Archives From October 2007

Your Mission Pt. 7

By on October 2nd, 2007

 Any old school gospel fans out there? I’m talking the Hawkins Fam, the Winans, (no not B.B. or C.C.) vintage Richard Smallwood, Rev. Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Choir and of course the original Commissioned? When I got saved back in the early 80’s they began to dominate the gospel scene. Teens and young adults loved to hear gospel music that actually sounded like it was written in and recorded in 1980 rather than 1950. As time wore on these groups changed and faded, but their sound was indelibly impressed on my mind and heart.

Your Mission Pt. 8

By on October 19th, 2007

This coming Sunday millions of people will attend a church and engage in worship. What will happen in many of those church’s is the subject of this post. How do we view worship today? I recently read a news story that reported on how evangelical churches are spending billions of dollars on the latest audio-visual equipment. Many houses of worship are pressing to look and feel like the latest high tech concert venues and more and more worship appears to be a well put together variety program.