shawnw

We had our first full band practice tonight in preparation for Easter this Sunday. We didn’t have the choir with us (they’re practicing separately) but check out this lineup for Sunday:

• Lead Vox/Acoustic Guitar – Scot Longyear
• Acoustic #2 – Lance “Hambone” Hampton
• Electric Guitar – Michael Bates
• Bass Guitar – Neil “MacGyver” Harrison
• Cello – Nate Brown (that’s right kids!)
• Keys – Eric Louk
• Drums – THE Will Cox
• Backup Vox – Jeff Gormong and Aimee Nard

Little ‘ole me will be doing some singin’ and rockin the electronic loops and turntable.

Perhaps you heard Scot say that this year might not be as good as last year (listen to this past Sunday’s teaching for more deets)… well, consider him wrong. We had a couple moments during practice tonight that were, as they say, dy-no-mite!

But, that’s not the best part. We had to delay practice for a few minutes (we normally start at 8pm) because of a baptism. Easter. Probably the biggest day of the year for the Christian church. Our next to last practice… someone wants to get baptized? Like… isn’t that why we do what we do?

Easter at Maryland Community Church is 9am and 11am, be sure and check us out.

easter, scotlive, maryland community church, terre haute, shawnw

My pal Scot sent me this quote earlier in the evening, and I must say, consider my world rocked.

“The only music minister to whom the Lord will say, “Well done, thy good and faithful servant,” is the one whose life proves what their lyrics are saying, and to whom music is the least important part of their life.” ~Keith Green

Keith… I feel ya. I think we in eXchange have known for a long time that it’s not really about the music. Standing up in front of 500, 1000, 10,000 people, will not get us a bigger mansion in heaven.

It’s about those who have need, and it’s about those that have giving to those that have not. We must be salt and light to the world, so says Jesus. It’s time for the world to be a bunch of rhinos.

keith-green, scot-longyear, shawnw