Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

is is a man that Getty honors as a major theologicalinfluence and about whom he has nothing negative to say. Nowarnings. No separation.Any bridge that Bible-believing churches build to theGettys is a bridge beyond the Gettys to heretics like C.S.Lewis.e Gettys are called “modern hymn writers” but theirmusic is syncretistic. ey “fuse the music of their Irishheritage with the sounds of Nashville, their newly adoptedhome.” As we have noted, the Gettys list the Beatles as amajor musical influence.Keith arranged some of the songs on Michael W. Smith’scharismatic Healing Rain album.e Gettys have a close working relationship with StuartTownend, who is radically charismatic and ecumenical. Notonly do they write and publish songs with Townend, but theyalso tour together, joining hands, for example, in the CelticIslands Tour 2012.In July 2012, the Gettys joined Townend and RomanC a t h o l i c M a t t M a h e r o n N e w s o n g C a f e o nWorshipTogether.com. ey played and discussed “ePower of the Cross,” which was co-written by Getty-Townend. e 10-minute program promoted ecumenicalunity, with Maher/Townend/Getty entirely one in the spiritthrough the music. Fundamental doctrinal differences are someaningless that they are not even mentioned. Spiritualabominations such as the papacy, the mass, infant baptism,baptismal regeneration, and Mariolatry were entirely ignored.Jude 3 was despised and Romans 16:17 completely disobeyedfor the sake of building the one-world church throughcontemporary Christian music.is is the Christianity of the Gettys.(See also “Stuart Townend” and “Matt Maher” in thisDirectory.)138