the upside of being friends
laughing til we cry
trust
forgiveness
not afraid to fart in front of each other
brutal honesty without fear of destroying the band
making fun of our each other and our own music (see video below)
the downside of being friends
not afraid to fart in front of each other
letting fun wholly eclipse time scheduled for business crap (see video above)
taking advantage of each other
laziness
the upside of being business partners
Uh ... can I get back to you on this?
the downside of being business partners
EVERYTHING
Ok, not everything.
But darned near!
the upside of being fellow ministers
growing in Christ together
joining in prayer over the youth of the midwest
feeling the same sense of calling and responsibility for God's Kingdom
the downside of being fellow ministers
having to kick each other in the butt to pray and study God's Word DAILY
feeling called in another direction from the other members
confronting one another in our sin
Maywood is not perfect. HA - just in case you had misconceptions! (/sarcasm) And our ministry is still very disorganized. Beyond the music, we want to get better at showing Christ's love and spreading the name of Jesus in everything we do, even business (UGH). Sometimes the world trips us up and sometimes we trip each other, but we strive to constantly refocus our goals and double our efforts for God's Kingdom.
So be in prayer for us. We drive each other BANANAS on a regular basis, but we believe God has brought us together and blessed us in this endeavor, so we are continuing to pursue it and continuing to find, in Him, that delicate balance.
