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The Relationship Between The Christian Music Industry And Church Worship Music, Julianne E. Ashbaugh
The Relationship Between The Christian Music Industry And Church Worship Music, Julianne E. Ashbaugh
Senior Honors Theses
Music has been used for millennia to worship God. Today the words worship and music are almost interchangeable in American Evangelical churches. Christian music has become a growing genre with its own radio stations, billboard charts and awards, and recording artists who exclusively sing Christian songs. Church music has also changed drastically in the past century. The musical portion of a church service used to consist of hymns led by a choir and music director who is accompanied by a piano or organ. Now many churches have a worship leader who plans and leads the musical portion of the church …