My in-laws became Christians at the time of the Jesus People movement. Their recollections of it are fond indeed. Young people especially were taking up the mantle of a living faith. A lot of the contemporary notions of worship and outward expressions of love for Jesus even in staid mainline churches like Presbyterian, Methodist, and Episopal came out of that era--though you could safely argue that those expressions were really endemic to the Christian church for thousands of years and had simply been suppressed for a very long time.

We certainly owe much of CCM to it. My wife, who's been a Christian her whole life, recalls that most Christian music was pretty awful growing up. Listening to some of it now and comparing it to groups and individual musical artists like Jars of Clay, Caedmon's Call, and Shawn McDonald I'd have to agree. Now at least we have an excellent variety of music and I think we have guys like this to thank.

I attended Agape-Church in the Park, Newhall, CA in the early 70's, which was an extension of the Agape-Church in the Park, Covina. Fred Caban, and the band Agape, Sonrise/St. James were born here. I was looking for some the records of Agape and the other bands. Any suggestions?

It was a rare and interesting time to be a Christian. The Jesus Movement had wanned, and there were remenants of many cults that arose during this time (The Alamo foundation was a local one). Agape, Church in the Park, was labeled a cult by some. I on the other hand grew tremendously in my faith and Christian walk due to these Agape. Ron Turner was the pastor of the original Agape Chruch, in Covina. In Newhall, Ernie Lewis was the pastor. Gene Higney pastored the Salt Lake city Agape church. I have measured every church I have ever attended by the preaching from these men and their faith. I am forever grateful to God for leading me to Agape, and for all He taught me there. I have still have strong and meaningful relationships with people I met there. I will never forget it and am proud to have been a part of the crux of what God was doing during this time in history. It was awesome!!!!! If you weren't there you just cannot understand the intensity of it. I have tried to explain it to my kids, but it is impossible to convey what it was like. I will never forget it and have never been the same-in a good way.