LearnGospelMusic.com Community

Gospel Instruments => Organ Room => Topic started by: xp80 on October 10, 2006, 03:09:30 AM

Title: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: xp80 on October 10, 2006, 03:09:30 AM
File this in the "Never Seen It Before Category"!

On Sunday Oct 9th, in East Chicago, IN (about 20 mins east of Chciacgo, IL), 2 organists got into a fight during the service! I could not believe what I was seeing.

It was during an afternoon program at New Ebeneezer Baptist Church in East Chicago, IN that the host organist got into a fight with the visiting choir's organist during the changing out of choirs at Offering. It turns out that the host organist at the Baptist church was the former organist of the visiting Church. Apparently he had been fired for his bad attitude.

Well, long-story-short, the 2 musicians began having words over who was going to play for the guest soloist on the program when it happened. One challeneged the other's manhood and playing ability and it was ON.

Just as she started to sing... BAP! BING! DONK!-MF this!!-MF that!-they were fighting. Both of them had to be removed from the service.

Believe it or not, both ended up coming back in to play. That is Crazy!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into fight during srevice in Chicago!
Post by: ddwilkins on October 10, 2006, 05:29:35 AM
WOW!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ndel on October 10, 2006, 05:54:54 AM





:( :( :( :( >:( >:( >:( >:( :o :o :o :o :) :) ;) ;) :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: 4hisglory on October 10, 2006, 06:30:54 AM
Wow......
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: 2tight on October 10, 2006, 07:15:27 AM
Wow......

Im shocked.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: keptbyJesus on October 10, 2006, 07:32:03 AM
 :o ?/? :o ::) :o :o

WHAT?!?!?!  W-O-W
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: SisterT on October 10, 2006, 07:33:17 AM
 :'(
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: LyricTenor on October 10, 2006, 07:34:57 AM
 :o ***Crickets***
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Keys410 on October 10, 2006, 07:37:47 AM
I can't say I am shocked. I've heard of an incidient like this between a drummer and organ player. It's sad to see things like this happen in the house of God but it happens.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Val215 on October 10, 2006, 08:03:58 AM
Oh no! That's horrible :o
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: sjonathan02 on October 10, 2006, 08:10:44 AM
Believe it or not, both ended up coming back in to play. That is Crazy!!


This is my problem, right here. How are these kats allowed to come back and "minister" after an altercation like that.  :o :o :o
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Keys410 on October 10, 2006, 08:24:00 AM

This is my problem, right here. How are these kats allowed to come back and "minister" after an altercation like that.  :o :o :o


I was wondering the same thing but that is the difference between ministering and just playing. They must be talented organ players.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: MusiQSoul on October 10, 2006, 08:43:55 AM
Talent or no talent, they were not gonna comeback in that service!

Only my humble opinion
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Keys410 on October 10, 2006, 08:46:53 AM
Talent or no talent, they were not gonna comeback in that service!

Only my humble opinion

I agree, if that happened in my church both of them would have been gone. My point when saying my last comment is that do churchs really look for saved anointed musicians or talented musicians who can hold down ther service.....
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: favour_ov_God on October 10, 2006, 08:59:01 AM
Believe it or not, both ended up coming back in to play. That is Crazy!!

That's just sad and not right at all...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into fight during srevice in Chicago!
Post by: Cherri on October 10, 2006, 08:59:06 AM
People are who they are regardless...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: CESharp on October 10, 2006, 12:37:06 PM

I was wondering the same thing but that is the difference between ministering and just playing. They must be talented organ players.




And I totally agree with ya'll.  the rest of the program would have been acapoco and they would no longer be musicians at my church.  No musician is needed that bad!  We must remind ourselves this.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: sayyes on October 10, 2006, 03:08:22 PM
KEYS to answer your question.....naw these churches dont look for annoited musicians or for that reason saved ones :'(.......cuz ill let you know right now if they were saved filled with the holy ghost that wouldnt of happened at all.......but im not shocked cuz the same thing happened out here they didnt fight in church but at the dineys after (OH GOD) there was a lil bit of a tiff :o ?/?
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: lil_mz_pooh_05 on October 10, 2006, 03:47:53 PM
I must say that i am speakless.....the devil will try to get in anyway possible........but what really gets me is they came back and started playin like nothin had ever happened......it's sad, really sad... :-[
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: mt_spiffy on October 10, 2006, 04:47:51 PM
cuz ill let you know right now if they were saved filled with the holy ghost that wouldnt of happened at all.......

Because saved folk never fight at all???
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: music911 on October 10, 2006, 05:09:12 PM
Because saved folk never fight at all???

I guess nobody knows in this case, b/c we don't know whether they were saved or not.... but if they were that don't mean they not human, and wouldn't fight...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Dies Irie on October 10, 2006, 06:52:01 PM
Human or not, Salvation that brings about conversion means that "All things have become new".  So the responses and reactions of the supposedly "old Nature" should be overcome by the "New Creature" which after God is created in righteousness and True Holiness.  The new creature is not human. He is Spirit, no longer governed by the lusts and emotions of the flesh.  Those boys in the Spirit would have been sat down in my church and the choir would have sang acapella if there wasn't another availeable musician in the house. In The Love of Christ and consideration of His Body. Love Dies Irie!!! :o
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: SupremeSaltine on October 10, 2006, 07:16:17 PM
I wanna see the video.   ;D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Loopy on October 10, 2006, 07:20:01 PM



And I totally agree with ya'll.  the rest of the program would have been acapoco and they would no longer be musicians at my church.  No musician is needed that bad!  We must remind ourselves this.

AMEN, sister!!! This only happens because churches have put "talented" people, especially musicians and singers, on such a pedestal that there is absolutely NO accountability for their actions! They should NOT have been allowed back in service and should have been suspended or expelled from BOTH churches!

