Daryl Coley on Today’s Gospel Music

“I’m glad for the advancement and I’m glad that it’s popular. I am not disappointed – but uneasy – about how we’re going about delivering the message. I know that it is music that touches the hearts and the spirit.

But in reaching other people with the sound of today, I think we need to make sure we’re delivering the message of Jesus Christ and not sacrificing the message just to do music. We need to bring forth a message that changes lives and changes attitudes. I love the fun we can have doing gospel music. But in the midst of having fun, we have to make sure that we deliver a solid message about Jesus Christ – who he is, what he has done, what he is capable of doing, and what he has promised us. We need to tell people where he’s brought us from. They should be able to see that we are an example of people being changed; we must change. We can’t sing gospel music and turn around and do the same things that everyone else is doing. There has to be a change, a difference. At the same time, it doesn’t mean that artists who sing secular music are wrong. I know a lot of secular artists who are in theatre and they have a love for the Lord; it’s a job for them. They continue to pray, seek God and do his will. I believe there’s a place for all of us. If we are to minister to people, we have to be available in every genre and every place where music is. People will see Christ and feel his touch through us.”

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