Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

huge divisions between denominations. Today I think thewalls are coming down. In any concert that I do, I will have30-50 different churches represented.”e “transdenominational” character of contemporaryworship music should be a loud warning to any true Biblebeliever.(See also “Integrity Music” in this directory.)Muchow, RickSee Saddleback Church.Mullins, RichRich Mullins (1956-1997), who died in an automobileaccident, was a very popular CCM song writer andperformer. He wrote songs recorded by such megastars asAmy Grant. He opened most of his concerts with “Hallelujah”sung in Beach Boys style. He grew up around Quakers andthe Church of Christ and his brother is a Church of Christpastor. At the time of his death it was reported that Mullinswas taking the final steps to enter the Roman CatholicChurch. He was attending mass at least weekly, and the nightbefore he died he talked on the phone with priest MattMcGinness, communicating his readiness to say his firstconfession and to be confirmed. McGinness describes theconversation as follows:“ere was a sense of urgency. He told me, ‘is may soundstrange, but I HAVE to receive the body and blood of Christ.’ Itold him, ‘at doesn’t sound strange at all. at soundswonderful.’ Rich finally sounded like he was at peace with hisdecision” (Terry Mattingly, “Rich Mullins—Enigmatic,Restless, Catholic,” www.gospel.com.net/tmattingly/col.05.06.98.html).Priest Mattingly’s testimony that Rich Mullins was takingthe last step to become a Catholic when he died is disputed bysome. Brian William, who ran a website featuring230