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Collaboration Between Musicians and Priests

Category: Video
Tags: leading, ministry

Conflict can happen in any work relationship, and that includes the relationship between liturgical musicians and priests. Msgr. John Kasza offers some tips for working through any conflict and creating better collaboration between musicians and priests.

The book referenced in this video is How to Keep People From Pushing Your Buttons by Albert Ellis and Arthur Lange.

Video content by Msgr. John Kasza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and accomplished flutist and piccoloist. He is solo piccolo of the Orchard Lake Philharmonic and the Dearborn Community Concert Band and flutist with the Farmington Community Band, Macomb Community Band, and the Michigan Flute Orchestra.

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