[Prayerful]

I did some inquiry, and according to my sources, those attending the conference where TC spoke these words took them only as his opinion and not as an imposition. In fact, I am told that many (not all) of the churches around Cleveland, including Cleveland itself, use a variety of instruments, including at times drums and electric guitars. They say that there is a lot of freedom to make a joyful noise however the Spirit leads. The church that TC’s own son-in-law leads is very contemporary in this and all matters of worship. As a result, it is quite successful in reaching out to the community.

The inclusion of this short article in their magazine, along with the highlighting, etc, was entirely the choice of the magazine’s editor. TC probably never intended for these words to go into print as they did. Nevertheless, he did speak this, so it shows where he is concerning drums, etc. personally.