I really respect people that have the best interests of the church at heart and want to be fiscally prudent/responsible. And I am sure I have ruffled some feathers, offended some people even, by suggesting that the money they were willing to offer was inadequate. But I do believe that young, enthusiastic, talented musician do not come cheap anymore if they ever did. I also believe that what Brooke brings is worth the extra money.

Just for fun, I figured out what an equivalent offer would be for what our previous music director received when she first started at the church 5 years ago. Assuming an annual rate of inflation of 2%, her monthly rate of $750 turns out to be $828 in 2006 dollars! I just worry now that the quote we are asking of him will be out of our price range and that when we tell him what we are willing/can afford to pay him he will laugh in our faces. This is definitely something worth praying that it does not happen.

God Bless You!