Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

Balouche relates his testimony of salvation as follows:“at’s my testimony. I was playing clubs around Philly and theJersey Shore and a friend took me to a ‘How to get rich’ - typeweekend. On Sunday morning they had a band playing ‘HowGreat ou Art’ with drums and electric guitars. I was blownaway and I thought ‘at’s amazing, just the power of rockmusic with lyrics about the Lord.’ I’d never heard that. It reallyimpacted me. My brother and I walked up and made acommitment to follow Jesus. It was a radical change forme” (“Paul Balouche Bio,” leadworship.com).Beatles and CCMOne of the reasons why we are opposed to ContemporaryChristian Music is its worldliness, its refusal to separate fromthe world. Contemporary Christian musicians make noattempt to hide the fact that they love secular rock & roll andthey have no shame for doing so. When asked in interviewsabout their musical influences and their favorite music,invariably they list some raunchy secular rock musicians.And one of the rock groups that CCM musicians love is theBeatles.When MATT REDMAN, one the most influential names inthe contemporary worship movement, was asked in 2011,“Who are your musical influences?” he replied: “All sorts. Butall time favorite must be the Beatles. I love it now that my fivekids even get into their music” (www.louderthanthemusic.com/document.php?id=2526). It is obvious that Redman isrearing his children on secular rock & roll so that they have ataste for the world even at very young ages.In a May 1987 interview with CCM Magazine, LESLIEPHILLIPS said: “[In the 1987 album e Turning] I just sortof returned to what I loved originally. You know, returning toyour roots and all that. e Beatles were the first rock group Iremember hearing, and I dearly love them. ey werespectacular, even in their mistakes. ere was a spirit in thatkind of music that we don’t have today.”14