Last updated on November 28th, 2001
- Canadian Copyright Office
- US Copyright Office
- American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)
- Broadcast Music Inc (BMI)
- Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)
- Society of Composers Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
- Churchbass
- - "fundamental" for those who play bass in a church setting <g> See you there!
a digest version is also available to ease the load on your mailbox.- ChurchDrum
- - don't "beat" around the bush, check it out!
- Church SoundCheck
- - a company that specializes in sound for churches; resources, and discussion group
- Church Sound Systems Network
- - site hosted by JdBSound, Acoustic Lab; resources and discussion group
- Worship Leader
- - hosted by Worship Leader magazine; resources and discussion board.
- Worship List
- - email discussion list hosted by Praise.net - See you there!
a digest version is also available to ease the load on your mailbox.- Worship Talk
- - similar to the Worship List but hosted by the folks at WorshipTogether
a digest version is also available to ease the load on your mailbox.
- AudibleFaith
- - original music recordings and lead sheets; this site also features a search engine. AudibleFaith also act as distributors for independent artists.
- Cambridge Music Group (CMG)
- - CMG is connected with the UK Vineyard. This site includes songs, albums, profiles of various writers and a useful archive of worship articles.
- Family Worship
- - associated with Icthus Christian Fellowship in London (UK), this site features albums and a grassroots showcase of original material in MP3 or RA formats.
- Graham Kendrick
- - lyrics, albums, events and much, much more! Graham is one of the most prolific writer of contemporary worship music, and instrumental <g> in the "March For Jesus" events.
- Highest Praise Productions
- - music and CDs of original worship material, including MP3/MIDI files, leadsheets and other resources.
- Hillsongs Australia
- - find out the details on Hillsongs worship albums and more.
- Integrity Hosanna
- - CDs, articles, artists, events and music. There is also a discussion forum for various topics including worship. You can also download sheet music and midi files. Note that you will be prompted for personal information before you can see the free song; if you don't want to provide this, just click on the "Decline" radio button before submitting the (empty) form.
- Vineyard Ministries Canada
- Vineyard Music
- - site of the Vineyard Music Group; CDs, music books and publishing/submission information for Vineyard worship material.
- WorshipTogether
- - Worship Together is run by EMI Christian Music and includes the Revival Generation and Passion series (amongst others). This site contains articles, resources, CDs, music books, and downloadable combined sheet music/audio files (this requires installing Sunhawk Solero software) including a free "Song of the Month".
- WorshipMusic
- - online store for CDs, cassettes, sheet/print music, videos, software, MIDI, and training materials all for the purpose of worship!
See the section "Other Resources" below for additional sources of independent worship music.
- CCLI Song Select
- - after selecting your region on the home page, follow the Visitors then Song Select links
- Praise Net Song Search
Also the Vineyard Ministries Canada, Vineyard Music Group, WorshipMusic.com and Worship Together sites have song search functions.
- Kelly Carpenter's Worship Resource
- - songs, articles, links and more. Keyboard players should bookmark this one!
- Leadership Journal
- - although obviously broader in scope than just worship, there are frequent excellent articles on this topic. Plus, the cartoons often provide great insight into worship "issues"!
- March for Jesus
- - the official "March for Jesus" site with news, events and more.
- Praise Net
- - the links page alone has to be worth the visit!
- Praxis
- - liturgy & worship resources and training for the Church of England
- Worship Assistant
- - Windows-based software (no Mac version, sadly :o) to assist in preparing and leading worship which includes the ability to track song useage. If you're running a Windows system, take a look!
- Worship Hypermart
- - a clearing house for worship resources and original music
- Worship Leader Magazine
- - in addition to many useful articles and the periodic Song Discovery CD series, this site includes a collection of articles explaining how different songs came to be written
- Worship Map
- - Bruce Johnson's helpful site includes original music, articles and other resources
Last updated on November 28th, 2001