Completeness
Do we have the minimum information needed to understand the inquiry?
Eternal Music
Our Discernment Process
A protective path from inquiry to authorized commitment.
Nine ordered gates
Each gate helps protect the person, the message, the institution, and the work from moving ahead without what the next step requires.
Mission Alignment
Does the inquiry align with Eternal Music’s Christian ministry-development purpose?
Character & Relationship Context
Is the relevant leadership, accountability, and relationship context understood?
Gift & Message
Is the gift or message clear enough to discern responsibly?
Readiness
Is the person, team, institution, or project ready for the proposed next step?
Rights & Ownership
Are ownership, permissions, agreements, and metadata sufficiently clear?
Institutional Fit & Capacity
Is there a responsible fit within current institutional capacity?
Mutual Commitment
Are scope, expectations, responsibilities, and consent mutually understood?
Executive Authorization
Has the required institutional authorization been given?
Important: Submitting an inquiry does not create a representation, production, employment, funding, management, pastoral, distribution, recording, or release commitment. Every inquiry enters discernment before any institutional commitment is made.