Presbyterian Association of Musicians
We provide resources, conferences, publications, and a vast network of members who are engaged in worship, music, and the arts all across the United States and beyond.
The Presbyterian Association of Musicians believes that formative and collaborative experiences with God and neighbor nurture relationships and create community.
PAM is committed to engage in meaningful action which results in the transformation of PAM’s institutional culture by addressing the impacts of power and privilege, and through our pursuit of safe, sacred spaces inhabited meaningfully and authentically by all children of God.
Become a member of PAM.
Becoming a member gives you instant access to these valuable benefits which will improve your worship planning for any size church in any location with information addressing new and old issues facing all denominations.
We are a valuable resource for all.
Choir directors, worship musicians, organists, Christian educators, artists, clergy, and lay people will find PAM to be a valuable resource for creative and collaborative worship planning.
PAM is not just for Presbyterians.
Other denominations find our resources, conferences, and publications helpful in their service to God. Our members represent multiple denominations including Methodist, Baptist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, United Church of Christ, Unitarian, and Mennonite!
What's New with PAM?
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In 2021, PAM launched its first Salary Survey to support our members and churches across the country, offering insight into the lives and stories of musicians employed in churches. We invite you to add your voice to this year’s survey and to share it with your colleagues in music ministry.
This survey is open to all denominations and individuals serving God, not just Presbyterians. Your confidential responses, along with those of other PAM members, provide critical data that allows us to report on the current state of church musicians in the United States.
Thanks to the valuable time and insights of worship leaders like you, we are beginning to chronicle important trends in employment, leadership diversity, benefit offerings, and more. The findings from this year’s survey, alongside those from 2021, help church leaders and PAM members like yourself track these trends, compare experiences with peers, and ensure that church leadership has an accurate understanding of the state and value of church musicians. By completing this year’s survey, you will contribute to advancing PAM’s research and data, which benefits both you and the community you serve.
Thank you for your participation in this survey and for all the ways you engage with the Presbyterian Association of Musicians.
Survey Closes March 31, 2025.
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