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Worship

Items listed include online resources and publications from New Life Ministries as well as information from other web sites.  New Life Ministries does not necessarily endorse all the content at any site we may link to from here. Such links are provided because we believe they offer valuable resources for your use.

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Free Sermon Resources
From Vine Resources of Southeast Christian Church

We want you to use our free swag to make your ministry that much better. We were producing media for our program every week and wanted to share it with you instead of it wasting away on a hard drive. Everything we produce is for the Vine at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. The free media is a great place to get started for a new teaching series. You don't have to use the topic ideas for each series because we want you to be able to use this stuff and make it your own. Our only requirement is you tell as many people as possible. We hope you enjoy the swag and in some small way it helps your ministry more effectively tell people about Jesus.

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Theology of Small Group Worship - BuildingSmallGroups.com/Bonnie McMaken - added Oct 11 2008
How to Grow a Media Ministry from Scratch: Part 1
- Midnight Oil Productions/The MO Guys - added Oct 11 2008
Crossroads-Creative - video sermon starters, illustrations, etc - added Sept 09 2008
RileysDiner.com -
Welcome to Riley's. We serve up great drama - added Sept 02 2008
Do's and Don'ts of Adding a New Service
- Outreach & Evangelism Today/Charles Arn - added July 21 2008
Easter: The Annual Challenge
- Midnight Oil Productions/The MO Guys - added Feb 15 2008
Birthing a Sermon - Leadership (Summer 2007)/John Ortberg - added Jan 07 2008
WorshipKitchen.com - added Jan 01 2008
WorshipMinistryU.com
- added Jan 01 2008
Is PowerPoint
Fading? - LeadershipJournal.net/Leith Anderson - added Oct 23 2007
7NOW: Seven Nights of Worship each week!
- Oasis Church in Florida - added Oct 15 2007
Worship Presentation Software Review
- FaithVisuals.com/Warren Rachele - added Sept 26 2007
Teach with Movies
- lesson plans & leader's guides for movies for a nominal annual fee
- added Sept 07 2007
BluefishTV - inexpensive video clips for teaching or sermon illustration plus backgrounds & motion loops - added Sept 04 2007
Institute of Contemporary and Emerging Worship Studies (ICEWS) - Dan Wilt - added Aug 25 2007
NatureofWorship.com
- stills & video clips reasonably priced - added Aug 25 2007
WorshipLeaderInsights.com
- from Nelson Searcy & Jason Hatley of The Journey Church in NYC - added Aug 23 2007
Multimedia and Worship
- The Alban Institute/Michael Bausch - added Aug 23 2007
Identifying Your Team's Purpose
- Midnight Oil/The MO Guys - added Aug 23 2007

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NLM Online Resources

Changing Face of Worship - NLM Report/Steve Clapp & Kristen Leverton Helbert
Is an Additional Worship Service in Your Future?
- Ronald W. Waters
Multiple Services: Evaluation of Fifteen Congregations -
G. Edwin Bontrager
Worship Survey -
Self-Assessment Tool

NLM Publications & Videos

Alternatives for Worship - Cindy Hollenberg & Steve Clapp
Alternative Worship Primer
- Cindy Hollenberg
The First Thirty Seconds: A Guide to Hospitality for Greeters and Ushers - S. Joan Hershey
How to Start a New Service -
W. Charles Arn
Worship and Hospitality - Steve Clapp & Fred Bernhard

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Resources & Internet Links

Ancient Future Worship - Robert Webber's web site
Ask Rick Muchow - EncouragingMusic.com/Rick Muchow - archive of Q & A from the Pastor of Magnification at Saddleback
Bose Cylindrical Radiator - unique personalized amplification system
Break Forth Worship Workshops - featuring Arlen Salte

Christian Copyright Licensing International (and now video licensing too)
CreativePastors.com - a service of Fellowship Church/Ed Young
Institute of Contemporary and Emerging Worship Studies (ICEWS) - Dan Wilt
Institute for Worship Studies
LeadWorship.com - the web site of Paul Baloche
Living Waters - worship resources
Pastors.com - resources for ministry by Rick Warren
Radiate Films - currently under reconstruction, but keep checking back

Robert Webber articles
Sovereign Grace Music
 - free lead sheets and chord charts for songs on their CDs
Technologies for Worship Ministries
Video Projectors in Church – heartlight.org/Terry Taylor - includes links to graphics, backgrounds, and dynimations
WorshipHomePage.com - links to everything "worship"; from Don Chapman
WorshipIdeas - practical tips for contemporary worship leaders; some great stuff here!
WorshipLeaderInsights.com - from Nelson Searcy & Jason Hatley of The Journey Church in NYC
WorshipLinks.com - over 900 links 
Worship Wigglebusters: Five Games to Keep Children Attentive in Church - BuildingChurchLeaders.com/Barb Jenista & Sue Miholer
 

Drama - some free, some for a charge, none endorsed

Christian Scripts Free - what part of "free" don't you understand?
Church Dramas
- comedy & drama scripts for the Sunday service
CrossPoint Scripts
- include some for youth
DramaMinistry.com
- subscription service, but some free scripts
Drama Share - free Christian drama scripts (for a membership fee!)

