Worship tools

   Baker's Plays

Costs a small royalty fee to produce them. Includes plays and how-to books.

   Christian Copyright Licensing International

Info on how to obtain copyright licensing for more than 78,000 pieces of music

   Contemporary Drama Service

Publishers of plays, interpretive movement, director instructions and royalty fees all for one price.

   Creative Lifestyles

Software provider with a large library of songs with copyright permission granted, as well as five (more coming) versions of the Bible, which can be quickly accessed on-the-fly. Special feature: Allows for editing in real time out of view of the audience.

   Creative Resource Group

Newest & freshest scripts--plays divided by subjects. Plays are real-to-life situations from two minutes to full-length. Also include resources for doing creative arts in worship.

   CrossPoint Scripts

Quarterly drama min. newsletter with many good scripts for all occasions and fun four to six minutes on average. Each of the scripts has a director's notes sidebar, along with musical suggestions to accompany the script during production.

   Current Movie Reviews with Faith Connections

You may not agree with every thing posted on these pages but for those who are utilizing video clips in your worship services this is a good place to check out your options. LOTS of movies are listed and you can search the site by clicking on Contents.

   Fowler, Inc.

Resource for multi-media projectors at reasonable prices.

   Ginghamsburg Church

This site could go under several categories -- leadership dev't, lay mobilization, research. But we'll put it here for now since this congregation has taken the lead in the use of media in worship and education.

   LifeWay Chrn Resources

Books on dramas, monologues and other helpful resources in church drama. Their "National Drama Service" offers a quarterly book of scripts for all occasions. Convention Press also publishes, "The Complete Guide to Church Play Production."

   Lillenas Publishing Company

They handle books of plays, single plays and many are royalty-free. Includes some how-to books.

   Music & Missions

Somebody has done a ton of work to gather not only a list of mission music, but provide links to audio clips, lyrics, cord charts, and purchasing information! About 100 contemporary songs about missions, 40 mission hymns, 10 mission lyrics set to familiar hymn tunes, and another dozen familiar choruses with lyrics translated into other languages. This is a must-see for music for your next mission conference!

   Pray!

While Pray! is produced by NavPress and The Navigators, it is a cooperative effort of four organizations and networks: America's National Prayer Committee, the Denominational Prayer Leaders Network, Mission America, and the National Association of Evangelicals.

   PrayKids!

Prayer resource for children with accompanying helps for parents/caregivers.

   The Church Music Report

Network with other music leaders, learn about local and national conferences, view the Church Music Charts, and more.