Eric Gales takes us to church

We worked the Eric Gales concert at C2G Music Hall last Friday, September 20th. It was actually the second time we had worked one of his shows here. You can read about the first one - which was the first show we ever worked as volunteers at C2G - at my post here on September 29, 2017.

Once again, Eric blew our faces off with his guitar playing, and blew our minds with his testimony. He is not a "Christian musician," mind you. But he is a blues/rock musician who is a deep believer in Jesus. The first time we saw him he was just over a year sober. Now he is celebrating three years! He held nothing back in his praise to God and, with a little editing, the founder of the church/music hall is hoping to have video of him sharing what an honor it is to play at C2G/Come2Go and how God has impacted his life.

Just like the first concert of his, we once again worked Gold Circle tickets and seating. We normally either do that or the regular ticket counter. The difference between the two tonight was $20 vs. $40 (but it's only about three feet!). The sixty or so Gold Circle people pretty much covered the cost of the show though, so I'm glad they were there (in addition to another 100 or so general admission)!

Ironically, for as vocal as Eric was about God and faith, this was actually our first time in the building in about three weeks. We decided to take a little "break" from church at the beginning of September. We'd already agreed to work this show before that decision, so it was a little awkward at times. We did manage to survive.

I plan to write more about the church exit at some point (have been meaning to for three weeks now). What makes it worse is... events like this concert are actually what we really LOVE about the church. Unfortunately, the founding pastor (who still oversees the concert hall) and the current pastor do not share the same vision. I/we really like the current pastor as a person, but honestly, we are much more in tune with the founding pastor's vision. So, it's a bit of a quandary for us at the moment.

Anyway, this was a nice night of some much needed blues music, as well as a reminder by Eric of the value of a real faith in God. We were blessed.