Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

At first, Dorsey’s illicit mixing of the sacred with thesensual was widely resisted.“e conservatives of his day branded it ‘the devil’s music’ ...and found it unworthy to be played in churches” (CCMMagazine, July 1999, p. 12).While many of the older people in the churches of that dayresisted Dorsey’s contemporary philosophy and sensual style,the young people loved it and it gradually gained theascendence and brought spiritual ruin, for “a little leavenleaveneth the whole lump” (1 Cor. 5:6) and “he that soweth tohis flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption” (Gal. 6:8).Dorsey built a bridge over which generations of musiciansand singers have crossed to the world from churches usingsensualized music, typically resulting in spiritual destruction.A recent example is Whitney Houston, who died in February2012 at age 48 from a combination of powerful prescriptiondrugs mixed with liquor. She is one of countless individualswho have traveled the path from church choir to the filthyworld of pop entertainment, crossing the well-worn bridge ofcontemporary “Christian” music.All of the sincerity in the world won’t stop the effect ofbreaking God’s laws.“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt goodmanners” (1 Corinthians 15:33).DownhereDownhere, a Christian rock band that produced its firststudio album in 2001, was founded by Canadians MarcMartel and Jason Germain. ey were roommates at the NewEvangelical Briercrest Bible College, Caronport,Saskatchewan, and developed their sound while touring forthe college. ey moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2001when they signed with Word Records. eir self-titled debutalbum won “rock album of the year” in 2002.89