DramaSketches.com - downloadable dramas from Lillenas; check out their "Free Script of the Month"
Dramatix - plays and dramatic sketches, many free
New Community Project - creative arts related to promoting peace through justice, care for creation, and experiential learning
RileysDiner.com - Welcome to Riley's. We serve up great drama
Viscioni Drama Resources - free drama scripts
WillowDrama - scripts and such from Willow Creek

Music

Christian Guitar Resources - charts and tabs for guitar and bass plus more
Days End Productions
- hymn and praise & worship traxs especially for small churches, small groups, and house churches
G3 Worship
- worship music packs
GreatWorshipSongs.com - mp3s, charts, lead sheets, sheet music
HymnCharts and HymnChartsLite - hymns arranged for praise bands|
Living the Natural Way - free new hymns, including many to familiar hymn tunes
Michael-Thomas.com
- chord charts for many familiar praise songs plus some original songs
Praise Charts
- charts, etc., for a fee
Solving the Copyright Puzzle
- Church Copyright Administration
WillowCharts
- worship resources from Willow Creek Association
WorshipTogether.com - source for the newest praise songs

Visuals & Presentations (including PowerPoint)

AVisualPlanet.com - free samples with registration or subscribe
Barry's Free Photos - free for personal & nonprofit use
BigFoto.com - more photos
BluefishTV - inexpensive video clips for teaching or sermon illustration plus backgrounds & motion loops
CanStockPhoto.com - a royalty-free stock photography community, but there is a small download fee
Christian Collages - pay annual fee for unlimited download privileges for worship backgrounds
Christian Collages Video - video loops available for a small fee for each loop

ChristianLectionaryGraphics.com - purchase backgrounds related to the lectionary
Christian Media Association - video clips and more
Crossroads-Creative - video sermon starters, illustrations, etc
Digital Hotcakes - great video backgrounds
Easter: The Annual Challenge - Midnight Oil Productions/The MO Guys
Eight Basic Guidelines for Visuals
- PresentersUniversity.com/Claudyne Wilder
eleven72 - video sermon illustrations, countdowns, and still backgrounds -
Lee Rothenflue and Storme Wood
Expanding the Palette: 18 Ways to Use Media in Worship - Midnight Oil/The MO Guys
FaithClipart.com - 14-day free trial available
Flashlight Films - video elements, stills, and more
Floodgate Productions - shorts, stills, countdowns, motion backgrounds
FotoSearch.com - search from 50 stock photog vendors
FreeFoto.com - many photos
FreeImages - over 2,500 free photos from the UK
FreeStockPhoto.com - includes links to other sites
FreeWorshipBackgrounds.com - just what it says!
GoodSalt.com - inspirational & religious images
Heartlight.org - free background graphics with suggested scripture references
Igniter Videos - video clips for worship or discussion starters
ImageVine.com - images for projection systems
Is PowerPoint Fading? - LeadershipJournal.net/Leith Anderson
Learning to Preach with Image - Midnight Oil Productions/MO Guys
MorgueFile.com - mostly free photos; not dead people!
Multimedia and Worship - The Alban Institute/Michael Bausch

MultisensoryWorship.com - still and video resources, for a price
National Park Lover - pictures from many national parks and monuments
NatureofWorship.com - stills & video clips reasonably priced
Nine Mistakes Presenters Make with Visuals - PresentersUniversity.com/Dianna Booher
Oxygen Church Multimedia - PowerPoint backgrounds, images, and more
PastorsPlace.com - PowerPoint graphics and BrandPaks
PhotoEverywhere - over 3,000 free photos from the UK, etc.
PhotoSpin.com - stock photos; some free
Presenters University - training and free PowerPoint templates
Seeing.Hearing.Connecting - Outreach (Mar-Apr 2003)/John M. De Marco
SermonSlides.com - great graphics for $10 or less
SermonSpice - give your message some motion - purchase videos here
SermonView - PowerPoint backgrounds, etc.

