Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

If a Roman Catholic does not accept what the CatholicChurch teaches, he or she should leave and stop pretending tobe both a Catholic and a believer that salvation is by Chris’sgrace alone without works.(See “How Rome Denies Salvation by Grace Alone” at theWay of Life Literature web site -- www.wayoflife.org.)Maher led worship for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to theRally for Youth in April 2008.In the fall of 2009, Maher traveled with Michael W. Smithon the New Hallelujah Tour.In the fall of 2010, he was a guest singer at the DavidCrowder Band’s Fantastical Church Music Conference atBaylor University.In early 2011, Maher toured on the Rock and WorshipRoadshow headlined by MercyMe.In July 2012, Maher sang “Hold Us Together,” theecumenical theme song for Mormon Glenn Beck’s RestoringLove conference in Dallas, Texas.MandisaMandisa is a contemporary Christian artist who was aninth-place finalist in the fih season of the very worldlyAmerican Idol. She studied vocal jazz at American RiverCollege in Sacramento, and the sensual jazz influence isreflected in her singing style and musical arrangements. Shesays that her musical influences “run the gamut fromWhitney Houston to Def Leppard” (“Mandisa,” Wikipedia).Two of her favorite musical artists are Beyonce and SteveWonder, and her personal goal is “to meet and be onOprah” (“Mandisa,” AmericanIdol.com). She claims that she“loves Jesus” and she talks about Him a lot, but her love forthe world and her spiritual carelessness points more to a 2Timothy 4:3-4 and James 4:4 Christianity than biblicalChristianity. Mandisa’s music was featured at LancasterBaptist Church’s 2011 Leadership Conference, and other222