Comments on: Preach the Word

By: jbb

jbb — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:53:31 +0000

How funny. You had it appraised!! I agree with what is being said. I don’t think it hurts for one song to be sang/sung to open the service then maybe one at the “love offering”, but, defininetly no more than that.

By: J.C. Johnson Jr.

J.C. Johnson Jr. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:45:42 +0000

Yeah, I am in agreement with that. I think a couple songs to start out is fine when it comes to unannouced local talent. You definitely do not want the local talent to do more than a few though because you did not come to hear that group. No matter how good they are, most of the time people get upset because they did not come to hear a concert by the local talent. That is my two cents worth which is worth just that “two-cents.” I had it appraised! LOL!

By: Paul the Concert Guy

Paul the Concert Guy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:09:10 +0000

I agree with that.

By: jbb

jbb — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:20:55 +0000

So here’s my question. If a group calls you and wants to “come by” and sing for a love offering, only 1 wk. notice to get advertising out, is it then o.k. to have a local group sing a song to open up the service? I don’t have a problem when a local part-time group opens for another group, but, I don’t want to set through 6-10 songs. Just thought I’d ask on here because I know my question will be answered…

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:24:38 +0000

And by the way, I found myself nodding in agreement on quite a few of your points. It was only this one that prompted a post taking the other view.

By: John Crenshaw

John Crenshaw — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:23:05 +0000

Dear friends,

I’d like to thank you all for giving me my fifteen minutes (or by now, it may be 30 minutes) of fame!

I’ve been writing a monthly article on the SGM Radio web site for a couple of years now, and its never gotten as many hits as it has this week. For this, I’m grateful.

Let me encourage you to check it out every month. I attempt to entertain my readers with a wide variety of subjects including gospel music, recent concerts, church happenings, and life in general. I attempt to make them relevant, rather short, and hopefully humorous.

Most of my long-time (or long-suffering) readers know that I try not to take myself too seriously, and love to interject humor into my writing. If you know me, you’ve figured it out by now.

I “borrowed” the title of my article from some old-time gospel personalities. Although I may not care for something, I may still be in the minority for “nobody likes it but the people”! Obviously that’s the case with my recent list.

I hope you’ll tune in again next month and maybe I’ll say something else that, depending on your outlook on the subject, will either bring a smile to your face or place a burr under your saddle.

John

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:04 +0000

Actually, this blog is out of whack in Daylight Savings Time. The post really went up at 7 AM.

I had drafted it the night before, to be perfectly honest, but I *was* up then!

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:03 +0000

“But I do think if there is going to be a preacher scheduled bringing a sermon, it is like local talent, it should be announced!”

Great point, and I couldn’t agree more.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:58:38 +0000

Thanks!

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:58:31 +0000

“I think if all groups applied this list to their set then all groups would be the same.”

Fascinating.

And great point. Because when I go to see the Collingsworth Family I expect and get something entirely different than I would expect and get from a Signature Sound concert. Both have entertaining moments, and both move me spiritually, but their different approaches do keep them from being the same.