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Lead Like Jazz (Part 3)

"Being" is important, but we have to take to the streets.
Lead Like Jazz (Part 3)

This is the third article in a three-part series. Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2.

A few weeks ago I was in Colorado Springs for a benefit concert representing International Teams, the organization I lead. What made this event particularly enjoyable for me was that in addition to speaking about something that really matters to me—the lack of resources to fight economic, physical, and spiritual oppression—I got to be one of the guys in the band again. I had a blast. The musicians were excellent. It's amazing what playing with great people does to raise the level of your own performance.

Three bands performed that night. The band I played with was definitely the "old guys" band. We played some jazz pieces, some old worship songs with lots of blues chords added in, and we played the old Doobie Brothers tune "Takin' It To The Streets."

The next band was an incredible local church worship band. They played a lot of newer songs, several I had heard before. ...

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