Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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eturns. It reality it is building the devil’s one-world harlotchurch.One of Sheet’s books is Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of aNation, co-written with Chuck Pierce, who claims to be aprophet and an apostle. It contains alleged prophecies andvisions.Christensen, ChrisChris Christensen (b. 1952), author of the popular “Songfor the Nations,” is a Christian rocker.He has a radical ecumenical agenda to use “worship as abridge across the denominations.” He is comfortable in anychurch, Methodist, Pentecostal, Baptist, you name it (“ChrisChristensen: e American Songwriter and Worship Leader,”CrossRhythms.co.uk, April 1, 1995).He has toured with Phil Keaggy.Cockburn, BruceBruce Cockburn (b. 1945) is a popular folk/rock guitaristand songwriter who became a Christian in the early 1970s,but his Christianity is of a very liberal slant. He hasreferenced the liberal theologian Harvey Cox in his music(Marco Adria, “Making Contact with Bruce Cockburn,”Music of Our Times, 1990, p. 97).In an interview with Christianity Today, Cockburn calledthe fundamentalist position “absurd” and “deluded” andclaimed that even Jesus cussed.“Years ago, Cockburn received a ‘kind of hurt-sounding letter’from a young woman who was offended by his reference tocanine fecal matter in one of his songs. ‘She wondered how Icould call myself a Christian and say dog s---.’ Cockburn islaughing as he tells the story. ‘What? You don't think Jesus evercussed? Jesus may have been the Son of God, but he was fleshand blood and he lived life the way we do. It just seemedabsurd to have your salvation tied up with what kind of62

language you use, or whether or not you drink booze oroccasionally have sex or whatever it is that people get allworked up about.’ Cockburn says when he first became aChristian in the early 1970s, ‘it was unfamiliar territory. Ilistened a lot to people who claimed to know a lot about itwhich--the people on TV and the fundamentalist types whowere quick to tell you they know all the answers. Aer a while,it was very clear that they were deluding themselves. At least Iwasn’t cut out to have that kind of approach tothings” (“Interview: Bruce Cockburn,” Christianity Today, Jan.24, 2012).Contemplative PrayerMany contemporary worship leaders promote the verydangerous practice of contemplative prayer, which comesfrom the darkness of Rome’s monastic system.See Michael Card, David Crowder, Amy Grant, MichaelGungor, John Kilpatrick, Mercy Me, John Michael Talbot,John Wimber.Cooley, Lindell(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,” “International House ofPrayer,” “Tim Hughes,” “Integrity Music,” “omas Miller,”“Kevin Prosch,” “David Ruis,” “Marsha Stevens,” “Michael W.Smith,” “John Talbot,” and “John Wimber.”)Lindell Cooley is founder and pastor of Grace Church,Nashville, and the head of Music Missions International.From 1995 to 2003 Cooley was the worship leader atBrownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola, Florida, duringthe “Brownsville Outpouring.”63

eturns. It reality it is building the devil’s one-world harlotchurch.One <strong>of</strong> Sheet’s books is Releasing the Prophetic Destiny <strong>of</strong> aNation, co-written with Chuck Pierce, who claims to be aprophet and an apostle. It contains alleged prophecies andvisions.Christensen, ChrisChris Christensen (b. 1952), author <strong>of</strong> the popular “Songfor the Nations,” is a Christian rocker.He has a radical ecumenical agenda to use “worship as abridge across the denominations.” He is comfortable in anychurch, Methodist, Pentecostal, Baptist, you name it (“ChrisChristensen: e American Songwriter and <strong>Worship</strong> Leader,”CrossRhythms.co.uk, April 1, 1995).He has toured with Phil Keaggy.Cockburn, BruceBruce Cockburn (b. 1945) is a popular folk/rock guitaristand songwriter who became a Christian in the early 1970s,but his Christianity is <strong>of</strong> a very liberal slant. He hasreferenced the liberal theologian Harvey Cox in his music(Marco Adria, “Making Contact with Bruce Cockburn,”Music <strong>of</strong> Our Times, 1990, p. 97).In an interview with Christianity Today, Cockburn calledthe fundamentalist position “absurd” and “deluded” andclaimed that even Jesus cussed.“Years ago, Cockburn received a ‘kind <strong>of</strong> hurt-sounding letter’from a young woman who was <strong>of</strong>fended by his reference tocanine fecal matter in one <strong>of</strong> his songs. ‘She wondered how Icould call myself a Christian and say dog s---.’ Cockburn islaughing as he tells the story. ‘What? You don't think Jesus evercussed? Jesus may have been the Son <strong>of</strong> God, but he was fleshand blood and he lived life the way we do. It just seemedabsurd to have your salvation tied up with what kind <strong>of</strong>62

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