Slingshot 57 is a reborn indie Christian rock band that now includes our worship team's drummer, Jeremy McConnaha. They had their first big gig at the Illinois State Fair on Sunday night. They were awesome.
Now if you know me, praise doesn't just come easily from my lips. But they were really good. The music was tight. I was surprised that the teens there loved the music and so did most of the adults.
The lead singer made the band a great performance band. He brought you into the concert and freed you up to have a good time. That is a rare gift. At first, he seemed a bit self-important (primping, almost flirting with the crowd), but maybe that is a requirement to pull in a crowd.
At the end, after about an hour of high powered edgy rock songs, he spent about 3 minutes, quietly communicating to a listening crowd of kids, that God is the most important thing in his life - that there is truth, there is meaning, there is connection with God through Jesus Christ. He said that is why they do all they do, so that they can have 3 minutes to have them hear, really hear, about Jesus. And if they wanted to talk more about it, he and the band would be around to talk. He is probably right in that this is about as effective as you can be with teens, and maybe a lot of adults too.
He also made clear that he and the band were available to talk with anyone about anything after the show. Pretty cool. I'd like to see them again.
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