WORSHIP DEPARTMENT

July 19, 2023 | STATIC PAGE

I. Introduction 
The Synod Music Committee was formed in 1930. The “Kristian Hla Bu’ already existed before the foundation of the Synod Music Committee, and it was given the task to revise the already existing song book. The task of creating the Mizo Kristian Hla Thar bu and its revision and the “Nopang Hla Bu was also given to the Music Committee. 

The Synod Music Committee would organise events such as Conductor training for Choir, Mizo lengkhawm Zai Seminar, Song leader training, Solfa lessons and any musical activities that would help in the development of the Church.

In 2014, Synod approved the Synod Worship Committee to become a full fledge Committee (Synod 2014, Gen. 52; Synod 2015, Gen. 52; SEC 262:21; SEC 263:47, App. 3) The Worship Committee is expected to take care of the overall improvement of the Church and the Music Committee as well. Although the two committee have different names, they have common goals and thus became one committee named the Synod Worship Committee but in order to create and recruit new committee members, orders were given by Synod that they are to use the Music Committee rules regarding the matter. 

II. Worship Department
The Synod Worship Committee used the Worship Cell and the Music Cell as a means improve its mission work. The two cell would then request the Worship Executive Committee to for any programme they want to have like: - 
1. The Worship Cell would continue the service programmes at the Church and they would than appoint the time, place and participants for the next programme.
2. The music programmes would also be organised by the Music Cell and they would also appoint the time and place of the next programme as well. 
3. The Worship Executive Committee would sometimes join the Music and Worship Cell together and they would be given the same responsibility. 
4. In order to fulfil any objectives given by the Worship Committee, the Worship and Music Cell would try and organised themselves and each Cell is expected to report any invitation or request given to them by the Church to the Worship Executive Committee. 
5. The Synod Worship Committee is given authority over the song book which are to be sold and used in the Church.
6. Depending on the situation, The Synod Worship Committee would organised Music Festival for the Church as well.
7. Lastly, if there is any problem regarding the songs sung in the church, the church elder is expected to carefully consider the matter with the Cells.

III. Synod Music School
In the Synod Office Annexe Building, the Synod Worship Committee gives classes on Keyboard, Violin and Vocal training. The duration of the class would be six months and admission notice would be declared in the Church. 

Basic Courses 
1. Tonic Solfa & Staff Notation
1) Duration: 6 Months  
2) Number of Seats: 80
2. Violin
1) Duration: 6 Months
2) Number of Seats: 10
3. Vocals
1) Duration: 6 Months
4) Keyboard
1) Duration: 6 Months 
2) Number of Seats: 15 

IV. Training and Seminar
Training on Solfa, Choir and Song Conductor would be given to the church who send their request to the Synod Worship Committee. 

Different worship seminars like – Church Leading Programmes, Preparing for Sermon, The study of Presbyterianism etc are provided to those who send their request to the Committee. 

V. Other Important Functions
Training for the Conductor of a Choir is held every year in the months of June – August. Seminar for traditional ‘Mizo Lengkhawng Zai” is also conducted and depending on the time and financial situation, the seminar would be conducted on regular basis. 

 

 

WORSHIP DEPARTMENT

July 19, 2023 | STATIC PAGE

I. Thuhma
Kum 1930 khan Synod Music Committee chu din a ni a. Music Committee neih a nih hma hian Hla Bu hi neih a ni tawh a. Kristian Hla Bu revise leh enlarge thuah pawh a tul anga buaipuia enkawl zui turin Synod Music Committee chu din a ni ta a. Mizo Kristian Hla Thar Bu siam leh ennawn te, Naupang Hla Bu siam leh ennawn te pawh Music Committee kuta dah a ni.
 
Synod Music Committee hian Presbytery huap te, Bial huap leh Aizawl atanga lehlan phakna Kohhran malin Zaipawl Conductor Training, Mizo Lengkhawm Zai Seminar, Zai hruai dan training, Solfa zirtir leh music lama Kohhran te tihmasawn leh fuih tharin hun an hmang thin.
 
