Visit some of the Sojourn artist web pages from our Helpful Links section, listen to an interview, or otherwise follow their musical adventures and you’ll soon note that quite a few of them record CDs that would fall outside of the “CCM” category into what most of us would call “secular” music of one style for another. 

Look at their tour schedules and you’ll see some of them playing in various music halls, clubs, coffee houses and out-door venues where, it’s safe to say, not all patrons and attendees will be paying attention to biblical commands against lust, drunkenness and a host of other sins.

What’s up with that?  I talked to worship arts pastor Mike Cosper in a short, informative interview where we covered topics like:

Why would a Christian, particularly a worship leader, also do “secular” music?

What about singing in places where sin is evident?

If a Christian is singing songs that don’t explicitly point to Christ, where is the Christian witness?

To hear, click the player below or download from our podcast, Sojournmusic.com Radio, at iTunes or another podcast directory.

• description: Interview with Sojourn worship arts pastor Mike Cosper about why he encourages his worship leaders to continue playing shows in clubs and make secular music
• keywords: secular versus sacred, ccm, christians in secular music, Christian music, worship arts, Sojourn church, Louisville church, Mike Cosper
• title: Christians Making \"Secular\" Music? The sacred v. secular debate

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