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Like a Candle – Sheet Music

Like a Candle – Sheet Music

The sheet music for "Like a Candle" is now for the first time available as a separate item for purchase. Words by Craig Mitchell. Music by Tim Beale and Roger Imms. Click here for the product page.  

“In the Beginning” – A Creation Drama

“In the Beginning” – A Creation Drama

Here's a piece that I've written for Blackwood UC's Advent series "Holy Light' Holy Night". It is meant to begin in near darkness, with person 1 in the centre of the room and persons 2, 3 and 4 spread around the perimeter of the room.The script should be performed with great...

Ways to Pray

Ways to Pray

Yesterday I led a prayer activity at Messy Church at the church where I'm doing supply ministry. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of craft activities as a medium for Christian education or faith formation. Experience beats analogy every time as far as I'm concerned. I would...

Blessed Night, Blessed Light

Blessed Night, Blessed Light

This song has been written for Advent 2024 to go with the theme that we are using at Blackwood Uniting Church in Adelaide. The theme is actually "Holy Light, Holy Night" but those words didn't quite fit what I was trying to do with the song. Four lines of the verse were...

Ambient Music

Ambient Music

I've just added a list of recommended ambient music for use in worship, learning events, prayer stations, retreats, etc. This is updated from my old blog and it's a permanent page which I will update from time to time. I hope you find it useful. Click here for ambient music...

Reconciliation Sunday – Meeting by the River

Reconciliation Sunday – Meeting by the River

People of many homelands - will you join us beside the river and bring your memories of place your wisdom of country to this place and this time in the hope that this land might become more truly our shared home? Yes, we will come People of many languages - will us join us...

Setting Up Shop

Setting Up Shop

I'm just setting up a shop / store on this site to sell some of my resources. Here's the first item - an Advent / Christmas song. I'll have to wait for the first purchase to see if it all works! https://craigmitchell.com.au/product/oh-god-today-has-a-human-face-sheet-music/...

Technology in Worship

Technology in Worship

I've recently presented an online 'masterclass' on Technology in Worship for leaders in the NSW-ACT Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia. It was a 2 hour session facilitated by Rev Dr Niall McKay who is in a resourcing role with the synod. Presenting this stuff online is...

Creating Authentic Online Communities

Creating Authentic Online Communities

Last night I hosted the first of a series of workshops for churches seeking to have an online presence through worship, as part of my current role with the Centre for Music, Liturgy and the Arts (within the Synod of South Australia, Uniting Church in Australia). We had people...

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