Posted by thistle on February 20, 2005 at 09:11:06:
In Reply to: Re: crossover posted by kle2 on February 18, 2005 at 15:56:10:
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: : : So Im sitting having lunch in the break room at work, and I pick up a copy of this weekend's Weekly Planet, with their big story about hip-hop gospel ministries. One of the main churches featured is Crossover, a full-on urban church experience that uses all of hip-hop. It shows Crossover's lectern or pulpit, which is designed to look like an oversized spray paint can. Thats cool.
: : : I think anything else that crossover was before seems to be lost in history, or not even in history, but just in some people's memories. anyway, nothing in THIS life lasts forever.
: : Yeah, if any of you have not seen what Tommy's people have done at Crossover, you should drop by and check it out. It is amazing. Tommy has been senior pastor for some time now.
: Not totaly lost...they do have a history on their website...it doesn't really give any mention to any of us...but people like Pastor Joe & Gordon...
We were never really a part of their church. Their vision and outreach has always been to the inner-city project kids. What Tommy cultivated was originally part of Joe's and Gordon's outreach that started years before Tommy came. Tommy started working with the ministry and had the vision, dedication, and charisma to bring it to fruition. He, of course, added the hip-hop dimension that made it so successful at bringing in the masses. Joe's country croning was lovely, but I don't think the hip-hop youth really appreciated it for its beauty. ;)