CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

I've got a small situation that I need some wisdom on with the band I'm in. Myself and two other friends started this band and it's going beautifully. We practice quite a bit and we're going to start writing our own music songs instead of just covering other stuff. We're a "Christian" band. I want to be able to exemplify and sing about the love of Jesus to kids at shows who are really hurting. I got into this for fun, but also because I love Jesus and I think music is a great medium for spreading the Gospel. A lot of the kids in the hardcore/rock music scene are really hurting and are searching for answers, and if they can find it through Jesus, fantastic.

So, onto my problem. The deal here is that I have two friends who are Christians and two friends who are not, all of whom want to be in the band. I don't want to tell my two unsaved friends "NO, YOU AREN'T A CHRISTIAN SO YOU CANNOT BE IN THE BAND!" but at the same time, I don't want these friends, who generally lead lives that seem (to my simple observations at least) very far from God to have a negative impact on the band as a whole. I love my friends, and I don't want to hurt anyone. It feels like if they're going to have a negative effect, then I need to not allow them to be in it, but it also seems like if I say that, they might be completely offended and this would hurt my witness to them. If anyone could just pray for wisdom for me...I don't know what to do. I really, really don't. Thanks, God bless.

I shall be praying AkuKkunrawrockzan.

I think if you're intending to use the band for God's glory, it's gonna be hard to do that with two unbelievers as members. explain to them the reason why you're going to be playing and singing, and just hope they understand...that's what I say. I don't really think there's a compromise to be reached here :\

Option 1)

I agree with what Shihi said.