Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

corrupting her own son’s faith in the infallible Word of Godthrough the illicit bridges she has built to liberal biblicalscholarship, she is also corrupting the faith of those whocome into contact with her through her music and blogs.“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt goodmanners” (1 Corinthians 15:33).Assad, AudreyAudrey Assad (b. 1985) is a contemporary Christianmusician who converted to the Roman Catholic Church in2007.Like Matt Maher, Kathy Troccoli, and John Michael Talbot,Assad is an ecumenical bridge-builder. She says that “theresponse to her music from Protestants is just as positive as itis from Catholics,” and, “radio has influenced and grown myProtestant fan base, which used to be more Catholic, but nowit’s about half-and-half ” (“Audrey Assad: A convert whosespiritual walk is a melody,” Catholic Online, Nov. 10, 2010).She signed with Sparrow Records in 2009 with the albumFireflies. at year she also toured with Chris Tomlin andsang a duet with him of the song “Winter Snow” on hisChristmas album.In 2008 she developed a relationship with fellow RomanCatholic Matt Maher aer they met during Gospel MusicWeek. She subsequently moved to Phoenix and attends OurLady of Mt. Carmel in Tempe, where she sings with theworship team.Her song “For Love of You” mentions the Roman CatholicSacred Heart of Jesus.When asked how her Catholic faith inspires her music, shereplies: “e way that I see the world has been radicallychanged. I can’t emphasize enough how the Sacramentalunion with God in the Eucharist has totally changed the wayI see the world. ... I feel rooted in the Church, which I neverfelt before, not to this extent, and not in this way. I feel12