New songs for worship, rich in Christian theology. Contemporary hymns, psalms, songs of lament and praise written by members of the Louisville, KY-based Sojourn Community.

The Sojourn band will be playing at Louisville's 23rd annual Rock The Water Tower event this Sunday night from 8:30 to 9:15 pm.  This event regularly features many of the best artists in the Louisville music scene, and this year is no exception, as Sojourn will be joined by Digby, Brigid Kaelin, The Muckrackers, Peter Searcy and more. CLICK HERE for the Rock The Water Tower home page, and ... Continue reading »

Sojourn worship leader and multi-instrumental singer-songwriter Jamie Barnes was featured in the cover story of the August 2007 Louisville Music News.  You can read it by clicking HERE. Due to difficulties with the Louisville Music News website, the link we're providing will take you to the text of the interview in Jamie's own myspace music page.  Be sure to check out the other articles and mp3s there and then to visit Jamie's ... Continue reading »

"Lead Us Back" is one of several modern hymns on "Before The Throne," Sojourn's newest CD, and one of two songs of repentance.  I wrote the lyrics in a hymn meter, and singer-songwriter Brooks Ritter then composed the haunting yet simple melody.  The lyrics to "Lead Us Back" came from several ideas.  First, I wanted to write a song for the "confession" period of a worship service because our "Before The Throne" project ... Continue reading »

One of the things we're excited to bring you on this site is a helpful links section.  With so many options to choose from, it would be easy to miss a link to a website that might be of benefit.  This is why you will find occasional blog columns here that highlight the various sites within our categories of links.  Whether you're looking for new worship songs to play in your church, or ... Continue reading »

  Reprinted from the August Travelogue: God created us for community. This belief has been integral to Sojourn throughout our history, reflected in our Sunday gatherings, community groups and interpersonal relationships. Bold, raw, messy love -- this is the stuff of which the Church, the body of Christ, is made, and this love for one another is the way in which the world will know we are Christ's: "This is how ... Continue reading »

Click here to see members of the Sojourn worship team (Charlie Richardson, Lorie King, Jamie Barnes, Miguel Monroy, Eddy Morris and Mike Cosper) performing Charlie's original composition "Thorns" on Louisville's FOX affiliate, WDRB 41 live on their morning show.

For those of you in the Louisville, KY metropolitan area, the Sojourn worship band will be performing on FOX 41's "FOX In The Morning" TV show three times between 8 and 9 am tomorrow (Friday, August 10). And this Sunday, members of the worship team will be performing on several stages in Six Flags' Kentucky Kingdom as part of a program called "Takin' To The Streets" that puts the music of ... Continue reading »

Before The Throne, Sojourn's new CD, begins with a great call-to-worship song written by Jeremy Quillo: "Come and Sing." Below, Jeremy talks about the writing of this song and what it means to him: I remember going to a church youth camp for a week in Indiana during the summer after my eighth grade year. The guy who led the worship music that week was named Steve, and he sat ... Continue reading »

Welcome to sojournmusic.com, an extension of Sojourn Records and the worship arts ministry of Louisville, KY's Sojourn Community. Located in the historic Germantown neighborhood, Sojourn is a community of Christians birthed out of the marginalized culture at the heart of Louisville's artistic center. We host an annual film festival as well as local and nationally-touring graphic art exhibits in our 57,000 square foot community center, The ... Continue reading »

Chord charts, mp3s and iTunes link below Sojourn’s latest worship album connects the worship practices of the Church gathered to the ordinary stuff of daily life, a life lived before the throne of God. This life is a rich and varied experience of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, prayer for guidance, prayers of repentance and communal sharing of God’s peace, blessing and love. Comprised ... Continue reading »