It's not that any of us don't have faults, but to outright disrespect and disrupt the very SERVICE in the very HOUSE OF GOD?? That's too much right there.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Bronzee on October 11, 2006, 12:06:56 AM
Excuse me.. but, musicians, or fighting musiicans aren't nobody special when is comes to God, and the church. I don't care how annointed or talented they are. they wouldn't have been allowed to come up and play again until they apolize to the church and {forgiverness, repent, or I'm sorry}.  They need to be fill with the Holy Ghost.  Thats whats wrong now with some churches they let..devil in the service have there way. The unclean spirits can't get alone with the other unclean spirit and bring..a file spirits up in the church and belive it or not it rub off on other peoples. Then u wonder why there is a fighting spirits in the church..cause its people like that that bring stuff in a church and keep the mess going. Someitmes pastors are so afraid they won't make without certain people If people receive  Holy Ghost u won't have this probllem. Let the musician get angry and leave...they need to hear the truth.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: dyronjackson on October 11, 2006, 12:12:53 AM
IF PASTORS AND WIVES,ND OTHER WIVES OR LADIES, DEACONS AND MEMBERS CAN FIGHT WHT NOT MUSICIANS. LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!! I CANNOT SAY THAT I AM SURPRISED AND IT'S A CRYING SHAME THAT SAVED FOLK CAN ACT UNSAVED AT THE DROP OF A DIME. I GUESS THAT IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF LYING DOWN ONE'S RELIGION.










Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Keys410 on October 11, 2006, 12:35:21 AM
What trips me out is that they were saying MF this and MF that in the house of God. To me this church is a prime example of a commercial church. It's not what God wants but what the people want.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: sayyes on October 11, 2006, 01:32:19 AM
What trips me out is that they were saying MF this and MF that in the house of God. To me this church is a prime example of a commercial church. It's not what God wants but what the people want.

i know thats right sum of these churches let nething go on as long as service goes as "PLANNED" then everything is fine no matter wat the ppl are doin as long as weah have a "good ol time" it makes meah sick to think that we no longer let the Holy Ghost have his way but weah just want to have a "good ol time"........and yes if youre really saved you shouldnt be fightin now if youre just claimin salvation then welllllll....this is wat you get
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: B3Wannabe on October 11, 2006, 02:38:09 AM
Just because one gets saved doesn't mean ALL things are new RIGHT AWAY!..even Paul said he had to die daily. It's the responsibility of the leaders, though, to correct these types of issues.

New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church (http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=new+ebenezer+baptist+church&near=East+Chicago,+IN+46312&radius=0.0&cid=41639167,-87454722,12539858575572456477&li=lmd&z=14&t=m)

Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: karlisa on October 11, 2006, 08:41:56 AM
I dont care who you are and how well you play, under my leadership if you are not saved and holyghost filed, you will not be allowed to play under my direction.  Are churches and music ministries have become to worldly.  Thats what happens when you let the world in your church departments. They need to be saved.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Bronzee on October 11, 2006, 11:25:16 AM
Just because one gets saved doesn't mean ALL things are new RIGHT AWAY!..even Paul said he had to die daily. It's the responsibility of the leaders, though, to correct these types of issues.

New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church ([url]http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=new+ebenezer+baptist+church&near=East+Chicago,+IN+46312&radius=0.0&cid=41639167,-87454722,12539858575572456477&li=lmd&z=14&t=m[/url])


u r right to b3, this is why i said..one should say iam sorry, apoligize, or repent..in other words be sorry for what actions you have done..this is for Holy Ghost filled people to. We all make mistakes,,I have been save over 20 yrs and I want tell u that I have never did things that I should have..but, being fill with the Holy Ghost,,the comforter will tell u when u r wrong and have done wrong..its up to the person to be sorry and really mean it and not let this happen again..if its just a weakness of fighting of which i had before I got saved..i would fast and pray for God to deliver me from it. As for there vocab..those are unless words {cussing} that do not partake of holiness. We should shun from profanity and babbleing with our words. This is a poor choice of words to use in the house of God or evern outside the walls of the church..the church should be in our hearts DAEILY.,, NOT just when we come into Gods presence {the church}. to fellowship.

No doubt, these musiicans probably acted fast and swift without thinking or didn't allow the Lord to speak to there hearts, they listen to the enemy in this case.

In closing we should always love our brothers and sisters and help them alone the way and tell them the truth ..weather they want to hear it or not. This is so a people can grow in the lord. As a stronger brother or sister to pray for you in this area and you pray for deliverance in this area of your life.  There is no respector of person with God. We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God...including myself.
When a child of God is making mistakes we should always have a heart to forgive, say and mean that we are sorry for the wrong doing. Get up and try it again.  This is what make us become a person for God..we are growing in the Lord..and God is pleased with us. Be blessed.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Churchgirl on October 11, 2006, 03:08:16 PM
God is not the author of confusion.  The Holyghost doesn't act unseemly but is a gentlemen.  Let's call it what it is...Some things should not be named amongst us once we become Christians (to be like Christ).  We are drawn away from our own lust.  As far as questioning someone's salvation, Jesus said you shall know them by their fruit.  Jesus said by this will men know that you are my disciples when you have love for one another. True conversion is turning your whole heart fully towards God which brings about a change.  We are accountable for our own actions and we are without excuse.  All we can do at this point is to pray for the 2 brothers. Yes, they should have received an open rebuke so that others who heard it would be in fear that they wouldn't try to do the same thing.  People have lost the fear of God.  I believe that there is going to come a time where people will begin to drop dead in the house of God because of their evil ways.  The Bible tells us that judgement begins in the house of God and if we the righteous scarcley make it in then there is no hope for the sinner man.  We too can miss it if we are not careful.  Our righteousness are as filthy rags.   We must restore such ones in the spirit of meekness lest we fall into the same temptation.  We are living in the last days and the Bible tells us that perilous times woud come.  The house of God is suppose to be a safe haven where we as brothers and sisters are to come together in the spirit of unity and love.  It's time to get in God's face and stay in his presence.  Let God arise and the enemy will be scattered.  God is calling for the remnant, they that will obey, those who have character and integrity.  In the book of Revelation the Bible lets us to know as the sand is on the seashore that's how many souls will be lost.  Lord prepare us to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true is my prayer. 

