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[[MercyMe]], [[Casting Crowns]], [[Jeremy Camp]], [[Third Day]], [[Matthew West]], [[tobyMac]], [[Chris Tomlin]], [[Brandon Heath]] and [[Aaron Shust]] and historically by artists such as [[Amy Grant]], [[Jars of Clay]], [[dc Talk]], [[Steven Curtis Chapman]], [[Newsboys]] and [[Michael W. Smith]]. The industry is represented by the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Christian Albums]], [[Hot Christian Songs]] Hot Christian AC (Adult Contemporary), Christian CHR, Soft AC/Inspirational, and Christian Digital Songs charts. On the [[iTunes Store]], the genre is represented as part of the Christian and gospel genre.<ref>In the US iTunes store, the section is entitled ''Christian & Gospel''. In the UK iTunes store, it's ''Gospel''. Canada's and Australia's iTunes section is entitled ''Inspirational''.</ref>
[[MercyMe]], [[Casting Crowns]], [[Jeremy Camp]], [[Third Day]], [[Matthew West]], [[tobyMac]], [[Chris Tomlin]], [[Brandon Heath]] and [[Aaron Shust]] and historically by artists such as [[Amy Grant]], [[Jars of Clay]], [[dc Talk]], [[Steven Curtis Chapman]], [[Newsboys]] and [[Michael W. Smith]]. The industry is represented by the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Christian Albums]], [[Hot Christian Songs]] Hot Christian AC (Adult Contemporary), Christian CHR, Soft AC/Inspirational, and Christian Digital Songs charts. On the [[iTunes Store]], the genre is represented as part of the Christian and gospel genre.<ref>In the US iTunes store, the section is entitled ''Christian & Gospel''. In the UK iTunes store, it's ''Gospel''. Canada's and Australia's iTunes section is entitled ''Inspirational''.</ref>


Alternative sub-genres such as [[Christian punk]], [[Christian hardcore]], [[Christian metal]] and [[Christian hip hop]], although not normally considered CCM, can also come under the genre's umbrella.<ref name="Powell_Fe">{{cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location=[[Peabody, Massachusetts|Peabody]], [[Massachusetts]] |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing}}</ref> [[Contemporary worship music]] is also incorporated in modern CCM.[http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Contemporary-Christian-Music-Worship/dp/0313344256][http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/cms_content/1324760288?page=1458915&sp=1002][http://www.praise-and-worship.com/contemporary-christian-music.html] [[Contemporary worship]] is both recorded and performed during [[church service]]s.[http://voices.yahoo.com/using-contemporary-christian-music-during-worship-363265.html?cat=34]
Alternative sub-genres such as [[Christian punk]], [[Christian hardcore]], [[Christian metal]] and [[Christian hip hop]], although not normally considered CCM, can also come under the genre's umbrella.<ref name="Powell_Fe">{{cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location=[[Peabody, Massachusetts|Peabody]], [[Massachusetts]] |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing}}</ref> [[Contemporary worship music]] is also incorporated in modern CCM. [[Contemporary worship]] is both recorded and performed during [[church service]]s.


Also, several mainstream artists such as [[The Byrds]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Creed (band)|Creed]], [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]], and [[U2]] have dealt with Christian themes in their work but are not part of the CCM industry.<ref name="Powell_Fe"/>
Also, several mainstream artists such as [[The Byrds]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Creed (band)|Creed]], [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]], and [[U2]] have dealt with Christian themes in their work but are not part of the CCM industry.<ref name="Powell_Fe"/>
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[[Image:RebeccaStJamesApril2007.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Rebecca St James]]]]
[[Image:RebeccaStJamesApril2007.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Rebecca St James]]]]
[[Image:Michael W. Smith.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Michael W Smith]]]]
[[Image:Michael W. Smith.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Michael W Smith]]]]

