Whew!! What an evening we had last night. Three Strands Ministries at CFA hosted a Valentines Banquet and the entertainment was provided by 4 couples singing love songs from 7 different Broadway shows. We of course also had our faithful band playing along. I am definitely not the stage acting kind and really was stretching myself last night. Brandy and I sang “They Say It’s Wonderful” from Annie Get Your Gun and “When I First Saw You” from Dreamgirls.
Someone asked what was the purpose of the show, because there was no Gospel presentation given. It got me to thinking about how the church must be true to our calling to win the lost. But I think that the church also can be a place to offer an alternative to the world for good, clean entertainment. Brandy had some co-workers that visited last night because of the show. One of them left in tears because of how much they enjoyed it. We now have an opportunity to invite that person to other events as a result of our “secular” show. Don’t miss an opportunity to reclaim the arts and music as a tool to introduce the lost to the people of God.
1 comment:
Steve, I love what you are doing here. I totally agree with what you are saying in this post.
I so often have to remind myself that in everything there needs to be a balance. This is a good example of the balance. While it is easy to criticize a church, or a ministry, an insider view as to the reasoning behind certain formats is great.
This event was a perfect example of being human - of celebrating romance and true love. God is always part of what we are doing, and cannot be discounted. However, sometimes a less "in your face" approach results in projecting an image that is not only real, but something people can relate to.
Great subject for discussion!
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