People Are People…

Especially in group settings, sometimes I tend to think of the audience as a single entity.  It seems to be

easier on my brain this way!  The audience usually consists of several hundred individuals, but I always refer to them as a good crowd, a happy crowd, a responsive or non-responsive crowd.  I certainly know better, but it is the way that I deal with this situation.

 

The people in the crowd are of different ages, genders, backgrounds, as well as, different states of health.

There are various attitudes, morals, spiritual conditions, economic and political persuasions.  Some people feel well while others are sick and still others are in between.

 

So if I know all these things about the general congregation, the question becomes….how am I supposed 

to handle this encounter?  There is no absolute or correct answer.  However, I know how I like to be

treated when I attend  various concerts. 

 

I want to be respected and talked to in a non-threatening manner.  I want to be encouraged, entertained, and to gain something from the experience that will lift my spirit.  I want to be reminded that Jesus is the answer, that He loves me, and His grace is sufficient for me in all my areas of life.  I want the music and harmonies to be excellent and the presentation to be professional and worthwhile.  So, if this is how I want to be treated when I’m in an audience, this is how I strive to treat people when NEW WAY QUARTET is singing and ministering from the stage.

 

I want to always remember that people are really people and to always treat them as such!

 

Until next time,

 

Dr. Wally Liles