The By/For Project

For a long time I have been fairly disillusioned with the Contemporary Christian Music world. It seems (GENERALIZATION ALERT) that the industry is filled with people who do not look too different from the world. Many of them simply seem to be using the name of Jesus to make a living. There are a number of artists who have bucked this trend. I have often written about Michael Card and Rich Mullins as two examples.

In another effort of Michael Card and some of his friends to continue to put out great music for the church, they have started a website entitled The By/For Project church. What a great. It is all about music and visual art "by and for the church." It is a place for Christian artists to post their art and for the church to get it and use it. It is all under creative commons licensing, so a person from your church could get the music, add to it, change it and use it however they want. They have to give credit to the original artist though. Another idea behind it is that churches would patronize artists. They would pay them to make music for the global idea! Currently there is one album there. It is A Sweet Sacrifice, worship music for Lent. There are a number of different artists on the album including Michael Card. I downloaded it this morning and am enjoying now.

If you are interested in music for your church, or if you are an artist interested in supplying music for the church, then check this out.