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
a universalist who believes that all people are the children ofGod. (For more about Schuller see “Evangelicals and RobertSchuller” at www.wayoflife.org)Friends, beware of Jack Hayford and beware of thoseundiscerning Christian bookstores that sell his books. ereis great spiritual danger in the average Christian bookstoretoday.Hayford represents the spiritual deception and the greatdanger that is represented by the contemporary praisemovement.Hemphill, JoelJoel Hemphill is committed to “Jesus Only” doctrine, whichdenies the Trinity and baptizes only in Jesus’ name. He wrote“He’s Still Working on Me.”(For more about Oneness Pentecostal doctrine see “GeronDavis” in this Directory.)HillsongSee “Darlene Zschech.”Homosexuality and CCMIn e Gospel Sound, which first appeared in 1971, AnthonyHeilbut said, “e gospel church has long been a refuge forgays and lesbians, some of whom grew up to be among thegreatest singers and musicians.”Douglas Harrison, a homosexual who grew up SouthernBaptist, said, “... you can’t swing a Dove Award withouthitting upon evidence of the longstanding, deep-set presenceof queer experience in, and its influence on, Christian musicculture at all levels” (“Come Out from among em,” ReligionDispatches, April 30, 2010).In 1 9 9 8 , C C M s t a r K i r k Fr a n k l i n s a i d t h at“homosexuality ... is a problem today in gospel music--a166
MAJOR CONCERN--and everybody knows it” (Church Boy,pp. 49, 50).James Cleveland, who has been called the “King of Gospel,”was a homosexual who died of AIDS.Other homosexual CCM artists are Anthony Williams,Marshal Stevens, Kirk Talley, Clay Aiken, Ray Boltz, andJennifer Knapp.In June 2013 Sandi Patty is scheduled to performed withthe homosexual Turtle Creek Chorale at the MeyersonSymphony Center in Dallas, Texas. In July 2012 the Choraleattended the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses(GALA) in Denver (“Turtle Creek Chorale’s 2012-2013Season,” Turtlecreek.org).e reason for this is not difficult to discern. Typically,CCM musicians have been accepted as Christians upon theflimsiest testimony of faith and have not been properly taughtand discipled. ey have fed their spiritual lives with aconstant diet of sensual music and have sought aeremotional highs and “signs and wonders” instead of living byfaith. ey have played with the world, which is moredangerous than any poisonous snake, instead of livingseparated lives.Houghton, IsraelIsrael Houghton’s music is oen published under the titleIsrael and New Breed. It “is a cross-cultural style that fuseselements from gospel, jazz, and rock.” Some of his popularcontemporary worship songs are “Here I Am to Worship,”“Friend of God,” and “You Are Good.”Houghton has been a worship leader at the most radical ofecumenical forums, such as Promise Keepers conferences,Franklin Graham crusades, and Hillsong conferences.Houghton is a worship leader at Joel Osteen’s LakewoodChurch where the gospel of salvation from sin throughrepentance and faith in Christ’s blood has been replaced by a167
- Page 121 and 122: Moses not sincere when he struck th
- Page 123 and 124: Ephesians 5:11 says, “And have no
- Page 125 and 126: person’s attitude toward correcti
- Page 127 and 128: influence of the “world’s cultu
- Page 129 and 130: ecause “there is no doctrinal iss
- Page 131 and 132: there’s so much pain and hurting/
- Page 133 and 134: you/ We’d come a lot closer to do
- Page 135 and 136: “Finger pointing is never, I thin
- Page 137 and 138: Gaines, Billy and SarahIn 1997, Bil
- Page 139 and 140: e Getty’s popular songs include
- Page 141 and 142: e Getty’s ecumenical, one-world-c
- Page 143 and 144: ikini-clad teenagers on his lap at
- Page 145 and 146: In October 2012, the Gettys joined
- Page 147 and 148: Christian music. In 1985 she said,
- Page 149 and 150: to marrying another man to whom she
- Page 151 and 152: “And have no fellowship with the
- Page 153 and 154: Behind the Eyes was the first of Am
- Page 155 and 156: that this plight is largely one of
- Page 157 and 158: “I’m a singer, not a preacher.
- Page 159 and 160: “Faithless heart/ At times the wo
- Page 161 and 162: In 2013, Amy gave her first intervi
- Page 163 and 164: against what I perceived as rules.
- Page 165 and 166: they become drunken and stagger aro
- Page 167 and 168: 2011. He contributed to the songs
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- Page 175 and 176: gospel of ME. She says, “God want
- Page 177 and 178: in Toronto and Pensacola. e spirit
- Page 179 and 180: countries is worldly and radically
- Page 181 and 182: chosen believers will usher in the
- Page 183 and 184: director of the American Center for
- Page 185 and 186: Mike Bickle (b. 1944) founded the K
- Page 187 and 188: in 1983 and prophesied that God was
- Page 189 and 190: ministry and toured the country. He
- Page 191 and 192: In 1987 Cain was accepted by Mike B
- Page 193 and 194: “John would speak and Lonnie woul
- Page 195 and 196: In 1996 the Vineyard Fellowship dis
- Page 197 and 198: Billboard Hot 100. It is no wonder
- Page 199 and 200: Jesus Culture is committed to the l
- Page 201 and 202: that Pope Paul would have fit in ve
- Page 203 and 204: of the creation of false churches (
- Page 205 and 206: Chorus: “Let’s get together, ye
- Page 207 and 208: objections thrown up by my incredul
- Page 209 and 210: university professor — there must
- Page 211 and 212: Surely there is a clear connection
- Page 213 and 214: e Roman Catholic-style contemplativ
- Page 215 and 216: “But the album we made for Epic [
- Page 217 and 218: hymns, he would create an entirely
- Page 219 and 220: following a universalistic “gospe
- Page 221 and 222: Jude plainly says some are to be sa
a universalist who believes that all people are the children <strong>of</strong>God. (For more about Schuller see “Evangelicals and RobertSchuller” at www.way<strong>of</strong>life.org)Friends, beware <strong>of</strong> Jack Hayford and beware <strong>of</strong> thoseundiscerning Christian bookstores that sell his books. ereis great spiritual danger in the average Christian bookstoretoday.Hayford represents the spiritual deception and the greatdanger that is represented by the contemporary praisemovement.Hemphill, JoelJoel Hemphill is committed to “Jesus Only” doctrine, whichdenies the Trinity and baptizes only in Jesus’ name. He wrote“He’s Still Working on Me.”(For more about Oneness Pentecostal doctrine see “GeronDavis” in this <strong>Directory</strong>.)HillsongSee “Darlene Zschech.”Homosexuality and CCMIn e Gospel Sound, which first appeared in 1971, AnthonyHeilbut said, “e gospel church has long been a refuge forgays and lesbians, some <strong>of</strong> whom grew up to be among thegreatest singers and musicians.”Douglas Harrison, a homosexual who grew up SouthernBaptist, said, “... you can’t swing a Dove Award withouthitting upon evidence <strong>of</strong> the longstanding, deep-set presence<strong>of</strong> queer experience in, and its influence on, Christian musicculture at all levels” (“Come Out from among em,” ReligionDispatches, April 30, 2010).In 1 9 9 8 , C C M s t a r K i r k Fr a n k l i n s a i d t h at“homosexuality ... is a problem today in gospel music--a166
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