Bellman Fellowship 6/23/2010

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Should we listen to these music?
 How do we discern?
Can Christians write other music?
 Make good use of music, don’t let it use you
 Use suitable songs to worship
 Use suitable songs for your listening pleasures
 Use suitable songs to practice your music skills

 19 th Century saw a new wave of hymn-writing: expressing one's personal feelings in the relationship with God in simple worship style
 along with the Second Great Awakening in
America led to a new style called gospel, and a new explosion of sacred music writing with
Fanny Crosby , Lina Sandell , Philip Bliss , Ira D.
Sankey , and others who produced testimonial music for revivals, camp meetings, and evangelistic crusades.

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One of the most prolific hymnists in history, writing over 8,000 despite being blind since infancy.
" Blessed Assurance ", " Praise Him,
Praise Him ", and " To God Be the
Glory "

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Developed during times of slavery to express their faith and hope.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot

 In the late 1960s and early 1970s and spreading primarily through
North America and Europe. It was the major Christian element within the hippie counterculture, or, conversely, the major hippie element within some strands of
Protestantism. Members of the movement were called Jesus people, or Jesus freaks.

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Large numbers of hippies and street musicians began converting to bornagain Christianity.
These musicians continued playing the same styles of music that they had been playing prior to their conversion, though they now infused their lyrics with a Christian message.

Christian Music Industrialized
 The first edition of CCM
Magazine was published in
July, 1977. By 1976, it was apparent that a new generation of performers who had grown up in the church wanted to play nonsecular pop and rock music for other Christians. By the end of the 1970s the term
"Jesus music" fell out of use as the movement was replaced by the industry

 Amy Grant
 Steve Green
 Steven Curtis Chapman
 Sandi Patti
 Michael W Smith
 Wayne Watson
 Russ Taff

 Artists with focus on Worship Music
 Sonicflood
 Delirious
 Chris Tomlin
 David Crowder Band
 Michael W. Smith
 Jeremy Camp

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Instrumental
Bluegrass gospel
Acapella
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Christian Country
Urban Gospel
Southern Gospel
Praise & Worship

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Maranatha! Music
Vineyard
Integrity Music
Passion
Hillsong
 Interests of contemporary style worship and the growing the popularity of large scale worship events have helped changing the landscape to worship music.

 Maranatha ! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971.
The Jesus People of the late 1960s and early 1970s began to write new hymns and worship songs with a folk-rock style. Maranatha! Music was founded at this time in order to publish and promote this new type of Christian music. Founder Chuck Smith eventually sold the label to his nephew Chuck
Fromm.

(not the Movement)
 One of the most important aspects of the Vineyard church model is the strong emphasis on connecting with God through worship. Worship in the Vineyard almost always is performed in a contemporary worship format, with a multi-piece band leading worship, but is not restricted to this style. The unique nature of this contemporary worship music (especially unique in the 70’s and 80’s, when most mainstream denominations limited their worship to more traditional hymns) gained a lot of interest, and led to the formation of a special music ministry, later formed into a church-supported music recording and distribution company, Vineyard Music .

 Isn’t He
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIMsX1cpSBs
 It’s Your Blood
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYc6Sl9zH3c
 Refiner’s fire
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8zP34AhuU

 Large scale worship events throughout the nation
 Worship leaders
 Don Moen
 Ron Kenoly
 Paul Baloche
 Martin J Nystrom
 Randy Rothwell
 Bob Fitts
 … & many more

 Hallowed be Your Name
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TITODVwFZ7
 All Honor
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1fn4H2umjg

 Passion Conferences is a Christian organization (also referred to as the 268 Generation, originally named Choice
Ministries), founded by Louie Giglio and Jeff Lewis in 1997, known for their annual spiritual awakening gatherings of young adults, more specifically college students. The organization is also responsible for sixstepsrecords , the
Passion Worship CDs, and the OneDay gatherings. The first conference was Passion 97 in Austin, Texas , and the headquarters are now in Alpharetta, Georgia .
[1] The organization lists its purpose as "...uniting students in worship and prayer for spiritual awakening in this generation," using Isaiah 26:8 as their theme verse: "Yes
Lord, walking in the way of Your truth we wait eagerly for
You, for Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.".

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Many current worship artists got their start in the Passion conferences and many have joined the conferences since. Some of these include:
David Crowder
Steve Fee
Charlie Hall
Nathan and Christy Nockels of Watermark
Matt Redman
Jami Smith
Chris Tomlin
Kristian Stanfill
Hillsong United
Tim Hughes
Shane & Shane

 Australia:
 UK:
Hillsong United
Matt Redman
Delirious?

 Third Day
 Michael W. Smith
 Skillet
 Kutless

 O Praise Him
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xKujM8lxyo
 No One Like You
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Z1v20NE-I

 Made to Worship
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9taG2SSp8k
 Grace Is Enough
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtnE_e1LylY
 Jesus Messiah
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfIBAbXuHFo

 I Want to Know You
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4lpZuTUcOc
 Open the Eyes of My Heart
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04FqnsNxP-8
 I Could Sing of Your Love Forever
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNVmpLQhK7Q

 Above All
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Sn5rV6oM0
 Breath
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oad8ov10AjY
 You are Holy
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_iP1QBsC98

 Who am I
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=othmFqaw0Yk
 Voice of Truth
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaVg0cWkgAw
 If We Are the Body
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUxVkjtZ_U