Grace and peace,
Evangelist Aleechea Pitts
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ciechia on October 11, 2006, 03:23:00 PM
I was LOL, but truth be told, I agree with the brother and sister that No musician is needed that bad!  The need for musicians is overwhelming and many ministries will take the first available without seeking the Lord!  As musicians, our worship should be for real and that goes from the church pulpit to the door and ceiling to the door. :D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: BLAZING_CHORDZ782 on October 11, 2006, 03:37:38 PM
Mad Funny.....I would have loved to have seen that one.... :D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: thesuccessor on October 11, 2006, 09:05:49 PM
That is a shame, never seen nothing like it
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: music911 on October 11, 2006, 09:42:08 PM
IF PASTORS AND WIVES,ND OTHER WIVES OR LADIES, DEACONS AND MEMBERS CAN FIGHT WHT NOT MUSICIANS. LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!! I CANNOT SAY THAT I AM SURPRISED AND IT'S A CRYING SHAME THAT SAVED FOLK CAN ACT UNSAVED AT THE DROP OF A DIME. I GUESS THAT IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF LYING DOWN ONE'S RELIGION.




I think the problem here is that most people believe just because u saved, u on the same leve with everyone else.  I tell people all the time "yeah im saved, but God aint through wit me yet", which for me means that sometimes, im really going through and i know this is when im supposed to pray the most, but everyone has a breaking point.... U never know what people are going through, especially when u saved, and if god aint through with me, that means im saved, however im not fully transformed to "turn the other cheek...Let's not jump to conclusions, how many of u would turn the other cheek if u just up and got punched or slapped in church?"  Imma be real,  the only way i would possibly fight in God's house is if i am to my "breaking point"






Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: mr_c32005 on October 12, 2006, 07:06:46 PM
Excuse me.. but, musicians, or fighting musiicans aren't nobody special when is comes to God, and the church. I don't care how annointed or talented they are. they wouldn't have been allowed to come up and play again until they apolize to the church and {forgiverness, repent, or I'm sorry}.  They need to be fill with the Holy Ghost.  Thats whats wrong now with some churches they let..devil in the service have there way. The unclean spirits can't get alone with the other unclean spirit and bring..a file spirits up in the church and belive it or not it rub off on other peoples. Then u wonder why there is a fighting spirits in the church..cause its people like that that bring stuff in a church and keep the mess going. Someitmes pastors are so afraid they won't make without certain people If people receive  Holy Ghost u won't have this probllem. Let the musician get angry and leave...they need to hear the truth.

I agree with this 100%.. There should have been an apology to the God,  Pastor, and  The Church before there were aloud to touch another instrument.. Thats just my opinion
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: certify on October 12, 2006, 08:26:57 PM
I agree with this 100%.. There should have been an apology to the God,  Pastor, and  The Church before there were aloud to touch another instrument.. Thats just my opinion

ditto
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ferrente on October 12, 2006, 11:25:38 PM
WWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Apostolictonio on October 12, 2006, 11:37:01 PM
you can't be serious...I wanna see the video.   
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: xp80 on October 13, 2006, 12:38:58 AM
I don't believe the video was running. (There was a closed circuit TV feed in the basement on a big screen TV though.) It's a shame that there is no video because I think a lot of eyes would have been opened to what is going on in churches today.

Watch the news. Local and national news is picking up on this story. I hope it causes at least a few churches to think about who they are using in their music ministries.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Prophetic Remnant on October 13, 2006, 03:00:52 AM
That is sad. We let things like this happen. Two musicians can fight and then both play later on in the same service. And the church just let them. I guess that happens when churches would rather minister THROUGH you, than TO you.  :(
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: sayyes on October 13, 2006, 03:10:09 AM
Yeah but you know wat....i aint even mad at the musicians cuz obviouly they wasnt saved or delivered ova sum stuff.....im mad at the pastors in this thang now how do that make both churches look that gives the illution that i can do wateva i want and nuttin will be said and i can still be exspected to minister to the folks.......SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD..... we in the last day children....... :'( :-[
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Prophetic Remnant on October 13, 2006, 03:13:56 AM
HOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Tell me HOW are we going to stand before God?  :'(
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: sayyes on October 13, 2006, 03:32:56 AM
They aint.....theres gonna be two groups at the gate......the "well done" and the "depart from meah"......and unless God does sumtin for them they are gonna be in that "Depart from meah" Group....and thats sad to be in the church wrkin and still go hell aint  ?/? dont make no since wat so eva
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: 3rd-Day on October 13, 2006, 08:50:03 AM
 God has such unique ways of allowing us to expose ourselves.  ;D ;D ;D This is the deal, none of us have arrived. We got issues that we keep secret and extremly classified cause if anybody see's our dirt good gawd o mighty, what will they think.  Now im hoping that these cats were young in age  and immature.  Im not minimizing the incident, it was ugly.  The hosting church should have taken their organist background and or reputation into consideration when they hired him. But they didnt so what do you get, a brawl right in the middle of service. Its an outward manifestation of what was already working in the both of them. Everybody makes mistakes there is no such thing as a small sin. What they did was no diffrent than fornicating, adultry in secret, or  whatever else we may feel are the TOP Sins of all time. Gods grace is sufficient even for them two young men. I look at it like a wakeup call for both Parties involved. Now here is the sad truth, I have witnessed and heard about incidents like these that have taken place since the early to mid 90's. I have seen and heard of worse ( SERIOUSLY), stuff I will not even put into your thinking. :-X  But this is pretty stink.  Pray for them and their leaders, dont send them to hell just yet.  8)
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: 1achord on October 13, 2006, 02:17:12 PM
What a sad state of affairs. I agree with the folks here who said an apology and repentance was in order and they should have been silenced(not allowed to play) regardless of the circumstances. Music in a church is a luxury, not a necessity. Too many churches have "sold out" and not required their musicians to be "saved", "sanctified" and "filled with the Holy Spirit". You don't lose your head over something as trivial as accompanying a soloist. Musician have become "hired guns", playing for the the highest bidder. Humility and respect is gone and replaced with arrogance and selfishness. Fighting and cursing in the Lord's House is the disgraceful.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: jenjenwaha on October 13, 2006, 04:11:14 PM
you can't be serious...I wanna see the video.   

