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.

Listen in on a new sermon on the subject of worship by Sojourn's worship arts pastor, Mike Cosper.  Mike is also an elder at Sojourn, a founding member, a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and the record producer for each of our CDs. As you listen to the sermon, think on these questions: Sermon Recap: We've been taught in our churches and in the Christian marketing subculture that exists around us to ... Continue reading »

Here is a video link to Harold Best's first session at the Continuous Worship conference hosted by Mars Hill Church of Seattle.  It's an insightful, heartfelt talk on the subject of worship from the author of Unceasing Worship and Music Through The Eyes of Faith.  For an audio link, visit Mars Hill's Doxologist website (from our "Helpful Links" section).

 "I went from thinking about adding a lot of instruments and making it a more symphonic kind of record ... to thinking that what I do best is guitar, and that there is more to explore with just guitar and vocals." - Jose Gonzalez to critic Mark Ziemke Singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez, born in Sweden to Argentine parents, created ripples in America in 2005 when his debut album, "Veneer," landed on many ... Continue reading »

David Brooks wrote a column for the New York Times called "The Segmented Society," which dealt with the loss of music as a cross-cultural force that countered fragmentation in society.  In it, he talks about the high school curriculum that Steven Van Zandt (of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) has come up with to combat the fact that "most young musicians don't know the roots and traditions of their music.  They don't ... Continue reading »

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and all are focusing on Christ as we enter the Advent season -- the period of longing and expectation for the coming Savior and Lord of all. Galatians 4:4-5 But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a woman, born under the conditions of the law so that he might redeem those ... Continue reading »

Back in 2003, Sojourn recorded it's first multi-artist, multi-songwriter album, a Christmas season CD called Songs for the Advent.  Now for the first time, you can listen to every song on this album for free right here on sojournmusic.com or download it for free from our page at Last FM. That's surprise #1, and the reason for it is surprise #2 ... we've updated ... Continue reading »

The motto of Sojourn Community Church, of which Sojourn Music is a part, is "In the city, for the city."  Sojourn is, very intentionally, an inner city church in Louisville, KY.  The worship arts ministry does its part to live out our motto by, among other things, taking our music outside of the church walls and into the city. This Friday evening, November 19, ... Continue reading »

 I first saw Brooks Ritter in the fall of 2005.  Sitting at a table at Sunergos Coffee in Louisville with a friend, my jaw dropped when this young singer-songwriter opened his set.  It's hard for a music artist to be more than a backdrop for social activity, studying or net surfing at a bustling coffee shop, but that night, the original music of this college student ... Continue reading »

Before the Throne will soon be available for downloading through many digital distribution companies, including iTunes. Some companies take longer than others to get the accounts set up and the music ready for download -- it could take anywhere from a couple weeks to three months for each distributor, so stay tuned here for details. As of today, these digital distributers have received Before the Throne and begun the process: Apple ... Continue reading »

The songs on Before the Throne each communicate a certain aspect of Sojourn's corporate worship liturgy. This liturgy includes what we call a "prayer for illumination," during which we communicate our desire to hear God's Word and to understand it. It would be hard to imagine a song that could communicate this better than "We Are Listening," by Jeremy Quillo (visit his web ... Continue reading »