WORLD: Global Appeal of Western Music

Source: J.D. Payne, Missiologically Thinking, October 25, 2015

Music is one of the artifacts of Western civilization that continues to manifest itself in Majority World contexts. A conversation tonight with a South-Asian brother reminded me of this reality.

I have written about the internationalization of bluegrass music and [its] Kingdom potential. At that time, I drew attention to Canada, Europe, and Japan. Let’s now think for a moment about India and a few musical interests there. I read tonight about an Indo-Appalachian US fusion band, and the recent growth of electronic music and the burgeoning rock scene in India.

Pastors, if we are only encouraging our musicians to lead us on Sundays and write praise and worship music, then the Church is missing out on a great Kingdom opportunity. How about casting a vision of the gospel penetrating the local music scenes in countries home to many of the world’s unreached peoples? It is time for some musicians to step off the Sunday morning platform and step into the highways and hedges of India.

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» Also check out Singing Psalms Creates Christian-Muslim Bonds (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship).

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