Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Fanny Crosby will be highlighted by Felicia Patton and Brian Hehn in a spirited yet fun-loving battle between two "greats" in the world of congregational song! Wednesday, March 17th 8PM Eastern Time YouTube Live: https://youtu.be/ZNZuD7ridz0 https://youtu.be/ZNZuD7ridz0
Register Now! WEBINAR INFO Join CCS Ambassador Joshua Zentner-Barrett for a presentation on the songs that make us as leaders uncomfortable. How does leading in ways that bring us out of our own comfort zones improve our own musicianship and the congregation's discipleship? How do we overcome the discomfort and dig into new ways […]
Join Center Director Brian Hehn and a panel of congregational song artists (tune writers, text writers, song writers) as they talk about church music and copyright. How does the system work from their perspective? Is it easy to navigate? Does it provide them with what they see as fair compensation? What/Where are the difficulties? What/Where […]
Register Now! WEBINAR INFO Join CCS Ambassador Jonathan Hehn for a presentation on some best practices for both sides of an interview. What should musicians know as they begin to interview for church musician and/or worship leader positions? What should pastors and personnel committee members be asking in these interviews? Date: Monday, April 26th, […]
Join Center Director Brian Hehn and a panel of intellectual property law experts as they talk about church music and copyright. How does the system work from their perspective? Is it working the way it should?What/Where are the difficulties? What/Where are some opportunities for improvement? Listen in on the conversation live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OvrIDzTZ-Ag Thursday, […]
Join Center Director Brian Hehn and a panel of congregational song publisher staff memebrs as they talk about church music and copyright. How does the system work from their perspective? Is it easy to navigate? What/Where are the difficulties? What/Where are some opportunities for improvement? Listen in on the conversation live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F2pac5-DJiw Wednesday, […]
Sing the World God Imagines Washington, DC The Catholic University of America July 17-21, 2022 The Hymn Society’s Annual Conference is the premier conference focusing exclusively on congregational song in the U.S. and Canada. Each year it features top scholars from the U.S. and Canada as well as other international guests for plenary addresses, […]
Registration Now Full Invitation For those who work for the church week in and week out, time away to rest, reflect, and re-inspire is important. Writing the Church's Song is a three-day writing retreat for beginner and intermediate hymn writers. Two exceptional clinicians will challenge, inspire, and guide you as a hymn writer. These […]
Course Information The Center for Congregational Song is sponsoring an eight-session online course in basic hymnology during January 2023. Sessions will be held each Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET beginning on January 5 and concluding on January 31. This course is mainly intended for musicians, pastors, and others who do not […]
A Cappella Sunday Hymn Suggestions YEAR A What: A Cappella Sunday is when worshiping communities from across the world commit to singing a cappella in their Sunday morning worship service. For communities where this is a new concept, it could just be one hymn, but for communities that are more comfortable singing unaccompanied, they are […]
