Maybe at your church youâve heard âContemporary Christian Music? Thatâs 7-11 music. Seven words repeated eleven times!â Or âIf itâs not in the hymnal, then itâs not real church music! Period!â Sound familiar? It should, since those words (or something like them) have been exclaimed at thousands of churches for years. Traditional vs. contemporary. Contemporary vs. traditional. And it goes on, and on, and on.
I thought it would be appropriate to write my first column for NRT on a surprising revelation on the subject that has become near and dear to me. The subject? Contemporary Christian Music (hereon referred to[…]
