Hello, Pastor Mikie, Good to hear your testimony.....We all know this verse, fill in the blanks:"faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the _______ ___ _____"--you know how that verse ends, and that isn't my opinion, that is the Word of the Living God!! If people are truly drawn to Christ in your ministry, it isn't because of the music, it is because of the Word. I once heard RW Shambach tell one of his many stories [yes I, a Baptist, have heard RW many times in my lifetime and I love his stories--when he gets too crazy, I turn him off
], anyhow he tells of when he first began preaching on a street corner in Philadelphia, he said he had a young boy [didn't mention if he was saved or not] who played music for him [I believe it was a guitar, but my memory fails me, it may have been an accordion, shucks it might have been a gazoo] anyhow he said he would draw a crowd and when he drew the crowd, he said he'd grab him by the belt loops and pull him backwards out of the way and RW would start preaching....the music drew attention, but it was the Word that was prominent--now I know this may seem to contradict my argument about music, but we are talking about a street corner, not the House of Worship!! Getting back to your testimony, If God has gifted you [and only you know this] with an ability to draw people to Christ, then use it!! You don't need anybody's opinion about anything. Just like when God called you to preach [I remember my calling April 21, 1995] it really doesn't matter what other people think, you [and I] have a calling from the Lord. And we are different, and people are different, there are some I may reach that you may not be able to and vice versa; But, according to the Word itself, faith doesn't come by music. It comes by hearing the Word of God-- it is the Word that convicts and works to real salvation. David could play music that could soothe Sauls soul, but he [Saul] sure didn't get right with Lord through the music--If your
ministry is winning souls and making disciples for Christ, then you keep on keeping on.....God bless