by Beth Ann Edwards Author Bio This past summer, while preparing to lead a worship seminar for the Area 8 Festival, I ran across a handout from a similar workshop I taught in 2016. The handout is based on those lists of “Seven Habits for a Highly Successful (fill in...
Ways to Stay Involved Over Summer Break by Beth Ann Edwards Beth Ann Edwards serves as Director of Arts, Handbells, and Youth Choirs at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, where she oversees all arts programming and assists with worship planning, as...
Navigating to a new normal in a worship setting by Joy Toll-Chandler Joy Toll-Chandler fell in love with handbells at an Area 1 festival concert in Vermont. The bells and the sounds they made intrigued her and convinced her and her mother to start a handbell choir at...
From Church Choir to Concert Setting by Beth Ann Edwards Beth Ann Edwards serves as Director of Arts, Handbells, and Youth Choirs at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, where she oversees all arts programming and assists with worship planning, as well as...
Directors face challenges and rewards of re-shaping handbell programs by Beth Ann Edwards Beth Ann Edwards serves as Director of Arts, Handbells, and Youth Choirs at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, where she oversees all arts programming and assists...
