secular music being used in church services.

[OnTheFritz]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Exactly!

I have an incredible problem with mediocrity in the world of Christian 'this' and Christian 'that'. There was a thread a short while ago discussing Christian theme parks.... Unless you (meaning the people who are building it) are prepared to go all the way, my advice is DON'T DO IT. Go to Disney World or EPCOT center. Don't cheapen Christianity with a cheap knock off.
I also feel this way about music and books. I remember stepping into the typical christian bookstore during the 80's and 90's and absolutely hating the cheap softcover style that most books had. I've come to associate "cheap" books with christian books. Meanwhile Waldenbooks and Barnes&Nobles had REAL hardcover.
Don't even get me started on christian movies. While there have been one or two that were not bad, there have been nearly NONE that are GREAT (the Passion of the Christ being perhaps the one lone exception).

Amen to all of that...

I gravitated toward Christian music that was really original such as Steve Taylor, Daniel Amos, 77s, etc. Those bands had a big impact on me.