Time Travel Back To the ’80s…

We have a new social networking tool at Sojourn Community Church called The City. Think of The City as Facebook for the church, but instead of having random people from all over the world as your friends, the friends on this site are your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who attend your local church.  Some technologically gifted folks at Mark Driscoll’s church, Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA, came up with the idea and engineered the program.

Now that you know what The City is, let me get to the heart of this post.  I was reading through comments others had made on The City‘s main page when I came across a reflection on favorite Christian songs of days gone by.  Members were encouraged to tell of their favorite Christian songs from their youth, and there was great response.  Some posted songs like the Newsboys’ Shine or D.C. Talk’s Jesus Freak.  Others went further back and recalled Michael W. Smith’s Friends are Friends Forever or Ray Boltz’s Watch the Lamb.  But for me one song trumped the rest.  So I did a google search, browsed some youtube videos, and found what I believe to be the crowning jewel of Christian music popularity in the ’80s.  So, with much anticipation I give you–Carmen’s The Champion, a live performance for your viewing pleasure. (Two words of warning: First, the first minute-and-a-half of the following video is Carmen thanking fifty different people, so you might want to start a bit into the video; and, second, you will want to keep your eyes open for the ’80s clothing the audience is decked out in…classic!)