There's a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

A new study found that Bethel and a handful of other megachurches have cornered the market on worship music in recent years, churning out hit after hit and dominating the worship charts.

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Dominating The Worship Charts This Content Is Written Produced By Religion News Service Distributed Associated Press Rns Ap Partner On Some Solely Responsible For Story Study Looked At 38 Songs That Made Top 25 Lists Ccli Praisecharts Which Track What Are Played In Churches Found Almost All Had Originated From One Of Four Megachurches Ranged Our God Able To Blessing Debuted Those Between 2010 2020 ,6 Had Ties Toa Group Of Four Churches Bethel Hillsong ,A Megachurch Headquartered In Australia Passion City Church Atlanta ,Hich Runsa Popular Youth Conference That Fills Stadiums And Elevation ,A North Carolina Congregation With Ties To The Southern Baptist Convention If You Have Ever Felt Like Most Worship Music Sounds Same ,He Studys Authors Wrote ,T May Be Because The Worship Music You Are Most Likely To Hear In Many Churches Is Written By Justa Handful Of Songwriters Froma Research Team ,Ade Up Of Two Worship Leaders And Three Academics Who Study Music ,Ade Some Initial Findings Public Tuesday April 11 More Details From The Study Will Likely Be Released In Coming Weeks Elias Dummer ,A Worship Leader And Recording Artist ,Aid He And His Colleagues Have Been Watching Changes In Worship Music Over The Past Decade They Wanted To Know How Songs Become Popular Among Churches ,E Said They Also Wanted To Know How The Business Of Producing And Marketing Songs Is Shaping Worship Life Local Churches Dummer Many Leaders Believe Best Become Most Popular In Those Because Work People Respond Them During Services Want Sing Over But Thats Not Exactly True His Colleagues Found More Recent Hits Were Released As Singles On Spotify Other Streaming ,Hich Helps Fuel Their Popularity There Are Actual Mechanisms By Which Songs Become The Most Significant ,E Said Its Not Just Whatever Songs The Holy Spirit Blesses That Make It To Top Of Charts For Their Study ,Esearchers Compared Popular Worship Songs Written Before 2010 With Those From To 2020 Earlier Were Often Associated Individual Leaders Such As Chris Tomlin And Matt Redman ,Ather Than With Churches ,Nd Came Froma Variety Of Sources But Beginning In 2010 ,He Most Popular New Songs Began To Come From Megachurch Worship Bands And The Artists Affiliating With Those Churches Of 38 In Study ,2 Were Initially Released By The Four Megachurches ,Ith Another Eight Songs Released By Artists Affiliated With Those Churches Six More Were Either Collaborations Between From Or Cover Performed Shannan Baker ,A Postdoctoral Fellow At Baylor University ,Aid The Megachurch Worship Teams In Study Also Popularized Songs From Other Artists ,Uch As Way Maker ,A Song Written By Sinach ,A Well Known Nigerian Musician ,S Well As Great Are You Lord And Tremble These Bigger Churches ,Ven If They Werent Involved In Making The Songs ,Latformed Them ,He Said Adam Perez ,Ssistant Professor Of Worship Studies At Belmont University In Nashville ,Aid The Four Most Influential Megachurches All Come From Charismatic Tradition Of Protestant Churches Them ,She Said ,Avea Spirituality That Believes God Becomes Present Ina Meaningful And Powerful Way When The Congregation Singsa Particular Style Of Worship Song Those Songs Become One Primary Ways Connecting With Rather Than Prayer Or Sacraments Other Rituals Because Their Market Success ,Hese Churches Have Changed The Spiritual Practices And Sometimes Even Theology Of Congregations From Many Traditions Industry Itself Becomes This Invisible Hand ,E Said We Dont Name The Theology Of Praise And Worship Just Assume It Use This Kind Song Repertoire To Reinforce Study Did Not Look Specifically At Lyrics Most Popular Songs Baker Say Shes Looking Those Fora Different Project Founda Few Trends For Example ,Ew Of The Most Popular Songs Talk About Cross Or Salvationa Lot It Is ,Hat Is God Doing For Me Now And What Has Promised To Do In The Future She Said Baker That Past ,Rtists Or Publishers Would Put Outa Songbook Recordings Of New Worship Songs ,Nd Then Churches Would Pick Out The Songs In Those Collections That Best Fit Their Context Now ,He And Other Researchers Wonder If These Megachurches Are Driving Which Songs Used In Worship The Study Is Based On Data About Popular Obtained By Mike Tapper ,A Religion Professor At Southern Wesleyan University Tapper And His Colleague Marc Jolicoeur ,A Worship Pastor From New Brunswick ,Orked Ona Previous Study About How Quickly Hit Worship Songs Appear And Then Disappear Jolicoeur Said Any Concerns The Theology Of Four Megachurches ,R The Recent Troubles At Hillsong ,Hich Has Had Several Pastors Resign In Scandal ,Ont Seem To Affect The Demand For Their Music Popularity Of Megachurch Worship Songs Doesnt Surprise Leah Payne ,Rofessor Of American Religious History At Portland Seminary In Oregon Payne ,Ho Studies The Christian Music Business ,Aid It Likely Reflects Broader Worship Patterns While Most Churches In The United States Are Small ,Ost Christians Worship At Large Churches The 2020 Faith Communities Today Survey Found That About 70 Of Worshippers Attend Top 10 Fact Music Megachurches Hasa Bigger Share Market Corresponds To Practice ,Aid Payne Doubts That Scandals At Churches Such As Hillsong Will Affect The Popularity Of Their Music Because People Havea Relationship With Songs ,Ot With Church Leaders Payne Said Worship Bands At The Most Popular Megachurches Havea Knack For Creating Great Pop Songs And They Know How To Connect Mass Audiences Both In Person Through Streaming Services Can Go Toe Some Of Biggest Acts Music ,There Sa Reason Every Hit Worship Song Sounds The Same ,