the first few

So these first few entries are actually old blogs that i posted from a year ago in my leadership class.  we were supposed to blog on our thoughts on "christian leadership" and the differences it has from just "leadership"  

this blog was about the emery concert i went to and my experiences and thoughts on that

ok, i know that my first post was about different types of worship, both in music and in form. this post centers around messages that can be in music. this video is of a song that i saw the band perform a few weeks ago. the song is titled "party song" and the band is called emery. 

 

i got a chance to talk to the bassist(Devin) for emery after the show and talk to him about their music. aside from being genuinely cool guys, they were open about their Christian beliefs. i asked Devin if they wrote their music from a Christian point of view towards the world or from a common morality view. his response made me proud to be a fan of his music; he told me that "if we are Christians, then our beliefs as Christians should be our morals and our actions should show that" i thought that this was right on. he understood the importance and responsibility that comes with being a Christian in a visible leadership position. Devin also said that as a musician, he's not in the position like a pastor or youth leader to be that prime Christian example, but he still can play a part of the faith journey by playing that temporary leadership position. he told me that the song i posted was about more than just people acting bad like the lyrics suggest, but it's about how we all fall short of what we were meant to be but instead of wallowing in our sorrow we should admit our faults and strive to become better. i loved how devin was so open to my questions about his music and hopefully i can meet more musicians in the future who share his passion for music and spreading the message of Christ. anyway, my point to this post is this: many times we downplay the role of music because it doesn't have the right sound to it or the person who wrote it doesn't have the credentials of Michael W. Smith or someone like that. but as Devin pointed out, we can have a huge impact on the people we come into contact with in those short times, much like camp or a vbs. i hope that i can take Devin's words and bring them into my ministry that i do.