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Many Christian congregations gather on Sundays to sing hymns or worship songs by popular solo artists such as Michael W. Smith, Kari Jobe and Chris Tomlin. But in some churches, contemporary bands are now dominating the worship experience.

Worship music has changed over time from powerful hymns with simple melodies to modern, repetitive choruses accompanied by full band arrangements. Below is a list of six church worship teams that are reinventing worship music worldwide.

Hillsong

Leading the charge of church bands that are molding the culture of worship music are three bands that all hail from the popular Australian-based ministry Hillsong Church.

“In the early 1980s, my wife and I planted Hillsong Church with a vision to build a church that would write worship songs to be sung by our own worshiping congregation, and with the hope that maybe they might also be sung beyond Hillsong Church as well,” Hillsong Church Senior Pastor Brian Houston told The Christian Post on Wednesday

Bethel

Bethel Music is another worship ministry that formed from a group of believers out of the congregation at Bethel Church in Redding, California. Since they first began seven years ago, Bethel Music has grown from being a local church worship band to becoming a global outreach

“We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to create worship songs and music that both glorify God and equip the global church community. We’re encouraged by all of the other amazing Christian musicians who bring hope through their God-given talents and hearts to worship the Lord,” Bethel told The Christian Post in a statement.

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6 Popular Megachurch Bands That Are Reinventing Worship  was originally published on praisecleveland.com