The good (and bad) news about small church worship ministry

I always like to hear the bad news first. Don’t sugar-coat it. Just lay it on me so I can deal with it. So for those of you who are like me, here’s the bad news about small church worship ministry: People aren’t coming to your church because of the music. Typically, if your church […]

Free Christmas worship resources

Here’s a summary of the most popular Christmas resources we posted last year. We’ll be adding a few more things throughout December. And please, if you find something great online, either share it here or email us a link so we can spread the word. Free Christmas songs – MP3s, videos and sheet music for contemporary […]

TV and film themed Christmas service ideas

If you are looking for a creative way to reach out to your local community this Christmas, take a look at this wonderful TV and film-themed set of services from the creative stable that is St Andrews Church, Chorleywood.

Free Christmas resources for churches

Here’s a round up of previous articles and resources we’ve made available for Christmas. We’ll be adding to these in the coming weeks as well as rediscovering a few old favourites (Christmas Carol Massacre anyone?) In the meantime do feel free to explore these resources and please put links to any others you find online […]

Shake, rattles and roll: sourcing great children's songs

We asked for some help a while back on recommended songs for kids worship and promised to share the resultant article with you. The article was commissioned by CCLI in the UK so the resources are pretty UK-centric. That will likely mean some great discoveries here for those of you in the rest of the world. […]

Does Xmas really mean excluding Christ from Christmas?

I got sent the image above on Facebook this week and my immediate thought was “Musicademy customers are going to love this image”. But rather than simply paste the image up for you to share, I wanted to also address that old hot potato about the origins of the “Xmas” word. Firstly, we need to […]

Graham Kendrick on Psalm Surfing - video and his how-to guide

How to Psalm Surf Try it. Find a quiet room and open up a psalm. Instead of reading silently, read a few verses out loud, engaging your heart, mind and soul as best you can. Then start again, but this time singing the words to a tune of your own making. Don’t try to analyse […]