While early acts such as [[Happy Goodman Family]][http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/happy-goodmans], [[The Oak Ridge Boys]][http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/the-oak-ridge-boys/videos/][http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/the-oak-ridge-boys/albums/together-3/] and [[Bill_Gaither_(gospel_singer)|Bill Gaither]]'s [[Bill Gaither Trio|Gaither Trio]] (including composing [[hymn]]s)[http://www.amazon.com/Favorite-Hymns-Bill-Gaither-Gloria/dp/B00000G24T][http://www.christianmusic.com/gaither_vocal_band/gaither_vocal_band.htm][http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/artist/gaither-vocal-band/11905293/] were considered [[Southern Gospel]] music, they would influence future artists contributing to the Contemporary Christian [[music genre]].[http://www.christianbook.com/the-happy-goodmans/the-final-stand/pd/CD14522][http://todaysseniorsnetwork.com/vestal_dies.htm][http://www.amazon.com/Gaither-Vocal-Band/e/B000AR8ACI][http://www.singers.com/group/Gaither-Vocal-Band/]


The genre became known as Contemporary Christian music as a result of the [[Jesus movement]] revival in the latter 1960s and early 1970s, and was originally called "[[Jesus music]]". "About that time, many young people from the sixties' counterculture professed to believe in Jesus. Convinced of the bareness of a lifestyle based on drugs, free sex, and radical politics, '[[hippie]]s' became 'Jesus people'".<ref>Frame, John M. Contemporary Worship Music. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1997.</ref> Of course there were people who felt like Jesus was another "trip".<ref>John M. Contemporary Worship Music. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1997.</ref> "The 'Jesus Movement' of the 1970s was when things really started changing and Christian music began to become an industry within itself."<ref name="changing">{{cite web |url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/trivia/a/ccmhistory.htm |title= The Changing Face of Christian Music |last= Jones | first=Kim |publisher= About.com |accessdate=March 31, 2010}}</ref> "Jesus Music" started by playing instruments and singing songs about love and peace, which then translated into love of God. Paul Wohlegemuth, who wrote the book ''Rethinking Church Music'' said, "[the] 1970s will see a marked acceptance of rock-influenced music in all levels of church music. The rock style will become more familiar to all people, its rhythmic excesses will become refined, and its earlier secular associations will be less remembered."<ref>Baker, Paul. Page 140. ''Contemporary Christian Music: Where it came from What it is Where It's Going''. Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1985. Print.</ref>
The genre became known as Contemporary Christian music as a result of the [[Jesus movement]] revival in the latter 1960s and early 1970s, and was originally called "[[Jesus music]]". "About that time, many young people from the sixties' counterculture professed to believe in Jesus. Convinced of the bareness of a lifestyle based on drugs, free sex, and radical politics, '[[hippie]]s' became 'Jesus people'".<ref>Frame, John M. Contemporary Worship Music. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1997.</ref> Of course there were people who felt like Jesus was another "trip".<ref>John M. Contemporary Worship Music. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1997.</ref> "The 'Jesus Movement' of the 1970s was when things really started changing and Christian music began to become an industry within itself."<ref name="changing">{{cite web |url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/trivia/a/ccmhistory.htm |title= The Changing Face of Christian Music |last= Jones | first=Kim |publisher= About.com |accessdate=March 31, 2010}}</ref> "Jesus Music" started by playing instruments and singing songs about love and peace, which then translated into love of God. Paul Wohlegemuth, who wrote the book ''Rethinking Church Music'' said, "[the] 1970s will see a marked acceptance of rock-influenced music in all levels of church music. The rock style will become more familiar to all people, its rhythmic excesses will become refined, and its earlier secular associations will be less remembered."<ref>Baker, Paul. Page 140. ''Contemporary Christian Music: Where it came from What it is Where It's Going''. Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1985. Print.</ref>
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Though there were Christian albums in the 1960s that contained contemporary-sounding songs, there were two albums recorded in 1969 that are considered{{By whom|date=November 2010}} to be the first complete albums of "Jesus rock": ''[[Upon This Rock (Larry Norman album)|Upon This Rock]]'' (1969) by [[Larry Norman]] initially released on [[Capitol Records]],<ref name="John J. Thompson 2000">John J. Thompson, ''Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll'' (2000):49.</ref> and ''Mylon – We Believe'' by [[Mylon LeFevre]], released by Cotillion, which was LeFevre's attempt at blending [[gospel music]] with [[southern rock]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Oord|first=Bill|title=Mylon LeFevre Biography|url= http://www.tributetomylon.com/biography.htm|accessdate=26 June 2010}}</ref> Unlike traditional or southern gospel music, this new Jesus music was birthed out of [[rock music|rock]] and [[folk music]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Di Sabatino | first = David | authorlink = | title = The Jesus People Movement: an annotated bibliography and general resource | publisher = Jester Media | year = 1999 | location = Lake Forest, CA | page = 136 | isbn = }}</ref>
Though there were Christian albums in the 1960s that contained contemporary-sounding songs, there were two albums recorded in 1969 that are considered{{By whom|date=November 2010}} to be the first complete albums of "Jesus rock": ''[[Upon This Rock (Larry Norman album)|Upon This Rock]]'' (1969) by [[Larry Norman]] initially released on [[Capitol Records]],<ref name="John J. Thompson 2000">John J. Thompson, ''Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll'' (2000):49.</ref> and ''Mylon – We Believe'' by [[Mylon LeFevre]], released by Cotillion, which was LeFevre's attempt at blending [[gospel music]] with [[southern rock]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Oord|first=Bill|title=Mylon LeFevre Biography|url= http://www.tributetomylon.com/biography.htm|accessdate=26 June 2010}}</ref> Unlike traditional or southern gospel music, this new Jesus music was birthed out of [[rock music|rock]] and [[folk music]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Di Sabatino | first = David | authorlink = | title = The Jesus People Movement: an annotated bibliography and general resource | publisher = Jester Media | year = 1999 | location = Lake Forest, CA | page = 136 | isbn = }}</ref>


