Comments on: A Christmas Tale

By: Phil Wages

Phil Wages — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:34:32 +0000

Marty,

What a great idea! Blessings from the Lord on your ministry at Lake Lanier.

By: Kevin Bussey

Kevin Bussey — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:31:14 +0000

Blessings on your ministry. Sounds cool.

By: Marty Duren

Marty Duren — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:20:37 +0000

Terry-
I will pass along your comments to the folks here; they will be very encouraged.

Also, when KISS was popular the first time around I was in high school and did not listen to secular music (even if I had, I’m sure KISS would still have been banned). Now, on the “classic music” station that I listen to there are occasionally songs that I don’t necessarily recognize that I think are just terrible. Without fail, it ends up being a KISS song; those guys couldn’t play or sing. No wonder they had to spit blood.

By: Terry Leap

Terry Leap — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:11:25 +0000

BTW Marty…what’s wrong with KISS? My 6 year old loves Gene, and you should see him with his face painted like Ace Frehley!

JUST A JOKE…(for all the fundies w/ no sense of humor)…JUST A JOKE…

He’s actually a big Zeppelin fan.

By: Terry Leap

Terry Leap — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:07:02 +0000

Marty, your people are to be commended for their selfless sacrifice of time and effort during this holiday season. I can hear most choir members in most churches responding with groans and saying, “I can’t make it that many times, I’ve gotta shop” or “I can’t be there, we’ve got office parties, etc…”

Please keep us posted about the ways in which God uses this to open doors for relationship and verbal witness to the lost. I know he will.

By: Marty Duren

Marty Duren — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:43:52 +0000

Bryan-
I would have to guess that Christian radio, in all its locations, has not been overly effective at reaching the lost and most, I wager a second guess, are really aimed at providing alternative programming for those who are trying to avoid OutKast, KISS or Norah Jones. A popular station here in ATL says it is, “Safe for the whole family.” I guess it is, but it does not provide clear presentations of the gospel as part of regular programming. Gospel programming in other parts of the world, as you know, is effective at seeing people saved, but it isn’t alternative music that is playing.

Our effort will include personal interaction. Both before and after our performances we have volunteers who will engage people–first, with an invitation and, second, by talking to them following the performance. Those folks who are from our area will, hopefully, try out a Sunday at some point, but we aren’t having them fill out cards or “come down front.”

By: Bryan Riley

Bryan Riley — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:12:14 +0000

I think this is exciting, Marty, but I also have a question that is probably only related in my mind. This morning I was listening to our local Christian radio station and they had a sound bit about giving to their “ministry” because of the great numbers of lives touched by the station. I don’t know if it was the way they said it and I reacted or if I was having a sound thought, but I began questioning the effectiveness of a Christian radio station at reaching the lost. Here were my thoughts, right or wrong: For the most part the stations feed the sheep, to the extent they do anything, and it is probably snack food at best. Because regeneration most often comes through relationship, radio stations are a poor substitute for a loving heart reaching out to a heart in need. So, with that said (and leaving out some of the thoughts because of the tangent this may be), back to my question. Will you be able to reach out to the individuals who attend in a personal way beyond the drama? And, secondarily, do any of these thoughts make sense or strike a chord?

By: Art Rogers

Art Rogers — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:33:43 +0000

Awesome. I pray much success in bringing glory to God. Way to be where the people are.

And let’s all pray for Dan.