| GNB | Good News Bible |
| NIV | New International Version |
| NRSV | New Revised Standard Version |
| REB | Revised English Bible |
| CCLic | Churches Copyright Licence |
| CMP | Complete Mission Praise |
| Ch | Choir |
| Co | Concordia |
| CG | Common Ground |
| CP | Come and Praise |
| HON | Hymns Old & New |
| HP | Hymns and Psalms |
| JP | Junior Praise |
| KSo | Kids' Source |
| LP1+2 | Let's Praise 1 & 2 |
| MHB | Methodist Hymn Book |
| MG | Music group |
| MHON | Methodist Hymns Old & New |
| MP | Mission Praise |
| MP1 | Mission Praise 1 - Hymns 1-282 |
| MP2 | Mission Praise 2 - Hymns 1-647 |
| MP798 | Combined Mission Praise - Hymns 1-798 |
| MP1021 | Complete Mission Praise - up to 1021 |
| MP1144 | Complete Mission Praise - up to 1144 |
| MRL | Music Reproduction Licence |
| NEB | New English Bible |
| NONP | No Organist No Problem |
| PHG | Praise His Glory |
| RS | Rejoice and Sing |
| RSV | Revised Standard Version |
| SA | Sing Alleluia |
| SF | Songs of Fellowship |
| SF1-2 | Songs of Fellowship 1-2 |
| SF1-3 | Songs of Fellowship 1-3 |
| SF1-4 | Songs of Fellowship 1-4 |
| SG | Sing Glory |
| SH | Sing Hosannah |
| SHF | Songs and Hymns of Fellowship |
| So | The Source |
| MSB | Methodist Service Book |
| MWB | Methodist Worship Book |
| MWS | Modern Worship Songs |
| MWBS | Holy Communion (Section of Methodist Worship Book) |
| OMP | Order of Morning Prayer (Book of Offices 1936) |
| OHP | Overhead projector |
| OWB | Own worship book |
| OS | Own songbook |
| PP | PowerPoint/video/DVD |
| PPr | Power Praise |
| WL | Worship leaders |
| WT | Worship Team |