Me too!! 
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: xp80 on October 14, 2006, 12:22:50 AM
Just for the sake of accuracy, I need to note that only one of the organists said the F- word. 
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: KurzLand on October 14, 2006, 01:24:22 PM
I wanna see the video.   ;D

me too!

Just for the sake of accuracy, I need to note that only one of the organists said the F- word. 

WOW!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: revwpclark on October 16, 2006, 03:26:31 PM
I called one of my contacts in EC and they said it was really bad.  But a couple of things come to mind...
First - Peter cut off old dude's ear, cussed them folk out at the fire, lied about knowing Jesus - he didn't go to hell so I think the "fire and brimstone, hell and damnation concept" is a bit overplayed.
Second - Whether or not they should have been excused fired dismissed dragged and quartered is opinion - how many times have (as musicians) we sinned and NOT caught - if the truth be told, for the things people have NOT seen us do, if we were REALLY saved, we would confess them and sit our own self down.  we don't have all the details and don't know what happened in the back befor ethey came out.  However, I do know that if you don't stop and forgive RIGHT THEN it can fester and grow into a incurable disease that will ravage the body of Christ.
THIRD (and final) - it is sad, very sad, but is it any sadder than a Pastor and a MOM fighting over the same (male) choir director? Or any sadder than the MOM and the Choir Director getting caught in the Pastor's Study with the Pastor "bowing and worshipping" in front of BOTH of them?  I think you get the point...
I believe (fervent and effectual) prayer for both musicians, Pastors, choirs and churches is in order.  Before we criticize each other, recognize who we belong to and the only One who is able to save and deliver us

Now that being said, its offering time...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: reginald79 on October 17, 2006, 08:12:52 AM
Wow,
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: wrightway on October 17, 2006, 11:56:06 AM
 :(unfortuanately there are many who claim they love the lord,whom they have not seen,but hate their brother who is made in god's image. sometimes people are not filled....with holyghost all the time?//but sometimes they are filled with anger,rage, and bitterness.and what's in us,can and will come out.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: music911 on October 17, 2006, 09:15:38 PM
I called one of my contacts in EC and they said it was really bad.  But a couple of things come to mind...
First - Peter cut off old dude's ear, cussed them folk out at the fire, lied about knowing Jesus - he didn't go to hell so I think the "fire and brimstone, hell and damnation concept" is a bit overplayed.
Second - Whether or not they should have been excused fired dismissed dragged and quartered is opinion - how many times have (as musicians) we sinned and NOT caught - if the truth be told, for the things people have NOT seen us do, if we were REALLY saved, we would confess them and sit our own self down.  we don't have all the details and don't know what happened in the back befor ethey came out.  However, I do know that if you don't stop and forgive RIGHT THEN it can fester and grow into a incurable disease that will ravage the body of Christ.
THIRD (and final) - it is sad, very sad, but is it any sadder than a Pastor and a MOM fighting over the same (male) choir director? Or any sadder than the MOM and the Choir Director getting caught in the Pastor's Study with the Pastor "bowing and worshipping" in front of BOTH of them?  I think you get the point...
I believe (fervent and effectual) prayer for both musicians, Pastors, choirs and churches is in order.  Before we criticize each other, recognize who we belong to and the only One who is able to save and deliver us

Now that being said, its offering time...


Amen, Amen, Amen, and when u been on LGM for a min, u really find folk out, b/c there is a whole lotta fakes up in here, from the top moderators to the bottom newbies, but God is still God, and Im still praying for them...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: B3hammondboy on October 18, 2006, 10:50:43 AM
WOW!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: WithLuvKay on October 18, 2006, 04:23:21 PM
 :'( Let's PRAY
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: DESQ on October 23, 2006, 02:36:54 PM
For those posters that responded "Where's the video," " I want to see the video," "LOL" and other things along those lines.  Are we now taking pleasure in sin that we want to view this incident as some form of entertainment. ?/? :o  Read Romans 1:32.  We're taking pleasure in unrighteousness.  If someone would have had a video clip of the fight, it would have been posted and been the most watched video on LGM sent through emails and everything else.  The Bible claims that we shall become "lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof: from such turn away, ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth......" 

And Yes, Peter did cut off the ear of a person and lie about know Jesus, BUT that was before he was baptized (and filled) with the HOLY GHOST on the Day of Pentecost.  The Holy Ghost will keep you if you want to be kept.  Let's stop whitewashing sin as acceptable behaviour in God's house.  And we all have sinned in some form or fashion so I'm not on any soapbox here.

It's a sad commentary and I'm sure we can all recite various ancedotes of bad behaviour that our brothers and sisters have engaged in, but how long do we believe that God will continue to wink at our foolishness and pride.  There are countless examples of God not sending judgment down immediately, but giving persons an opportunity to repent.  He is gracious, merciful and long-suffering, but he is also holy and righteous.  We no longer have any reverence for God or the Holy Spirit--"yeah, yeah, I won't get caught or punished!!".  That's why anything goes on in our churches and it does not make us bat an eyelash or we recount "Well I heard worse, let me tell you about the time......" 

