Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature
Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature
of playing their concerts in “neutral, nonchurchenvironments” was that people from “all churchdenominations” attended. “Before long, Baptists, Methodists,Presbyterians, charismatics, Catholics, and Pentecostals wereall praising the Lord together. Subtly, the walls betweendenominations began to crumble...” (p. 115).Gaither’s “Hymns for the Family of God” was purposefully“nondenominational” and included devotional readings froma wide variety of Christians, including heretics such asDeitrich Bonhoeffer (one of the fathers of Neo-orthodoxy),Malcolm Muggeridge (a liberal Roman Catholic who did notbelieve in Christ’s virgin birth or bodily resurrection), andRobert Schuller, who has wickedly redefined the gospel interms of his humanistic self-esteem theology.e Gaithers provided the music one evening atIndianapolis ‘90, a large ecumenical charismatic gathering Iattended with press credentials. One-half of the 25,000participants were Roman Catholics. A Catholic mass was heldeach morning, and Catholic priest Tom Forrest from Romebrought the closing message. At an earlier conference in 1987,Forrest said that purgatory is necessary for salvation. Roughly40 denominations were present. e Gaithers were perfectlyat home in this unscriptural gathering and entertained themixed multitude with their jazzy music.e Gaither Vocal Band performed at the Promise Keepers’second major men’s conference in Boulder, Colorado, in1994. In an interview with the Catholic publication OurSunday Visitor, Promise Keepers founder Bill McCartney saidthat full Catholic participation was his intention from thestart. “Back in 1992, at our first stadium event, we very clearlystated from the podium that we eagerly welcomed theparticipation of Roman Catholics, and we’ve had scores ofRoman Catholics attend and go back to their churchesexcited” (Our Sunday Visitor, July 20, 1997, p. 10). e Tidings(March 31, 1995), a Roman Catholic paper, stated thatCatholics were encouraged to participate in Promise Keepers122
ecause “there is no doctrinal issue which should causeconcern to the Catholic Church” and “there is no attempt atproselytizing or drawing men away from their [Catholic]faith to another church.” Catholic priest John Salazar spoke ata Promise Keepers meeting in Plainview, Texas, in December1995 (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, December 3, 1995). ePromise Keepers field representative for the upper Midwest atthat time, Steve Jenkins, was a Roman Catholic. A PromiseKeepers Wake Up Call brochure distributed in San LouisObispo, California, urged pastors, churches and their men toattend special rallies during March 1996, one of which washeld at the St. Rose Catholic Church in Paso Robles. In 1997Promise Keepers appointed a Roman Catholic, Mike Timmis,to its board of directors. One of the speakers at several of1997 PK rallies was Roman Catholic priest Jim Berlucchi(“Making New Catholic Men?” Our Sunday Visitor, July 20,1997, p. 10). In June 1997, Promise Keepers hosted a CatholicSummit at its headquarters in Denver, “sounding out Catholicvolunteers and leaders from around the world” (Ibid.).Promise Keepers organized a Roman Catholic mass as part ofits Rich Stadium conference in Buffalo, New York (eHumanist, Sept. 19, 1997). Following a luncheon with BillMcCartney in January 1998, Roman Catholic ArchbishopCharles Chaput of Denver gave a “thumbs-up” to Catholicmen who wanted to participate in Promise Keepers (eCatholic Register, quoted in Religious News Service, Jan. 19,1998).In 1999, Bill Gaither joined forces with hard-rocking dcTalk founder Toby McKeehan to “create a new modernworship music label, 40 Records” (CCM magazine, July 1999,p. 11). e goal is “to stretch the boundary of worship music”and to “give a youthful spirit to worship music for ANYDENOMINATION…”Speaking of the new music company, Gaither said: “I viewbuilding bridges of understanding of different cultures andPHILOSOPHICAL POINTS OF VIEW as part of my calling.123
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ecause “there is no doctrinal issue which should causeconcern to the Catholic Church” and “there is no attempt atproselytizing or drawing men away from their [Catholic]faith to another church.” Catholic priest John Salazar spoke ata Promise Keepers meeting in Plainview, Texas, in December1995 (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, December 3, 1995). ePromise Keepers field representative for the upper Midwest atthat time, Steve Jenkins, was a Roman Catholic. A PromiseKeepers Wake Up Call brochure distributed in San LouisObispo, California, urged pastors, churches and their men toattend special rallies during March 1996, one <strong>of</strong> which washeld at the St. Rose Catholic Church in Paso Robles. In 1997Promise Keepers appointed a Roman Catholic, Mike Timmis,to its board <strong>of</strong> directors. One <strong>of</strong> the speakers at several <strong>of</strong>1997 PK rallies was Roman Catholic priest Jim Berlucchi(“Making New Catholic Men?” Our Sunday Visitor, July 20,1997, p. 10). In June 1997, Promise Keepers hosted a CatholicSummit at its headquarters in Denver, “sounding out Catholicvolunteers and leaders from around the world” (Ibid.).Promise Keepers organized a Roman Catholic mass as part <strong>of</strong>its Rich Stadium conference in Buffalo, New York (eHumanist, Sept. 19, 1997). Following a luncheon with BillMcCartney in January 1998, Roman Catholic ArchbishopCharles Chaput <strong>of</strong> Denver gave a “thumbs-up” to Catholicmen who wanted to participate in Promise Keepers (eCatholic Register, quoted in Religious News Service, Jan. 19,1998).In 1999, Bill Gaither joined forces with hard-rocking dcTalk founder Toby McKeehan to “create a new modernworship music label, 40 Records” (CCM magazine, July 1999,p. 11). e goal is “to stretch the boundary <strong>of</strong> worship music”and to “give a youthful spirit to worship music for ANYDENOMINATION…”Speaking <strong>of</strong> the new music company, Gaither said: “I viewbuilding bridges <strong>of</strong> understanding <strong>of</strong> different cultures andPHILOSOPHICAL POINTS OF VIEW as part <strong>of</strong> my calling.123
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