Music & Art Resources for Great Commission Musicians & Artists


CONTENTS:
Related Newsletters
Grant and Foundation Information/Resources
Missions Songs to Use
Global Worship Report (free email report)
Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus Newsletter - (free email newsletter)
Music & Missions Resources
EM News (Ethnomusicology News)
The Dramatic Arts in Missions
LET THE NATIONS REJOICE - Missions Songbook and CD
Worship Works Software
FREE Notation Software!
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GRANT & FOUNDATION INFORMATION/RESOURCES
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Arts Deadlines for Grants, etc.
Arts Organizations and Support
Assembly of BC Arts Councils - Canada

BOAZ PRODUCTIONS - Grant Writing Workshop and Resource LINKS

British Columbia Arts Council - Canada
#2
Canadian Council for the Arts
– How to Apply for A Grant
Charitable Gift Fund
Charity Village: Sources of Funding
Comox Valley Community Arts Council - BC, Canada
FastWeb - free scholarship search
Finding and Obtaining Grant Money – Rose Hope
Free Education Grants and Scholarships
Free Scholarship Search
Fundraising Cyberzine
Grants and Funders in Canada, Australia and the UK
Grant and Foundation Search - see resources at bottom of page.
Grants, Fellowships & Scholarships
Grant Writing Resource

John Wesley And Christian Ministry - Our Mission
JWCM exists to uphold the validity of scriptural truths in the world today by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Wesleyan tradition through means of evangelism, missions, scholarships, discipleship and endowments. JWCM provides a vehicle whereby Christians may be assured that their gifts will be used to further the Kingdom of God on Earth

Lower Mainland, BC, Canada Local Funding opportunities

Matthew Lesko Gov’t Grant and Scholarship Manual
Money for Art – A Grant Writing Service for Artists
National Endowment for the Arts

NORTHLAND ART FOUNDATION - (Christian) – connected with Northland Community Church

Ontario Arts Council

ORYX PRESS GRANTS COLLECTION - Excellent resources for people seeking grants!!

Raising Funds for your Arts Organization

ROB LAMONT - Rob Lamont of Christian Youth Resources, Australia has been happy to sponsor a number of events or help to get grants. Some examples are at the web site...ie. free stage, etc.

Sample of a Grant Proposal: The Liturgy and Sacred Music Project
Search Results for Grants/Foundations
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World - excellent resources
The Foundation Center – Your Gateway to Philanthropy on the WWW - includes free newsletter
The Grantseeker’s Guide to the Internet
Toronto Arts Council - Canada

WINNING GRANTS FOR CHURCH PROGRAMS - includes some very practical steps and helpful resources!!

WORSHIP RENEWAL GRANTS PROGRAM – Calvin College – Michigan, USA

web sites
Grants for non profit organizations, etc.


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Missions Songs to Use
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RELATED NEWSLETTERS
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Global Worship Report

The AD2000 Movement Worship and Arts Network (now transitioning into being called the INTERNATIONAL WORSHIP & ARTS NETWORK has made the GWR available by email (free), as well as on the web site: Global Worship Reports
New site: International Worship & Arts Network

The GWR has become a regular email survey of events, people and issues pertaining to the arts and worship from various places. It includes reviews of materials, summaries from worship writings and articles, etc. They cover a variety of topics each time. Their focus is global, and therefore they hope to inform and inspire you with the things that God is doing in many parts of the world. While music-related issues will undoubtedly get plenty of exposure, they hope to cover many aspects of artistic expression.

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Invitation to receive the free email
ETHNIC WORSHIP & ARTS FOCUS NEWSLETTER

This is an invitation to begin to receive the free, monthly, email Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus Newsletter...To subscribe, send an email requesting the same to: --gracew@skybiz.com --

This newsletter, which began in Nov98, has become a regular email update of events, people and issues pertaining to the utilization of ethnic music and the arts in church planting among the unreached. We also include articles that will encourage you to become firmly established in your own biblical calling as a Great Commission musician or artist.

We include reviews of materials, articles, stories of how God is using ethnic music and the arts among the unreached, resources which will help you, opportunities that you can prayerfully consider, prayer items, little blurbs to introduce other ministries working among unreached people through music and the arts, related web sites, training opportunities, etc. We cover a variety of topics each time.

We hope to encourage and inform you with the things that God is doing and inspire you to prayerfully consider creative ways in which God may want to use your gifts and desires to see all nations worshipping Jesus!

While ethnic music aspects receives the most attention, we do hope to also include the utilization of other arts as well. Your input and submissions in all areas noted above will be greatly appreciated! Thankyou! -- gracew@skybiz.com --

May God use these newsletters to encourage and inspire you and to help equip you to fully utilize your gifts so all nations may come to worship Him with all their heart, soul, mind and strength, for He alone is worthy!

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AD2000 Worship & Arts Network Resources

MUSIC AND MISSIONS RESOURCES: There are a growing number of resources on music and the arts in the Great Commission on the International Worship & Arts Network web site. This includes excellent articles resources on ethnomusicology – such as where training is available specifically for missionaries and candidates.
www.worship-arts-network.com

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Ethnomusicology News (EM News):

Ethnomusicology News (for those interested in culturally-appropriate Christian music worldwide):

This is an excellent and more academic newsletter which is sent out in hard copy only! Definitely something you will want to add to your collection of resources!

For further info contact --ethnomusicology@sil.org --

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You may wish to make these resources available to your readers, students and contacts.

These resources are for candidates, missionaries, missions committees, missions educators, missions, missionary senders, missions minded musicians and artists, missionary training centers, etc. - and generally anyone interested in seeing the Great Commission accomplished!
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The DRAMATIC ARTS IN MISSIONS
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Missions Songbook and CD -

LET THE NATIONS REJOICE

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SOFTWARE

WORSHIP SOFTWARE:
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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE
THOU ART SOFTWARE – Worship Works

** Software sales help to fund ALL THE WORLD’s A STAGE Drama Ministries with a missions focus **

Available for Macintosh and Windows 3.1, 95 & 98 computers
Worship Works 3.0 is designed to make the task of preparing a worship service, easy and efficient. Unlike the old days of cutting, pasting & photocopying, Worship Works does all the preparation for you. Worship Works allows you to store the songs you use regularly for your church and worship service. It manages these songs in such a way as to make them available when ever you need to prepare a worship service. Your selected songs can be printed in many commonly used formats such as...
Lead sheets for your musicians. Song sheets for your singers. Bulletin inserts for the congregation. Overhead format for transparencies. Song books for camps and church groups. Simple Lyrics and Chord entry. Cross reference by Words, Key, Scripture, Theme, etc. Record digital sound bites with each song. Prepares usage reports for royalty tracking. Save HOURS in preparation time every week. Track your song usage and history. Locate any song by Title, Words & Much more. Loaded with features yet easy to use.

For more info: contact Greg at: GregPaskal@aol.com
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FREE Notation Software
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From: sales@christiancomputer.com
To: cccgooddeals@egroups.com

Christian Computer Concepts - Good Deals - Overstocks - Closeouts

Coda Music (maker of Finale, Finale Allegro and PrintMusic)will let you download a copy of NotePad ($19.95 value) for FREE. This is a scaled-down notation software. It will allow you to input notes with your mouse, transpose, put in one line of lyrics....If you don't currently use notation software, this could be a good starter software. Or, download one to "give" your kids for Christmas. If you want a CD-ROM with the software, I may be able to get some. There will be a small fee for this (probably $5 which includes shipping charges).

To download the software, just click on the
following link
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Beverly Sumter
Christian Computer Concepts


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