Music and Ministry

An Original Gift of Music

Just Cause began as a Praise Band for a Contemporary worship service. The band had ten or more members at that time and seldom performed outside of the congregation it was founded in. At the beginning the band (then called “Inspirit”) preformed popular contemporary praise tunes and updated classic hymns.

Over time the band gradually changed from an in-house group to an outreach band. During this process there were changes both in personnel and style – shrinking in size and moving away from music arranged primarily for congregational singing – but still “covering” songs written by others.

Jack Frederick broke the ice by introducing a song of his own… Rob Stippich followed with other songs and then collaborations followed. Others, including Paul Wallace joined in with songs and collaborations until most of the music the band was using was original – music coming from the heart and from personal experiences.

Today, original music is the rule for the group. The band writes and performs exciting original music including vibrant, fast paced songs and meaningful ballads. The style is up-to-date, upbeat and personal. The songs are strong and evocative - filled with Spiritual witness, Biblical themes and Christian truth.

Important Legal Notice! - The Songs included below are copyrighted material. This material is included to acquaint

visitors to this web site with some of the music written by members of Just Cause. All rights are reserved.

This material may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part, in any form or by any media or used in any way

without the expressed written consent of the composer(s) and/or copyright holder being obtained for each use.

A Selection of Song Lyrics

How Sweet the Song		The Journey
by Rob Stippich		by Rob Stippich & Jack Frederick
	ß“How Sweet the Song” was the song that turned everything around for the band and confirmed the move toward original music. It is, in many ways, a theme song for the band. “The Journey” began as a series of meditative thoughts by Rob Stippich, then became a part of a worship service before finding its home in a song. à
Copyright © 1996 by Robert A Stippich		Copyright © 1998 by Robert A Stippich and John Frederick

Losing Faith		Under Construction
by Rob Stippich
	ß“Losing Faith” is an autobiographic work and speaks of our need to lose faith in the things of this world before we can find our faith in God. . à
Copyright © 1998 by Robert A Stippich		Under Construction