Multimedia Worship Resources

Worship Web Sites

• Sacramentis.com
  Sally Morgenthaler web site. Excellent material, especially for post moderns.
• Ancientfutureworship.com
  Robert Webber web site on alternative/blended worship
• ChristianityToday.com/go/music/
  Web site and regular ezine for Christian contemporary music. Excellent way to keep up with new and current Christian artists.
• emergentvillage.org
  Contact: Brian MacLaren. Helping the modern to postmodern transition, training and networking, this network grew out of the Young Leaders Network (Leadership Network) and enjoys a partnership with Youth Specialties. These are the leading practitioners in postmodern ministry who also have a strong philosophical and biblical base for what they are doing.
• http://www.gbod.org/worship/
  The General Board of Discipleship, The United Methodist Church Worship Page

Hymn Resources Web Sites:

• http://jacksonsnyder.com/arc/New%20Century%202/Duck%20Hymns.htm
  
  Two new hymn texts from Ruth Duck:
  “Humans Build to Frame a Life”
  “Earth Is Changed and Waters Roar”
• http://www.igracemusic.com/igracemusic/hymnbook/hymns.html Lead sheets, guitar choirs for many hymns
• www.worshiparchive.com
  Praise song and hymn archive with lyrics and charts
• http://www.yourchristianhome.com/content.phtml?sh=worship&type=worship variety of resources, including articles on worship and Christianity issues and lyrics and chord charts to many worship songs.

• http://www.resources4worship.com/ Orchestrated Hymn accompaniments, contemporary hymn arrangements and Worship Band charts for download/purchase. May be customized.

Contemporary Music Web Sites

Remember to abide by legal requirements in the use of lyrics in public worship. See www.ccli.org for more information.

• http://jacksonsnyder.com/arc/New%20Century%202/Duck%20Hymns.htm
  
  Two new hymn texts from Ruth Duck:
  “Humans Build to Frame a Life”
  “Earth Is Changed and Waters Roar”
• http://www.igracemusic.com/igracemusic/hymnbook/hymns.html Lead sheets, guitar choirs for many hymns
• www.worshiparchive.com
  Praise song and hymn archive with lyrics and charts
• http://www.yourchristianhome.com/content.phtml?sh=worship&type=worship variety of resources, including articles on worship and Christianity issues and lyrics and chord charts to many worship songs.

• http://www.resources4worship.com/ Orchestrated Hymn accompaniments, contemporary hymn arrangements and Worship Band charts for download/purchase. May be customized.

Graphics/Powerpoint/Technology Web Sites

• http://www.christiangraphicdesign.com/
  free animation downloads, and software downloads
• http://worshipview.com/
  Commercial song title backgrounds
• http://www.moreworshipideas.com/
  Articles, graphics, available when you sign up.
• http://www.worshipfilms.com/
  Worship backgrounds, sermon illustrations, animated backgrounds, etc. available to purchase.
• Churchsoundcheck.com : Communicating Technical Excellence to the Church
  Check out articles, available workshops, and other resources for the enhancement of church technology.
• http://www.oxygen-multimedia.com/ Christian images and graphics, sermon illustrations.

Other Helpful Web Sites:

• www.ccli.com (Christian Copyright Licensing, Inc.)
• www.cvli.org (Church Video License)

DVD/CD Resources

• Digital Glass (DVD) Five Worship videos with workbook including suggestions for use. Originally designed for use in “emerging” churches. Produced by Sally Morgenthaler and Sacramentis.com.
• HYMNS Ancient and Modern: Live Songs of Our Faith (CD) Passion Project Contemporary treatments of traditional hymns and gospel songs
• Leading Worship: Creating Flow Paul Baloche (DVD)
  A discussion and demonstration of developing a seamless worship set, changing keys, identifying and eliminating distractions and cultivating a heart of worship in your team.

• Music Styles Paul Baloche (DVD)
  Traditional, Celtic, Reggae, Rock, Country, R&B musical styles are demonstrated and techniques/characteristics of each style are briefly explained.

• Worship Band Workshop with Paul Baloche and Band (DVD)
  Ways to map a song, instrumental techniques and insights and a process of creating an atmosphere of worship. Also contains song examples and interviews.

• iWorship series. CDs, companion songbooks and DVDs of contemporary worship and praise songs. New releases include a children's song CD and a Christmas CD.

Music Resources

• Worship Tapestry – Benjamin Harlan
  Blending of classic praise choruses and hymns
  Hal Leonard
• Blended Praise – arr. Tom Fettke
  10 worship songs/hymn medleys
  LifeWay
• Worship Choir Collection
  20 Praise and worship “classics” for choir and congregation
  Accomp DVD available with animated video lyrics
  Riverspring Music
  Quarterly subscription service, 4x per year
  www.riverspring.com
  866-859-7622
• LNW Hymns
  Free copies of new hymns, choir devotionals, etc.