Todo List

*Everything above the task list is just a rough estimation.

Mission

To create and maintain a comprehensive, free database of church songs, fostering spiritual growth and enhancing worship experiences through music.

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Disclosure of the term "Free" can be ambiguous, especially as the community grows too large to manage effectively, which also include the copyright or rights to use.

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Vision

To become the go-to resource for many churches, providing an extensive, user-friendly collection of songs that inspire, unite, and deepen faith communities.

Main Objective

To develop and continuously update a robust, searchable database of church songs, complete with lyrics, sheet music, and relevant metadata, accessible to worship leaders, musicians, and congregation members.

Most important, all members should synchronize with a single source of truth, ensuring every entry is consistent with the original. Any variation should be treated as new song.

Goals

• Compile a diverse collection of at least 1000 songs from various Christian traditions to moderns songs within the first year.
• Implement a user-friendly interface with advanced search capabilities by the song, example:
  • [title] ⇒ 喜乐河流
  • [title2] ⇒ River of Joy
  • [pinyin] ⇒ Xi Le He Liu
  • [first-letter-alphabet] ⇒ x l h l or xlhl
• Provide the original key, suggested key, and basic chords for songs, including alternative chord options.
• Achieve a 70% user satisfaction rate based on feedback and surveys.
• Develop web application platforms within the first 3 months.

The Whys

• Accessibility: To provide easy access to a wide range of church songs, enabling worship leaders to plan services more effectively and congregations to engage more deeply in worship.
• Preservation: To maintain a digital archive of traditional and contemporary church music, ensuring that valuable spiritual songs are not lost over time.
• Unity: To foster a sense of connection among different churches and denominations through shared musical resources.
• Education: To offer a platform for learning new songs and understanding their theological and historical contexts.
• Innovation: To encourage the creation and sharing of new worship music by providing a platform for emerging Christian artists and songwriters.

Reference Software

• Free and open-source projects
  • OpenLP
  • FreeShow
  • Praisenter
• Free but not open-source
  • VideoPsalm
  • Quelea
  • Easyslides (formerly Easislides)
• Paid software
  • ProPresenter
  • EasyWorship
  • MediaShout
  • ShareFaith
  • BigScreen
  • ZionWorx

使命

创建并维护一个全面免费的教会歌曲数据库，通过音乐促进灵性成长并提升敬拜体验。

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披露 "免费" 可能会产生歧义，尤其是当社区发展得过大而难以有效管理时，还有一些版权问题。

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愿景

成为许多教会的首选资源，提供广泛、易用的歌曲集，以激励、团结和深化信仰社群。

主要目的

开发并持续更新一个强大的、可搜索的教会歌曲数据库，包含歌词、乐谱和相关元数据，供敬拜带领者、音乐家和会众成员使用。

最主要的是，所有成员和岗位应与单一真实来源保持同步，确保每个条目与原始版本一致。任何变体都应被视为新歌。

目标

• 在第一年内编纂至少1200首来自各种基督教传统到现代歌曲的多样化集合。
• 实现具有高级搜索功能的用户友好界面，按歌曲搜索，例如：
  • [title] ⇒ 喜乐河流
  • [title2] ⇒ River of Joy
  • [pinyin] ⇒ Xi Le He Liu
  • [first-letter-alphabet] ⇒ x l h l 或 xlhl
• 为歌曲提供基本和弦，包括修改和建议的和弦选项。
• 根据反馈和调查达到70%的用户满意度。
• 在前18个月内开发网络应用平台。

原因

• **可访问性：**提供对广泛教会歌曲的便捷访问，使敬拜带领者能更有效地规划服务，并使会众能更深入地参与敬拜。
• **保存：**维护传统和当代教会音乐的数字档案，确保宝贵的灵性歌曲不会随时间流失。
• **团结：**通过共享音乐资源，促进不同教会和宗派之间的联系感。
• **教育：**提供一个学习新歌曲并理解其神学和历史背景的平台。
• **创新：**通过为新兴基督教艺术家和歌曲创作者提供平台，鼓励创作和分享新的敬拜音乐。

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