Modern Psalm

Did you know that every time you sing a song in church, you generate royalties for the person who wrote that song?
“What if the songwriters decided to give their portion of that money to charity?”
This is the question musician David Stükenberg asked friend and bandmate Brian Batch in 2015. He went on to describe this concept as “creative tithe that could keep on giving after we’re gone.” Excited about the possibilities, David and Brian started writing and recording with that purpose in mind.
Though the songwriting process was not new to either musician, the way the process felt was entirely new. “I didn’t realize how much ego I brought into the creative process until I tried to remove it,” said David, describing their first writing session.
It was only after writing the first few songs that they discovered the figurative offering plate they had hoped to put their songs into did not exist. At that point, it became apparent to David that “creating a way to do this was just as important, if not more so, than the music we were creating.”
Since that time, Modern Psalm has grown into a 501(c)(3) organization capable of doing what David described back in 2015. It’s first volume is currently working in partnership with BLOOD:WATER, a nonprofit founded by Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay, and author/activist Jena Lee Nardella