Also, he said, “It’s all about integrity.” Donehey went on to share that he has had many people ask if certain Christian artists are “legit.” Those people are asking the wrong question. “A better question…to say [is], ‘Do they walk in integrity,’” Donehey said. Meaning, “Are they the same, off stage, on stage, backstage, around the stage.”
And finally, Donehey said that “secrecy always destroys.”
“We are not made to live in secret. I was astonished by some things that came to light, because I know people, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing,” the “Greater Than All My Regrets” singer shared. “The Guardian interviewed me, asking about this and that and this, and I’m going, ‘Are you serious?’”
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Donehey encouraged people that God didn’t create us to live in isolation but rather in community. It is important, he said, “to live openly and honestly, not necessarily with everyone, but to find your safe place and your safe people [with whom] you can be honest about your struggle.”
“I am heartbroken, saddened, and weirdly encouraged, because we love to label whole groups of people by a few people’s actions,” Donehey said. He then warned, “We need to be careful, just like we need to be careful about clickbait saying, ‘You heard CCM was terrible, but here I am as the hero to the industry.’”
“Guys, there have been so many incredible artists doing such incredible work for so long, please don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater,” he pleaded. “But also look into these things and be honest and open, ready to forgive and ready to correct, as Paul tells Timothy, we correct with all gentleness. We speak the truth in love.”
“What we say is just important as how we say it, and how we say it is just as important as what we say,” Donehey concluded.
Donehey wrote the following in his caption of his Instagram video:
So much more to say on the matter, but for now I would simply add, while I have been saddened and hurt by people and situations I’ve encountered over the past two decades, I have been far more often pleasantly surprised by brothers and sisters in the industry than I have been disappointed. Though I don’t pretend to gloss over or justify wrong practices, I can state plainly that CCM is filled with incredible men and women diligently seeking to honor the God that gives them breath. Those of you walking in integrity, you know who you are. I love you. And to those walking in deception and brokenness, you also know who you are; and I hope you know I love you too. I hope and pray the last few weeks [remind] you that all will come to light one day, both good and evil. So let us step into the light and find the healing we long for now. One last thing. It’s an incredible thought that Jesus not only ate with sinners but He also ate with Pharisees. He allowed Himself to be lumped in with sinners on both sides of the aisles. He loved the destitute, the addicts and self-righteous alike. He came to set every kind of prisoner free. I love this Jesus who cares far more about healing people than fearing who He might be misunderstood by or affiliated with. May we follow in His footsteps. Let us never let the fear of a tarnished reputation keep us from loving well. I’m honored to be a small part of the legacy of the music of CCM and grateful to be a tiny part of it. Let “us” keep running together this race marked out for “us.”
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