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Seek and Ye Shall Find...and sometimes when you don't even seek.

Two weeks ago we told you about our article compilation CDs selling like hot cakes and asked where that expression came from. Last week we told you how John Jarvis sent us that information within the hour. In last week's little blurb, we mentioned that the articles on each compilation CD were the "cream of the crop" from our knowledge base.  Well no sooner had last week's MME hit the streets than Tom Kraeuter, founder of Worship Ministry Devotions, sent us this:
Since you gave the background of "sell like hot cakes," I thought you might be interested in "cream of the crop."
Check it out at http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010608

How about that?

● Our article compilation CDs are still selling like hot cakes and are still the cream of the crop. Here's the deal...we've put together 3 collections of back articles in pdf format on CD Rom. The Choir and Leadership collections ($19.95 each) contain over 40 articles, while the Worship collection ($24.95) contains 60 articles. You can have these great article collections for less than 50 cents per article, post paid in the US. Easy to get, great content, and inexpensive...how can you lose?

Here's a sampling of titles...

● Choir: 101 Great Choir Ideas/The Incarnational Work of the Adult Choir/Choir Committment: The "Real" Cost/Letter to the Singer in the 4th Row/Understanding Your Head Voice
● Leadership: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Teams on a Church Staff/Identifying Tensions over Musical Style/Ministry and Women: Ambassadors of the Spirit/Pastors and Church Musicians/The Church Musician as Transformational Leader
● Worship: A Theology of Worship/Don't Plan a Service...Create a Moment/Eight Common Elements of Worship Renewal/The Worship Driven Church/Worship Planning: What is the Foundation?  

You can order them by clicking here and looking in the left hand column for "Featured Products."

● Remember that there is a Creator Leadership Network group on facebook. It is designed to allow us to grow the peer-to-peer helping aspect of CLN that we planned for at the outset of the new Creator website. Got a ministry, musical, or leadership question? Join the group and let us know what you need. Go here to find CLN on facebook


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And please...if you have a website, or a blog, I would appreciate it if you would put a link to mine. Thanks.

● We have a new survey! Please go to our home page and take the survey on technical aspects of your music/worship ministry.

● Two for One Offer! We just reviewed Carla Waterman's new book Songs of Assent for the magazine, and now Carla is offering a special deal on her website. Buy one copy at the regular price they'll add an extra, no-charge copy to your order. Hurry though, this offer is only valid until May 25, 2009. Just click here.

OK then...

● In this week's MME, Hugh Ballou continues his interview with David Stanley, step brother of Elvis Presley, and David talks about how the leadership process in producing a film relates to the leadership process of producing worship. Hugh also has great content from guest contributors Brandon Allen and Greg Blackbourn. Just click here to read this week's MME. 

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This week, practice being the cream of the crop, and please tell your friends and colleagues about Creator and MME too.

Blessings,

Vern Sanders
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