Contemporary worship music

Throughout the ages, music has been very important to religion. Ever since the middle ages, the religious music told a story of a biblical event. The current day Christian music tells a story about life and how Jesus Christ can fix the problem because he is all powerful. Oratorio is one example of older religion music. The current type of religious music is called Contemporary Christian music. There are a lot of different genres between these two. Oratorio and Contemporary music differ greatly; however

Is music amoral? We as Christians will ask or wonder at some point in our life if music is amoral or not. Is music amoral? If something is to be amoral, that means there is no possibility of it being right or wrong; it means to be neutral. So is music amoral? Many CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) artists will say that there is no right or wrong in music, therefore music cannot be good or bad for a Christian. These contemporary artists will argue that if the lyrics are okay then it doesn’t matter

Gospel music emerged during the twentieth century following the Great Migration of African American towards the north. Influenced by blues, gospel music is a religious genre. The use of gospel music is typically during religious practices, ceremonial purposes, pleasure and entertainment. During the Great Migration, two denominations followed by African Americans, Black Baptist and Methodists. The congregations were small and they utilized storefronts for worship. Smaller congregations allowed

For my contemporary worship assignment this week, I attended Victory World Church at the Norcross, Georgia location. Their Saturday at 6:00pm service was a Godsend for me as I was required to also visit a selected church for my Community Engagement class this weekend. As always, God worked everything out and I was able to complete both assignments. This reconfirmed for me the benefits of sharing your concerns with others as a classmate recommended the Saturday night service at her church; thereby

The religious and spiritual sensibilities of Rap Music, Anthony Pinn describes the sacred elements inherent to hip hop. In his discussion of gospel and blues music, he claims gospel occupies a 'sacred' space since it directly addresses religious themes, while blues contains 'seductive rhythms' and contemporary themes (Pinn 8, 9). While Pinn believes 'secular' and 'sacred' divide is messy and many musical forms occupy both religious and contemporary spaces, I was curious as to why some forms of hip

effect this music has on people, it is now worth looking at the specific churches within the Sydney diocese to get a greater understanding on a smaller level as to how the music is played and what effect it might have. To do this, there have been visits to said churches to see what goes on, this is like a large scale of the participant observation methodology. This was a very useful in developing an understanding for how different churches of the same denomination were going about music as part of

a campus. The worship leadership team has reached new heights in leading worship in chapel. The variety of genres of music played for the corporate worship chapels has helped engage students from all backgrounds. Students that are more traditional in their background hymns are regularly incorporated in new sound and even in a folk and bluegrass music. Students who are inclined to modern music are able to get their fill every chapel as the music leans more towards contemporary worship. As a senior

Music has always played a vigorous role in religious celebrations throughout history. Religions across the world have shaped our nations through music. There are various types of music in diverse religions across the world. Music is used to worship in many religions and it is spread across communities of the same religion. Music helps spread the gospel that is being preached. Gospel music is a form of religious music that is practiced among African Americans and whites. Gospel music is considered

Music is made up from rhythm and beats with notes and feelings, vocal and/or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. Yet, music is so much more than notes on paper, music represents movements in time, music is memories, history, connections, relaxation and escape. Many people are influenced by music they listen to. “Music is much more than mere entertainment. It has been a feature of every known human society—anthropologists and

A concert experience can vary based on the genre, venue and performers in different settings. Today, individuals have the access to purchase and stream songs or albums instantaneously. This advantage to a library of music is overshadowed and causes most music listeners to avoid going to a concert. Whether it be the location of the concert, traveling, paying fees and adding up to the costly expense of concerts that are not free, most of us are missing out on the entire experience. We would all benefit