There’s an argument that has gone around for decades and it revolves around the idea of how much worship music do we need? Do we have enough?

On the one hand, yes, we have more worship music than we’ll ever be able to use in our Sunday morning services. And there’s also the argument that worship music is the most lucrative music in Christian music. I don’t think that can be debated.

So while there are business and industry incentives to make worship music that will always exist at the intersection of Christianity and industry, what is the biblical perspective?

What does the Bible teach us about singing, songwriting, and corporate worship?

Trip Lee is a hip hop artist, a preacher, a rapper, an author…and he’s released a worship album.

I appreciate Trip and his commitment to God’s Word.

We talk about the power of worship music, why we need more cultural expressions of it, and how worship music should be viewed as a tool of discipleship. We also talk about culture and Christianity, racial tension, and how we should think about the division in the church right now.

Trip is awesome and this conversation was a joy.

This is David Santistevan and you can reach me anytime at david@beyondsundayworship.com. As always thank you for listening.

Topics Covered:

Trip’s story of coming to faith in Christ
The influence of church music on Tripp’s music
Musical and theological influences
Why Tripp decided to make a worship album
The intersection of culture and church
Why it can be challenging to partner together across racial and cultural lines

Resources Mentioned:

Show Sponsor: Planning Center
For Your Glory EP by Trip Lee & Brag Worship
Brag Worship

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