Sara Groves

Roots worship is a stream of contemporary worship music that leans into the acoustic, organic sound world of Americana and folk traditions. Instead of arena-sized synths and polished pop gloss, it favors hand-played instruments, communal singing, and earthy textures.

Contemporary Christian music (CCM) is a broad umbrella of popular music that expresses the Christian faith using the sound, structures, and production values of mainstream pop, rock, and singer‑songwriter styles.

Christian (often shortened to Christian music or CCM in market terms) is an umbrella genre for popular and worship-oriented music whose lyrics explicitly express the Christian faith.

Christian folk is a strand of faith-centered songcraft that marries the acoustic intimacy and storytelling of the folk revival with explicitly Christian themes.