i went and watched my good friend and fellow band member jason joseph perform last night at an r&b club in hollywood.

he was brilliant. as usual. he was the most talented artist there ... by a lot.

we went with two other people from mosaic and one of them said, "it wasn't much different from when he's leading worship. that surprised me. i felt like his motivation was the same but he was in a bar."

i love it.

that's EXACTLY the point. at a music meeting last week, erwin talked about the origination of "contemporary worship music" as we know it ... maranatha.

he said the best writers and players of that era came to Christ through billy graham. the leadership of the time basically told them to stop making music for the "world" and make it for God. thus ... worship as we know it.

wouldn't it have been better if they would have kept making great music in the world as new followers of Christ instead of absorbing all of that talent into the church? they had a global platform ... a chance to expand your sphere of influence by millions.

i will tell you that this is one of my favorite characteristics of my l.a. community. the goal isn't to take the most talented individuals in our city, make them followers of Christ and then confine them to the four walls of a church. our goal is to make sure these people have a platform. a big one.

and everyone last night who heard jason, had the opportunity to experience a bit of hope through his artistry. and anyone who had the chance to speak with him afterwards got a taste of love in their conversation.

they didn't have to come to church to experience God last night. and for me, there is nothing more beautiful than that.