What is the Nouveau Praise Movement? I'm glad you asked! I started having an issue with performer after performer claiming to be a Gospel musician, but refusing to call on the name of God in their music. They will say I give my praises unto "you" or to "him"... They go so far as to say "Lord" on occasion, but they seem afraid to call on the name of Jesus. It seemed to me that they were more concerned about crossing over to secular play than they were about ministering to God or to his people. It started to bother me. I wanted a sound that was different and I wanted to ministry that shared a clear word. 2 Cor4:3 states: "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost..." That simply means that if you hide your Gospel, then the people who don't know God will have NO IDEA what you are talking about. Our job... or rather my Job is to pull people into the presence of God. I have to be clear about what I'm saying. I have to be clear in what I'm singing. If I come Hard on the beat, I can't be soft on the Jesus. That's where the Nouveau Praise idea and the ensuing movement came from. I hope this is like a fire that catches and burn around the globe!
Stay Prayed Up!
Curt