While I agree that there is nothing new under the sun, our lack of humility and tolerance for unrighteous behavior (even in the churchhouse) is what condemns us nowadays.  We will be held accountable for how we handled the unrighteousness that surrounds us.  Did we condone the behaviour, take secret pleasure in those performing such acts by laughing and joking about, or did it cause us to take an introspective look at our own lives and spur us to be more consecrated to God and more prayerful and sold out that the ENEMY no longer gets a foothold anywhere. 

Let's hope that we finally wake up, but alas, there will more instances of this behaviour and worse before the LORD comes back for the church.  Where will you stand on that great day!  Don't be deceived.  WAKE UP!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: HustleMan on October 23, 2006, 03:22:02 PM
I called one of my contacts in EC and they said it was really bad.  But a couple of things come to mind...
First - Peter cut off old dude's ear, cussed them folk out at the fire, lied about knowing Jesus - he didn't go to hell so I think the "fire and brimstone, hell and damnation concept" is a bit overplayed.
Second - Whether or not they should have been excused fired dismissed dragged and quartered is opinion - how many times have (as musicians) we sinned and NOT caught - if the truth be told, for the things people have NOT seen us do, if we were REALLY saved, we would confess them and sit our own self down.  we don't have all the details and don't know what happened in the back befor ethey came out.  However, I do know that if you don't stop and forgive RIGHT THEN it can fester and grow into a incurable disease that will ravage the body of Christ.
THIRD (and final) - it is sad, very sad, but is it any sadder than a Pastor and a MOM fighting over the same (male) choir director? Or any sadder than the MOM and the Choir Director getting caught in the Pastor's Study with the Pastor "bowing and worshipping" in front of BOTH of them?  I think you get the point...
I believe (fervent and effectual) prayer for both musicians, Pastors, choirs and churches is in order.  Before we criticize each other, recognize who we belong to and the only One who is able to save and deliver us

Now that being said, its offering time...

Man WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, AND WHAT CHURCH HAVE YOU BEEN GOING TO?!?!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: 4hisglory on October 23, 2006, 03:25:11 PM
Man WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, AND WHAT CHURCH HAVE YOU BEEN GOING TO?!?!

Hahahahhaahahaha.......I am cracking up. :D :D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: key-wiz on October 24, 2006, 09:57:35 AM
Man WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, AND WHAT CHURCH HAVE YOU BEEN GOING TO?!?!

Was It In ATL? ;D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: xp80 on October 24, 2006, 11:58:31 AM
Update.

Musician for one church fired 2 days later by unanimous vote of church board.

Other church kept musician on staff. Had him issue a verbal apology to leadership.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: jenjenwaha on October 24, 2006, 12:35:46 PM
For those posters that responded "Where's the video," " I want to see the video," "LOL" and other things along those lines.  Are we now taking pleasure in sin that we want to view this incident as some form of entertainment. ?/? :o  Read Romans 1:32.  We're taking pleasure in unrighteousness.  If someone would have had a video clip of the fight, it would have been posted and been the most watched video on LGM sent through emails and everything else.  The Bible claims that we shall become "lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof: from such turn away, ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth......" 

And Yes, Peter did cut off the ear of a person and lie about know Jesus, BUT that was before he was baptized (and filled) with the HOLY GHOST on the Day of Pentecost.  The Holy Ghost will keep you if you want to be kept.  Let's stop whitewashing sin as acceptable behaviour in God's house.  And we all have sinned in some form or fashion so I'm not on any soapbox here.

It's a sad commentary and I'm sure we can all recite various ancedotes of bad behaviour that our brothers and sisters have engaged in, but how long do we believe that God will continue to wink at our foolishness and pride.  There are countless examples of God not sending judgment down immediately, but giving persons an opportunity to repent.  He is gracious, merciful and long-suffering, but he is also holy and righteous.  We no longer have any reverence for God or the Holy Spirit--"yeah, yeah, I won't get caught or punished!!".  That's why anything goes on in our churches and it does not make us bat an eyelash or we recount "Well I heard worse, let me tell you about the time......" 

While I agree that there is nothing new under the sun, our lack of humility and tolerance for unrighteous behavior (even in the churchhouse) is what condemns us nowadays.  We will be held accountable for how we handled the unrighteousness that surrounds us.  Did we condone the behaviour, take secret pleasure in those performing such acts by laughing and joking about, or did it cause us to take an introspective look at our own lives and spur us to be more consecrated to God and more prayerful and sold out that the ENEMY no longer gets a foothold anywhere. 

Let's hope that we finally wake up, but alas, there will more instances of this behaviour and worse before the LORD comes back for the church.  Where will you stand on that great day!  Don't be deceived.  WAKE UP!!!!!!


Well.....I didn't believe it really happened.  So maybe you took the comments wrong.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: garrotth on October 26, 2006, 07:30:33 AM
I am not shocked all that much...I had a minister try to fight my mom right after service who also happens to be a minister in whom he did not like. Also I havve been at church and had my giutarist try and fuss me out during church, so I already know how it could happen. But, it is a shame that they actually started throwing blows WHILE still in church, DURING service, niether one of them would have been playing. Ecspecially, after they had use foul language in the church I would have sat them both down for what they did
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Gibby on October 31, 2006, 09:42:07 PM
I would not even go to a church that would allow that.  The pastor made his own son get off the keyboard when he started acting crazy and rebellious.  Oh well, like keys said, a commercial church.

