John Chisum

John Chisum is a veteran songwriter, publisher, and worship leader. He was VP of Publishing for Star Song Media and Director of Song Development & Copyright for Integrity Music. He is currently Managing Partner for Nashville Christian Songwriters. He has been married to Donna for 39 years and they have one daughter, Aly.

Leveraging Your Songwriting Strengths

Few songwriters are self-contained these days. Some are better at finding the “big” ideas, some at writing lyrics, and some at writing melodies. This dynamic creates the need for writing in a community to bring out our best gifts. Learn about the different types of songwriters to understand your style and effectively leverage your songwriting strengths to see greater results. A few… View Article

Discover Your Best Songwriting Process

In part three of this four-part songwriting series, we share six key principles along with a bonus pdf download to help you discover your most successful songwriting process. Pro-level songwriters may not always be able to break it down for you, but they certainly have a songwriting process that works well for them. Over time,… View Article

Engaging Worshipers with Your Songs

Prolific songwriters have developed a process that works well for them time after time. If your writing output is low, here are three key principles for discovering what could release an overflow of creativity and, in turn, writing songs that truly engage worshipers. Lisa, a Christian songwriter I recently mentored, told me that when we… View Article

Adding New Skills to Your Songwriting Inspiration

Great songwriting is built on timeless principles and techniques of communication. While finding inspiration is a key element, fulfilling a specific call to draw believers into deeper worship shouldn’t be left up to chance. Set yourself up for a lifetime of powerful songwriting and lose the frustration of a hit-or-miss approach in part one of… View Article