Saturday was the date for Frenzy, the annual Christian Music Festival at Ingliston, beside Edinburgh airport. I would have liked to include a photo, but they're all copyrighted, so have a look at the Frenzy website itself.
There were three bands I had heard of, Hillsong London, The David Crowder Band, and Third Day. They gave great performances, mixing sing-a-long worship, new material, and a few well-known items from other popular artists.
The main stage also saw sets by bands I had not heard of, The Parachute Band, Starfield, Jeremy Camp, and ValleyUK. And there were also two outdoor stages, one sponsored by Authentic Media, with a range of their artists, and the other sponsored by Open Doors, promoting their work in support of persecuted Christians all around the world.
There well several thousand people in attendance, from 12 noon, through until 11pm at night. Most folk were in their teens and twenties, but with a scattering of 'old folk' like me, and older yet!
I was pleased to see a few ministers and trainees who I recongnised, and no doubt there were others there also who I did not know or recognise. But on reflection, I was disappointed there were so few. Such an event, so popular with young people both inside the established church, and those on the fringes or outside the church, should be showing us a way forward.
Hundreds of years ago, missionaries took the Good News of Jesus Christ across the World, adapting and connecting the message into the culture of those places and times. The Christian music scene is the fastest growing genre of the professional music scene. We should be making the most of it. Don't get left behind, but instead get onboard.
Come to Winchburgh Church tonight, at 7:15pm, for the journey of a lifetime!
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