caption website years_active label image_size article_title past_members background genre origin name
the archers -lsb- http://www.thearchers.us/ thearchers.us -rsb- 1971 -- 1993 charisma mca songbird -rrb- reunion records -lrb- word-geffen -rrb- records impact records light records sparrow records -lrb- 220px the archers -lrb- musical group -rrb-
 tim janice archer-cruse archer steve archer nancye short-tsapralis billy rush masters group_or_band contemporary christian united states the archers
the archers -lrb- musical group -rrb-

the archers were one of america 's earliest contemporary christian music groups .
they were originally brothers tim and steve archer , nancye short and billy rush masters .
after masters and short departed in 1977 , sister janice archer joined .
they enjoyed greater longevity than most of the pioneering ccm artists , recording chart hits in the decades of the 1970s , '80s , and '90s .
their hits included , `` jesus is the answer '' , `` little flowers '' , `` it would n't be enough '' , `` fresh surrender '' , `` stand up ! ''
, and `` heaven in your eyes '' .
former `` maranatha !
music '' artist and ccm pioneer erick nelson defined the archers ' role in the development of contemporary christian music as representing one-half of a convergence : traditional vocal groups like the archers got hipper while the hippie rock groups -lrb- like the maranatha bands -rrb- got more mellow -- eventually both evinced the polished , commercial sound that would be identified as stereotypical contemporary christian music .
