Why I Left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement

The first time I saw this book in a catalog I thought it looked interesting. Not interesting enough to purchase though. I had been questioning contemporary Christian music of the KLOVE sort; bands that are the "Christian" versions of secular ones. I thought that perhaps the author of this book was part of such a band and was going to expose the evils of the Christian music industry. But I was wrong and the books not about that at all. It actually goes much deeper, to an even more pertinent issue. Here Dan Lucarini examines the use of rock music in our worship services. He speaks from his own experiences and questions a lot of common presuppositions about worship today and the effects of such thinking. He calls for the Bible to be the standard and thoroughly backs up his stance with Scripture. I really enjoyed this book. I found it so thought provoking but at the same time easy to read. I am so impressed by the author. He tackled quite a controversial topic with such grace and love. Even if you disagree strongly with what he's saying, you can't help but like the guy. I found his argument pretty compelling. I liked this book so much, not just because of its content but because it really engaged me and challenged me to think about what worship really is and what kind of worship is acceptable to God. Whether you agree with him or not, I think you will be blessed by reading this book. And it's one that definitely provokes discussion so if you have read it or do read it, please comment so we can talk about it.