News
Releases, tours and essays from 2013 onward. This archive is no longer updated; new announcements are on FrankFiction.ca.
2024
My First Canadian Tour in 7 Years!
Redeemer University presents Juno Award winner Elias Dummer and special guest Joshua Leventhal for a special night of worship, marking Elias Dummer’s…
Manifesto Lyric Video Now on Youtube
Indie songwriter Elias Dummer, former frontman of The City Harmonic, has released a lyric video for his acoustic rendition of “Manifesto.” The video…
New Release: Acoustic ‘Manifesto’ Out Now
Former frontman of The City Harmonic, Elias Dummer, has released a powerful new acoustic version of the beloved hit “Manifesto,” the worship song known…
2022
The Work Vol 2 is available now!
Grappling with the highs and lows of the Christian life, from disappointment and disillusion to forgiveness and hope, Juno and GMA Canada Covenant…
‘See Clearly’ feat. Sandra McCracken Available Now
Kyrie Eleison (It’s Mercy We Need) feat. Citizens Available Now
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Issuing a deeply felt call to repentance and an earnest plea for mercy, Juno and GMA Canada Covenant Award-winning singer/songwriter…
2021
The Gospel is Rest Hits 1 Million Streams After 10 Weeks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. “The Gospel is Rest”, the second single from indie artist Elias Dummer’s upcoming sophomore LP ‘The Work, Vol. II”, crossed 1 million…
Elias Dummer and JJ Heller ‘Carry’ Poignant New Single
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—“Carry,” the latest in a string of inspired new singles from Juno and GMA Canada Covenant Award-winning singer/songwriter Elias…
Elias Dummer’s ‘The Gospel is Rest’ Bids Comfort in Troubled Times
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Offering a balm for weary souls in the throes of troubled times, award-winning singer/songwriter Elias Dummer bows “The Gospel Is…
‘Expectation’ Now Available
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— “Expectation,” the highly anticipated new single from Elias Dummer—Juno and GMA Canada Covenant Award-winning singer/songwriter and…
2020
“1914 (Christmas Truce)” Now Available
My new song, “1914 (Christmas Truce)” is available now! It began with a Christmas tree, raised as a joke, and “Stille Nacht”. On December 25, 1914, in…
Worship vs. Performance?
Music Video for “This is Holy Ground” (The Rest Version)
About a year ago, I went in to visit my friends at WorshipTogether with Olivia Turco and her husband Kyle to record some live acoustic versions of…
A Christian Manifesto in 2020
Huge Announcement!
“Good” Releases, hits iTunes Charts in Countries across the world
Echoing Holy Available Now
Elias Dummer wins Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Elias Dummer has won Breakthrough Artist of the year at the 41st annual Covenant Awards, held on live stream in light of concerns related to the…
New song “Good”, Collaborative video project
Like many of us, I’m stuck at home in a quarantine–so I decided to leak a new song on a youtube video and launch a collaborative video project. Head…
2019
“Enough” Hits Billboard’s “Top Christian Songs” Chart
Canadian worship leader Elias Dummer’s debut album “The Work Vol. 1” is on sale for $4.99 on the iTunes store through September 13th. Why? To…
Elias Dummer Releases Debut Solo Album Today
Worship leader Elias Dummer, the former frontman and founding member of The City Harmonic, released his debut album today in association with Integrity…
Lyric Video for “This is Holy Ground” Released
The official lyric video, which features footage shot by VisualMediaChurch in Iceland, is now available! Check it here:
2018
The Christmas Truce
He breathed, inhaling the strange concoction of gunpowder, sweat, and crisp, snowy air. No-man’s land, the short gap that stretched between thirty…
Now Available on Multitracks.com
The Master tracks from Elias Dummer’s songs “Enough” and “Heartbeat” are now available on Multitracks.com, with further releases to be expected in…
Elias Dummer releases “Heartbeat”
Elias Dummer, former frontman and founding member of the Covenant Award-winning band The City Harmonic, released “Heartbeat”, his second of three new…
The City Harmonic Frontman Elias Dummer Releases First Music As Solo Artist
Elias Dummer, former frontman and founding member of the Covenant Award-winning band The City Harmonic, releases his first solo music with three new…
2014
Worship Is A Wedding: Performance & Worship
My band and I played at AtlantaFest over the weekend, and I was on my way home, slowly coasting through the sea of cars leaving Manchester’s Bonnaroo…
The Giving Tree
Last night I peeked in my boys’ room — as I do most nights — and I saw my oldest still clinging to the day, awake. He was hanging a brightly-colored…
Apple Has Learned What The Church Forgot
They stood and applauded him as he entered the room. And being the confident young man that he is, he sprang into measured steps filled with an ironic…
Why Ham & Nye Are Playing For the Same Team
I was tempted to turn this thing off so many times and I just couldn’t. It’s like calling your friends and arranging a game of football in a huge…
Why The Bible Isn’t Your Love Letter (Spectacle 3)
Individualism, Image and Faith Continued from SPECTACLE II: I Did It My Way Have you ever been to a church service where the sound technicians aren’t…
I Did It My Way (Spectacle 1)
Individualism For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who…
SPECTACLE: Worship & Worldview
It was cold, although not “Polar Vortex” cold. My family and I were crammed into our minivan and were two-thirds of the way through our thirteen-hour…
Featured on WorshipTogether.com
Hey folks – another post to come later today but I thought I’d let you know that I have the honour of being this month’s “Featured Worship Leader” in…
Why I’ve Never Made “New Years Resolutions” (And Perhaps Never Will)
One particular day in High School I pulled myself out of bed as usual, mumbled something about sleeping through the alarm and, also as usual, left my…
2013
3 Ways Worship Leaders Can Treat Church-goers Like Humans
Since the internet seems to be on the subject of popular-but-cancelled-too-soon TV shows I’ll start today with a different one altogether. I don’t know…
The Irony of Outrage (Duck Dynasty, Christians and A&E)
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about…
Why Jesus can’t be President (Hallelujah!)
The kingdom of this world; Is become The kingdom of our Lord, And of His Christ And He shall reign for ever and ever King of kings forever and ever…
7 I Ams from 7 “I Ams”
For our album “I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home)” we wrote a song called “Fell Apart” in which we positioned the “7 I Am’s” from the Gospel of John…
Orthodoxical
Hello Internet! My name is Elias Dummer and I’m a worship leader, musician and songwriter who talks too much – and so I’ve been encouraged to write.…