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Admittedly, it has taken a while to get things where I want them this particular CAMA year. There have been a number of things that have prohibited me from really putting forth the full effort I had planned on presenting for this years program. However, the good thing about strategic work is that you generally have an idea months in advance and just allow it to simmer for a while until the time is right to deliver a completed product. In the case of the parameters for the 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards, much of the heavy lifting was done long ago on various evenings when a thought would come to me and I would do some jotting. In that it’s now September, the show is starting to come together the way it was initially envisioned, save for the production company whom we have yet to decide on. But, with essentially 2 months to go, we’re pretty much where we want to be from a program/weekend management standpoint. And so, I’ve decided to go ahead and present the parameters for the show in whole.

Good Times //

2018 Performance Criteria

Performance slots for the 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards are based on the following criteria for each of its 17 openings. 

1. 3 performance slots are given to new artists who have never performed at Christian Acappella Music Awards, regardless of nomination in the program.
2. 1 performance slot is utilized for the Grand Finale, where all artists performing at the 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards will be asked to perform a song to be chosen by NACAMA.
3. 4 performance slots utilized for previous recipients of awards at Christian Acappella Music Awards.
4. 6 performance slots utilized for nominees for 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards.
5. 3 performance slots to be distributed by NACAMA at its discretion.

Running times

1. 2018 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 135 Minutes
2. 2018 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 150 Minutes
3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 115 Minutes
4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – 121 Minutes
5. The 2018 CAMA Pre-Show – 28 minutes
6. The 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 180 minutes

Start times

1. 2018 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 6:00 pm et
2. 2018 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 6:00 pm et
3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 12:35 pm et
4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – 12:15 pm et
5. The 2018 CAMA Pre-Show – 5:55 pm et
6. The 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 6:25 pm et

Performance Slots

1. 2018 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 10 Performance Slots
2. 2018 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 12 Performance Slots
3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 4 Performance Slots
4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – Closed Program
5. The 2018 CAMA Pre-Show – 3 Performance Slots
6. The 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 17 Performance Slots

Time Allotted Per Performance

1. 2018 CAMA Thursday Evening Concert – 12 Minutes
2. 2018 CAMA Friday Evening Concert – 11 Minutes
3. CAMA Matinee One (Friday) – 25 Minutes
4. CAMA Matinee Two (Saturday) – Closed
5. The 2018 CAMA Pre-Show – 6 minutes
6. The 2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards – 5.5 minutes*

*CAMA Performances are limited to 1 song

2018 Christian Acappella Music Awards Categories // Final

1. The NACAMA Excellence Award
2. Acappella Pioneer Award
3. Song of the Year, Choral
4. Sharon Tolliver Exemplary Faith Award
5. Song Leader of the Year
6. NACAMA Service Award
7. Male Vocalist of the Year
8. Male Group of the Year
9. Choral Director of the Year
10. Female Vocalist of the Year
11. RUBAL Lifetime Achievement Award
12. Contemporary Artist of the Year
13. Performer of the Year
14. Female Group of the Year
15. Youth Artist of the Year
16. New Artist of the Year
17. Video of the Year
18. Choral Group of the Year, Contemporary
19. Producer of the Year
20. Artist of the Year
21. Choral Group of the Year, Traditional
22. Record of the Year
23. Songwriter of the Year
24. Song of the Year
25. Traditional Artist of the Year
26. Album of the Year

2018 CAMA Show Order – Subject to revision

1. Performance 01
2. Song Leader of the Year
3. Performance 02
4. Male Vocalist of the Year
5. Song of the Year, Choral
6. Performance 03
7. The NACAMA Excellence Award
8. The NACAMA Service Award
9. The Sharon Tolliver Exemplary Faith Award
10. Performance 04
11. Acappella Pioneer Award
12. Performance 05
13. Male Group of the Year
14. Choral Director of the Year
15. Performance 06
16. Female Vocalist of the Year
17. Performance 07
18. RUBAL Lifetime Achievement Award
19. Contemporary Artist of the Year
20. Performance 08
21. Performance 09
22. Performer of the Year
23. Female Group of the Year
24. Youth Artist of the Year
25. Performance 10
26. New Artist of the Year
27. Performance 11
28. Video of the Year
29. Performance 12
30. Choral Group of the Year, Contemporary
31. Producer of the Year
32. Performance 13
33. Artist of the Year
34. Choral Group of the Year, Traditional
35. Performance 14
36. Record of the Year
37. Songwriter of the Year
38. Performance 15
39. Song of the Year
40. Traditional Artist of the Year
41. Performance 16
42. Album of the Year
43. Performance 17

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Luke 15:18-20- I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, father, i have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants and he arose, and came to his father but when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Often, the thing that keeps people from returning home is the road they must take to get back there. That lonesome road traveled is where Satan tries to get us to doubt that we can actually return home, to assume that we won’t be welcomed when we arrive. The road home is where we revisit everything we’ve done and how it has brought us to this place of regret; how that, if we had only chosen to do things differently, we wouldn’t be here; still, go home. go back to the place where refuge is given. Never be too proud or too bold for repentance. Grow.

Luke 6:36-37 – Be ye therefore merciful, as your father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.

It’s interesting how, in an effort to grow as disciples, we will work to apply these biblical principles to our life as it relates to everyone but ourselves. As much as we attempt not to judge or condemn others, we often instead beat our own selves up. But, in desiring to grow, we have to realize that forgiveness of others cannot trump forgiveness of self; that, we will never fully grasp the concept of mercy until we are able to apply it to our own heart, growth in the lord requires us to understand that, to esteem others better than ourselves doesn’t mean that we treat ourselves worse than others. It’s a process; be kind to yourself.

Matthew 716-20 – Ye shall know them by their fruits do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

We’re gonna be remembered for the things we do. As we go from day to day, there will be many who talk loud and seek to distract others with endless hyperbole. Their fruits, however, will tell a different story. If we are patient; if we spend the time cultivating our field, and, we focus on the constant improvement of self, we can know that things work out. At harvest time, we’ll see who was really working. Let them talk, you continue working.