Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

is “open yourself to the flow of the Spirit” has led to allsorts of unscriptural doctrines and practices. It is this type ofmysticism that led CCM song writer Jack Hayford, author of“Majesty,” to say that while he was driving past a Catholicchurch God told him not to criticize it and he has heeded that“voice.” It is the same mysticism that convinces charismaticsthat they are communing with God through “tongues” eventhough it is nothing but ecstatic gibberish. It is the same blindmysticism that makes an individual think he is “basking inthe Spirit of God” when he falls to the floor.Miller, omas(For more on the the history of contemporary praise musicfrom its inception in the Jesus People movement and theintimate association of contemporary praise with thecharismatic movement in general as well as its most radicalaspect, the “latter rain apostolic miracle revival,” see “CalvaryChapel,” “Christ For e Nations,” “Lindell Cooley,”“International House of Prayer,” “Tim Hughes,” “IntegrityMusic,” “Kevin Prosch,” “David Ruis,” “Marsha Stevens,”“Michael W. Smith,” “John Talbot,” and “John Wimber.”)omas Miller is the founder of Gateway Worship andAssociate Senior Pastor of Gateway Church, a charismaticmegachurch in Southlake, Texas.Gateway’s praise songs, such as “You Are God” and “GlorifyYou Alone,” are widely used.Miller and the other members of the worship teamgraduated from the radically charismatic/ecumenical ChristFor e Nations Institute. ese include Walker Beach, KariJobe, David Moore, Rebecca Pfortmiller, and Zach Neese.Miller was director of the School of Worship at Christ for theNations before he came to Gateway in 2001. (See “Christ Fore Nations” in this Directory.)Sion Alford, Executive Pastor of Gateway Church, says thatone of his greatest experiences with God was “the first time I226