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Article Title:	Foundations
Author of reported comment:	Quick Sketch
Comment Date:	13:31 on Sep 30 2010
Comment:	I stand by what said. Your first duty is to be entertaining. If you fail at that all you are doing is making a noise. Sing to God's glory in the shower by all means, but on stage, in front of a paying, or invited audience, you had better be exciting, dynamic and creative or you do more harm than good. I've sat through enough Christian arts performances where the performers have mistaken enthusiasm for the message as being sufficient. It isn't. You need a natural, albeit, God given, talent to perform in public. If you don't have it you are just an X-Factor type delusional. Fortunately there are many who do combine ability with an enthusiasm for the faith. They are the ones who do not cause your heart to sink when they say "and here's another song the Lord inspired me to write." I'm certainly not saying that the arts are not a valid way of sharing the faith, of course they are. I'm also not saying that people shouldn't sit at home and sing and write psalms and poems and stories about the joy they get from their beliefs to their heart's content. Go for it. But - don't inflict them on innocent members of the public unless you are confidant in their quality. If I take a non-Christian friend to see a Christian band, I want at the very least, that they be entertained. They may, or may not, say they agree with the message but if they come away saying "Wow! I enjoyed the show," then the artiste has done their job. Do you agree?

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