Pioneers of this movement also included [[2nd Chapter of Acts]], [[Andrae Crouch|Andraé Crouch and the Disciples]], [[Evie (singer)|Evie]], [[Nancy Honeytree]], [[The Imperials]], [[Love Song (band)|Love Song]], [[Barry McGuire]], and [[Petra (band)|Petra]]. The small Jesus music culture had expanded into a multi-million-dollar [[Christian music industry|industry]] by the 1980s. Many CCM artists such as [[Amy Grant]], [[DC Talk]],<!-- stylized dc Talk --> [[Michael W. Smith]], [[Stryper]], and [[Jars of Clay]] found [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] success with [[Top 40]] [[mainstream]] radio play.
Pioneers of this movement also included [[2nd Chapter of Acts]], [[Andrae Crouch|Andraé Crouch and the Disciples]], [[Evie (singer)|Evie]], [[Nancy Honeytree]], [[The Imperials]], [[Love Song (band)|Love Song]], [[Barry McGuire]], and [[Petra (band)|Petra]]. The small Jesus music culture had expanded into a multi-million-dollar [[Christian music industry|industry]] by the 1980s. Many CCM artists such as [[Amy Grant]], [[DC Talk]],<!-- stylized dc Talk --> [[Michael W. Smith]], [[Stryper]], and [[Jars of Clay]] found [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] success with [[Top 40]] [[mainstream]] radio play.

