A Call to Prayer for Our Industry, Our Artists, and One Another
In recent weeks, our industry has been shaken. Headlines and social media threads have brought to light painful allegations—claims of sin, compromise, and brokenness within the Christian music community. Whether confirmed or not, these moments do more than just make noise. They strike at our hearts because they involve people we’ve walked with, played on our stations, prayed for, and called friends.
As broadcasters, we sit in a sacred place—standing at the intersection of faith and influence. We carry a message of hope to a weary world through the voices and songs of artists who sing about God’s grace, mercy, and truth. But when sin is exposed or trust is fractured, we’re left wondering: How do we respond?
We believe the answer begins with prayer.
Pray for Our Industry
This is not a time to harden hearts or point fingers. It’s a time to get on our knees. The Christian music industry is more than a business—it’s a mission field. It’s a space where the Gospel is shared through melodies and lyrics, where the power of testimony meets creativity. But like any mission field, it is also a battleground.
Pray for spiritual protection over labels, managers, booking agents, radio teams, and ministry partners. Ask the Lord to expose what needs to be brought into the light—not to shame, but to heal. Pray for unity and clarity in a time of confusion. Pray for courage, that we wouldn’t shrink back from truth, and for wisdom, that we wouldn’t rush to judgment.
Pray for Our Artists
Artists carry unique burdens. Many live under pressure—publicly expected to inspire, perform, and model holiness, even as they privately wrestle with the same human struggles we all face. Fame and faith can be a challenging mix. We must resist the urge to idolize or villainize. Instead, let’s be people who intercede.
Pray for purity and accountability behind the scenes. Pray that artists would be surrounded by godly voices who speak truth in love. Pray for their marriages, their children, their teams. And if there’s repentance to be made, pray for soft hearts and safe places to walk the road back to restoration.
Pray for One Another
None of us are immune. We all need the grace of Jesus, and we all need each other. This is a moment for humility—for checking our own hearts, for re-centering on the Gospel, and for renewing our commitment to live lives worthy of the calling we’ve received.
Let’s not just pray about people. Let’s pray with people. Let’s reach out, lift each other up, and link arms in love and truth. Let’s be the kind of industry where confession isn’t met with gossip, but with grace and accountability. Where wounded hearts find healing, and where the enemy’s schemes are overcome by the prayers of the saints.
In a culture quick to cancel and slow to forgive, let us be known as those who turn first to God.
This isn’t just a crisis; it’s a call.
To integrity.
To community.
To prayer.
Let’s answer it together.
Jason Sharp, a fellow sinner saved by grace, serves as the Senior Vice President of Northwestern Media and Chairman of the CMB Board of Directors. He can be reached at jrsharp@unwsp.edu.
