Author and Professor (at Simon Fraser University) Joel Heng Hartse joins the pod to talk about the world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) with highlights into the indie CCM music scene in the 1990s when many of us came of age.  We also discuss the differences between Canadian Evangelicalism and American Evangelicalism.

Joel is the author of "Sects, Love and Rock & Roll: My Life on Record (Experiences in Evangelicalism)" which you can get a copy of here: https://wipfandstock.com/sects-love-and-rock-roll.html.  His work has also been featured in Image, Christianity Today, Beliefnet, Paste, Christ & Pop Culture and The Stranger.

***Note: In a discussion about former pastor and author Joshua Harris, Dave stated that Harris was the pastor of Sovereign Grace Church.  In fact, Harris is the former pastor of Covenant Life Church which was the founding church of Sovereign Grace Ministries.  Dave regrets the error.

Christian Bands mentioned on the pod:

Sixpence None the Richer

PFR (Pray for Rain)

Poor Old Lu (Aaron Sprinkle)

Five Iron Frenzy

The OC Supertones

dc Talk

Newsboys

Audio Adrenaline

Amy Grant

Michael W Smith

Jars of Clay

Switchfoot

Pedro the Lion (David Bazan)

The Kry

The Insiderz

Toby Mac

Kevin Max

Carman

Some of Joel's favorite albums:

The Prayer Chain:  Mercury

MewithoutYou:  Brother, Sister

The Lonely Forest:  Nuclear Winter

Zach's music can be experienced at https://muzach.bandcamp.com/

Dave occasionally blogs at:  www.dangeroushope.wordpress.com

Twitter:

Zach -  @muzach

Dave- @davejlester

Joel- @joelhenghartse

Music on podcast by Zach Malm

Logo by Zach Malm