Well, not exactly. But I am getting an award. I just found out that Mark, our Worship Pastor and I are getting honored by the South Florida Legacy Music Ministry with an award. What will the award look like? I have no idea. But it’s always nice to get some props and be recognized. It’s happening on Saturday, May 13th @ 6PM. I put more info up as I get it. What do you wear to something like this?
Great Day!
Carey and I got up way too early to get to Calvary Chapel Merritt Island (Near Cape Canaveral) for a Florida Calvary Senior Pastors’ Meeting. We do this twice a year and since I haven’t been able to make it for the last 3 years (believe it or not), I made it a point to go today. It was great! I got to see some friends that I normally don’t get to spend time with. I got to have lunch with my Pastor and ask him about 800 questions over the course of 1 hour. I went home thinking about … Read More
Let’s See if I get this right…
I started reading into the whole “Emerging” thing (back then, it was just called “Postmodern ministry“) about 4 years ago. So I’ll readily admit that I’m new to the game. While I haven’t agreed with everything written, I’ve been challenged to stretch my thinking and at least defend why I land where I do. But here’s where I think things are getting a bit out of control: First, the challenge was to why Jesus came. Then the conversation moved to why Jesus died. Now the conversation is moving to what sin is. It’s official: I’m over it! I appreciate people … Read More
Outreach Thoughts
Having done both direct mail and a street team that put door hangers on doors to promote an event, I’d like to share my thoughts on the effectiveness of both (And I’d like to hear your as well). I think I prefer the door hanger/ street team approach better for a couple of reasons: #1 – Cost – Direct mail isn’t cheap. Mailing out to homes within a 2 mile radius of our church is very expensive. With a street team, all you have are printing costs (which you would have with postcards anyway). Plus, people are usually excited to … Read More
Walk Off!
If you’re not aware, today is Patriots’ Day in the state of Massachusetts. In Boston, today is also the day that the Boston marathon is run. Because of that, the Red Sox always play an early game (earliest in baseball – 11:05AM). The second time I went to Fenway Park was on Patriots’ Day. I had the best seats I’ve ever sat in (1st row, right behind the Red Sox dugout). Anyway, they lost that day. But the Patriots’ Day game has always been special to me. My world stops so I can watch this early game every year. But … Read More
Easter
Easter services went absolutely amazing! Both services were full. Tons of first time guests. Children’s ministry was packed. I don’t think our band has ever sounded better. We didn’t know what to expect because this week was Spring Break in Miami, so a lot of our regulars were out of town. Nonetheless, the turn out was great! We had a technical glitch in the 1st service and my wireless mic was getting all kinds of interference. That was annoying to say the least! So I ended up having to use a wireless handheld mic that we have. I felt like … Read More
My Prayer
Here’s been my prayer for the last week of so: There’s 350,000 churches in America. If every church could reach 3 people, that would be over 1 million people whose eternal destination is changed. I’m praying that this year’s Easter harvest is much more, but seeing a million people saved because every church decided that the Great Commission wasn’t the great suggestion would be awesome! I’m looking forward to hearing about your Easter service. So post details, pictures, and anything else, so we can celebrate with you all that God did!
It’s up to God now!
Well, no one can say that we haven’t done our part. 10,000 door hangers hung all over the city 5,000 invites handed out 100’s of e-vites sent to inboxes everywhere Countless prayers asking God to do something great on Sunday! We’ve got a whole new bookstore set-up. There’s going to be new signage everywhere! We picked up some new sound equipment that’s going to make the place rock! We got new lighting that’s going to create an awesome feel. Tomorrow should be fun.
Great Friday!
We had Good Friday service tonight and all I can say is that it was unbelievable. We weren’t able to do one last year for a number of reasons, but this year we were back and it was great. Our band was amazing! The set-up crew did a great job in a short amount of time making the place feel inviting. We did the service at an Episcopal Church that we rent for Youth and special events. I felt good about the message. Since we started our church (With the exception of one year), I have taught on one of … Read More
Idol Chatter
Let’s do this: Overall, I think the Idols didn’t do all that well. But I think singing Freddy Mercury isn’t a reasonable singer to be asked to sing. This guy was one of the greatest. The producers need to stick with the genre/ era selections. Bucky – Was anyone surprised? It was time for him to go a few weeks before. Plus, I knew he was going because they made him sing last. Kellie – First off, she looked like a member of Judas Priest. I thought she was going to break into a rendition of “Hell bent for leather!” … Read More
