Hey everybody, I managed to find some time through all the craziness of my world that I call life to update you all on the latest ministry happenings. I have to back up a bit, but here we go,
On Mar.15, we were at a church in Mt. Morris that was absolutely a blast to perform for. They really seemed to enjoy everything, and they were one of the best laughing churches that we have been to in a while. We had a wonderful time and we agreed that that place would be great for a live recording someday.
Also, we just wrapped up that concert at Midwestern Baptist College. We had to make some adjustments here and there to make things work, but everything turned out great and we had a wonderful night. Josh was in rare form with his comedy, and we had a couple of other fellows doing some two-man comedy that night who were also hilarious. I sang with a men's ensemble and a quartet called "The Abiding Grace Quartet", and I think it went very well. We were able to raise some money for the college student body fund, and I'd love to do it there again sometime.
We are gearing up to make new CDs, and hope to have them available by mid-summer. See us on the web at www.foresterministries.com.
-Stephen
Monday, April 6, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
I Hate Hallmark
I have decided that Mother's Day cards are the worst cards in the world because of one thing: mothers cannot know if their kid is being sincere. All Mother's Day cards say something like:
To The Most Wonderful Mother In The World!!!!
A mother doesn't know if her kid is serious because ALL of the cards say something like that! I think someone needs to invent a new kind of card; no one has to buy it, it just needs to be there so sincerity in the other cards can be detected. Somebody needs to make a card that says, "I hated my childhood; thinking of becoming a serial killer. Signed, (your name here)."
Father's day cards are completely different, though. Those are easy to buy because dads give you a different side to your childhood. You don't have to worry about being sincere with a Father's Day card. Just buy something that says, "Happy Father's Day, Dad: Childhood With You Was A GAS!"
Our ministry, on a more spiritual note, is going quite well. We did a concert for a dinner in Mulliken Michigan this past Saturday, and boy, can those ladies COOK!:) I don't care if they're married or not, I'll wait in line.
Also, my birthday was a couple of weeks ago! I am now the big one-double-O! (The two Os stacked on top of each other make an eight) I can't believe I'm finally eighteen! Darn it, I just missed the election. Oh well, be sure to see our website at http://www.foresterministries.com/ to see all about us.
-Joshua
P.S.- Look over the past colors I've used to sign my blogs and see if you can guess what my favorite color is. The winner will receive: ......bragging rights. (Whoopie!)
To The Most Wonderful Mother In The World!!!!
A mother doesn't know if her kid is serious because ALL of the cards say something like that! I think someone needs to invent a new kind of card; no one has to buy it, it just needs to be there so sincerity in the other cards can be detected. Somebody needs to make a card that says, "I hated my childhood; thinking of becoming a serial killer. Signed, (your name here)."
Father's day cards are completely different, though. Those are easy to buy because dads give you a different side to your childhood. You don't have to worry about being sincere with a Father's Day card. Just buy something that says, "Happy Father's Day, Dad: Childhood With You Was A GAS!"
Our ministry, on a more spiritual note, is going quite well. We did a concert for a dinner in Mulliken Michigan this past Saturday, and boy, can those ladies COOK!:) I don't care if they're married or not, I'll wait in line.
Also, my birthday was a couple of weeks ago! I am now the big one-double-O! (The two Os stacked on top of each other make an eight) I can't believe I'm finally eighteen! Darn it, I just missed the election. Oh well, be sure to see our website at http://www.foresterministries.com/ to see all about us.
-Joshua
P.S.- Look over the past colors I've used to sign my blogs and see if you can guess what my favorite color is. The winner will receive: ......bragging rights. (Whoopie!)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Birth Of A Recording Studio
I've been working on an area of ministry that is a somewhat new to me this week. I have been recording my own soundtracks for a special concert that we are doing in March. On March 28th, we are hosting a special gospel music concert at our college, Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac, MI. It will be a special night featuring quite a few students with great musical talent. We will be doing some songs with soundtracks and some with live instruments, and I'm recording the tracks at home, playing most (or on some songs all) of the instruments. Josh will be lending a big helping hand to the evening by co-hosting the event with me, playing most of the live piano (which is much better than DEAD piano!), and doing his signature stand-up comedy. I organized a men's quartet, which we dubbed the "Abiding Grace" quartet, and will be singing tenor. This a bit unusual for me, since in the college choir I usually sing bass! We've done this once before, so I'm confident that it will be great.
There will be a number of other students performing as well, with some absolutely great voices being featured as well as some instrumental solos. This is to be a student body event to raise money for our student body fund, which is used to make improvements at the college for the student's benefit and in some cases, perhaps even help with tuition. There will be no admission charge, but we will be taking a freewill offering and selling refreshments to raise support. If you are in the area we would love for you to come out to see us. In the meantime, I will be working frantically to get the recording done and practicing with the performing students at the college.
