THE UNITED METHODIST WORSHIP LIBRARY: This is an absolute must for every United Methodist Pastor. It contains the entire United Methodist Hymnal with midi files to preview all of the hymns. It includes the full version of the United Methodist Book of Worship, The Companion to the United Methodist Hymnal, Worship Suggestions for United Methodist Churches (Years A, B, & C), Christian Weddings, Litanies and Other Prayers (Years A, B, & C), United Methodist Altars (a Guide for the Congregation) and Worshipping with United Methodists (a Guide for Pastors and Church Leaders.

This library of resources allows you to cut and paste liturgy and worship materials for Sunday Morning bulletins as well as allowing you to create any number of special services for almost any occasion. It has a great feature for those who follow the Lectionary. It allows you to "Plan a Worship Service" and search all the available elements and suggestions for each Sunday simply by typing in that Sunday. The CD is fully searchable. You can highlight, make notes and include bookmarks.

THE WORSHIP LIBRARY: Don't be fooled, this is not the same as The United Methodist Worship Library. It uses the same engine but includes a whole other set of worship resources. It is not necessarily tied to the Lectionary but has the same "Plan a Worship Service feature." This CD includes: New Handbook of the Christian Year, Litanies and Other Prayers (Years A, B, & C), Music and Worship Planner (Years A, B, & C), Christian Weddings, Invocations and Benedictions (Years A, B, & C), Contemporary Worship, and the Virtual Hymnal.

One of the neat extra features is the sermon-specific activity sheets for children. I love the worship planning guide included in both of these CD Libraries. It is helpful in putting together both traditional and more contemporary worship services.

This edition included as a "Bonus" a CD entitled "Multi-Sensory Worship" The CD is a companion CD with Michael Slaughter's book, Out On the Edge. It has some very good points but is really better viewed in the context of the book.

Both of these worship CDS offer very good resources for worship. It's simply a matter of choosing which one best fits your Church's worship style and needs.

THE PREACHING LIBRARY: This resource contains the following books: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary 12 Vols. (Years A, B, & C), The Preaching Annual, Children's Sermons for Revised Common Lectionary (Years A, B, & C), Forbid Them Not, [Involving Children in Worship (Years A, B, & C)], and The Sermon Illustrator.

Once again, the program starts up with the window "Plan a Worship Service." You can start there or you can search for sermon information based on a particular passage. Not only is there commentary on each of the passages for a particular Sunday, but there are sermon briefs, worship suggestions and suggestions for involving the children. This is really helpful as an idea generator, especially if you are stuck on a passage that you've preached time and again and are looking for a fresh approach.