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Old May 10th, 2012, 07:33 PM   #22 (permalink)
guitarwrench
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Minneapolis
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This sums it up pretty well for the church I am at along with the answer for me on when is it time to retire. Well said!

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Originally Posted by mrboson View Post
If churches are excluding musicians based on age, then there's a double standard at work.

TobyMac is 47. Lincoln Brewster is over 40. The Newsboys have been around forever and today have a single out that everyone is falling over themselves to cover in a P&W setting. I went to a Jake Hamilton concert last year and watched his lead guitarist play as he looked like he was literally just recruited out of 1970's Haight-Asbury. The so-called younger generation is not obsessed with our (older) age. Only my generation and older is. The younger generation likes good music, and authentic worship. I know some 50-60 year olds who are the best at providing that.

I'll be playing, singing until I can't hold a guitar any more or God calls me home. Whichever comes first.
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