About this episode

The episode discusses whether the source of worship songs affects their appropriateness for church use, featuring insights from Andrew Selley and Mike Davies.

Can we separate the song from the source? Does the source of a worship song determine whether we should sing it? In this conversation, Andrew Selley and Mike Davies offer a biblical perspective on the debate around worship music. They illustrate whether believers can sing songs written by artists or movements with questionable theology or practice, and if those songs can compromise our churches. By looking at the impact of online discernment ministries and cancel culture on the body of Christ, we are challenged to respond biblically rather than react culturally. This session is part of the #BeEquipped series – conversations about current issues facing the church. Explore more thought-provoking messages from this series. This is a Four12 Podcast About the Speakers: Andrew Selley is the apostolic leader of Four12 (F12) and the lead elder of multisite, Joshua Generation Church. He has been in full-time ministry since 1996. After serving on the NCMI apostolic team for five years, he founded Four12 in 2011. Andrew is based in California, USA, with his wife, Emma, and their daughter, Enyah. Mike Davies serves on eldership within Joshua Generation Church, South Africa. He is married to…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Selley

Guest: Mike Davies

Topics covered

• worship music
• theology
• church practices
• discernment
• cancel culture
• biblical response

Keywords

• worship songs
• theology
• church
• discernment ministries
• cancel culture
• Four12
• Andrew Selley
• Mike Davies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Four12, Joshua Generation Church

Places: California, South Africa

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