When flashmobs first started cropping up in 2003, they were the talk of the town. Originally conceived of by a magazine editor as a "social experiment," they attracted a whole lot of attention.
Now, more than ten years later, an erupting flashmob barely merits a semi-bored glance, especially if you live in an urban center like Chicago or Los Angeles, where impromptu performances happen all the time. It takes a lot to make your flashmob stand out from the crowd in this saturated market.
While something as darling as this adorable flashmob proposal staged in Australia might still attract attention, the average flashmob has to have something equally compelling to appeal to today’s jaded audience. In my opinion, Bishop Hezekiah Walker is on the right track.
Much like this surprise staging of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, Walker is intent on spreading one of the oldest forms of worship — song — via the much newer medium of the flashmob. Unlike the average flashmob, the undercurrent of spirituality and praise demonstrated here sets Walker’s efforts apart from the pack.
Bishop Walker, for those who haven’t heard the name, is the pastor of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle in Brooklyn, NY. He’s also a renowned gospel musician, who has made it his mission to spread beautiful music in support of his faith.
You can watch his moving, spiritual take on the everyday flashmob, set in the Five Points South area of Birmingham, AL, in the video below.
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