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Article Title:	Whatever Happened To Music Ministry? A hard hitting editorial by Mike Rimmer
Author of reported comment:	David Paul
Comment Date:	20:45 on Apr 21 2009
Comment:	Church kids and youth groups sing the songs they do because sometimes the reality is they're the only songs they know because the publisher can supply the necessary chord books for learning and the hymn books for singing. I'm not saying down with the system as, like Mike, I too would stress the need for community praise and worship but Mike has also said that the Christian music industry is "written off as insular" but my experience both as an artist and being involved with an independent label is that that is the reality unfortunately and that doesn't mean insular from the secular community I feel that the CCM music industry is insular in itself. A connection and collection of a few influencing and helping define the choices of many. I wonder if within the industry we've lost touch with the leading of, and sensitivity, to the Spirit? - it's a Spirit-led initiative that prospers to God's glory not a man-made agenda. ...

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