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Feb 3, 2019 · Rick Diamond / Getty Images. By. Kim Jones. Updated on February 03, 2019. Up until the late 1960s, Christian music invoked images of church, hymnals, and organs. Traditional was the word of the day... but not anymore. The face of Christian music has spent the last 30+ years evolving and growing.
Oct 29, 2008 · Posted: October 29, 2008. The Jesus People movement of the 1960s and '70s generated new kinds of music that transformed worship in evangelical churches.
About 1972, the Imperials hired former Disciples member, black singer Sherman Andrus, with the hope of crossing cultural boundaries. Most important to Contemporary Christian Music, the Imperials launched the careers of several artists who had a more contemporary sound.
Introduction. Christian music has a rich and storied history, evolving and adapting over the centuries to meet the changing needs of the faithful. From its humble origins in ancient religious chants to the contemporary sounds of today, Christian music has always played a significant role in worship and spiritual expression.
Jun 29, 2023 · Updated Jun 29, 2023. Contemporary Christian music (CCM) emerged in America during the late 1960s and early 1970s, creating a niche genre outside the mainstream music industry. Since then, CCM has become the umbrella for any genre of modern music with lyrics that express the tenets of the Christian faith or draw inspiration from biblical themes.
The genre became known as contemporary Christian music as a result of the Jesus movement revival in the latter 1960s and early 1970s, [3] [4] and was originally called Jesus music. [5] ". About that time, many young people from the sixties' counterculture professed to believe in Jesus.
Feb 1, 2010 · If you’re writing and ministering in contemporary Worship, it might be helpful to know some of the roots of the movement. The principle of using current popular music styles in Christian music is centuries old, but it had fallen into disuse in the first half of the Twentieth Century.
