Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

Another,” a song with an ecumenical theme: “Christians fromall denominations demonstrating their common love forChrist and each other.” e song talks about tearing down thewalls of denominational division. e broad range ofparticipants who joined Troccoli in recording “Love OneAnother” demonstrates the ecumenical agenda ofContemporary Christian Music. e song brought Catholics,Charismatics, Baptists, Oneness Only Pentecostals, etc.together to call for Christian unity.When Pope John Paul II visited the United States inJanuary 1999, dc Talk and other CCM groups joined handswith hundreds of thousands of Catholics to welcome him.Featured at a Catholic youth rally connected with the Pope’svisit were dc Talk, Audio Adrenaline, Rebecca St. James,Jennifer Knapp, e W’s, and the Supertones (CCMMagazine, April 1999, p. 12). dc Talk’s Kevin Max praised theCatholic youth for coming out to hear the Pope, describingJohn Paul II as “someone with something of substance tosay” (Ibid.). Each attendee received a rosary with instructionsabout how to pray to Mary.Since 2000 the members of dc Talk have pursued solocareers. Toby McKeehan, who the stage name of TobyMac,has released several albums. His song “Showstopper” was useby the NFL Network and the opening game of the 2009World Series and the song “Ignition” was used in the 2009Superbowl. Kevin Max has also released several solo albums.Michael Tait released two albums by his band entitled Tait.In 2009, he replaced Peter Furler as the lead singer ofNewsboys. Tait played the lead part in the 2003 !Hero rockopera tour, which depicted Jesus as a cool black man. In !Hero, the Last Supper is a barbecue party and “Jesus” iscrucified on a city street sign. (Other CCM artists whoperformed in !Hero were Mark Stuart of Audio Adrenaline,Rebecca St. James, John Cooper of Skillet, Matt Hammitt ofSanctus Real, T-Bone, and GRITS.)79