On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave talks with Jacob Bond about his experience in contemporary Christian music, what Christians should do about the state of music in the Christian church, the relationship between expository preaching and good music in our churches, and good recommendations for what music Christians should listen to personally and corporately.
What You’ll Hear on This Episode
- Jacob’s experience touring as a Christian musician.
- Current statistics about the influence of contemporary Christian music.
- Why Christians should care about what we sing personally and at our churches.
- Justin Peters on the dangers of music coming out of the New Apostolic Reformation.
- The relationship between expository preaching and good music in our churches.
- Advice to musicians on singing sound doctrine in our churches.
- What the Church needs to do about the state of Christian music.
- Good recommendations for what music Christians should listen to personally and corporately.
- Why what Scripture and church history about music matters.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
