Return to "The Next Church" (The Atlantic Monthly, August 1996). Return to the "Next Church" online sidebar. Audio Clips From a Service at Mariner's Church, Newport Beach, California (For help, see a note about the audio.) Hear senior pastor Kenton Beshore address his congregation on the importance of community (in RealAudio): 18.8 14.4 Hear an excerpt of a contemporary hymn (in RealAudio): 28.8 Hear Kenton Beshore on committing oneself to the church (in RealAudio): 28.8 14.4 "In fact it is music, more than any other issue or symbol that divides congregations on the cusp of growth....Whether a church uses contemporary music or not defines which kind of people it wants. When it uses contemporary music, it's saying it wants unchurched people -- particularly those of childbearing and child-rearing age." Samples of Contemporary Christian Music Produced at Willow Creek Community Church Hear "Strength in You" (in RealAudio): 28.8 Hear "What a Ride" (in RealAudio 2.0): 28.8 Hear "Let the Lord Love You" (in RealAudio): 28.8 Hear "On My Knees" (in RealAudio): 28.8 Hear "A Place to Call Home" (in RealAudio): 28.8 Hear "Only by Grace" (in RealAudio): 28.8 The above music samples are excerpted from the CD A Place to Call Home (copyright 1994 by Willow Creek Association). Copyright © 1996 by The Atlantic Monthly Company. All rights reserved.