Philip does an amazing job talking about media that isn’t inherently part of the “Christian” genre but is created by and aligns with the values of Jesus.
As one of many musicians that owe much of my music education to the hard work from music ministries in houses of worship I have personally benefited from traditional church music. The church’s dedication to teaching reading and writing of Christian music taught me not only how to be a musician but also how to explicitly worship God through art.
The people who pursue “alt” versions of Christian music and those who drop the “Christian” label altogether (but make music as a Christian) are incredibly interesting to me. Is their “alt” nature a shunning of the popular sub genres already available? Is it an exploration of denying labels so that their creative expression cannot be pigeonholed?
Just some initial thoughts 💭 I agree that there’s much to be explored here!!!
Great thoughts Kelsey! My mind goes to the binary that tends to get created that you elude to: either mainstream or alternative. We struggle to get out of these ideological frameworks so I think something I’d find helpful to hear you expand on is how we escape that ideological binary in a Jesus shaped way.
Hey Kelsey! This immediately made me think of this article https://livingroomdisciple.substack.com/p/maybe-christian-art-shouldnt-be-clean?r=7v60t6&utm_medium=ios
Philip does an amazing job talking about media that isn’t inherently part of the “Christian” genre but is created by and aligns with the values of Jesus.
As one of many musicians that owe much of my music education to the hard work from music ministries in houses of worship I have personally benefited from traditional church music. The church’s dedication to teaching reading and writing of Christian music taught me not only how to be a musician but also how to explicitly worship God through art.
The people who pursue “alt” versions of Christian music and those who drop the “Christian” label altogether (but make music as a Christian) are incredibly interesting to me. Is their “alt” nature a shunning of the popular sub genres already available? Is it an exploration of denying labels so that their creative expression cannot be pigeonholed?
Just some initial thoughts 💭 I agree that there’s much to be explored here!!!
Loved reading this—and thanks for the shout-out!
Great thoughts Kelsey! My mind goes to the binary that tends to get created that you elude to: either mainstream or alternative. We struggle to get out of these ideological frameworks so I think something I’d find helpful to hear you expand on is how we escape that ideological binary in a Jesus shaped way.