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I would love for more folks to know, support, and benefit from the good work of Bifrost Arts.

In a recent—and important—post Doug Wilson made this observation/exhortation:

Despite the economic downturn, despite the hard times that many believers are going through, the Reformed evangelical subculture currently has more influence, money, education, and numbers than it has ever had before. That money will either express itself in soft decadence or in genuine accomplishment. If that money is chasing aesthetic accomplishment alone, and not also support for church plants, or missions, or mercy ministry, then that money is chasing decadence. If a Christian makes a pile, and simply invests it the same way his secular neighbor does, on the same principles, then that money is chasing decadence.

But if those who are rich in this present world are generous and willing to share, as Paul says to Timothy, if they are not setting their hope on riches, which can so easily evaporate, and if their good works include balanced support for artists, then the result will be genuine accomplishment.

After a hiatus, Bifrost is working on its third album, and there’s an opportunity for you to support this work. And you don’t need to be “rich” and to have “made a pile” in order to make a meaningful contribution.

They explain below:

Bifrost Arts has had a very full year!

Between a conference, a new curriculum, lots of new songs, and new liturgical materials, we’ve barely had time to catch our breaths. We’re so encouraged by the ways that God has grown this project of ours into something larger than we could have foreseen four years ago, when we began.

Now, after a two-year hiatus since our last full-length, Bifrost Arts is excited to announce that a new record is fully underway. Our plan is to gather together some of our favorite singers and musicians from past records, as well as a whole host of new talent to converge in the recording studio this winter, to record another full-length record.

For the last two years, we’ve been writing an compiling new church music, trying it out in our congregations, as well as demoing the new material. The theme of the record is the Lamb of God. Many of the songs are are about death and resurrection, about communion, and about suffering and redemption. Folks who have attended Bifrost Arts events in the last two years will recognize some of them from our hymn-sings.

Please consider giving generously to this project so that we can continue our work of writing, producing, and performing new sacred music for our churches and for our communities.

(You can email [email protected] with questions about the details of the project, and the recording budget.)

And here’s a short animated film from Matthew James Kay for their song “Jesus Saviour Pilot Me” (originally a 19th century hymn):

Also see this post from Sojourn’s Mike Cosper:

A few years ago, someone turned me onto a quirky collection of hymns by a group called Bifrost Arts. I was deeply intrigued. The arrangements were terrific, ranging from indie folk to the sounds of Appalaicha and even hints of Motown. And the collection of talent was surprising and exciting. Bifrost had collected a wide range of talented artists, including Leigh Nash, Dennison Witmer, and Rosie Thomas.

The album remains one of my favorite worship CDs, and in the ensuing months, I’ve been continually impressed with the work of Bifrost Arts. . . .

The creative director of Bifrost Arts is Isaac Wardell, who also serves as the director of worship at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. Isaac has a deep passion for the intersection of liturgy, music, and community, and his passion is evident in the emphases of Bifrost’s work. . . . Bifrost Arts is part of an encouraging and growing movement that’s calling the church to re-examine our worship practices in the light of theology, church history, and spiritual formation.

For more on Wardell, check out two recent interviews with The Resurgence, where he answered the questions, “What kind of people are we forming with our worship?” and “Is the worship service more like a concern hall or a banquet hall?

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