Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

In an interview with CMCentral, June 19, 2002, Caedmon’sCall again mocked the idea that Christian music should beseparate from that of the world. ey also spoke againstparents who do not want their children to listen to the world’smusic. Consider the following excerpt: “I think that‘Christian’ is not a genre of music. It never was, it never willbe. … But to separate music by belief, or by ideology, insteadof artistry, is crazy. It all came out of fear, out of parentssaying, ‘[Our kids] don't need to be listening to this; theyneed to be listening to this.’” is demonstrates the worldlymindset of the CCM crowd. Parents, pastors, and teacherswho strive to separate their children from this world’s sensualmusic are wise and are to be commended. Christian music isdescribed in Colossians 3:16 as “songs, hymns, and spiritualsongs.” Today’s pop music is described not in Colossians 3:16but in 1 John 2:15 -- “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,and the pride of life.” ose are most definitely two distinctlydifferent “genres” of music.Calvary Chapel and Maranatha Music(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 “ChristFor e Nations,” “Lindell Cooley,” “International House ofPrayer,” “Tim Hughes,” “Integrity Music,” “omas Miller,”“Kevin Prosch,” “David Ruis,” “Marsha Stevens,” “Michael W.Smith,” “John Talbot,” and “John Wimber.”)Founded in 1971, Maranatha Music was one of the firstcontemporary Christian music publishing companies. It wasfounded by Chuck Smith, Sr., of Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa,California, to publish the music of the early Jesus hippies.Calvary Chapel played a major role in the birth of the JesusPeople movement. Mesmerized by a charismatic Jesus hippie28