If The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dropping “Mormon” to put more Christ in our worship, then why not put more Jesus in our music?
In my mind — which rarely works as well as it should — this would be the perfect time to amp up our presence in popular music.
Other faiths already have done this. My wife’s church plays modern worship music that isn’t anything like the dirges sung in mine. “Christian rock” is played on guitars, drums, bongos and more.
There are even Christian bands that get genuine airplay — Skillet, Switchfoot, Disciple 13, Family Force Five, Newsboys — while deliberately promoting Jesus.