The propagation of solo singers’ music in particular is achieved by establishing a marketable image and constructing an identity for the artist, which is then sold through large-scale advertising to the general public. Modern popular music is an industry which by its nature seeks to turn musical artists into commodities for mass consumption.
The focus here will be on the music itself (with examples taken from artists who have performed at Louie Giglio’s Passion Conference) rather than the lyrics or the statements and antics of secular pop artists.
This article briefly looks at some of the reasons why certain musics are inappropriate for the dignified worship of Almighty God. Popular music forms have been incorporated wholesale into many churches, while traditional, simple psalms and hymns have been sidelined or degraded through modern rearrangements. THE MUSIC used in contemporary Christianity is a sad testimony to the decline of reverent worship and intelligent praise in many so-called reformed churches.
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