An interesting article caught my eye and as I read it, a lot of it rang true. Although I see two sides to the story, it is an article that raises awareness of the ‘worship music industry’. There is no wrong or right but there are lines I believe… have those lines been crossed? Chris Beaumont, whose blog I read for interesting drumming stuff writes an article about the commercialisation of the worship music industry..this topic has always been on my heart so it’s refreshing to see someone else tackle it too!
Below is an excerpt from the beginning of the post and then a link to read the original post.
Posted with permission from Chris Beaumont.
Following on from my post last week, I have been mulling over the nature of worship as presented in contemporary Christian culture. A few months ago I saw an advertisement for well known worship leaders album saying something like this (see quote on right side)…
x presents their first studio album in x years. This album has ten of x’s most anointed songs plus two new songs.
Firstly what makes songs anointed? Does popularity make it anointed? Or is it a marketing moniker designed to make us want to buy a product? Secondly, why do you record a load of songs that people already know and love again? My thoughts are that the project is designed to make money, not resource the church, which is an excuse which is given to justify recording worship albums.
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