FABM Webinars
Continue expanding your church musicianship all year long with monthly webinars,
hosted by the Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians
Worship music of the African-American experience for the whole church year
Sunday, February 22, 2026
7pm Central
Rev. Dr. Patrice E Turner (click for bio)
Because we believe Black History is American History, and there is a shared humanity among all of God’s people, and because that history is also entwined in the history of our American worship spaces, we will approach this subject with a heart of humility as we learn from Rev. Dr. Patrice E Turner.
Learn about why Black Church Music is more than what’s on the page, and how you can experience, participate and even lead music from this genre in your churches that may not have a history of experiencing Black Gospel Music, spirituals, or other music from the African American experience on a regular basis.
We’ll look beyond February, to what you can program with meaningful intention in your worship services. We will provide a safe space for questions and awkwardness in this sensitive and important topic for our places of worship.
Dr. Patrice E. Turner serves as the Director of Worship & the Arts at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. She is an accomplished classical, jazz, and gospel pianist and vocalist who has shared her gifts nationally and internationally.
She received a Bachelor of Music, a Bachelor of Music Education, and a Master of Arts from The Ohio State University. Additionally, Dr. Turner received both a Master and Doctor of Music and Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Turner has been published in the Music Educators Journal and the Journal of Religious Thought. As a choral and general music educator, she taught at Johnson Park Middle School in Columbus, Ohio for three years. For 12 years she has worked at Jazz at Lincoln Center teaching WeBop. Patrice served as the Artist in Residence at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem for seven years.
Dr. Patrice E. Turner serves as the Director of Worship & the Arts at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. She is an accomplished classical, jazz, and gospel pianist and vocalist who has shared her gifts nationally and internationally.
She received a Bachelor of Music, a Bachelor of Music Education, and a Master of Arts from The Ohio State University. Additionally, Dr. Turner received both a Master and Doctor of Music and Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Turner has been published in the Music Educators Journal and the Journal of Religious Thought. As a choral and general music educator, she taught at Johnson Park Middle School in Columbus, Ohio for three years. For 12 years she has worked at Jazz at Lincoln Center teaching WeBop. Patrice served as the Artist in Residence at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem for seven years.
Dr. Patrice E. Turner serves as the Director of Worship & the Arts at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. She is an accomplished classical, jazz, and gospel pianist and vocalist who has shared her gifts nationally and internationally.
She received a Bachelor of Music, a Bachelor of Music Education, and a Master of Arts from The Ohio State University. Additionally, Dr. Turner received both a Master and Doctor of Music and Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Dr. Turner has been published in the Music Educators Journal and the Journal of Religious Thought. As a choral and general music educator, she taught at Johnson Park Middle School in Columbus, Ohio for three years. For 12 years she has worked at Jazz at Lincoln Center teaching WeBop. Patrice served as the Artist in Residence at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem for seven years.
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March 2026
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$30
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April 2026
TBD
$30
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PREVIOUS FABM Webinars
Katie Deaver (click for bio) from One License will share licensing and copyright information and answer your questions. Join us to learn best practices for church musicians!
Katie M. Deaver, Ph.D. serves as the General Manager of ONE LICENSE. Deaver's love of music and religion has allowed her to serve in a variety of music ministry settings, as well as to study and teach religion, feminist theology and ethics. She lives in beautiful Marquette, Michigan and is an alumna of Luther College (BA) and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (MATS, THM, PHD).
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Brad Nix (click for bio) will be with us to discuss successful ways to blend different musical and worship styles in your congregation. Bring your questions, dilemmas and success stories to add to the discussion.
Brad Nix is a widely-recognized composer, orchestrator, and arranger, and has written for many of the nation’s major publishers. He currently serves as Choral and Keyboard Editor for the Lorenz Corporation, and has well over 200 choral pieces in print, as well as numerous piano folios and orchestrations.
Brad frequently travels throughout the country as a clinician for reading sessions and conferences, and his music has been heard in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall in New York City to the famed St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church in central London, as well as countless churches all over the world.
In addition to his work in the music industry, Brad serves on the staff of First Baptist Church of Bastrop, TX. His responsibilities at the church include planning and leading worship, and directing several choral and instrumental ensembles.
He also has an impressive background in higher education. From 2007 to 2015, Brad served as Associate Professor of Music and Department Chair at Sterling College, located in Sterling, KS. At Sterling College, he taught music theory, composition, orchestration, applied piano, and group piano, and was the 2011- 2012 winner of the Sterling College McCreery Teaching Award.
Brad received his DMA degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He and his wife, Pattie, along with their three children, make their home in Bastrop, TX.
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Kick-Off Webinar
Sunday, October 19, 2025
7pm central
Join us as we introduce the clinicians who will be leading the 2026 Conference for Church Musicians. We will also share information on webinars AND on how you can spread the FABM word.
Free