For today’s Positive Post Tuesday, I want to tell you a little story about some good friends from Alberta, Canada and tell you about their festival.  For those of you that may read this and don’t know, I am an Engineer by day and have a radio show a podcast, and this blog called Cross Driven Radio.  I have a passion for anything music, specifically Christian music, and using that passion to serve God.  I started promoting concerts a couple of years back, and at the urging of Nancy Tyler, I started going to GMA 3 years ago.  

GMA is the annual convention so to speak of the Christian Music Industry, basically everyone that is anyone in the “CCM” industry converges upon Nashville in April.  Its inevitable that in  April you see alot of blog posts like this.  2 years ago I met some of the most wonderful people and we became instant friends.  They were telling me there vision for a festival that was 2 years in planning and last weekend was the first Believe Festival.  I was so bummed that I couldn’t be there, but yet I knew that God had something great in mind for these great people.

 So on this Positive Post Tuesday, I take off my Stetson to Gerald, Sandra, Kelly, Steven and all of the people who dedicated over 2 years to bring a one of a kind festival to a one of a kind venue.  I am already waiting for Believe Festival 2009.  I’m going to apply for my passport this week!  (Pictured Left to Right: Steven, Me, Gerald, Sandra)

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Yesterday I got back from GMA and I am back at work today.  Everyone I have seen today has asked me how my vacation was.  I explain to them what the week was all about and I got some pretty interesting responses ranging from OH!  That’s Great to oh and walking away with kind of a blank stare.

GMA Week is a very tiring week because the seminars go from roughly 8:00-5:00 and there are showcases at various venues around town that go on until 11 or 12:00.  I don’t rent a car because everything is so close, but this part of Nashville is very hilly, so you are always battling a hill, and unless you are a runner it is murder on your lower legs.

It is also pretty tiring because you meet so many people and trying to remember all of those names is very hard for me.  There is also all of the seminars and other interests trying to get your attention. 

I came away from this GMA with a renewed passion for doing radio and concerts.  I met, interviewed, and heard so many new artists and their enthusiasm and eagerness to serve The Lord and minister is very encouraging to me.  I have met some amazing people and you will be hearing them on the podcast very soon.  You will notice that there was a couple of days I didn’t blog, but don’t fret, I did record a series of 4 podcasts talking about my experiences and thoughts.  They will be online by the end of the week.  I also have some exciting news about the podcast coming soon!

I think this passage from Isaiah sums up GMA Week for me pretty well.  I was weary from the full days and late nights, but found it very encouraging talking to Gerald, Sandra and Steven about Believe Festival, Paul about Awakening Fest, Listening to Third Day  give a sneak preview of the new CD and story behind the songs, to Darren and Platform Management/DCB and bringing their booking in house to try to find a better way to make things better for all parties in the Christian Concert business, and Bread Of Stone, and the work they are doing to minister here with music and the distribution of thousands of cassettes in a Muslim country.

  These are just a few great examples of what the Christian Music Industry can be and some of the people who make the Christian Music industry something we can all be proud of, and I am honored to be partnering and along side them.

 GODSPEED!!

Charley

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