The AD2000 Movement Worship & Arts Network is a global fellowship of classical, contemporary and cross-cultural musicians and artists committed to bring all peoples to worship the one true God.
The Network exists to help musicians and performing artists find their way onto the mission field. We are not a sending agency but cooperate with many organizations with similar goals to see music and worship and the arts used in evangelism and church planting strategy.
The Worship and Arts Network is joined by 20 other networks and task forces that form the AD2000 Movement. One mission strategist has called the AD2000 Movement the 'largest and most pervasive Christian network in history." The motto of the Movement is "A church for every people and the gospel for every person."
Get Connected! We are mobilizing people, providing worship materials, and assisting in training new missionaries. We want to get you connected to the organizations, openings and educational opportunities that can make your gifting used in leading the peoples to worship Him. Here is a partial list of sister organizations<> that use musicians and artists. One of these groups may be just the connection God has for you to unleash your talents for the Kingdom! Look over this list. Then get in touch with them, or contact us to help you get connected.
| Artists in Christian Testimony
Contact Byron Spradlin 74152.727@compuserve.com A mission agency placing career artists on the mission field worldwide. | Celebrant Singers
Contact Harlan Hutson admissinos@celebrants.com Short term choral and instrumental touring groups. |
| Church Resource Ministries
Contact Steve Hoke 74543.3221@compuserve.com Training of worship leaders and musicians for existing churches and new church plants. | Frontiers
Contact Grace Wiebe Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus gracew@idmail.com Utilizing varying degrees of ethnic worship & arts as a vital part of church planting teams among Muslims. FREE (email) Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus newsletter available. Request info. Frontiers Canada Web: www.webcross.com/frontiersca |
| Greater Europe Mission
Contact John Bowers Phone (904) 292-2121 Professional jazz teams in Europe | Mimestry International
Contact Todd Farlay 73203.2232@compuserve.com Professional touring mime groups |
| Operation Mobilization
Contact Frank Fortunato fort@omusa.om.org Short term teams of classical, jazz, folk, praise bands, drama, and mime teams. Music coordinators on OM ships. | Pioneers
Contact Dave Hall 76543.1405@compuserve.com Worship musicians working with church planting teams among the unreached. |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators
Contact Tom Avery tom_avery@sil.org Trained ethnomusicologists assisting tribal groups in indigenous worship. | Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
Contact Karen Lafferty 100340.3723@compuserve.com or Sosene Leau 102617.2562@compuserve.com Short term contemporary bands, soloists, praise bands, drama and mime groups. Ethnic dance teams. |
We believe that God wants to raise up an army of cross-cultural musicians and artists to assist believers in unreached areas to express their own ethnic worship. You can help. Often it means specialized training. Here are some opportunities:
| In Ethnomusicology | In Music & Worship |
| Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL)
Ethnomusicology Program Contact Dr. Tom Avery (972) 708-7400, ext 2265 Graduate level cross-cultural and musical training to prepare the missionary to nurture and develop indigenous worship forms. | London Bible College
Music & Worship Department Contact David Peacock Phone: 44-1923-826061 Email: 100411.124@compuserve.com Music and Bible study program with a heavy emphasis on hands-on application |
| Music In World Cultures
Crown College Graduate Studies Dr. John Benham Phone: (800) 910-GRAD Accredited, graduate level course work for musicians and missionaries providing cultural insight to worldview through music. | Institute For Worship Studies
Contact Dr. Robert Webber Phone: (800) 937-6287 Email: robert.e.webber@wheaton.edu From small group leader to PhD level studies in approaches to blended worship |
| Prarie Bible College & Graduate School
Ethnomusicology Program Contact Vernon Charter Phone: (800) 661-2425 Advanced theological, academic, technological and field-based studies, leading to career ministries in ethnomusicology. |
If you want to know more about any of the organizations, you can contact them directly or contact us.
| Africa Inland Mission | Music and drama |
| Carpenter's Tools | Music teams in high schools |
| CBInternational | Music, drama and mime |
| Christian Outreach International | Street music and drama<> |
| Christian Service International | Music evangelism |
| Continental Singers | Short term choral and instrumental touring groups
Contact: Talent Director: Mrs. Danielle Schaap of Continental Singers Europe in Rotterdam at continentals@bigfoot.com |
| Global Outreach Mission | Music and drama |
| Gospel Missionary Union | Ethnomusicologists |
| International Messengers | Music team ministry |
| Mercy Ships | Drama and music |
| New Missions | Music in Haiti |
| OMS International | Drama and music |
| Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) | Ethnomusicoligists |
| Rio Grand Bible Institute | Ethnomusicoligists |
| Send International | Drama |
| SIM | Ethnomusicoligists |
| South America Mission | Music and drama |
| Scripture Union | Music and drama for short term |
If you would like your organization added to this list, please contact the AD2000 W & A Office at (770) 631-0432.
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