Greatworshipsongs.com will offer worship leaders downloadable lead sheets, chord charts lyrics and songs from top CCLI artists including Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Third Day, Selah, and others. Visitors to the site will be also able to group songs into “worship sets,” and other users can rate, comment and purchase those collections. Christian music industry veteran Steve Rice will serve as the site’s executive director.
“Steve Rice is someone I’ve wanted to work with for a long time and I am thrilled to have him join our team,” said Dale Mathews, President, Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing. “Launching a new praise and worship imprint is a very strategic part of our growth plan and I can’t think of a more qualified person to head up our new brand, Greatworshipsongs.com. We have a strong vision and big plans for Greatworshipsongs.com and Steve’s leadership and expertise are key elements of bringing that plan to fruition.”
“I am humbled to be able to play a role in equipping those who lead worship around the world,” said Steve Rice, Executive Director, Greatworshipsongs.com. “It is especially exciting to provide the Christian musician with a resource that will help them discover powerful new songs for personal and corporate worship. Worship music reflects the believer’s ever-increasing revelation of our amazing God. As new songs of response are birthed, we want Greatworshipsongs.com to be at the forefront of making them available to others throughout the world.”