Church "presenter" (presentor?)

[Thrall]

Hi all, is my memory totally faulty, or is the leading singer in an organ less church named a present*r? I seem to have heard the term used, probably on hearing a service on the radio from the Wee Frees or such like sect, but it´s a while back. Good if anyone could substantiate my claim, or otherwise. The Concise Oxford and Googling have not helped............

Thanks,

Thrall

[LesleyB]

Hi Thrall
See:
http://www.highlandcathedral.org/index. ... ic&page=10
whcih even has samples to listen to!!

and at www.backfreechurch.co.uk/noticeboard/worship.jsp

You will also notice that we sing without any musical instrumentation to accompany us. Although musical instruments were used in the Old Testament, there is no record of the New Testament church using them, and we believe that their use can distract from the real music which God requires - the music of the heart.
This does not mean that we consider all forms of music wrong. We believe that music is a gift from God, to be enjoyed and to be used to His glory. But we believe that there is no music that can compare with heart-music, and our singing reflects this. The style of singing is very simple, with a precentor leading the singing of the psalms from the front of the church.
You will notice that Gaelic singing is distinctive in its form. Here a traditional cultural form is used, in which the precentor will sing a line from a psalm, and the congregation will repeat it. This is a skill in itself, and we are privileged to have some fine precentors at Back Free Church who are as able to lead the praise in Gaelic as in English.

Best wishes
Lesley

[Thrall]

Hi Lesley and thanks for that, and so promptly. Not surprising that I drew a blank with spelling errors like that! Great samples with plenty of character.
This is all in aid of my own personal crusade (if one can use that word any more) to improve the English that is used here in public announcements for the non Icelandic speaker, tourists etc.

Guid hunting,

Thrall