Kum 2014 Synod Inkhâwmpui chuan Synod Worship Committee chu Committee puitlingah a siam a (Synod 2014, Gen. 52; Synod 2015, Gen. 52; SEC 262:21; SEC 263:47, App. 3). Pathian Biak inkhâwm lama Kohhranin hma a sâwn dân tur ngaihtuah tur leh Music Committee hma lâk thinnate pawh hma tel vek turin Worship Committee chu ruat a ni a. Heng  Committee pahnihte hi an hnathawh hrang mah se, tum thuhmun an nih avangin Committee pakhata la kawpin Synod Worship Committee tia vuah a ni ta a ni. Chuvângin Music Committee (kum 1930-a din chu) awm hran tawh lovin, Worship Committee nên chhûnfin a ni ta a. Mahse Worship Committee member siam dânah chuan Music Committee kalhmang zui turin Synod chuan a rêl a ni.
 
II. Worship Department hma lâk dan 
Synod Worship Committee chuan Worship Cell leh Music Cell hmangin hma a la a. Worship Cell leh Music Cell te chuan Worship Executive Committee hriatpuiin programme an siam thin. Hetiangin :
1. Worship Cell chuan Pathian Biak inkhâwm lam hawia hma a lo lâk thinte chu a chhunzawm a. Programme te siamin a hun leh ni leh kal turte a ruat thin.
2. Music Cell pawhin Music lam hawi tihlawhtling turin a tul ang zêlin programme te a buatsaih a, a hun leh ni leh kal turte a ruat thin.
3. Worship Cell leh Music Cell mawhphurhnate hi a hranga kalpui vek lova a rual (joint)-a kalpui tul leh remchâng a tih angin Worship Executive Committee-in ruahmanna a siam thin.
4. Worship Committee mawhphurhna hlen chhuak turin Worship Cell leh Music Cell-ten ruahmanna an siam leh Bial leh Kohhran atanga sawmna an hmuhte chu a concerned Committee ve ve-in tha an tih angin an rel a, Worship Executive Committee-ah an report thin.
5. Kan Kohhran chhunga hman leh hralh tur chi hla bu siam chungchangah Synod Worship Committee hi thuneihna pek a ni a. Hei hian tum khat inkhawmpui etc a hman mai tur chi a huam lo.
6. A tul ang zelin Synod Worship Committee chuan Kohhran te tan Music Festival a buatsaih thin.
7. Heng bakah hian kan Hla Bu-a mi a thu leh a thluk hman dik loh chungchangah hetiang hmang dik lo an awm chuan Bialtu Pastor emaw, Upa-ten emaw fimkhur tak siin kan duh dan leh a tul angte lo sawipuiin tan lo la thin se.
 
III. Synod Music School
Synod Worship Committee hian Synod Office Annexe Building-ah nitinin Keyboard, Violin leh Zai zirna (Vocal) a buatsaih thin. Heng zirna te hi thla ruk chhung zir ngai an ni. Zir dil duhte tana hriattirna chu Kohhran tinah Bial kaltlangin thawn thin a ni.
 
Zing karah Tonic Solfa leh Staff Notation class a buatsaih bawk a. Theory class hi Synod Music School, Synod Office Annexe-ah leh Bawngkawn Kohhran Hall-ah nitinin neih thin a ni.
 
Course hrang (Basic Course)-te
1. Tonic Solfa & Staff Notation
1) Course rei zawng : Thla ruk  
 2) Seat awm zat : 80
2. Violin
1) Course rei zawng : Thla ruk
2) Seat awm zat : 10
3. Vocals
1) Course rei zawng : Thla ruk
4) Keyboard
1) Course rei zawng : Thla ruk 
2) Seat awm zat : Class vawi khatah zirlai 15 zel
 
IV. Training/Seminar chungchang
Synod Worship Committee chuan sawmtu Bial leh Kohhran hrang hrang hnenah Solfa Training, Zai hruai, Zaipawl Conductor Training etc. a neihpui thin. 
 
Worship Seminar hrang hrang - Pathian Biak Inkhawm hruai dan, Thuhril inbuatsaih dan, Kohhran kalphung zirhona, Presbyterianism chungchang etc. a sawmtute hnenah a neihpui thin bawk.
 
V. Hmalakna pawimawh dang
Kum tinin June - August chhung hun remchangah riaklutin Zaipawl Conductor Training buatsaih thin a ni. 
 
Mizo lengkhawm zai seminar pawh buatsaih thin a ni a. Hun leh sum awmdan azirin lengkhawm zai seminar hi neih thin a ni.