Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

layers of our reality and gets to the core--to the soul” (“OneTrue God Bio,” Newsongonline.com).While the book of Acts is filled with gospel preaching, thereis not one example of the apostles and prophets and earlychurch leaders using music as an evangelistic tool.NewSong claims that tens of thousands have made“decisions” at their concerts, but studies have shown that“decisions for Christ” and “spiritual commitments” made atChristian rock concerts are typically transitory. We havedocumented this in the book Contemporary Christian Music:Some Questions Answered and Some Warnings Given.NewSong is committed to the emerging philosophy laid outin Bob Briner’s influential book Roaring Lambs. is bookinspired NewSong’s 1999 #1 hit, “Jesus to the World (RoaringLambs).” NewSong founding member Eddie Carswell saidthat he was very close to Briner (“Give Yourself Away Bio,”NewSongOnline.com).Roaring Lambs: A Gentle Plan to Radically Change YourWorld has been promoted widely by CCW musicians,including Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, Steven CurtisChapman, Sixpence None the Richer, Steve Taylor, MichaelTait of dc Talk, and Delirious. It is all about kingdombuilding. It as much about transforming culture thanpreaching the gospel to people, which is something we don’tsee in the book of Acts. When Paul and Barnabas went outfrom the church of Antioch as the first foreign missionaries,they didn’t spend their time redeeming the culture of theRoman Empire. ey proclaimed the gospel and plantedchurches. ey taught the believers to avoid and reproveevery every work of darkness, to not be unequally yoked withunbelievers , to not be conformed to the world (2 Cor.6:14-18; Eph. 5:11; Rom. 12:2). But Briner calls on “lambs” to“roar” in order to engage and transform culture and society.Briner suggests, for example, that Christians should have thegoal of seeing their sons and daughters become the principledancers in ballet companies instead of looking upon such239