Comments on: “There is no such thing as Christian music” a commentary by Michael Gungor

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:48:00 +0000

I think music is a spiritual vehicle that takes you someplace. Where depends on what the writer was intending and how deeply it moves us. Its difficult some times with what you call secular music because often we know the lives and escapades of the people who write and perform it. I grew up in the sixties and thought many songs were deep. I hear them now and thank God for opening my eyes. Alll the talent that folks have is def. from our creator. Personally I think the best music is yet to be written and since the source of it is God I think the body of Christ should be the cutting edge and vice-versa. There is def. hype and trash produced and sold in both the Christian and non- Christian music industry.
God’s plans and reality supercede what religion and the seculare world can produce, we should be extensions of Him, musically and otherwise. The best definition I’ve ever heard of righteousness is “conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose and action.”

By: Andy Rogers

Andy Rogers — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:22:32 +0000

Lou,

Thanks for sharing your story.

Yeah the fact that we even still think in terms of ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ church (me included) shows how far we have drifted from realising that it’s all God’s and we simply have to partner with Him in what he is already doing.

Cheers – Andy

By: Andy Rogers

Andy Rogers — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:22:00 +0000

Lou,

Thanks for sharing your story.

Cheers – Andy

By: Lou Amato

Lou Amato — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:03:12 +0000

Greetings Andy and God bless. I am currently one of 3 worship leaders in a small church here on Long Island. I came to Christ in 1996 after years or nurturing a love of instrumental jazz/acoustic music, listening to influences like Acoustic Alchemy, Pat Metheny, Spyro Gyra, Kenny Rankin and the like. I shunned vocals and wrote liberally in the instrumental vane of music style. Then my eyes were opened to Jesus and I fell in love with the freedom of being able to love cleanly and proclaim the truths of the Bible in vocals. Now I adore to sing to Jesus and the music is more the vehicle of those adoring words I can freely sing to Him. All this to say I see a trend where, more and more, the music we play in church is more and more like the “secular” / outside music we hear. The difference is the word we sing. And how true with the old hymns, some of which were secular songs sung in bars and then reused with re-written lyrics. I love to use worship music that can double as prayers and I’m not afraid to have pauses of music where we can reflect inside of a worship song. I delight in that as well. I have sensed a leading from the Holy Spirit to become more about worship in an intercessory service, but we are not there yet unfortunately. I think this is where we are heading, though, and feel it is an important part of the body of Christ that we are missing – where we can have a corporate place to really “cry out” to God in worship. The other trend, where we go outside of the kingdom and play worship – this I have not partaken of this yet in my neighborhood of the word – but my heart for the outside has been fired by the Lord. Funny – the kings that sort the newborn baby Jesus would be known today as “seekers”, wouldn’t they? I think we need a place and atmosphere where these “seekers” can be exposed to the Spirit of God in worship. But, alas, this venue has not really caught on here in the Eastern US at this time. But God’s sovereign Spirit will not be denied as He continues to move through His saints. I pray that I will hear His voice clearly and obey Him at every turn. Thanks for the thoughts Andy and God bless you. Lou

By: Lou Amato

Lou Amato — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:03:00 +0000