(OPINION) For the past decade, a handful of megachurches have dominated worship music. They include Elevation Church, Australia-based Hillsong, and California’s Bethel Church — all churches that have had their share of scandal and controversy. Still, most worship leaders have carefully compartmentalized the controversy and have continued to use their songs — and, in effect, financially support these churches.
Read More(OPINION) “Why have many worshippers stopped singing in church?” The question in that headline accompanied a provocative article about U.S. Protestant church trends that The Guy will turn to in a moment. The answer is important, and it’s quite obvious to observers of the long-running “worship wars” that are about far more than guitars and drums supplanting pipe organs and hymnals.
Read More(OPINION) It’s hard to read the Book of Psalms without encountering references to justice, judgment, the widow, the refugee, the oppressed and enemies or questions posed to God. Yet, these themes are mostly absent from modern worship music.
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