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Education Diploma, Prairie Bible College B.A. English Honors (magna cum laude), University of Alberta B. Mus. in Music History and Literature (with distinction), University of Alberta M. Mus., in Historical Musicology, University of Alberta D.W.S. (in process), Institute for Worship Studies, Orange Park, FL Background Vernon was born in China and spent his childhood in Three Hills. After pursuing studies in English literature and music at the University of Alberta, he joined the Prairie Fine Arts faculty where he has taught since 1986. Vernon has a passion to see cultures throughout the world express their worship of God with their own music. He plays the piano and has built his own harpsichord and harp which he plays in Prairie and community music productions. Involvement at Prairie Vernon is active in the worship life of his church as well as in the chapels at Prairie. He has recruited and trained musicians for cross-cultural ministry in various parts of the world. In particular he has helped musicians in West Africa and Ethiopia to develop indigenous church music. He heads the Worship & Ministry program at Prairie, a four-year degree program designed to equip pastors, youth workers, musicians and missionaries for leadership in worship. Courses CM 141 Foundations of Worship Ministry CM 243 Principles of Worship Leadership CM 471 Worship Internship HF 152 Music in Western Culture HF 355 Music in Church & Society HF 356 Music in Contemporary Culture TH 357 Theology of Worship WO 228 History and Forms of Worship WO 345 The Art of Worship WO 483 Issues in Contemporary Worship
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