It’s easier to live stream than ever before and will only get easier, as evidenced by more and more churches streaming their services. To quote my friend and legendary songwriter/producer Greg Nelson, “Not everything that can be done, should be done.” So, if the question is no longer, “Can we?” maybe church leaders need to […]
WorshipLife Podcast #23 – Copyright in Church Music with Howard Rachinski
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP31_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS Copyright law gets confusing. Fast. We realize it can be hard to navigate which is why we are excited to have CCLI Founder and Expert Howard Rachinski join Mike Harland and Brian Brown on today’s podcast episode. We pray this conversation will help you as you as […]
Video Copyright Myths and Truths + Proper Video Licensing – by Aaron West
Thank you, Aaron West, Director of MediaShout User Experience, for providing us with today’s guest post. We also appreciate all you did for Worship Week 2015! “I paid for the movie, so I can show it whenever and wherever I want.” If only video licensing was that easy! This has been something that’s been going on for years […]
Ten Reasons Why Hymnals Have a Future – by John D. Witvliet
The function of hymnals in the life of the church has changed dramatically over the past thirty years. Many congregations rarely use them. Thousands of Christians seldom, if ever, open one. When people hear of the new hymnal publications, it’s natural for some of them to ask, “Why would you ever want to publish another […]
What’s Wrong With “Listen and Learn”? – by Mike Harland
With many technologies now easily available to send out recordings and music to lots of people at once, more and more ministries are becoming cultures of “listen and learn.” That’s where the onus to learn the music for worship is completely on the individual. The choir member or praise team vocalist does this by watching […]