To all those who read Josh's last blog and may have been confused....No, Josh did not rob that bank. He did consider it, and he even tried to get me in on it. But I managed to change his mind by dragging him into a dark room and beating him until he lost consciousness! Once the bleeding stopped and both of his hips had popped back out of his collar bone, he saw that I was right.
Nothing like brotherly love! It's hard to believe that we were born in Philadelphia!
Have a nice day, and remember to "Love thy neighbor"!
Stephen Forester
There will be a number of other students performing as well, with some absolutely great voices being featured as well as some instrumental solos. This is to be a student body event to raise money for our student body fund, which is used to make improvements at the college for the student's benefit and in some cases, perhaps even help with tuition. There will be no admission charge, but we will be taking a freewill offering and selling refreshments to raise support. If you are in the area we would love for you to come out to see us. In the meantime, I will be working frantically to get the recording done and practicing with the performing students at the college.
To all those who read Josh's last blog and may have been confused....No, Josh did not rob that bank. He did consider it, and he even tried to get me in on it. But I managed to change his mind by dragging him into a dark room and beating him until he lost consciousness! Once the bleeding stopped and both of his hips had popped back out of his collar bone, he saw that I was right.
Nothing like brotherly love! It's hard to believe that we were born in Philadelphia!
Have a nice day, and remember to "Love thy neighbor"!
Stephen Forester
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I Wanna Rob A Bank
I went into the bank today and saw this whole wall of security cameras...... did you ever get the feeling you were being watched? I got to thinking: I would love to go into a bank with a ski mask on. Then, just when the people start to panic, take off the mask and say: "Whoo, is it cold outside!" Before I took the mask off, though, I'd like to walk up to a teller and say, "I'd like to make a withdrawal, please."
Okay, that would definitely get me arrested, but it would be fun if I could get away with it. I could just see the faces of those angry cops though. "You were what?....A joke?.... Whatever, watch your head gettin' into the car."
Don't forget to check us out at www.foresterministries.com to see our CDs and future bookings. We're still accepting dates for 2009. But sorry, we can't fit in anymore dates for 2008....
-Joshua
Okay, that would definitely get me arrested, but it would be fun if I could get away with it. I could just see the faces of those angry cops though. "You were what?....A joke?.... Whatever, watch your head gettin' into the car."
Don't forget to check us out at www.foresterministries.com to see our CDs and future bookings. We're still accepting dates for 2009. But sorry, we can't fit in anymore dates for 2008....
-Joshua
Monday, February 2, 2009
Riddle me this: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Answer: He'd cut a cord of Cedar, if you gave him a quarter for every cord that he cut.
You are probably thinking "What on Earth does that have to do with your ministry?" The answer is .....absolutely nothing, I just thought that you might get a blessing out of an old, stupid tongue twister with an ending that you may not have heard before!
Wow! Your right, that was dumb. Anyway, Josh and I are very excited about this new year already. We have already logged more dates in the book for the year than we did for all of 2008!
The newest dates should be posted soon, with more on the way shortly.
Our big brother Mark and his wife Andrea have hit the road for Florida. They will be down there 'till about the third week of April, and we wish them a happy,safe, rewarding trip (Although Mom's so jealous that she's thinking of burning down his house in Michigan).
When he returns in April, Josh and I will hopefully begin work on our new CDs as quickly as possible. We'd like to get them out by sometime in the late spring/early summer time.
Our services on Jan. 25th went well. We were at Victory Baptist Church for Sunday school and their morning service. They were an excellent crowd! They laughed at pretty much everything that we said, and they seemed to enjoy the music and message.
That night we traveled with our college choir to Grace Baptist Church in Coeman, Mi. for a revival that they were hosting that week. You can read Josh's last blog for some funny stuff on that.
This coming Sunday we will be in Brown City,Mi. in the morning, and traveling with the choir again that afternoon for Tri-City Baptist church in Saginaw that night.
The Lord's been so good to us already this year, and we are eagerly anticipating what He has for us in the future for our ministry.
In Christ,
Stephen Forester
p.s. My birthday is this Saturday.........Just thought you'd like to know!
Answer: He'd cut a cord of Cedar, if you gave him a quarter for every cord that he cut.
You are probably thinking "What on Earth does that have to do with your ministry?" The answer is .....absolutely nothing, I just thought that you might get a blessing out of an old, stupid tongue twister with an ending that you may not have heard before!
Wow! Your right, that was dumb. Anyway, Josh and I are very excited about this new year already. We have already logged more dates in the book for the year than we did for all of 2008!
