Mission Statement

We believe Yahweh (God) has always spoken through the arts. As one of His original creations, it was meant to express Himself through His people. We believe He has made a way for these expressions through different forms. We believe He is still speaking in fresh new ways today, and that the world needs to hear it. We intend for RPJ Christian Arts Group to be the conduit by preserving these expressions and developing new ways to make them available for use by the Body of Christ all over the world. We intend to accomplish this mission in two ways.

1. To be a place of protection and establishment for creative people.

It is estimated that in an average week, the arts are seen, heard and enjoyed by more than two billion people world-wide. The whole point of actors, musicians, dancers, writers and other types of artisans is to express the things that drive us in this human existence -- joy and sadness, fury and fear, and the passions of their lives. And whether we realize it or not, these creative artists are influencing people: expressing through their art their own behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs. The question becomes: What message are these performers sending through their medium?

By helping creative people develop their giftings under proper guidance and accountability using Biblical principles, we accomplish two important purposes: we have an opportunity to speak into the life of that artist, while the artist, through their expressions, speak Spirit life in creative new ways into the world.

RPJ Christian Arts Group is an arts ministry wholly owned by a church, which also sets a new standard for accountability in business ethics. The way in which we handle relationships with individuals and churches is intended to establish a new standard of integrity among all music and arts companies.

2. To release works of a new standard, in both expression and content.

We believe many Christians have grown in their spiritual lives beyond the overly basic lyrics and themes the current companies continue to churn out. While man’s depravity and the salvation through Jesus are certainly important, but spiritual food beyond these basic levels is hardly ever delivered to the average Christian consumer. Even the modes of worship offered through conventional worship labels appears outdated to the current generation. Apostle Paul refers to it as “spiritual milk” in Hebrews 5:12.

We believe ministries and companies releasing music, dramas and other art forms have the obligation to equip Christians with principles of the Kingdom and fresh revelations of Biblical truth, as we are commanded in Ephesians 4:12. We also believe this can be accomplished in such new and creative ways as to draw in both the believer and non- believer without ever compromising the essential truth of the message.


What makes RPJ different?

A Heart for the Church.

Almost all contemporary Christian music or art companies fall into one of two categories, along with their inherent flaws:

  • Organizations categorized as a ministry are perceived as being very beneficial as a church organization, but generate little impact on a large scale.
  • Organizations categorized as a commercial record label are perceived by consumers as doing very little to support the Church body. Even the current major praise and worship labels live with the perception they are only “in it for the money.”
While in many ways RPJ will operate in the same professionalism as a conventional music company, its primary focus remains as a ministry: to serve the church with new expressions of worship, which we believe is part of a growing trend. More importantly, RPJ will be one of only a handful of Christian music companies established under, and directly accountable to, a church body. With such accountability to ministry and a heart for serving the church, RPJ Christian Arts Group is a groundbreaking new vision for the revival of the arts in the Body of Christ. We intend to seek out new expressions of Yahweh throughout the earth — not just within our own talent pool. When they first began, cur- rent praise & worship companies expressed a desire to harvest new moves of worship. Frankly, these labels have become fairly lax in this kind of effort today, preferring to tap the same small pool of worship leaders and songwriters again and again.

Seeking New Talents
RPJ is already in conversation with over 30 churches and ministries regarding their worship leaders and original music compositions. It is intended that the musical scope and dimension of RPJ Christian Arts Group will be truly diverse!

New Technologies
RPJ plans to use the most current technological advances to assist worship leaders, setting a new standard for products and services.

  • Enhanced CDs. In May of 1999, RPJ Records was the first Christian music compa- ny to announce the development of what is now called “resource recordings.” Every RPJ music release on CD will contain downloadable files as resources for worship leaders including chord sheets, transparencies and even computer presentation slides. Churches interested in using the music for worship will be allowed under license to make copies of these tools for use in their worship services. A link will also be on the CD, allowing users to link to the RPJ.org website.
  • RPJ.org. Phase One of the RPJ website (www.rpj.org) allows worship leaders to download the same types of resources for all songs controlled by RPJMusic Publishing. Phase Two will include other features to help worship leaders keep up with new developments in praise & worship music, such as message boards, news boards, and other items suggested by our site visitors.
Ç@ƒnies releasing music, dramas and other art forms have the obligation to equip Christians with principles of the Kingdom and fresh revelations of Biblical truth, as we are commanded in Ephesians 4:12. We also believe this can be accomplished in such new and creative ways as to draw in both the believer and non- believer without ever compromising the essential truth of the message.


What makes RPJ different?

A Heart for the Church.

Almost all contemporary Christi