How to Properly Display Copyright Notices (for CCLI License Holders)

By Kenny Lamm | July 16, 2012

From my observation, it seems that the majority of churches are not in compliance with their CCLI license requirements when it comes to displaying the copyright information. Merely possessing a copyright license is not enough for your church to comply with the copyright laws. Proper display of copyright information is another important piece of legality. […]

CCLI for the little guy

By Guest Blogger | July 10, 2012

We ran an article recently about CCLI (The CCLI license – what is legal and what is not?) which resulted in some email correspondence between one of our customers, Ralph Brock (from Westport WA, USA), and CCLI. Ralph is involved in ministry outside the church and wanted to know the legalities of using worship music […]

The CCLI License: What Is Legal and What is Not?

By Kenny Lamm | June 30, 2012

I am constantly asked questions about what is legal and what is not legal when it comes to making copies of music or lyrics in the church. My hope is that this post will make things clearer for everyone. Anytime you copy music or lyrics or distribute recordings of music that is copyrighted, you MUST […]

Transposing on guitar

By Andy@Musicademy | June 9, 2012

Imagine this scenario. You are an acoustic guitarist working with a worship leading keyboard player and are asked to play songs in non guitar friendly keys but you are only presented with a chord chart in the keyboard based keys like Bb and Eb and F. I work with a lot of players who encounter […]

Imported vs indigenous worship

By Marie@Musicademy | June 6, 2012

We had this email from Karl Pettit, Creative Arts/Worship Pastor at First Baptist Church, Pocatello, ID asking our thoughts on translating our DVDs into Mandarin for use in missionary work: “I cannot believe how God is opening doors in Asia right now for the Word to be shared! Especially through the medium of music. I have had […]

In Defense of the Role of “Professional Worship Consultant” or The “Curse” of the Calling

By Kenny Lamm | June 1, 2012

Recently, I wrote a post on my blog, called “Worship Service Evaluation” where I made observations concerning the things that went well and the things that were distracting in a corporate worship service that I had recently attended. I really struggled with whether to publish the post for fear some people would take my observations […]

How to Offer Artists Criticism Without Being a Jerk

By Guest Blogger | May 29, 2012

Artists (“Artists” applies to musicians, singers, painters, graphic designers, actors, dancers, etc) in the church receive a tremendous amount of criticism. Musicians especially seem to have a never-ending stream of complainers. I’ve heard everything from “the music was too loud,” “don’t use that song again – I didn’t like it,” and, one of my personal […]

5 ways to use technology at church

By Guest Blogger | May 17, 2012

I’m a fan of technology. I’m also very pro technology when it comes to church and leveraging that technology to make things interactive, engaging and user-friendly. So if your church isn’t on the technology train yet or you’re wondering if there’s something new that you might be missing, here’s some places to start: 5. Get […]