Parody

Ok, I have to be honest here…I have always been a big fan of Weird Al Yankovic.  I have always enjoyed his songs and his strange way of looking at life.  I even enjoyed his movie UHF. 

The reason I mention Weird Al today is because I have always thought that Christian music needed a “Weird Al” like person making parodies of popular songs and turning them into Christian songs.  You could really have a lot of fun with it if you ask me, and frankly this might be a great youth group event idea.  (Attention Michael Bochman!)  You could do something like the following:

Popular Song                             Made into this Christian song

“Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys = “Christian on Fire”

“Locked out of Heaven” by Bruno Mars = “Enter the Gates of Heaven”

“Daylight” by Maroon 5 = “Your Light”

“Don’t Stop the Party” by Pitbull = “You are the Party”

And I think you get the idea. 

Now why would someone want to do this?  I am a firm believer that you have to reach people where they are in their lives.  In this instance we’re talking about music, and these are popular songs that people are listening to every day.  What if they heard a familiar beat, and before they knew it the message had changed?  Now they are hearing God’s word instead of the normal song, and they didn't turn it off.  Now a door is opened for that person to really hear the gospel.

I’m not saying that we’re all going to be able to do this, but today I am advocating that we go reach people where they are in their lives .  The day of just inviting everyone you know to church and expecting the church to do the evangelism is over.  I’m not saying that the church can’t help with that process, but frankly I think God wants us all more involved than that.  He wants us to invite everyone we see to be a part of our life.  If they become a part of our life then they’ll see what God is doing and become curious.  If they want to learn more then you can invite them to church and really show them what God wants to do in their lives. 

So, you may not be able to make parody music but you can still reach people for God.  You just have to be willing to let people see Him in you.