- Saturday, March 28, 2015
- 2:00 PM–3:15 PM
- CFAC 264
A panel discussion featuring Michael Gungor, Phil Madeira, Barry Taylor, and Troy Hatfield
A discussion between four musicians with varying perspectives on worship and it’s love–hate relationship with popular music.
Panelists:
A Brit who lives in Los Angeles, Barry Taylor writes, thinks and speaks at the intersections of life, faith and culture. He teaches theology and culture at Fuller Seminary, Advertising at Art center College of Design and is co-founder of the Secret Philosophical Society, a mobile art and philosophy community in Los Angeles…but keep that quiet! A gifted songwriter, teacher, and author, Barry addresses a wide variety of issues related to the intersections of theology and contemporary culture.
Musician, painter, author Phil Madeira has made a life for himself in the arts. His songs have been recorded by The Civil Wars , The Band Perry, Emmylou Harris, Mat Kearney, Alison Krauss, Keb’ Mo’, The Lone Bellow, and the North Mississippi Allstars, among many artists. His song “From This Valley” won a Grammy for the Civil Wars in 2014. Madeira debuted as an author with his spiritual memoir from Jericho Books, God On The Rocks: Distilling Religion, Savoring Faith, released June of 2013. He lives in Nashville and has two grown daughters.
Troy Hatfield is the Lead Worship Pastor at Mars Hill. A graduate of Judson College who studied English and music, Troy confesses to being an unashamed self-proclaimed music snob. He plays in a local band called The Mines, and his other interests include reading, Brit Rock, contemplative practices, black shirts, and the Cherie Inn. If you see somebody strumming a ukulele at Mars Hill, it’s probably him.
Founder of the musical collective Gungor, Michael Gungor has consistently produced thoughtful, faithful, innovative music, and challenged the boundaries of what “Christian” music can sound like.