I guess some people might have to go there.  But anything can be resolved with a civilized discussion.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Tinkey on November 02, 2006, 01:32:02 AM
 :o
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ChicagoFlava on November 08, 2006, 01:30:59 AM
well unfortunanely, in chicago, this is nothing new, it happens more often than not, and agree with most posters  that this type of behavior  is un called for an unchrist like in principle, but however my brothers and sisters its just that, this is a issue of  behavior, and not and issue of salvation. If we allow ourselves, we ALL, have the capability to walk  in flesh, and in unfortunante instances, carry out " ACTIONS in the the flesh as well. This is in anyway, is not a time to make personal assumptions on these two brothers salvation or spiritual walk.

 We have all "said, and done somethings (even while being saved  and holyghost filled ) that we are not proud of, or even embarrased of. We all have times in our life where we have  acted in a unchrist like manner, if you say you havent then God is a liar ( for we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD ), but by the grace and soverienty of God , we repent with a repentant heart, learn from our mistakes, and we go on with our life. Theres even things we have thought  that is just as bad as carrying out the action ( so as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he )  but Gods grace.
.
Im truly happy how this was handled and ill tell you why. ONE two brothers have an altercation in the church ( disrespectful as it was )  they were taken out, some one had to talk to them both, and was allowed back in to  still play. This shows me that even in being disespectful, and as idiotic as this may have been, these two brothers was able to work out there differences ( If any man have an ought against his brother. he shoud go to him)  and was allowed back in this is what God expects from us, for us to work out our problems, preferably without violence but to come to somekind of reconciliation with his brother, im sure was approved by the pastor or some leading official at the church

. Thats what Christ do for us every day, we make stupid mistakes, we repent for them God forgives us, then he allows us to go on with ourlives without any condemnation  for what we have done, so we may go on with our lives. How many times have Christ done that for us?? In our mess ups he forgives us. I wonder what our spiritual life would be reduced to if Christ was to hold us so harshly accountable for the times we walk in flesh as we wanna hold these brothers to. What if God adopted a "thats it" attitude with us?  u mess up and your written off, judged, and your salvation quesitoned because you allowed yourself to walk in flesh.

 Thank GOd thats not the nature of  our GOD. if it was we'd ALL be in trouble. so remember that before we cast judgements and assumptions on others, our Jobs as christians is to forgive , and not to condemn, and move forward . THAT ITS! God extends his grace and forgiveness on us, i could have sworn he expects the same from us, while we get deep. We are all learning human creatures that will make mistakes, but thank got for his grace, while we are so deep in being christ like in always looking to bare judgement, let us be christlike also in that he extends his grace and forgiveness, and he remembers them no more , and allow us to go forward without condemnation.

  we arent perfect, yet we are ALL striving for perfecTION!   Im sure these brothers are quite embarrased and feel terrible its not our place to judge and assume anything , but to love, incourage and accept repentance. Christ do it  for you daily, where would YOU be if he didnt.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: MewsikHarris32 on November 08, 2006, 09:07:20 AM
that's just horrible. that's all I can say......
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: LilWes on November 12, 2006, 12:23:40 AM
well uh down here in D-town illinois our musicians go outside and roast on eachother on church ground
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Lilfingers on November 12, 2006, 11:13:50 AM
That is sooooooo ungodly, let along, unprofessional!  How could they let them (either one of them) come back to service?  Both of these churches should check themselves!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Pianist84 on November 12, 2006, 12:20:20 PM
Wow!! That's is just horrible that those two organists got into a fight in God's house. What surprises me more is that they used the F-word in church.  :o That's just sad.....
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: stinso on December 19, 2006, 10:08:14 AM
Dude I love your sound effects!!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: tario on December 20, 2006, 03:28:26 AM
Deliverance is needed there. they are setting bad examples for younger people who may  look up to them as rolemodles. :o :(
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ABMJ on December 20, 2006, 10:50:22 AM
LOL WOW
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: T_Keys on December 20, 2006, 11:45:24 AM
Some things won't ever change as long as we still have these bodies of flesh & sin, even in the church-house, LOL
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ABMJ on December 20, 2006, 02:51:20 PM
Some things won't ever change as long as we still have these bodies of flesh & sin, even in the church-house, LOL

That's straight-up right.  Very well said
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: berbie on December 21, 2006, 01:48:10 PM
I cannot think of any circumstance that would have allowed me to let either of those two musicians back in to play. I just believe that as large a city as Chicago is, I could find an annointed musician.  At the start of the day I would tell the musician what is expected, and it wouldn't include cussing and fighting in church.  Most churches that hire musicians don't go over expectations.  Ex.  When will you have to play, when are you paid extra, how many rehearsals, what is the dress code, what about travel programs, funerals (for members, non-member who have family that are members, etc.), what is the code for non-playing time. (to stay in the sanctuary until service is over or not) First cuss woud you speak in service gets you gone.  What about days off, vacations, pay raises, tax payments, insurance etc.  Who the musician answers to,  who he expresses concerns to.   Who arbitrates in adverse situations, such as the one in question.  Let them handle it.  Can you be calm under pressure.  Pay the musician well and accept nothing less than excellent behavior. Can't do what we ask, don't come here.    Can't act in the manner discussed frankly and thoroughly with input from both sides upon being hired, prehaps another place would be better.

berbie
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Bigtime on December 23, 2006, 05:15:42 PM
HAHAHAHAH!!!!*cough*...sorry.....That is Really Crazy....I never seen it before
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: chi_townz_bmg on December 26, 2006, 01:14:12 PM
Eh... I live in Chicago and have been to many churches throughout the Chicagoland area.  Nothing too much surprises me anymore. I've witnessed a preacher cussing from the pulpit, a deacon calling the church mother a the first whore, a pastor calling the police and trying to have deacons arrested for trying to organize a vote to remove the pastor, after a funeral two family member got to shooting in the lobby and outside on the church steps, etc...

