Features

Listed below are some of the features of Church Music Organiser.

General

• Easy-to-use, intuitive interface.
• System allows multiple databases to be created.
• Databases can be easily synchronised across multiple computers.
• Context-sensitive help throughout the program.
• Report system built-in.
• Backup and restore system built-in.
• Rostering system built-in.

Songs

• Stores basic song information, like author, copyright, key, beat and lyrics.
• Can store files related to the song (eg MP3, PDF, etc).
• Can store timing information for each song individually for use in "Enhanced" meetings where timings are recorded.
• Provides a simple way of recording chord sheet details for songs.
• Displays performance history for each song.
• Easily bookmark or group songs for faster searches or inclusion in meetings.
• Search on lyrics, authors, themes, or any of the stored information. Wildcards supported.
• Comprehensive Bible reference searching.
• Import Bible files from simple text files or from OpenSong.
• Easily create song books or chord sheets for songs, in PDF or RTF (Rich Text Format).
• Import/export songs in XML, OpenLyrics or Presenter formats.
• Import chord information from ChordPro files.
• Overhead presentations
  • Support for single and multiple monitor configurations.
  • Support for gradient background colours.
  • Support for background images on all displays. Can set default backgrounds for individual songs, or entire presentations.
  • "Front of house" and "Foldback" displays.
  • Custom messages allow any text to be displayed at any point in a presentation.
  • Export slides to Microsoft PowerPoint format (without having PowerPoint installed)
• CCLI Integration
  • Easily record song usage statistics for each song.
  • Update song usage statistics directly to CCLI (user ID and password required).
  • Download songs from CCLI SongSelect® (user ID and password required).

Meetings

• Stores basic meeting information, like date, meeting type and Bible reference.
• Can store files related to the meeting (eg MP3, PPT, PDF, etc).
• Quickly email meeting details to all team members, or only those involved in the meeting.
• Easily bookmark or group meetings for faster searches.
• Import/export meetings in XML format.
• Easily add songs or other items to the order of service.
• Quickly set up templates for different types of services to make service planning simpler.
• Easily add team members to the team for the meeting.
• Standard or Enhanced order of service
  • The "Standard" order of service only lists each of the items in the meeting.
  • The "Enhanced" order of service adds timing information to each item, as well as allowing notes to be added to each item individually.
• Integrated with rostering system.

Contacts

• Stores basic contact details for each team member.
• Can store files related to the contact (eg PDF, DOC etc).
• Can store the preferred role for each team member to allow for fast team selection.
• Quickly see which songs a team member has performed.
• Quickly see which resources a team member currently has.
• Easily bookmark or group contacts for faster searches or inclusion in meetings.
• Import/export contacts in XML format.

Resources

• Stores basic resource details for each item.
• Can store files related to the resource (eg PDF, DOC etc).
• Each resource can be assigned to contact items.
• Easily bookmark or group resources for faster searches.
• Import/export resources in XML format.