What is the purpose of J4TL ?
-the event has a main purpose, to lift up, and glorifying our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The goals are many; to reach the lost, lift up the down trodden, bring churches together, give Christians a time of fellowship, learn from the many ministries, make new contacts with other Christian groups. Not to mention have a wonderful time.

Is J4TL one person, church, or organization ?
-no, quite the contrary. J4TL is built up from participating area churches. The J4TL does have a committee of voted in members, the actual committee is made up like any organization with board members from different churches, and each member has a specific duty.

How long has the J4TL been around ?
-2009 will be the 3rd annual event, with that said, J4TL has been around since before many of us were even born. Yep it really was, it was just under different names. We did not create the J4TL, we just gave it the “JAM 4 THE LAMB“ name. When you have an event or festival at your church, where singing and fellowship is involved you are in everyway having a “JAM 4 THE LAMB”. The concept has been around forever. We only magnified the concept, and went outside the walls of the sanctuary, invited all the Christian churches, and a whole lot of bands.

Why did we create this J4TL ?
-we didn’t just create a festival, it was very much inspired. The Livesay family of Buffalo Grove Baptist Church were given the inspiration for the event by our Lord.
After the family joined Buffalo Grove Baptist Church, they seen God working through the youth, congregation, and Pastor John Pinkston.
The Livesays wanted to give something back, so with the help of the entire church the “JAM 4 THE LAMB” was born.

Where was the first ever J4TL ?
-the first event was at the residence of the Livesay’s. It was a two day event. With 2 hay wagons for a stage.

How did the first J4TL turn out ?
-a complete success. In attendance were members representing 3 different churches. Total attendance was 150. Three individuals found their way to the homemade altar.

Who were the bands at the first j4tl, and why is there so much Christian contemporary and rock music?
-the band “walking by faith” was the opening act, followed by “Lift Him Up”. The band “Lift Him Up” were and still are today at the forefront of the music for “JAM 4 THE LAMB”. To answer the question about the style of music, we really do try to mix up the music to a degree. The fact is, everyone has a certain style of music they like, and prefer, but we really try to focus on the youth and young adults. No this event does not exclude the older generation we need their support and leadership through out all these events, but we are trying to grab a hold of the next generation of Christian leaders, and all the surveys you will find, show that youths prefer the more rock, and pop sound of secular music. We offer that sound with the words and Gospel of Jesus Christ. In ACTS 2 you will see that the Lord our God gave his people the power to speak in other tongues so that all who were near, no matter their language, could receive the Gospel of Jesus. What that passage tell us is, God’s word will reach us in what ever style of music as long as it’s God’s word. That being said, we do have some Southern Styles of music, and yes; southern gospel, bluegrass, country, rock, rap, blues, soul, and any other style can be used for God’s work.

The future of “JAM 4 THE LAMB”
Well the future is up to you. This festival is now a rather large event, and will either grow and prosper of vanish. When we completed the first "Jam 4 The Lamb", we started getting the question, "when will the next one be ? " So far we have been allowed to answer that question year after year with awesome God inspired shows, but now I ask you, " when will the next Jam 4 The Lamb be ?" Like I said at the start of this statement, the future is up to you, the churches, businesses, and others just like us. Thousands of dollars are spent to put the event on, do you wonder where the money comes from ? It comes from God, through churches, businesses and just good 'ol regular people. Sometimes its a dollar, sometimes its a thousand, but the money will never come if we do not give faithfully. Please help us to keep the Jam 4 The Lamb from being just a topic of " the good 'ol days" conversations. During this scary time that our nation faces, people need hope, and my friends there is more than hope in the name Jesus Christ. Come together with us, let us glorify our Lord through this years event. Please pray for what you can do for Jam 4 The Lamb this year. God accepts all that accept Jesus.

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