World Fest Puts Christian Music on Center Stage

If Lollapalooza worked for the alternative music fans, and theH.O.R.D.E. festival was a hit with the hippies, Michael Scanlandfigured a music and culture event just might work with Christians.

World Fest will tell.

Sunday, thousands will gather at the New World Music Theatre inTinley Park to catch some of the top names in Christian music - AmyGrant, Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W. Smith. All three are inthe top 25 on the Billboard Christian music charts.

A slew of supporting artists, plus an assortment of productbooths and food stands, will fill the seven-hour,afternoon-to-evening spectacular.

Christian music has exploded in recent years and is …