BILL GAITHER SONGS 1980S SERIES
20).įor more about the neutrality of music and Southern Gospel, see the video series MUSIC FOR GOOD OR EVIL, available as free eVideo downloads from Bill Gaither and Rome: The Ecumenical Philosophyīill Gaither has had an ecumenical philosophy from the beginning of his musical career. During the disco craze in the late 1980s, the Gaither Trio even recorded a disco album ( Calvary Contender, August 15, 1989).īill Gaither has mentored many of the popular Christian rockers, including Sandi Patty, Russ Taff, Michael English, Carman, and the members of Whiteheart ( CCM Magazine, July 1998, p. Gaither has increasingly used every type of rock beat in his music. Louis,” Foundation, Volume VI, Issue 1, 1985, p. Reynolds, “Southern Baptists on the Downgrade: Report on the 1980 SBC Convention in St. The music was so loud that some people left and others put their hands to their ears to block the intense amplification of the music” (Robert S. “The Bill Gaither Trio entertained 15,000 Southern Baptists on Sunday evening with a musical program worldly enough to make any true believer weep. The following is an eyewitness description of the Gaither’s appearance at the Southern Baptist Convention in St. “God speaks through all different kinds of art forms and musical styles and musical forms” and the “format itself is not necessarily spiritual or non-spiritual” ( FBF News Bulletin, March-April 1986, p. Gaither said he believes there is a place for Christian rock, expressing his philosophy of music in these words: In the 1980s, Gaither bought in to contemporary Christian music’s foundational premise that “MUSIC IS NEUTRAL” and that any type of raunchy music can be used to glorify God.ĭuring a concert tour in New England in 1986, Gaither admitted that he had changed his musical style due to the influence of the “world’s culture.” It is a clear example of the Bible’s warning that “evil communications corrupt good manners” (1 Cor.
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They have also promoted the “non-judgmental” heresy and the unscriptural ecumenical movement with its doctrinal tolerance and its lack of concern about doctrinal purity. Sadly, the Gaithers have used their vast influence to promote the lie that music is neutral and thus to encourage the deep inroads that the world has made into Southern Gospel.
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Since the early 1990s, the Gaither’s Homecoming video series has dramatically increased the popularity of Southern Gospel music in this generation. They have written some very popular and well-known gospel music, such as “He Touched Me,” “Thanks to Calvary,” and “There’s Something about That Name.” They are graduates of Anderson College, a Church of God school, and attend a Nazarene church. B ill and Gloria Gaither represent the heart and soul of Southern Gospel today.