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The church uses music to minister, ... there is not much use for reinventing the wheel ... not that God doesn't inspire some invention now and again ...
Christians don't only live their lives within the confines of the organized church. Contemporary christian music ministered to me personally during a time when I was gong through, and I needed more encouragement than I could get once a week. I needed to be able to turn on the radio ... and be ministered to. I've heard similar testimonies from many other christians. Ministry doesn't only happen inside the building ...If CCM were entirely generated within churches for the purposes of ministering to their congregations, then I might cede that point. But it’s not. A lot of it is purely commercial in nature.
I used to be someone who always listened to stations like K-Love. A few years ago where I live K-Love moved to another channel and in that channels place came a new Christian station which is slightly better, more rock, some hip hop mixed in but still has the same problems. In CCM stations whether it be local or satellite, all the songs sounds the same, same repetitive chords and voices. Nothing just sounds creative, it's all bland. It's all boring. I am a Christian but I admit I do have my own musical tastes and the slow worship songs are fine but not for me. Why does Christian radio have the most boring and bland collection of Christian music? You really have to search for actual good Christian artist, I been looking at more indie Christian musicians and other alternative bands who you won't hear on CCM radio and they are great. Sometimes I would rather listen to secular music because those artists for the most part care about creating art, why can't Christian music have that mentality, you can still worship God while creating something good.
Christians don't only live their lives within the confines of the organized church. Contemporary christian music ministered to me personally during a time when I was gong through, and I needed more encouragement than I could get once a week. I needed to be able to turn on the radio ... and be ministered to. I've heard similar testimonies from many other christians. Ministry doesn't only happen inside the building ...
I agree ... and raises the question of the worth of Christian music being interesting or innovative.But your finding comfort in a piece is somewhat separate from its being interesting or innovative.
Yes, some of the best of all are so simple.I agree ... and raises the question of the worth of Christian music being interesting or innovative.
I sang hymns in church for 20 years ... some of the least interesting and innovative music I've ever encountered ...
Boston, Rush, and Styx -- there's some great rock bands (we actually went to see the R40 tour when a friend in church invited us), and I'm curious what you think of the songs in post #23 just above. (they are only a few among 100-200 I have saved in Christian songs I enjoy, but I like to know whether others like these)I became a Believer in 1980, when I was 15. At the time many Christians convinced me that rock music, of any genre, was from the devil and was to be avoided. I was a huge fan of bands such as: Boston, Rush, Styx (pre Cornerstone), Yes and various other bands. So, after throwing away my albums I began looking for "Christian" music. Most in the churches I attended pointed me in the direction of CCM. Even though some of those CCM artists helped me in my early years as a Believer, most of the CCM content was so cheesy that I just couldn't listen to it.
After a few years I found an article from Keith Green (Can God Use Rock Music?) that explained, in detail, that rock music is not from the devil. In general, he said that music itself is neutral, it's what we do with it that matters. After reading that I stopped listening to Christian minders and began to look for music that inspired me. Currently I have a huge collection of "Christian" and non "Christian" artists and bands. I still listen to CCM artists such as: 2nd Chapter of Acts, Keith Green, Michael Card and such, even though I still feel that most CCM music is way to cheesy for my taste.
On the flip side, my wife is a huge fan of CCM and worship music and loves cheese of all flavors.
Boston, Rush, and Styx -- there's some great rock bands (we actually went to see the R40 tour when a friend in church invited us), and I'm curious what you think of the songs in post #23 just above. (they are only a few among 100-200 I have saved in Christian songs I enjoy, but I like to know whether others like these)
I'd like to hear a few selected songs, if you will.The Doobie Brothers and Flyleaf songs I know. I have all the Flyleaf albums and several single tracks from the Doobie Brothers. Really good stuff! I haven't heard the other tracks you listed...not yet.
My favorite genre is progressive rock and metal. I have a ton of content from this genre (mostly secular). There are some "Christian" progressive bands out there, but not nearly as much as I would like to see.
Examples of ones I like:
...and a few others
- Affector
- Ajalon
- Amaran's Plight (a one album project by various artists)
- Glass Hammer
- Iona
- Neal Morse
- PJ Bostic
- Proto-Kaw
- Teramaze
- Visual Cliff
Unfortunately I don't have a favorite "Christian" rock band. All the rock bands I know are too inconsistent with the quality of their albums. One is good and one isn't. It seems that most try to reinvent themselves after every album. I do have favorite albums though and, in my opinion, some of them are better than their secular counterparts.
Aaron Lewis had a song "That Ain't Country."
That ain't country
That's a natural fact
It's full of tales of good times and happy endings
My life ain't like that
So I'll keep listening to the old songs that my Grandad used to play
Full of pain and heartache and desperation and the ones that got away
The ones that speak to me, the way I feel today
But there could have been a similar song "That Ain't CCM."
It's suspiciously juxtaposed to a suggestion to give money.The repetetivness is intentional. The pulpit requires it in order to hypnotize the congregation into an altered emotionally driven state.
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