I didn't witness this one, but at one of my friends church one Sunday morning the first lady and the pastor's girlfriend were fighting on the side walk in front of the church. Pastor and girlfriend had a baby boy together. Girlfriend was throwing it up in first lady's face because pastor and wife had 2 girls... So they got to throwing blows in front of the church just as the out of town guest churches bus was driving up...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: brrsndr on December 26, 2006, 02:50:49 PM
My Pastor would have fired the host organist within the hour! He just wouldn't tolerate that scenario. Fighting and then praising and worshipping. Nah!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Rev.Dr.Bishop on December 31, 2006, 11:06:54 PM
I fault the pastors, and church officers who allowed them to return so quick.  Musicians have become to important.  People think they cant have service without music. We need to seek yee 1st the kingdom, then music and the other stuff will come.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: boogiesibley on January 04, 2007, 11:22:00 AM
It's a shame. I couldn't believe my eyes when I was reading this. If that would have happened at the church I belong to, our pastor would put out both organists and neither one of them would have come back.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: J-rizay on January 09, 2007, 03:39:40 PM
WOW! i guess all we can do is pray for them :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: tri-tonest on January 16, 2007, 11:44:17 PM
 ?/? ?/?How dare disrespect the house of God!!!! wow!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ccrossley on January 20, 2007, 11:56:35 PM
Umm...

Names please

Other Chi-town organist want to know...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ABMJ on January 22, 2007, 07:45:28 AM
This is…Pitiful, Disgraceful, Deplorable, Contemptible,  and Pathetic  >:( >:( >:( >:(





I passed my Vocabulary Quiz today. lol  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: blessedhands80 on January 22, 2007, 08:21:58 AM
This is…Pitiful, Disgraceful, Deplorable, Contemptible,  and Pathetic  >:( >:( >:( >:(





I passed my Vocabulary Quiz today. lol  ;D ;D ;D

You sure did and for your hardwork and effort you get a big ol' smiley face ;D...take it home and show it off.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ABMJ on January 22, 2007, 08:26:23 AM
You sure did and for your hardwork and effort you get a big ol' smiley face ;D...take it home and show it off.

lol.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: chrisrob21 on January 26, 2007, 01:00:44 PM
man they should have been ban from the building i mean come how dare u have guts to come in to the house of god and fight like and how ever was the pastor was surely unwise to let them come right back in the house of god.
they just brought there demons in the service with them and allowed them to to get in to everything i dont know what is wrong with musicians now adays a lot of them are highminded and dont think they have to the consequse for their actions
god is going to punish them for that but imma pray that he has mercy on them because that was just out of this world. if it was me i would have had them clean the whole church for a year without pay lol.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Piano0520 on February 06, 2007, 01:49:22 AM
wow thisis crazy...The most I've seen is two organist battle in the middle of service
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Keys410 on February 06, 2007, 06:34:16 AM
It is sad how desperate churches are getting....People now go to church to hear the music so the church feels they have to have the hottest musicians...I am the M.O.M. at my spot both of those cats would have been gone...It's sad how they compromise...Cause would we allow somebody to come in our house and fight and still stay there...Nope...but we allow that to happen in the house of God...Crazy...That's what happens when your organ player was in the club Saturday night listening to "Knuckle Up"....LOL J/K
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: T_Keys on February 06, 2007, 10:59:19 AM
It is sad how desperate churches are getting....People now go to church to hear the music so the church feels they have to have the hottest musicians...I am the M.O.M. at my spot both of those cats would have been gone...It's sad how they compromise...Cause would we allow somebody to come in our house and fight and still stay there...Nope...but we allow that to happen in the house of God...Crazy...That's what happens when your organ player was in the club Saturday night listening to "Knuckle Up"....LOL J/K

LOL!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: gospb3 on February 08, 2007, 12:19:29 AM
I have seen alot in church services if I write a book alot of top gospel artist couldn't sing again.
I witnessed drug sales , booze in the bathroom , sex in the pastors study, A church held up
in st louis at gun point but never a fist fight during service. I would have paid to see that.
  Now I see why paul wrote so many letters to the churchs. Whats their address we need
to tell paul to write them a long letter lol
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: KurzLand on February 12, 2007, 08:39:02 PM
That's what happens when your organ player was in the club Saturday night listening to "Knuckle Up"....LOL J/K

LOL!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: key-wiz on February 12, 2007, 11:22:35 PM
LOL!!!
^
^
^
^
^
^What He Said ;D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: kalele on May 21, 2007, 10:03:31 PM
my first response is W-O-W!!!(which stands for watch out world!) but we also have to keep in mind that when and wherever music is involved the enemy is ALWAYS there trying to cause and keep up confusion. why? because he was over the music in heaven. that's why it's so important that we as "ministers" of music really keep ourselved prayed up and our flesh constantly under SUBJECTION through fasting. we need to beware that the enemy doesn't want ANYONE to make it to heaven let alone ANYONE who has taken the place of ministering through music to God.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: iplaytheorgan2 on May 26, 2007, 11:33:42 PM
The song says "Only What You do for Christ Will Last"  obiously when they play, they're not doing for Christ, but for man.  That is a very sad, sad, sad, senerio.  I'll be praying for their deliverance and restoration.  It's not just the gift, it's the anointing, that breaks the yolk.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: willis1234 on May 30, 2007, 12:42:36 PM
ONLY IN A BAPTIST CHURCH  WILL 2 PEOPLE FIGHT AND CARRY ON AND THEN ACT LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPEND
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: iplaytheorgan2 on May 30, 2007, 12:52:41 PM
ONLY IN A BAPTIST CHURCH  WILL 2 PEOPLE FIGHT AND CARRY ON AND THEN ACT LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPEND

LOLOLOLOL!!!!  :D ;D :D
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Raspberry07 on May 30, 2007, 01:08:14 PM
It dosnt only happen in the BAPTIST churches it happens in different churches as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 You all should not be SHOCKED at things like that because there are GAY BISHOPS, PREACHERS, and PRIESTS!!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Yung1 on May 30, 2007, 01:22:35 PM
WOW... that shows u who really is playin 4 the glory of God and who's just playin 4 the money.  That is crazy; and the fact that they both came back in 2 play... that fact that they were even allowed 2 play is a shame.  the house of god is the one place that we should be able to come to after a week of dealing with the demons of this world and be rejuvinated (if i spell it wrong - my bad).  it's unbelieveable what goes on in church these days
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: PianoWizard on May 31, 2007, 07:47:04 AM
Welcome to the LGM family "willis1234".....Be Blessed.

