Christian alternative music has its roots in the early 1980s , as the earliest efforts at Christian punk and new wave were recorded by artists like Andy McCarroll and Moral Support , Undercover , the 77s , Steve Scott , Adam Again , Quickflight , Daniel Amos , Youth Choir ( later renamed the Choir ) , Lifesavers Underground , Michael Knott , the Prayer Chain , Altar Boys , Breakfast with Amy , Steve Taylor , 4-4-1 , David Edwards and Vector .