The Church Music Institute transforms talented musicians into gifted church musicians through seminary courses, online and on-site curated library resources, workshops, festivals, training events, and personal consultation. Understanding that music in worship serves the liturgy and operates differently than other music-making, CMI provides education and necessary tools to create a meaningful and effective worship. Music, an essential vehicle for congregations to worship, is an offering to God that requires the best of all participants. CMI has official partnerships with professional music organizations whose memberships serve churches.  CMI co-sponsors events and projects with the American Choral Directors Association, American Guild of Organists, and the sacred music departments of recognized universities.  The Hymn Society of the U.S. and Canada overlaps with CMI’s mission as its membership consists of text writers of sacred song. Denominational music organizations and their members are collaborators with CMI, such as the Association of Anglican Musicians, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, United Church of Christ Musicians Association, Fellowship of United Methodists in Worship and Arts, Association of Disciple Musicians, National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and Moravian Music Foundation. For a complete list of denominational organizations please click here.   Become a CMI Member