The Christian Rock Debate and Losing Focus

Reading this post on one of my favorite blogs brought this topic to mind. Corey states:
"Apparently you couldn't talk about the saving grace of Jesus Christ while playing an electric guitar. It's a shame so much effort was wasted on frivolity while real people with real problems all around them needed real help."

Amen, brother. That is such an issue - but just one of many. Apparently you can't talk about the saving grace of Jesus Christ on a Saturday afternoon in an empty dowtown club. Or in a Saturday night church service with that same electric guitar and loud drums. Or a myriad of other things some people have problems with.

Now, I'm not advocating that the Gospel be compromised by any means. But it seems to me that whatever method you can use to get the message out, as long as that message isn't compromised, should be fine. Today's culture is burned out on Sunday-morning-sing-some-hymns-church. They need something that will reach them where they are. If that means backing it with the sound of an electric guitar, then so be it!