Presenter NAME: Sarah Dan JonesCONTACT INFO for Presenter:
E-mail address: sdjones88@hotmail.com
Website: sarahdanjones.com (under renovation)
Phone (with area code): 706-781-8414
Mailing Address (name, city, and state): 142 Avery Street, Decatur, GA 30030
Congregation, if UU: Northwest UUC (ATL) til June 2009
Presenter category (check more than one if applicable):
____ UU Lay Leader
____ UU Lay Minister
____ UU Seminarian
____ Non-UU Religious Leader (elaborate, please: )
____ Other Speaker (elaborate, please: )
____ Writer
____ Dancer
__X__ Musician
____ Theater
__X__ Other Program/Speaker
Brief Description of Presentation/Program:
Available for Sunday services centered around Building Community through Music. Also available for workshops on starting congregational music programs, including choirs, ensembles, Multi-generational opportunities, and Cross Cultural engagements.
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Specific Sermon/Program Titles recommended:
Building Community Through Music
Tracing the History of Gospel Music
Cross Cultural Engagements: the Question of Appropriation
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Other Comments and helpful information:
Sarah Dan has been an active member of the Mid South District and the Unitarian Universalist Association for almost 15 years. Having served the Georgia Mountains UUC in Dahlonega, and the Northwest UU in metro Atlanta, Sarah Dan has also visited congregations around the country as a guest speaker and featured musician. She served six years on the UU Musician’s Network Board (uumn.org) as well as a two year stint as the General Assembly Music Coordinator. Active as a clinician, Sarah Dan has presented workshops at all levels, including the Joseph Priestly District Arts and Worship Conference, the Contemporary Worship Conference, the Ballou-Channing District Music Conference, and the International Convocation of UU Women. Through her work with the denomination, Sarah Dan has represented the UUMN at the ARE (Allies for Racial Equity) conference, and the Committee on Cross Cultural Engagements. Well versed in the broader goals of the denomination, and experienced in small church structures, Sarah Dan’s message has appeal for all sizes of congregations and all ages in the spectrum.
Mid-South District Sunday Sources Speakers’ BureauUnitarian Universalist Lay Leaders, Lay Ministers, Musicians, or Seminarians