Worship Resources

As every good worship leader knows, having the right resources at your fingertips can make your job as a leader and planner a lot more enjoyable!  The following is an abbreviated list of some resources that we have found helpful and encouraging:

Books

Dawn, Marva J.  A Royal ‘Waste’ of Time.  Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999.

Helming, Brent.  Hot Tips for Worship Leaders: 24 Practical Tips to Lead Effective and Dynamic Worship.  Vineyard Music Group, 2000.

Morgenthaler, Sally.  Worship Evangelism: Inviting Unbelievers into the Presence of God.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.

Noland, Rory.  The Heart of the Artist: A Character-Building Guide for You & Your Ministry Team.  Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999.

Tozer, A. W. The Pursuit of God.  Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, 1993.

Webber, Robert.  Worship Old and New.  Zondervan, revised 1994.

Wiersbe, Warren W.  Real Worship.  Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2000.

Magazines

Christian Musician

Worship Leader

Tapes (Willow Creek Resources)

Connecting People to God Through Worship

Developing a Servant's Heart in Star-Crazed World

Harnessing the Arts for Spiritual Impact

Leading Artists in the Church

Websites

CCLI - Christian Copyright Licensing International
(Find out more about CCLI and the licensing they offer to local churches, Top 25 songs from various countries and excellent worship articles)

Integrity Music
(Probably the biggest single worship music company, they are home of Hosanna!, Hillsongs, Praise Band and Vertical Music)

Paul & Rita Baloche
(The homepage for my favorite husband and wife worship leaders/writers.  Find some excellent guitar videos and chord charts for some of their best songs like "Open the Eyes", "Above All" and "Rock of Ages")

PWArchive.com
(Excellent resource for lead sheets and set lists - although some of it is limited because of copyright restrictions)

Vineyard Music
(Vineyard Music Group's website has all their latest and greatest projects as well as helpful resources)

Worshipmusic.com
(Locally-based worship music website which has a tremendous inventory of worship CDs, split trax CD and songbooks, as well as excellent reviews and great offers)

Worship Together
(Home for Worship Together, as well as the Passion records and Delirious worship projects, this site is beautifully designed, has a free MP3 each week for members and thoughtful articles written by the likes of Matt Redman and Paul Oakley)