In addition to considerable [[Christian radio]] play,[http://www.topchristianhits.org/top_christian_ac_songs_1992.html][http://classicchristianhits.wordpress.com/music-notes/] some other highly recognizable, respected and honored musicians in CCM are/were [[Jon Gibson (Christian musician)|Jon Gibson]] (with 22 Top Five Hits, 20 Top Ten Hits, 9 Number One Songs and an Album of the Year to his credit),[http://www.ccm-radio.com/jon-gibson.html], [[Bebe & Cece Winans]],[http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/41st-gma-dove-award-winners.aspx][http://voices.yahoo.com/top-contemporary-christian-music-artists-1980s-1646681.html?cat=33] [[David and the Giants]],[http://www.last.fm/music/David+%26+The+Giants] [[Rich Mullins]],[http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/rich-mullins/features/ccm-hall-of-fame-rich-mullins/] [[Carman (singer)|Carman]],[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/Carman-MN0000796914][http://tv.yahoo.com/shows/the-ccmtv-carman-concert-special-raising-the-standard-live/] [[David Meece]],[http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/artists/meece_david.aspx] [[DeGarmo and Key]],[http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/degarmo-key][https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/degarmo-and-key/id49797850][http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-rock-pioneer-dana-key-dies-at-56-45477/] [[Randy Stonehill]],[http://www.ccm-radio.com/randy-stonehill.html][http://ccms500bestalbums.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/344-thirst-randy-stonehill/][http://ccms500bestalbums.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/165-equator-randy-stonehill/][http://www.nifty-music.com/stonehill/ccm0187.html] [[Keith Green]],[http://ccms500bestalbums.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/183-no-compromise-keith-green/] [[Kirk Franklin]],[http://www.kirkfranklin.com/news/kirk-franklin-has-been-named-best-rb-artist-ccm-magazines-readers-choice-awards] and [[Steve Green (singer)|Steve Green]],[http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/steve-green][http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/steve-green/videos/] among others.

Contemporary Christian music became mainstream with [[Secular music|secular musicians]] as well, most notably [[Stevie Wonder]],[http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/stevie-wonder] [[Johnny Cash]],[http://www.christianbook.com/johnny-cash/the-gospel-music-of-johnny-cash/pd/cd79384][https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-gospel-collection/id192755177][http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/johnny-cash/albums/the-greatest-gospel-songs/], [[Mariah Carey]],[http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Mariah%20Carey&page=1&rh=n%3A173429%2Ck%3AMariah%20Carey], [[Whitney Houston]],[http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A173429%2Cp_lbr_music_artists_browse-bin%3AWhitney%20Houston%2Cp_n_theme_browse-bin%3A3409739011#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D173429&field-keywords=whitney+houston&rh=n%3A173429%2Ck%3Awhitney+houston] and [[MC Hammer|M.C. Hammer]] (who [[vow|vowed]] to [[God]] he would [[MC Hammer#Christian beliefs and pastoral ministry|include at least one song of praise on each album]]).[http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Page.aspx?pid=3156] Bands like [[P.O.D.]][http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/pod/photos/][http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/pod/videos/] and [[Creed (band)|Creed]] contained Christian themes within their lyrics yet still appealed to a secular audience.[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/augustweb-only/scottstapp-0804.html] In some cases, contemporary [[rock and roll|rock & roll]] and [[pop music]] artists such as [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]] (winning a [[GMA Dove Award]] and nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1984)[http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/dion-dimucci], [[B.J. Thomas]] (releasing a [[platinum record|platinum]] album making him the biggest contemporary Christian artist of the period),[http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/bj-thomas] and [[Pat Boone]] (being inducted into the [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]])[http://www.gmahalloffame.org/site/] have also recorded contemporary [[Christian music]] albums during their careers.[http://www.rock-ola.be/hoes-di/dion/dion.htm][http://thegoldenageofrock.com/artists/dion.htm][https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/greatest-contemporary-christian/id289506751][http://music.yahoo.com/pat-boone/albums/greatest-contemporary-christian-songs--8718590]


Beginning in July 1978, ''[[CCM Magazine]]'' began covering "Contemporary Christian Music" artists and a wide range of spiritual themes until it launched online publications in 2009.[http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/ccm-magazine/][http://www.ccmmagazine.com/magazines/] {{As of | 2005}}, sales of Christian music exceeded those for [[Classical music|classical]], [[jazz]], [[Latin Christian music|Latin]], [[New Age music|New Age]], and [[Soundtrack album|soundtrack]] music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/christianmusicmonthly/a/aaWeberStats105.htm |title=Stats, Please: Christian Music By The Numbers |publisher=Christianmusic.about.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>
Beginning in July 1978, ''[[CCM Magazine]]'' began covering "Contemporary Christian Music" artists and a wide range of spiritual themes until it launched online publications in 2009.[http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/ccm-magazine/][http://www.ccmmagazine.com/magazines/] {{As of | 2005}}, sales of Christian music exceeded those for [[Classical music|classical]], [[jazz]], [[Latin Christian music|Latin]], [[New Age music|New Age]], and [[Soundtrack album|soundtrack]] music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/christianmusicmonthly/a/aaWeberStats105.htm |title=Stats, Please: Christian Music By The Numbers |publisher=Christianmusic.about.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>

