Bethel Music

At Sing! Global, a faithful pushback to the spread of megachurch praise music

By Grace Beckner — September 12, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Keith and Kristyn Getty's hymn conference brings Christians together to sing tunes from historic hymnals, from Celtic traditions and new creations — and to share a common love and culture of sacred music.

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

By Bob Smietana — April 11, 2023
(RNS) — A new study found that the most popular worship songs come from a handful of megachurches with a knack for writing pop songs about what God will do for you.

For many Mormons who question, Faith Matters is a spiritual lifeline

By Jana Riess — September 29, 2022
(RNS) — With a podcast, a magazine, a publishing imprint and a major in-person gathering in Salt Lake City in October, the young Faith Matters organization is on the move.

Christian musician Sean Feucht held defiant Seattle worship protest after concert was banned

By Julia Duin — September 8, 2020
SEATTLE (RNS) — After city officials shut down a Seattle park concert, Christian musician Sean Feucht held an outdoor ‘worship protest.’

Northern California church makes headlines as it prays to resurrect girl from the dead

By Alejandra Molina — December 19, 2019
(RNS) — Bethel Church in Northern California is praying for the resurrection of a 2-year-old who was recently pronounced dead. The girl's mother is a ministry leader at the church.

Justin Bieber performs Christian worship song before thousands

By Jonathan Merritt — September 22, 2016
This public display of faith in conjunction with his other shenanigans raises questions about whether it's helpful for celebrities to broadcast their faith.
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