Surely there has to be an alternative for those dissatisfied with the current fare of Christian music and disgusted with the junk that makes up Top 40 radio. There is a happy middle, and as music consumers it s our job to develop musical maturity to seek after quality music that is edifying to our life. Of the multiplying genres of music, only Christian music is categorized by lyrics alone. It has been structured as an alternative to secular music with the primary focus on evangelical words. When evangelism becomes more important than the art, the art suffers.
Musical skill becomes secondary.
Most people who choose not to listen to Christian music do so because of the lack of quality. Sadly, most often what you hear on Christian radio is a pathetic attempt at mimicking current popular trends in secular music. As long as the secular culture thrives on artists like N Sync, Ricky Martin and Britney Spears, the Christian industry will continue to cater to the uneducated tastes of the public in order to survive. But until that maturity has developed, the wise choose CDs carefully. Youth pastors teach against listening to secular music because most of its content glorifies worldliness, sin and lifestyles contrary to the walk of a Spirit-led Christian.