Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music
By Andrew Gill and Leah Payne
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Rock That Doesn’t Roll looks at how Christian music shaped the world we're living in now by telling individual stories from the peak era of the contemporary Christian music industry. In the 80s, 90s and early 2000s CCM grew into a billion dollar business that affected millions of evangelical young people. Through interviews with artists, industry players and average fans Dr. Leah Payne and Andrew Gill trace the long-lasting personal, cultural and political impact of sometimes cringe-worthy music. Expect hilarious moments and heartfelt yearning, purity culture and conservative politics- all in equal measure. Whether you’ve deconstructed, come out or renegotiated your faith, we hope you feel seen. If you’ve never given Christian music any thought beyond a punchline, we hope you’ll gain a deeper understanding of a subculture that’s shaping the world around us now.
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Drag as Folk (ft. Flamy Grant)
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May 27, 2026 |
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Only Visiting This Punk Planet via Germany (ft. Nina Hagen)
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May 13, 2026 |
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The Reverse CCM Crossovers of 1985 (ft. Tim Dillinger)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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When The Songs Aren't Enough (ft. Rosie Thomas)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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The Normals Approach to Christian Music (ft. Andrew Osenga)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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What's Funny About Failing at Christian Rock? (ft. Jeremy Alder)
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Sneaking D'Angelo Riffs Into Worship (ft. Sam Sanders)
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Season 4 Trailer
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Jason Martin of Starflyer 59 (From Transmissions with Jason Woodbury)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Big Freedia: Is Twerking Next to Godliness? (From The Sam Sanders Show)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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The Christmas Special 2025 (ft. Kelsey McGinnis and Daniel Gill)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats on Sound Opinions
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Introducing: When We All Get To Heaven
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Solid Rock's Great Lost Album (ft. Steve Scott and Charles Norman)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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The Art of Not Having an Endgame (ft. Todd Fadel)
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Prayer Trade Apocalypse (ft. David Dark)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Delirious vs Nirvana (ft. Gabriel Wilson)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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The CCM to Ska Pipeline (ft. Aaron Carnes)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Music at the Charlie Kirk Memorial (ft. David Gate and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Live From The Trenches: Leah and Andrew Check In
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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The Discourse Meets Carman (ft. Chris DeVille)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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1985: The Critical Year of CCM (ft. Tim Dillinger)
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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K-LOVE's Tradecraft (ft. Katie Thornton)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Ozzy Osbourne, Christian Rocker (ft. Jason P Woodbury)
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Larry Norman and Bob Dylan's Born Again Era Part 2 (ft. Gregory Alan Thornbury)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Larry Norman, the Guru of Christian Rock Part 1 (ft. Gregory Alan Thornbury)
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Yallidarity Explained (ft. Nathan Evans Fox)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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The Prayer of Caedmon (ft. Derek Webb)
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Fire Acquired: Shiny Happy People (ft. Krispin Mayfield)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Cornerstone, Communes and Chicago Blues (ft. Glenn Kaiser)
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The Deconstructed Memelord Theologian (ft. Mason Mennenga)
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Gone Fishin'
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Giving Up Your Band For God (ft. Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Christian Music on the Hot 100
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Russ Taff and Steve Taylor
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Accountability for Michael Tait (DC Talk, Newsboys) and Sean Feucht (ft. Kelsey Kramer McGinnis)
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Season Three Update
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Lo! A Christmas Special!
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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The Art House (ft. Charlie Peacock and Andi Ashworth)
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Youth Group Demon Hunting (ft. Jordan Morris)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Introducing: Second Sunday
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Bookstore Guy to Exvangelical (ft. Blake Chastain)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Mother Is A Big Question
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Christian Ska's Upbeats and Beatdowns (ft. Leanor Ortega Till of Five Iron Frenzy)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Yellow and Black Attack (ft. Michael Sweet of Stryper and Mike Tramp of White Lion)
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Fictional Christian Music (ft. Righteous Gemstones' Joseph Stephens, Daniel Smith and Chris White)
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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The Paradox
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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The DC Talk Test (ft. Jason Kirk and Kevin T. Porter)
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Purity Bros (ft. Joshua Harris)
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Purity Girls (ft. Nikki Leonti)
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May 22, 2024 |
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Holy Hip Hop (ft. Soup The Chemist)
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May 08, 2024 |
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Undo Me (ft. Jennifer Knapp)
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Season Two Trailer
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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How Amy Grant Got To The Tiny Desk (ft. Lars Gotrich)
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Introducing: Kristin Du Mez and David French on No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Fugazi to Frodus to Rock That Doesn't Roll: Composer Jim Cooper
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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It's Christmastime! CCM Christmas Music Awards from Rock That Doesn't Roll
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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"Be The Billy of Your Actual Hills" (ft. Pedro The Lion)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Not A Christian Band (ft. Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and David Dark)
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Bookstore Guys (ft. John J Thompson and Andrew Mall)
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Christian Rockstar Dreams (ft. Kevin James Thornton and Sunia Won Gibbs)
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Punk Rock Prophets (ft. D.L. Mayfield, Brad Onishi and Tim Whitaker)
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Youth Group Kids (ft. Steve Hernandez, Tyler Huckabee and Mark Oestreicher)
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Trailer
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Aug 24, 2023 |