The Emblem
The official emblem identifies an artist whose catalog and public witness stand with the Redeemed Country Standard and Doctrinal Foundation.
For Listeners
When you see the “A Redeemed Country Artist” emblem on an artist’s website or profile, it means that artist has publicly affirmed the Redeemed Country Standard and Doctrinal Foundation, and committed to keeping their music and public witness consistent with them.
Know an artist whose music belongs here but who doesn’t carry the emblem yet? Let them know about Redeemed Country, and point them to this page for artists.
For Artists: An Open Standard, a Stewarded Mark
The Standard is public. Any artist can read it and recognize their own music in it, and no song needs to be submitted for approval. The official emblem is different. It carries a defined meaning, so it belongs to artists who affirm that meaning.
If the center of gravity of your catalog aligns entirely with the Redeemed Country Standard, and you affirm every main conviction of the Redeemed Country Doctrinal Foundation, you may use the official “A Redeemed Country Artist” emblem under the usage terms below.
No individual song approval is required. Using the emblem is your self-attestation that your catalog and public witness are consistent with the Standard and the Foundation, and will remain so.
The emblem is given to artists, not to individual songs, and it is based on the center of gravity of an artist’s catalog. A Redeemed Country artist is free to write a sincere anniversary song, a family song, or a country-life song. Such a song does not dilute the artist’s catalog or the designation.
The emblem is a self-attestation of alignment with the Redeemed Country Standard and Doctrinal Foundation. It is not a certification of artistic quality or an endorsement of every work or statement by the artist.
The Doctrinal Foundation describes three levels of participation: playlist inclusion, a Redeemed Country feature or spotlight, and the official “A Redeemed Country Artist” designation. The emblem is the designation, and it requires the artist to explicitly affirm the Foundation and the Standard. See all three levels.
Usage Terms
Redeemed Country may withdraw permission to use the emblem if an artist’s catalog or public witness comes into material contradiction with the Doctrinal Foundation, meaning it conflicts with one of its main convictions.
Struggling, stumbling, confessing, and repenting are not grounds for withdrawal. Publicly teaching, celebrating, or persistently affirming as good what the Foundation identifies as contrary to Scripture is.
Read the Standard and the Doctrinal Foundation first. Then check each statement you can affirm in good conscience. All four are required. Not ready for the emblem? You can still get acquainted.
The Redeemed Country standard was first articulated in 2026 by Thomas Gibbs, recording as Maverick at the Cross.