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Chris Sligh - Christian Idol?
Monday, March 19, 2007

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Chris Sligh made the OC Register this week, in a great article about faith and Idol worship. American Idol, that is. Here's the first few paragraphs, if it grabs you like it did me, read on:

Now they sing in front of millions on "American Idol," but until recently many of this year's contestants could be found performing in church.

Chris Sligh is the worship leader at Seacoast Church in Greenville, S.C., where he and his wife, Sarah, are active in the congregation. Sligh leads the music during services and fronts the church band. The son of missionaries, Sligh attended Bob Jones University in Greenville and regularly seeks out his pastor for musical advice.

But don't expect him to perform praise music on the hit Fox TV show.

"Chris doesn't want to be the Christian singer; that's not how he sees himself," says Seacoast pastor Chris Surratt, who flew to Los Angeles last week to see Sligh perform. "He's a musician who's a Christian. He doesn't want a label."

How do you mix the sacred and the secular? Very carefully, especially if you're vying for the top spot on the most popular TV show in the country.

Many of this year's contestants honed their skills in church. Now they find themselves in the middle of "Idol" worship.

But those who know them say they can handle it.

"Chris has got his head on straight," says Surratt.

You've heard his communion song, right?

JG



posted by Unknown @ 11:26 PM |

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3 Comments:

At 3/22/2007, Blogger Tim Schmoyer said...

Hmmm... I wonder what was up with his comment about partying and getting drunk after the show that one night. I figured he was just a typical college guy or something.

 
At 3/22/2007, Blogger Marti said...

Here's an interesting post about Sligh.

http://ournotsonormalnest.blogspot.com/2007/03/fro-patro-at-pensaco-la-christian.html

Can't say that I blame him for cutting short his time at PCC.

 
At 3/22/2007, Blogger Unknown said...

Interesting ... I would stay a short while at both of those schools, too, I think. JG

 

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