Here is a great quote I found on a friend's blog. It really sums up my frustration with the Christian art scene:
"Christian media have in recent years tended to celebrated art and entertainment for its “evangelical potential.” In other words, many Christians have become so concerned about the usefulness of art as a tool of ministry and evangelism, they’ve forgotten—or never known in the first place—what art really is, and how it works. As a result, “Christian art” has become more and more didactic and simplistic. Its messages are easily paraphrased. No wonder the rest of the world dismisses it so easily. Who can blame them? People turn to art for an imaginative experience, not a lesson or a sales pitch."
If beauty is one of the ways in which we encounter the living God, why do we sacrifice it? We learned in our English and Linguistic classes that non-verbal communication is more important than the actual message. So if we attach THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE to a cheesy beat or poor acting, what kind of effect do you think it will have on the receiver of that message??? Cheesy Praise and Worship may have the intent of praising our Lord, but the message we're sending is that praising the Lord is cheesy.
Christian music should be held as the highest beauty. Yet the music industry barely recognizes it. The quality of Christian music should be such that no one can deny it's beauty. We are doing the world an injustice by not raising the standards. The vehicle of delivering a message is just as important as the message itself, otherwise, no one receives the message. Something needs to change.
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