Rick Cole of Capital Christian believes that the door cannot stay closed forever, and feels that by offering different services based on music preference is an opportunity for the entire congregation to unite (Garza).
Contemporary worship music began with the Jesus movement of the early 1970's and the rise of charismatic churches, and although it paralleled the growth in contemporary Christian rock and pop music, it remained separate until a few years ago (Levy). It now has become a mix of Christian pop, rock and praise choruses, and a blending of styles that has opened up contemporary worship music to a wider variety of instruments and sounds, such as the Christian bands Sonicflood and Delirious (Levy).
According to John Styll, president of the Gospel Music Association, roughly half of the top twenty Christian and gospel albums sold in 2003 were modern praise and worship music (Levy). Says Styll, "People want to connect to God in a way that is culturally powerful to them. For some people, choirs and organ music are not the stuff of their ordinary life. It doesn't make God personal to them," thus praise songs are increasingly moving from recording studios to church worship services (Levy). Not only does modern praise and worship music have a better beat and rhythm but it is getting better since there are more songs with more substance to choose from, which in turn is leading young people to form praise and worship bands (Levy).
Christian music is the fastest-growing segment of the music industry, with sales that double the sales of Latin music, classical, jazz and New Age combined (Eveld). For Christian bands, such as Unified Front, prayer is essential in all aspects of their lives, including practice as well as...
Jim Cleveland introduced the nation to the 'Gospel Choir' and in 1968 organized the Gospel Music Workshop of American and due to his success has received three Grammy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Moore Pp). Leading a movement inside the Gospel music industry to go mainstream was Edwin Hawkins, who in 1969 recorded 'Oh Happy Day' which rose to number one on the Top Fifty
Christian Worship The History and Development of Contemporary Worship Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship The New Testament is, in many ways, the ultimate expression of Christian worship because the Gospels detail the life and teachings of Jesus Christ within the context and community of individuals who believed in Christ even in the midst of persecution. However, to understand the biblical foundations of Christian worship, it is important to first examine the Old Testament.
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