Britain a ‘post Christian’ nation

By Marie@Musicademy | May 2, 2014

According to the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Britain is now a ‘post-Christian’ country. Despite 52% of respondents to a Telegraph poll describing themselves as either practising or non-practising Christians (see graphic below), Lord Williams says that Britain is no longer “a nation of believers” and foresees a further decline in the influence of […]

Stages of the grief process

By Guest Blogger | April 22, 2014

It was Swiss-American psychiatrist, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, a pioneer in near-death studies and the author of the ground breaking book On Death and Dying, who first established a set of stages she called ‘The Grief Process’. Her research during the 1960s resulted in a set of five stages – Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance – […]

Christ is Risen!

By Marie@Musicademy | April 20, 2014

A picture for Easter Sunday I photographed this crucifix in a vineyard in New Zealand earlier this year where there is often art and sculpture on display for the public. What I particularly liked about it was that the wood is constructed from old wine barrels and the clippings behind are from grape vines. Rather […]

Worship Backing Band DVD Volume 3 released

By Marie@Musicademy | April 10, 2014

We are pleased to announce the release of our third Worship Backing Band DVD.   Featuring 35 contemporary worship songs with on-screen lyrics and fully mixable vocals.  Features for volume 3 Whilst the DVDs are the lowest cost and simplest of our backing track options, they are still packed with useful features, especially for churches […]

Worship Backing Band Easter songs list 2019

By Marie@Musicademy | March 31, 2014

    We’ve been asked for recommendations for backing tracks suitable for Easter services. Check out these MultiTrack and Split Track backing tracks. (Updated for 2019). Above All Alive All Because of Jesus All Creatures of our God and King All Who Are Thirsty Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Amazing Love (You are My […]

15 ideas for worship without a band

By Sam Hargreaves | March 5, 2014

In our church this Lent we are going to be intentionally ‘stripping down’ our worship to simple elements – simple songs, voices, perhaps just a guitar or piano, or no instruments at all.  This is to put to one side some of the good things which may, nevertheless, become distractions.  It is partly inspired by […]