Church Music - Contemporary Christian Music

Church Music:
Contemporary Christian Music

This guide includes contemporary Christian songs and hymns, including "praise/worship" music.

Links
General CCM Links
CCM Publishers and Vendors
Sacred Dance

Links

General CCM Links

CCM Lyrics Archives <http://www.maranooka.de/ccmlyrics/lyric.htm>
Lyrics and MP3 recordings for many original and better-known contemporary Christian songs.

CCM Magazine <http://www.ccmmagazine.com/>
Contemporary Christian Music Magazine.

Christian Activities Online <http://www.christianactivities.com/>
Gives worldwide Christian concert, news, church, and music information.

Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) <http://www.ccli.com/>

Christian Music Place (CMP Central) <http://www.christianmusic.org/cmp>
Information on Christian artists, albums, Christian music festivals, Christian concerts, recording and distributing your Christian music, developing your talent, touring, church music, ministry opportunities, and more.

Christian Music Resource Center <http://www.bcpl.net/~musicman/links.htm>
Links to contemporary Christian sites.

Christian Musician <http://www.christianmusician.com/>
Online magazine.

Christian Songwriter’s Webring <http://www.praise.net/worship>

Crosswalk.com Entertainment <http://entertainment.crosswalk.com/>
Contemporary Christian music news and reviews.

Dove Awards <http://www.doveawards.com/>

National Association of Christian Artists and Songwriters (NACAS) <http://place2b.org/nacas>

Placetobe.org <http://www.place2b.org/>
Links to Christian Music Place, Christian Artists Directory, and information on Christian concerts.

Praise Worship <http://www.tcmr.com/links/worshipresources.html>

Praise-Worship.net <http://www.praise-worship.net/praise/index.html>
Includes lyrics and guitar chords for over 1425 praise choruses.

Rockin’ with the Cross <http://1christian.net/guitar>
Index to song archives. Gives words and guitar chords.

SongQuery.com <http://www.songquery.com/>
Christian music search engine for music CDs and sheet music.

Worship Articles and Links <http://www.sharesong.org/articles_body.htm>

Worship Leader Online <http://www.worshipleader.org/home.html>

Worship Resource Center <http://www.praise.net/>
A wide variety of information on worship music, dance, and drama. Includes ministry information, songs, events, and links.

Worship Song Database <http://www.praise.net/cgibin/search.cgi>
Information on 3000+ Christian worship songs.

WorshipCityPraise.com <http://www.worshipcitypraise.com/html/home.html>

WorshipLinks.com <http://www.worshiplinks.com/>

General Publisher Information and Links

Free Praise and Worship Music <http://freepraiseandworship.com/>
Free songs, charts chords, RealAudio™, and MP3. Includes materials submitted by website users. Web designer states that no songs are posted without consent of copyright owner.

Gospel Music Association <http://www.gospelmusic.org/>

WorshipMusic.com <http://www.worshipmusic.com/>
Internet worship music shopping site.

Individual Publishers and Vendors

Brentwood-Benson <http://www.brentwood-bensonmusic.com/>

Hillsong Music Australia <http://www.hillsong.com/>

Integrity Music <http://www.integritymusic.com/>

Maranatha Music <http://www.maranathamusic.com/>

Vineyard <http://www.vmg.com/>

Worship Together <http://www.worshiptogether.com/>

Christian Dance Fellowship, International <http://www.icdf.com/>

Christian Dance Fellowship, USA <http://www.cdfusa.org/Aims.htm>

Christian Sacred Dance <http://www.christiandance.com/>
(One Accord Ministries)

Dance in Christian Worship <http://www.worshipdance.org/>
Covers the use of dance, creative movement, flags, and tambourines as an expression of Biblical Christian faith.

Dance in the Liturgy (Catholic) <http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDWDANCE.HTM>
Statement on liturgical dance in worship from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1982.

New Jerusalem Dancers <http://www.angelfire.com/ia/njd/david.html>
Messianic/Davidic dance site.

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Online Catalog Subject Headings

Suggested subject headings for searching the online catalog:

choruses, sacred

contemporary christian music

dance - religious aspects

hymns, english

pentecostal churches - choruses

pentecostal churches - hymns

psalters

worship programs

Conduct an advanced keyword search on the phrase "worship and praise music."

At the Crossroads: An Insider's Look at the Past, Present, and Future of Contemporary Christian Music, by Charlie Peacock (Broadman & Holman, 1999)
Squires Library - Circulating - ML3187.5 .P37 1999

Changing Your Tune!: The Musician's Handbook for Creating Contemporary Worship, by Lynn Hurst (Abingdon Press, 1999)
Squires Library - Circulating - MT88 .H877 1999

The Christian Media Directory (James Lloyd Group, 1996)
Music Res. Ctr. (Music Bldg) - Ref. M1.77 .C5573 1996

The Christian Music Directories. Printed Music (Resource Publications, 1995, 96, 98, 99)
Music Res. Ctr. (Music Bldg) & Squires Library - Reference - Ref. ML128.C54 C57

The Christian Music Directories. Recorded Music (Resource Publications, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 )
Music Res. Ctr. (Music Bldg) - Ref. ML156.4.R4 R38

The Christian Music Directories. Update: Printed & Recorded Music (Resource Publications, 1995-96, 1998-present)
Music Res. Ctr. (Music Bldg) - Ref. ML128.C54 C569

The Contemporary Christian Music Debate (Tyndale House Publishers, 1993)
Squires Library - Circulating - ML3187.5 .M54 1993

Measuring the Music: Another Look at the Contemporary Christian Music Debate, by John Makujina (Schmul Pub. Co., 2000)
Squires Library - Circulating - ML3187.5 .M34 2000

New Harmonies: Choosing Contemporary Music for Worship, by Terri Bocklund McLean (Alban Institute, 1998)
Squires Library - Circulating - ML3187.5 .M35 1998

Paul Baker's Topical Index of Contemporary Christian Music (Standard Pub., 1991)
Squires Library - Reference - Ref. ML128.C54 B34 1991

The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired World: Electronic Culture and the Gathered People of God, by Tex Sample (Abingdon Press, 1998)
Squires Library - Circulating - BV4446 .S25 1998

* Recommended website for beginning a search on this topic.

Updated 10/29/04: aah

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Church Music: Contemporary Christian Music

Church Music:
Contemporary Christian Music