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Contemporary Christian music
Stylistic originsJesus music, Christian music, pop music, rock music
Cultural originsLate 1960s, United States
Typical instrumentsVocals, guitar, drums, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
Derivative formsContemporary worship music
Subgenres
Christian rock – Christian hip hop – Contemporary worship music
Fusion genres
Progressive Southern gospel
Other topics
Gospel music – Urban contemporary gospel

Contemporary Christian music (or CCM—and occasionally "inspirational music") is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. Today, the term is typically used to refer to pop, rock, and praise & worship, currently represented by artists such as MercyMe, Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, Third Day, Matthew West, tobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Brandon Heath and Aaron Shust and historically by artists such as Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, dc Talk, Steven Curtis Chapman, Newsboys and Michael W. Smith. The industry is represented by the Billboard Christian Albums, Hot Christian Songs Hot Christian AC (Adult Contemporary), Christian CHR, Soft AC/Inspirational, and Christian Digital Songs charts. On the iTunes Store, the genre is represented as part of the Christian and gospel genre.[1]

Alternative sub-genres such as Christian punk, Christian hardcore, Christian metal and Christian hip hop, although not normally considered CCM, can also come under the genre's umbrella.[2] Contemporary worship music is also incorporated in modern CCM. Contemporary worship is both recorded and performed during church services.

Also, several mainstream artists such as The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Elvis Presley, Creed, Lifehouse, and U2 have dealt with Christian themes in their work but are not part of the CCM industry.[2]

History

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Michael W Smith

The genre became known as Contemporary Christian music as a result of the Jesus movement revival in the latter 1960s and early 1970s, and was originally called "Jesus music". "About that time, many young people from the sixties' counterculture professed to believe in Jesus. Convinced of the bareness of a lifestyle based on drugs, free sex, and radical politics, 'hippies' became 'Jesus people'".[3] Of course there were people who felt like Jesus was another "trip".[4] "The 'Jesus Movement' of the 1970s was when things really started changing and Christian music began to become an industry within itself."[5] "Jesus Music" started by playing instruments and singing songs about love and peace, which then translated into love of God. Paul Wohlegemuth, who wrote the book Rethinking Church Music said, "[the] 1970s will see a marked acceptance of rock-influenced music in all levels of church music. The rock style will become more familiar to all people, its rhythmic excesses will become refined, and its earlier secular associations will be less remembered."[6]

Though there were Christian albums in the 1960s that contained contemporary-sounding songs, there were two albums recorded in 1969 that are considered[by whom?] to be the first complete albums of "Jesus rock": Upon This Rock (1969) by Larry Norman initially released on Capitol Records,[7] and Mylon – We Believe by Mylon LeFevre, released by Cotillion, which was LeFevre's attempt at blending gospel music with southern rock.[8] Unlike traditional or southern gospel music, this new Jesus music was birthed out of rock and folk music.[9]

Pioneers of this movement also included 2nd Chapter of Acts, Andraé Crouch and the Disciples, Evie, Nancy Honeytree, The Imperials, Love Song, Barry McGuire, and Petra. The small Jesus music culture had expanded into a multi-million-dollar industry by the 1980s. Many CCM artists such as Amy Grant, DC Talk, Michael W. Smith, Stryper, and Jars of Clay found crossover success with Top 40 mainstream radio play.

