Who is influenced by Casting Crowns?

Answer 1

Me! I'm infuenced by Casting Crowns in numerous ways. There music is so inspiring and has great messages! One thing that really draws me is the honesty and the passion of the lyrics. It challenges me to step-up to the plate and to grow deeper in my relationship/ friendship with Jesus Christ so I can see the world the way Jesus sees the world! When you hear one of their songs, it make you stop and think. The "church, the body of christ" is influenced by their music because of the powerful lyrics and the sermons with in them.

"One of the unique aspects of Mark's songs that has endeared so many people to the music of Casting Crowns is his ability to make you feel like you're listening to the heart of a good friend. He can ask you tough questions and you're not offended because you know he's Wrestling with the same questions. He can challenge you because you sense that he's simply inviting you into the place where he has been challenged. He can offer you encouragement, and you know it's coming from a place of hurt and hope that has been lived anmd not just imagined for the purpose of writing a song. You never feel like you're getting "preached at," and yet his songs contain some of the most profound sermons." Steven Curtis Chapman (Lifestories By Mark Hall, Foreward page X).