Tim W. says:

Love the show but I will give you some honest feedback.

I can do without the adult humor, especially when my 3 children are with me(hopefully it was over their heads).

Keep up the good work, but please, keep it ALL clean.

Rob Woodfin says:

One of the most effective ways to get people to dine on serious fare is to serve the meat with a honey glaze. That’s what Tokens does.

If Dr. Camp presented a free quarterly lecture on Christian Ethics to Lipscomb alumni, family and friends, he would have a gathering. But do you imagine it would outgrow the theatre and end up packing the auditorium?

Well, some might say, the reason it has become so popular is because they have assembled so much musical and comic talent that you could easily forget you’re not at the Ryman. And that would be true. But let’s not forget the talent on stage left. Lee and his troupe have expertly scripted an evening of entertainment interspersed with discussions that cause us to think … or rethink … issues which challenge us to play a more active role in this earthly kingdom rather than just waiting for the bus to the eternal stop.

As for any “adult humor,” it must have gone over my head, too, but then I’m just in my 50s.

Thanks to all the cast and crew of Tokens Show for helping its ever-growing audience remember that a joyful heart is good medicine indeed!

Dan Miller says:

Lee – this was our 4th Tokens. We brought some clients with us and we all thoroughly enjoyed the commentary, music and humor. The music is just beyond description as a communication of each show’s message. Having been raised Mennonite I especially appreciate the humor that encourages us to check our legalism in a safe environment.

We bought 4 season tickets for the 2010 season. Can’t wait.

Tony Peterson says:

To some, Christian entertainment is an oxymoron. To others it’s synonymous with bad entertainment, and some (sometimes the same people) see the idea as bad Christianity. Successful (lucrative) Christian entertainment is not the same as good, ethical, life-giving Christian entertainment. Too much Christian entertainment is neither Christian nor entertaining.

And then there’s Tokens. Thursday night, October 16, at David Lipscomb University, Tokens presented “Hear the Plight,” the last installment of their 2009 season. Tokens, Nashville’s new version of A Prairie Home Companion is conceived and executed under the brainpower of Lee Camp, Bible professor at David Lipscomb University.

Thursday’s offering opened with a rousing version of the old gospel favorite, “I’ll Fly away” led by Camp, contemporary Christian artist Ashley Cleveland and traditional Black gospel family, the Settles Connection.

Dr. Camp then celebrated and critiqued the song, helping his audience to think biblically and theologically even about a traditional favorite. Continuing his opening monologue, Camp extolled the virtues of African American spirituals, which situate their otherwordly hopes in the everyday struggles of real lives. To make his point Camp cited 19th century black scholar W.E.B. DuBois and black theologian James Cone.

Finally, to drive the point home, Camp commended the richness of the Africa-based song Kum Bah Ya, which, if sung as more than a campfire tune, can bring community, healing and a sense of the Holy Spirit. Cleveland and the Settles Connection demonstrated with an arrestingly simple rendition of the song. The 99% white audience was clearly already moved and challenged if not entertained and the show had not officially begun!

What ensued was a woven tapestry of music, comedy, commentary, and interview—all designed both to entertain and provoke Christian thinking. Camp’s co-conspirators included the house band, their most outstanding Horeb Mountain Boys, a bluegrass/jazz fusion; the Tokens Radio Players with their remarkable readers’ theater talents; and Dr. Scot McKnight , author and professor who prodded this largely Church of Christ crowd to think biblically (not traditionally) in their views of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and of women in general.

“Hear the Plight” was recorded live and will likely be available for purchase soon at the Tokens website. Season tickets for the 4-show 2010 season are already available. Anyone who partakes in any of the Tokens offerings will ingest a feast. Tokens artists show that Christian entertainment can be authentic, enjoyable, and provocative. This kind of entertainment is re-Creation in the true sense of the word.

jim dickson says:

The music was simply wonderful!! Thanks to Jeff Taylor et al.