Beginning in July 1978, CCM Magazine began covering "Contemporary Christian Music" artists and a wide range of spiritual themes until it launched online publications in 2009.[1][2] As of 2005, sales of Christian music exceeded those for classical, jazz, Latin, New Age, and soundtrack music.[10]

Controversy

Contemporary Christian music has been a topic of controversy in various ways since its beginnings in the 1960s.[2] The Christian college Bob Jones University discourages its dormitory students from listening to CCM.[11] Others simply find the concept of Christian pop/rock music to be an unusual phenomenon, since rock music has historically been associated with themes such as sexual promiscuity, rebellion, drug and alcohol use, and other topics normally considered antithetical to the teachings of Christianity.[2] This controversy caused by evangelical pop music was explored by Gerald Clarke in his Time magazine article "New Lyrics for the Devil's Music".[12] On the other hand, some writers from the Reformed Presbyterian tradition, such as Brian Schwertley, assert that CCM violates the second commandment and the Regulative Principle of Worship because it adds man-made inventions, lyrics and instrumental music to what he asserts to be the biblically appointed way of worshipping God.[13] An example of exclusive psalmody is the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), in which there is only the a cappella singing of the psalms.

In her article, Kim Jones explores this change in the face of Christian music saying, "Up until the late 1960s, Christian music invoked images of church, hymnals and organs. The face of Christian music has spent the last 30+ years evolving and growing. Pipe organs have been set aside for electric guitars and drums…People who enjoy Contemporary Christian Music, want to feel like God is here and now, not some dusty relic from the dark ages that can't possibly understand the issues of today."[5]

Contemporary Christian musicians and listeners have sought to extend it into settings where religious music traditionally might not be heard. "Christian music has extended from the church to [mainstream] radio, television, concert halls and huge rallies and festivals."[5] MercyMe's song "I Can Only Imagine" was a crossover success despite having a clear Christian message.[14]

Paul Baker, author of Contemporary Christian Music, addressed the question, "Is the music a ministry, or is it entertainment? Opinions were as varied as the people expressing them. One fact must be brought out, however. The motives, on both sides, were nearly always sincere and well intentioned, rarely malicious."[15]

"The responsibility of the church is not to provide escape from reality," according to Ellsworth, the author of Christian Music in Contemporary Witness, "but to give answers to contemporary problems through legitimate, biblical means. The lighter, softer rock styles still allow for the communication of the text."[16] Thus, when lyrics are biblically-based, CCM can relate to issues faced in modern society—with modern music.

Many church growth studies have come to show that churches have grown in size after changing the type of style. James Emery White, the leadership consultant for preaching and worship within the Southern Baptist Convention made a statement that emulates that many churches who changed styles to using more contemporary Christian music, appeared to have a quicker growth.[17]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In the US iTunes store, the section is entitled Christian & Gospel. In the UK iTunes store, it's Gospel. Canada's and Australia's iTunes section is entitled Inspirational.
  2. ^ a b c d Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  3. ^ Frame, John M. Contemporary Worship Music. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1997.
  4. ^ John M. Contemporary Worship Music. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1997.
  5. ^ a b c Jones, Kim. "The Changing Face of Christian Music". About.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  6. ^ Baker, Paul. Page 140. Contemporary Christian Music: Where it came from What it is Where It's Going. Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1985. Print.
  7. ^ John J. Thompson, Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll (2000):49.
  8. ^ Oord, Bill. "Mylon LeFevre Biography". Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  9. ^ Di Sabatino, David (1999). The Jesus People Movement: an annotated bibliography and general resource. Lake Forest, CA: Jester Media. p. 136.
  10. ^ "Stats, Please: Christian Music By The Numbers". Christianmusic.about.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  11. ^ "BJU ~ Residence Hall Life". Bob Jones University. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  12. ^ Clarke, Gerald (2001-06-24). "New Lyrics for the Devil's Music". Time.
  13. ^ Schwertley, Brian. "Musical Instruments in the Public Worship of God".
  14. ^ Adams, Ramsay (July 6, 2003). "Christian Rock Crosses Over". Fox News. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  15. ^ Baker, Paul. Page 133. Contemporary Christian Music: Where it came from What it is Where It's Going. Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1985. Print.
  16. ^ Ellsworth, Donald. Christian Music in Contemporary Witness: Historical Antecedents and Contemporary Practices. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1979. Print.
  17. ^ Miller, Steve. Page 3. The Contemporary Christian Music Debate. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale Publishers, 1993. Print.

Further reading

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