Empowering Congregational Worship
Through Music
Serving Clergy, Musicians & Congregations
Home of the Sacred Music Library
Nearly 20,000 Choral Anthems & 15,000 Organ Compositions
Searchable Online
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About the Church Music Institute
The Church Music Institute (CMI) is dedicated to the advancement and stewardship of the best sacred music for the use of Christian congregations. Using proven practices, CMI trains new generations of clergy, musicians and laypersons for leading worship through workshops, courses and conferences across the country. CMI also houses the most extensive online library of choral and organ music anywhere.
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Utilizing Music and Art in Worship Workshop
Join Dallas-area composer Debra Scroggins as she explores some of her diverse choral music for the liturgical church year. She will also discuss possibilities for enriching congregational worship through the wedding of visual art and music. This has been added to our Summer Workshop schedule. Register today!
Tips from the Masters Workshop
Our annual Summer Workshop offers an in-depth immersion in time-tested practices for organists and choir directors who lead worship. Register now!
Music In Christian Worship Course
A foundational course for clergy and musicians about the church’s music, covering theological underpinnings in various traditions, various worship streams and how music relates to them, congregational song, choral song, music leadership, language, and staff relationships. Deadline to register is May 1st.
Home of the Sacred Music Library
The most comprehensive collection of sacred choral anthems and organ compositions for worship in a searchable online format.
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Clergy
Pastors and priests must be equipped to work with musicians for combining spoken and sung word to glorify God in congregational worship.
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Musicians
Church musicians, keepers of the song of the church, have long understood the power of music to carry praise and prayer to God and connect faith to everyday living.
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Congregations
The congregation is the primary choir for worship whose hymns and sacred songs represent the accumulated wisdom of Christians through the ages.
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God – Noble Cain (1896-1977)
For many months I have examined the contents of more than twenty boxes of choral music sent by Dr. Eileen Guenther, organist and Professor of Music at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D. C., as a gift to the Choral Library of Church Music Institute. The music in these boxes comprised the personal anthem collection of […]
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