I just found out today that the final piece of the worship leader/church copyright conundrum has been resolved. What piece is it? The ever present question of how to get recordings of songs into the hands of worship team members so they can learn songs before rehearsal, and do so completely legally.
Let’s be honest, we’ve all been “flexible” in getting original recordings to our teams so that they could listen to and learn the songs.
But now, CCLI has resolved that issue with the publishing companies, and now has an add-on available to your regular license (which you have, right?).
It’s called the Church Rehearsal License and allows your ministry to legally distribute recordings to your worship team. Instead of me recapturing all the details, I encourage you to check out this new license here.
Copyright compliance is a lot of hassle at times, but I believe it is important and a testimony of integrity as worship leaders to be faithful in this area. I hope that in the church you serve that this is something that isn’t ignored.
Be sure to check out the new Church Rehearsal License today. I’m grateful to finally have this option available.
I recently participated in a free online webinar (free webinars are great) about church copyright. It may not sound exciting but it was extremely informative. I thought I had a good understanding of the whole thing, but learned a lot that I didn’t know before. As a result, I’m having to look into some additional licenses to make sure we are doing ministry with integrity in today’s world. It seems that CCLI doesn’t cover everything.
