldaffectsales

Weknowoftwosignificanthymnodiesthatwillbepublishedin2010.Oneisacompleteneweditionofaverypopularcollection,andonehasthecharacterofasupplement.IfMethodistchurchesareinclinedtopurchaseeitherofthese,anewcollectionin2011wouldbeunlikelytobepurchasedinaddition.

APPENDIXF

2009 Contents Production

April–June 4meetingsofMRGtoreviseselectionandcontentsorderinlightofsurveyandF&Ocomments

Copyrightholdersinformedofbeingindraftselection

1Itisdesirabletoencouragepre-ordering.Pre-orderingallowsthemaximisingoftheinitialprintrunandreducestheriskofthatrunbeingtoolarge.Forthatreasonitiscommontoofferadiscounttothosewhochoosetoorderandpayfortheirproductpriortotheinitialprintrun.Thediscountedpricecolumnsrepresentthecostifa20%discountforpre-orderingisapplied.




LateNovember HymncollectionaniteminF&Oagenda Negotiationswithcopyrightholders


January-February MRG/F&OliaisonMRGeditinlightofcopyrightholderissues.

Negotiationswithcopyrightholders

March F&OsignofflistforauthorisationorrecommendationforConference

Decisionaboutinhouseproductionoroutsourcing

April ReporttoConferencefinalised Draftlistandsourcespublishedonlineandinprint

Conference(EndJune) Decision

July-September ConferencereferencegroupfinalisesselectioninlightofConferencedebate

Finalcopyrightnegotiations

October Contentsfinal ProductionandmarketingscheduleplannedtolaunchatConference2011

APPENDIXG

MembersoftheMusicResourcesGroup

TheRevdBarbaraBircumshaw(Chair)–SuperintendentMinisteroftheHinckleyCircuit,withinterestinmusicandworship.

TheRevdJohnAlderdice–RepresentativeoftheMethodistChurchinIreland.Musicianwithadeepinterestincontemporaryworshipandliturgy.

Conference(July) Decision

16July JointmeetingMRG/CT Productionprojectmeetingstobesetup.

August FaithandOrdermemberssentdraftselection 50copiesoftextcreated

September Dedicated24hourmeetingoffullF&Otoscrutiniseselection

Autumn MRGregularmeetingstoconsiderF&OresponseMusicalarrangementscommissionedwherenecessary

Beginnegotiationswithpossiblepublisher




MrDamianBoddy–jobbingmusician,teacherofsinging,trainerinmusicandworship.Assistedineditingmusicforhymncollections.

TheRevdAlanBoltonrepresentativeoftheFaith&OrderCommittee,SuperintendentMinisteroftheHydeandDentonCircuit.

DrMartinClarke–AssociateLecturerinmusicwiththeOpenUniversityandpart-timetutorinmusicatDurhamUniversity.FormerlyMusicCoordinatoratCranmerHallandtheWesleyStudyCentre,Durham.Organist,pianistandchoirdirector.MrsMarjorieDobson–MethodistLocalPreacher.Writerofhymnsandotherworshipmaterial.Threecollectionspublished-twojointlyauthored.Widelyanthologised.MemberofHymnSocietyExecutiveandofeditorialteamofWorshipLive.

MissRuthHorton–UndertakingFoundationTrainingatWesleyHouseCambridge(candidatingforpresbyteralministry2009).Recentlyundertakenpostgraduateresearchintothesubjectofcongregationalsinginginworship,withaparticularfocusonFreshExpressions.

TheRevdIanHowarth–AssistantChair,SouthEastDistrict,ConnexionalMusicAdvisor,pastPrecentoroftheMethodistConference,musician,co-authorofLeadingMusicinWorship.

TheRevdKavulaJohn–CircuitMinister,approachtomusicisintuitivebeginningwithcommunicatingtheGospelinanAfricancontext.Shehastakenakeeninterestinthedevelopmentofworshipstylesincross-culturalexperience.Sheplaystheguitarandteachessongstoothers.

MissEmmaParker–representativeoftheYouthConference,regularcontributortoworshipmusicintheBasingstokeCircuit.

TheRevdPhillipPoynor–MinisterinSouthWaleswithastronginterestinmusicinworship,withacommitmenttothevarietyifmusicindifferingworshipstyles.

TheRevdDrAndrewPratt–MethodistMinisterandtutoratHartleyVictoriaCollege,teachingbothliturgyandMethodistidentity.Hehaswrittenover500hymns,hasthreepublishedcollections,haseditedhymnbooksanddoneresearchinhymnody.AndreweditstheHymnSocietyBulletin,isDeputyChairofthePrattGreenTrustandaDirectorofStainer&BellLtd.

TheRevdPrebendaryNormanWallwork-MinisterintheGloucestershireCircuitandrepresentativeoftheFaith&OrderCommittee.AssociateTutorinLiturgyandWorshipatWesleyCollegeBristolandMethodistRepresentativeontheJointLiturgicalGroup.



MrDavidWigley–representativeoftheYouthConference,regularcontributortoworshipmusicintheCardiffCircuit.

TheRevdPaulWood–MinisteratCoventryCentralHall.Degreeinmusicandeducation.Organist,andvocallytrained.FormerMusicDirectorforDurhamMusicalTheatreCompany.

TheRevdIanWorsfold–MinisterinCoventryandNuneatonCircuit.MusicianwithMAinMusicandLiturgy.Passionateaboutmusicinworship.