Leah Payne

@drleahpayne

Author, God Gave Rock & Roll to You: a History of CCM @OUPReligion | Affil. Scholar @PRRI | Pods: @PRX #RTDR | #SpiritandPower | #WeirdReligion

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Leah Payne@drleahpayne· 19d

🔥 Extra, Extra! The 2027 Summer Institute for Global Charismatic & Pentecostal Studies invites scholars, journalists, artists, faith leaders, & students to gather @ Candler School of Theology, May 27–28, 2027, for “Tongues of Fire, Winds of Change: Pentecostalism, Politics, & Transnational Powers.”

Save the date for 2027 Summer Institute for Global Charismatic and Pentecostal Studies at Candler School of Theology

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· 24d

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Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jul 7

Introducing this xennial classic to my buddies

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jun 22

Passion was in many ways an attempt to harness the power of Charismatic music, and infuse it with Reformed ideas. The effort had mixed results!

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jun 22

Thanks, Austin! Yes, God Gave Rock and Roll to You argues that American evangelicalism has been "Pentecostalized" through song. In the aughts, this was a source of frustration for Reformed folks like John Piper. www.amazon.com/God-Gave-Roc...

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jun 15

Really enjoyed my conversation w/ Will Wright and Josh Burtram on the Faithful Politics podcast as part of their Church & State: 250 years of Faith in America series. We talked CCM & American politics from Nashville to DC - Amy Grant & DC Talk & Carman and the worship music biz were all in there!

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Apr 27

Congrats to Dr. Paul Anderson for his work on this annotated version of Margaret Fell's "Women's Speaking Justified!"

Leah Payne with Paul Anderson holding "Women's Speaking Justfied"

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Apr 8

George Whitefield gets quite a glow up in the new film A Great Awakening

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Apr 8

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 30

Thank you to @randalljstephens.bsky.social, Joao Chaves, @johnmaiden.bsky.social, and David Stowe for critically engaging God Gave Rock & Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music - honored doesn't begin to cover it!

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 29

Thank you to the good people of @asburyuniversity - esp the Joe Pitts Center for Public Policy- for the invitation to speak about politics & the modern worship biz, CCM, & the Asbury Outpouring! It was lovely to connect w/ friends old & new in beautiful Kentucky! 🐎🐎🐎

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 25

I’m unapologetically obnoxious about how much I love the PDX airport- arrived 2 hours early because of warnings about TSA delays and was through security in 10 min with plenty of time to enjoy the carpet and live music 🎶

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 23

This Thursday I’ll be at Asbury University talking about the politics and power of the modern worship music business - come say hi if you’re in KY!

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 22

My Sunday Interview with @calebgayle.bsky.social about his new book Black Moses: a Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State is out now! Listen here, and pick up your copy of Black Moses wherever you buy books. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 14

Honored to respond to THE @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 13

The inimitable Dr Andrea Johnson on Pentecostals and political prayers at the Society for Pentecostal Studies 🐍🕊️🔥

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Mar 8

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Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Feb 17

Men occupied 85-90% of the top 40 positions on CCM charts for most of the 80s and 90s - Amy Grant and Sandi Patty made up a lot of the remaining 10-15%. open.substack.com/pub/drleahpa...

Men occupied 85-90% of the top 40 positions on CCM charts for most of the 80s and 90s - Amy Grant and Sandi Patty made up a lot of the remaining 10-15%. They were the queens of that world, and as such, only they know what it was like to feel the worshipful gaze of the faithful one moment, and their scorching disapproval the next. They survived, learned to thrive, and they are challenging their listeners in new ways.

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Feb 17

The least sporty mom you know just figured out how to participate in the youth sports industrial complex and it's... competitive reading. Let's go Team Genius!

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Feb 16

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 Just in for Presidents' Day: Sandi Patty, icon of late 20th century patriotism & Star-Spangled songstress of choice for many a POTUS, now rebukes 47, DJT: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Feb 13

Thanks so much to Chris Lilley for this thoughtful review of God Gave Rock & Roll to You for CrossCurrents - it’s an honor to think with smart people about the power & meaning of #CCM! www.jstor.org/stable/27372...

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Feb 10

About to do a little lite reading thanks to @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social & @ryanburge.bsky.social

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Feb 9

Come learn about this amazing program we are cooking up at Portland Seminary! slate.georgefox.edu/register/?id...

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Feb 2

"Lizzie McAlpine but make it happy and about God" #ContemporaryChristianMusic (aka #CCM) in one sentence!

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jan 30

January, 2020 with @caitlincutt- absolutely no clue what was headed our way

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jan 23

Thanks to @uclubpdx and @daleynewsnw for the kind invitation to talk about how #ccm is shaping American public life!

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jan 21

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Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jan 21

Come hang out with me this Thursday at @universityclubportland! Thursday, January 22 | 6:00pm Free to Attend RSVP: www.uclubpdx.com/link.aspx?l=...

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jan 18

I spoke with Jennifer Park at @christianitytoday.com about K-Pop and #CCM: www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/kpop...

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/kpop-demon-hunters-christian-gospel-evangelism-korean-pop-culture/

Leah Payne@drleahpayne· Jan 7

My book God Gave Rock & Roll to You traces how charismatic and Pentecostal Christians overtook Southern Baptists in the evangelical music biz of #CCM -this graph from @ryanburge.bsky.social illustrates the losses in the SBC & gains in the AG in terms of membership: