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

Today’s recap is posted in collaboration with other church music ministries at Sunday Setlists.  Photos by Dan Canales. 1. In the Shadow of the Glorious Cross, by Sojourn's own Brooks Ritter and Rebecca Elliott.  We use this one at various spots in worship services.  Here, it was our introductory song.  You can view the chord sheet and hear ... Continue reading »

One of the typical comments we receive from those familar with our Before the Throne CD goes something like this: "Who is the dude singing?  He's amazing." His name is Brooks Ritter.  He's a worship leader and songwriter here at Sojourn, and he also performs his own music in venues around Louisville and the larger region, ... Continue reading »

See part one of this series (Why Christians Often Pray On Bended Knees) for an explanation of why we're presenting information that is probably obvious to many sojournmusic.com readers.  This series will run a few more times, once per week, and hopefully answer questions from those who are curious about certain expressions of Christian worship. Why Raise Our Hands When Singing And Praying? You will ... Continue reading »

This Monday, the United States and Canada celebrate Labor Day, held the first Monday of every September to honor working people (similar to most other countries' "May Day").  Although it is common for Christians to think of "work" as a result of the Fall in the Garden of Eden, this is not so: Adam and Eve were given the task ... Continue reading »

Sojourn member Will Kotheimer, who has interviewed Brooks Ritter and Eddy Morris for sojournmusic.com, recently asked a question on the Sojourn Church private message board: "Besides Sojourn CDs, what do Sojourners listen to in private worship?"  I thought it would be interesting to note some of the responses from our members, compared to many discussions I've had with Sojourners about this topic in the past. I'll make this ... Continue reading »

Aaron Marshall and wife Nichole (pictured together here) will soon be long-term missionaries in Africa.  But that isn't the only way they're seeking to declare the Kingdom of God in their future home.  Wait to you hear about Aaron's innovative iPods4Africa concept. I interviewed my fellow Sojourn deacon Aaron about iPods4Africa, the Marshall's upcoming move to the continent, and about ways to spread the gospel on ... Continue reading »

Worship Arts Pastoral Assistant Jamie Barnes, also a Sojourn worship leader and a singer-songwriter with several solo albums that have garnered international rave reviews in print and digital media, is the featured artist on the new episode of The Habanero Hour, a music and interview podcast that explores and challenges the sacred/secular dichotomy in the arts and the ... Continue reading »

This post is in collaboration with other Worship Leaders as a part of the "Sunday Setlists" blog carnival at fredmckinnon.com.  Photos by Dan Canalas. 1. Blessed Be The Everlasting God, by Isaac Watts and Sojourn's own Luke Asher.  Luke is a singer-songwriter here in Louisville who has recently joined the worship team.  Luke revised and arranged the lyrics ... Continue reading »

'Doxology' - Mike Cosper from Sojourn Community Church on Vimeo.This video features Sojourn Worship Arts Pastor Mike Cosper's recent sermon, "Doxology."  Last week I presented an audio player version, so visit that post if you'd prefer audio only (or to download it for free as a ... Continue reading »

A little something for your weekend.  Here is a video of Sojourn Worship Arts Pastoral Assistant Jamie Barnes, who also happens to be a much beloved singer-songwriter in the Louisville music scene.  This comes from Louisville's Blue Mountain Cafe. You can find the song, "Red Prescription," on his Honey From The Ribcage album.  Next week ... Continue reading »