The newest dates should be posted soon, with more on the way shortly.
Our big brother Mark and his wife Andrea have hit the road for Florida. They will be down there 'till about the third week of April, and we wish them a happy,safe, rewarding trip (Although Mom's so jealous that she's thinking of burning down his house in Michigan).
When he returns in April, Josh and I will hopefully begin work on our new CDs as quickly as possible. We'd like to get them out by sometime in the late spring/early summer time.
Our services on Jan. 25th went well. We were at Victory Baptist Church for Sunday school and their morning service. They were an excellent crowd! They laughed at pretty much everything that we said, and they seemed to enjoy the music and message.
That night we traveled with our college choir to Grace Baptist Church in Coeman, Mi. for a revival that they were hosting that week. You can read Josh's last blog for some funny stuff on that.
This coming Sunday we will be in Brown City,Mi. in the morning, and traveling with the choir again that afternoon for Tri-City Baptist church in Saginaw that night.
The Lord's been so good to us already this year, and we are eagerly anticipating what He has for us in the future for our ministry.
In Christ,
Stephen Forester
p.s. My birthday is this Saturday.........Just thought you'd like to know!
Monday, January 26, 2009
College Choir Blues
Well, yesterday my brother and I did a meeting Sunday morning, then went to sing with our college choir that Sunday evening. The catch: our director was not with us. Where is she? Well, while we're here turning ourselves into human ice sculptures, she's on vacation in Cancun. A part of me wants to ask God to send a hurricane to Cancun out of jealousy, but that would not be the Christian thing to do. Anyway, we had to do a concert without a director.....that's like leaving a blind person without their seeing-eye dog! Anyway, we got to the concert and saw that there was an evangelist there who used to be my pastor! When he got up to preach, he admitted that the tie we gave him when we were little was atrociously hideous! I didn't cry....... but I wanted to.
Anyway, we hope that you will see us in concert near you. To find out all about us, check out our website, www.foresterministries.com, where you can see our info, check our upcoming concert dates, and purchase our CDs! Thanks for viewing!
-Joshua
Anyway, we hope that you will see us in concert near you. To find out all about us, check out our website, www.foresterministries.com, where you can see our info, check our upcoming concert dates, and purchase our CDs! Thanks for viewing!
-Joshua
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Fear Not.... I Live
I apologize for not making any recent posts, but things have been busy with the holidays, the new year, and going back to college..... yes, they took me back! Anyway, Happy New Year!
Well, something interesting that's happened.... something interesting.... something.... I may need a new toaster! Okay, I'll testify of my own stupidity. This past Saturday, my two nephews were spending the weekend with us and we took them sledding on what my parents affectionately call Dead Man's Hill. (It makes black diamond hills look like they're for Pebbles Flinstone) Anyway, I like to go down on my back (with a sled) because I go faster. Unfortunately, I hit a bump and the edge of the sled came up under my shoulder blade and.......... injured me. This is where the dumb part comes in. My nephews and I found a back path that had two ramps on it for sledding. Did I sit on the sidelines like an intelligent idiot? No. I went down a couple of times and was fine. It was the time I went down again on my back that I decided I'd rather have a hernia. To make matters worse, we received a Wii for Christmas (I hope there is at least one jealous reader). Did I refrain from playing boxing and baseball like a smart peanut? No. Now I'd rather give birth.
As far as our ministry goes, we have received several new bookings and we are eagerly looking forward through the new year to see what God will do with us in 2009. We still have empty dates that we would be glad to fill, so stop by our website at www.foresterministries.com and take a look at us!
-Joshua
Well, something interesting that's happened.... something interesting.... something.... I may need a new toaster! Okay, I'll testify of my own stupidity. This past Saturday, my two nephews were spending the weekend with us and we took them sledding on what my parents affectionately call Dead Man's Hill. (It makes black diamond hills look like they're for Pebbles Flinstone) Anyway, I like to go down on my back (with a sled) because I go faster. Unfortunately, I hit a bump and the edge of the sled came up under my shoulder blade and.......... injured me. This is where the dumb part comes in. My nephews and I found a back path that had two ramps on it for sledding. Did I sit on the sidelines like an intelligent idiot? No. I went down a couple of times and was fine. It was the time I went down again on my back that I decided I'd rather have a hernia. To make matters worse, we received a Wii for Christmas (I hope there is at least one jealous reader). Did I refrain from playing boxing and baseball like a smart peanut? No. Now I'd rather give birth.
As far as our ministry goes, we have received several new bookings and we are eagerly looking forward through the new year to see what God will do with us in 2009. We still have empty dates that we would be glad to fill, so stop by our website at www.foresterministries.com and take a look at us!
-Joshua
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