Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

eing calling out to us in many languages, using a variety ofmethods and events” (Love Wins, location 1710-1724).“ere is an energy in the world, a spark, an electricity thateverything is plugged into. e Greeks called it zoe, themystics call it ‘Spirit,’ and Obi-Wan called it ‘the Force’” (LoveWins, location 1749-1762).Bell worships a false christ. His Jesus is “supracultural ...present within all cultures ... refuses to be co-opted or ownedby any one culture ... He doesn’t even state that those comingto the Father through him will even now that they are comingexclusively through him ... there is only mountain, but manypaths. ... People come to Jesus in all sorts of ways ...Sometimes people use his name; other times theydon’t” (Love Wins, location 1827-1840, 1865-1878,1918-1933).Smith, ChuckSee “Calvary Chapel and Maranatha Music.”Smith, Michael W.(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,” “omas Miller,” “Kevin Prosch,” “David Ruis,”“Marsha Stevens,” “John Talbot,” and “John Wimber.”)Michael W. Smith (b. 1957) is one of the most prominentnames in contemporary praise music. In 1982 Smith becameAmy Grant’s keyboardist, but he was quickly vaulted tomusical fame in his own right. Of the top 100 all-time bestsellingChristian albums, eight belong to Smith (CCM316