Seven Deadly Sins of Visual Presentations - PresentersUniverity.com/Jonty Pearce
Seven Tips for Professional Image Magnification - FaithVisuals.com/Jim Miller
Stock.xchng
- over 100,000 free stock photos -
a great source!
Taste Digital Media - royalty free stock footage
Teach with Movies - lesson plans & leader's guides for movies for a nominal annual fee

The Message of Visual Media - FaithVisuals.com/Brett McCracken
Three Quick PowerPoint Tips to Keep the Punch in Presentations - PresentersUniveristy.com/John Endicott

Using PowerPoint in Worship: A Tutorial – ChurchMedia.net/Tim Eason
video4worship - worship videos, loops, backgrounds, and sermon illustrations
WorshipFilms - video images and loops
WorshipGraphics.com - several free sets available; many others to purchase
WorshipHouse Media - resources for the creative church: source to purchase stills, motions, and mini videos, including many of the above producers
Worship Presentation Software Review - FaithVisuals.com/Warren Rachele

 

Other Articles

7NOW: Seven Nights of Worship each week! - Oasis Church in Florida
Banner Up - Your Church (November/December 2000)/Gayla R. Postma
Barna Research Online's Top Trends in Worship

Birthing a Sermon - Leadership (Summer 2007)/John Ortberg
Blending Worship - FaithWorks.com/Bob and David Burroughs (with discussion tools)
Building Evangelistic Services - pastor.com/Rick Warren
Come Fill My Heart - a musical drama for evangelism from Songs of Praise
Contemporary Worship Music Growth Slows
- Your Church (November/December 1999)/John C. LaRue Jr.
Deep Worship That Reaches the Unchurched - Pastors.com/Rick Warren
Do's and Don'ts of Adding a New Service - Outreach & Evangelism Today/Charles Arn
Dramatize Your Worship
- Your Church (November/December 1999)
Experiencing Worship
Evangelistic Power of Worship - pastors.com/Rick Warren
Help Visitors Understand Your Order of Service – pastor.com (Dec 04 2002)/Rick Warren
Help When Worship Leaders Are Down - OnLineRev.com
How to Grow a Media Ministry from Scratch: Part 1 - Midnight Oil Productions/The MO Guys
Identifying Your Team's Purpose - Midnight Oil/The MO Guys
It's All about Who, Jesus? - BuildingChurchLeaders.com/Brian McLaren
Meeting the Needs of the Multi-Generational Church - Worship Leader (Sept/Oct 2000)/Eddie Gibbs
Mr. Irrelevant: Being Cultural and Counter-Cultural at the Same Time - MidnightOilProductions.com/The MO Guys
Open Letter to Worship Song Leaders - EvergentVillage.com/Brian McLaren
Put Some Youth into It - OnLineRev.com
Putting an End to Worship Wars - Elmer Towns (complete book online)
Preaching: The Subversive Art - LeadershipJournal.net/Interview with Rob Bell
Preaching to the Secular Mind - ChristianBibleStudies.com/Bill Hybels
Programming Your Music to Serve the Purposes - PurposeDriven.com/Rick Muchow
Recruiting Worship Band Musicians -
Strategies for Today’s Leader (3rd Quarter 2001)/Arlen Salte
Reviving the Altar Call - Leadership (Winter 2003)/Randy Frazee
Seeker-Sensitive Worship Does Not Mean Shallow - pastors.com/Rich Muchow
Sermon Points That Make a Point - pastors.com/Rick Warren
Sing Along with Handel - pastors.com/John Fischer
Six Physical Factors that Affect Your Worship Service - Pastors.com/Rick Warren

Starting a New Service - People Spots/James W. Moss, Sr.
Starting a Third Worship Service and Second Sunday School - Ronald W. Waters
Ten Keys to Starting a Saturday Night Service - Net Fax
Theology of Small Group Worship - BuildingSmallGroups.com/Bonnie McMaken
Tips for Transitioning from Traditional to Contemporary Worship - pastors.com/Rick Muchow
25 Timely Worship Tips - sE-Mail (Sept 2002)/Steve Sjogren
Using Film Clips in Preaching - ChristianBibleStudies.com/Marc Newman
Using Video in Different Elements of Your Worship Service - FaithVisuals.com/Greg Wallace
Video Café - Northcoast Church's innovative approach to worship
Wake Up Your Congregation - OnLineRev.com
When Worship Styles Clash - BuildingChurchLeaders.com/Garth Bolinder
Worship by Design: A Guide to Service Planning - BuildingChurchLeaders.com/ Howard Stevenson
WorshipKitchen.com
WorshipMinistryU.com
Worship Music: The Latest Research - Your Church/John C. LaRue, Jr.
Worship Team Instant Tune-Up - ZondervanChurchSource.com/Interview with Doug & Tami Flather

 

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