PianoWiz...
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: bug on June 06, 2007, 02:00:12 PM
WOW!

I am from Gary and know Blakely's COGIC Church over in East Chicago very well.  The market is extremely competitive in the Chicagoland area.  I have been playing for churches since 1962 and I have never seen that happen before.  I used to play for the First Church of Deliverance in Chicago and so did Charles Miller  who is from Gary also.  It was so competitive I would only get a chance to play one tune before some other guy would be sitting on the organ bench with me, in an attempt to move me over so he could play the next tune.  It was common courtesy to move over and wait after the other organist had finished the next tune before you sat on the bench and moved him off the bench so that you could play the next tune. We would play musical chairs all the time. There were no fights though.

I live in middle Michigan now.  I am about an hour from Detroit.  It is not nearly as competitive here, however I am from that kind of competitive environment and welcome all challenges.  The people here in Albion are taking good care of me.  I had one semester as a college music teacher, but ran my students away because they said I was giving them too much work to do.  All of my students dropped out from the pressure of having to learn what they saw as too much work.  However if you want to play any tune and harmonize it well, or understand the counterpoint between all the vocal parts then it requires effort.  To whom much is given, much is required.

brother scott
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: h313w on June 12, 2007, 12:02:29 AM
Sure sounds familiar. Detroit went through that, along with DC, and Philly. Is it all that ? Just study to show yourselves approved ( the music for the service ). Who's the MD ? or Music Director even ? it's like don't treat it like rap now. Satan had a Lucifer flash-back or something ? See why we got to be prayer up ?  
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: prince_pof on June 13, 2007, 11:13:43 AM
Thats givin christians a bad name. Because i know if i wasnt saved and i saw some christians fightin i wouldnt  want to be a christian.


If the leaders dont have any respect for the church how do we expect anyone else to.

When we do that its not just us that were hurting.
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: bishop424 on February 07, 2008, 10:10:28 AM




First of off:

All I wanna know is who won the fight and did somebody get a collection plate for the bout. ;D

Did somebody need a official for the fight I mean I could brought some popcorn some event tracks and a slim jim.

Martin Lawerence said, " Ah man! Can we all just get along!"

Now all jokes aside.

Both of them should have been removed for the building I don't care if they are guest musicians or from another church.

There is no fighting in the house of GOD.






Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: h313w on February 19, 2008, 10:30:18 AM
File this in the "Never Seen It Before Category"!

On Sunday Oct 9th, in East Chicago, IN (about 20 mins east of Chciacgo, IL), 2 organists got into a fight during the service! I could not believe what I was seeing.

It was during an afternoon program at New Ebeneezer Baptist Church in East Chicago, IN that the host organist got into a fight with the visiting choir's organist during the changing out of choirs at Offering. It turns out that the host organist at the Baptist church was the former organist of the visiting Church. Apparently he had been fired for his bad attitude.

Well, long-story-short, the 2 musicians began having words over who was going to play for the guest soloist on the program when it happened. One challeneged the other's manhood and playing ability and it was ON.

Just as she started to sing... BAP! BING! DONK!-MF this!!-MF that!-they were fighting. Both of them had to be removed from the service.

Believe it or not, both ended up coming back in to play. That is Crazy!!


That's what i was waiting for you to say" they came back in and GOT TO PLAY" . man, this is ridiculous. . . and they are probably STILL working there right now right ???
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: brodonny on February 20, 2008, 04:55:58 AM
WOWSERS :o
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: ferrente on April 17, 2008, 08:53:06 PM
WOW!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: Pretty_Brit on June 20, 2008, 03:29:05 PM
All I can say is Lord Jesus!!!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: kodacolor on June 20, 2008, 06:01:47 PM
Human or not, Salvation that brings about conversion means that "All things have become new".  So the responses and reactions of the supposedly "old Nature" should be overcome by the "New Creature" which after God is created in righteousness and True Holiness.  The new creature is not human. He is Spirit, no longer governed by the lusts and emotions of the flesh.  Those boys in the Spirit would have been sat down in my church and the choir would have sang acapella if there wasn't another availeable musician in the house. In The Love of Christ and consideration of His Body. Love Dies Irie!!! :o

True.  Still, even though I'm not defending their fighting, Christians have their 'fleshly moments'.  Also, if they cater to the flesh more than they do the spirit they are more likely to take a fleshly approach than a spiritual approach.  I agree with sitting them down and letting the choir sing acapella if there wasn't another musician though!
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: T-Block on June 20, 2008, 06:18:50 PM
:o :o :o :o :o :o  I remember this thread from a few years ago. :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: musallio on June 21, 2008, 04:34:25 AM
Now I understand why anon said if we are not careful about who we select to play for us at church, we might just end up with a devil worshipper himself playing for us..

Churches , be warned.

I'm not saying that those 2 were devil worshippers..it's quite evident the home dude started the fight & the guest player failed to humble himself..but they should have been disciplined accordingly..
Title: Re: 2 Organists get into a fight in Chicago DURING service!
Post by: betnich on June 21, 2008, 12:18:28 PM
Because saved folk never fight at all???


Sometimes it's 'saved' folk who fight the WORST!

Even the best musicians can be only human...sounds like they needed a time out, LOL!