Can you believe...I beat the HULK!

Well there is this competition in JV under the able leadership of Corey O'Grady. The goal, as usual, is to find ways to capture the attention of our jv kids and so the superheros competition. I was surprised to be included in this prestigious group much less to actually win a round. I was expecting that the inclusion would be the reward in itself.

Somehow, I beat out the Hulk in the first round. The competition continues next week. I figured that since the competition is pretty tough; batman, superman, power rangers, TMNT, spider man (I am intentionally omitting the Powderpuff Girls because I never thought they were valid superheros) this is my one chance to celebrate a win. Anyway, SPECIAL THANKS TO ANY JV STUDENTS WHO ARE READING AND VOTED FOR ME. I will be watching to see how this all shakes out.

Easter Service

This post is coming late because over the weekend my computer began complaining that the limited memory may shut everything down. Thanks to some great tech support in the office I am back into the computing world. Special thanks to Tom and Ben.

Sunday was a celebration of Easter. It was the culmination of several weeks of preparation and many volunteer hours. We moved as a team committed to serve God through the Church. There is something very wonderful about being a part of a team of people whose joint efforts can make things happen, that no one could have done alone. Special thanks to those who fabricated brackets, designed and installed the track system, hung the valence and scrim, positioned the lights and projectors, prepared to sing, play an instrument, design poster, bulletins, response cards and sing in the choir. It was a great see all of our efforts come together. We did it because our Savior is worth whatever effort we can give. No job is insignificant. In the middle of our preparation, someone told me that they wanted to serve. They continued to describe how that for them any job done for the Lord was greatly significant.They would even consider hidden jobs like cleaning important because it is done for the One we love.

After trying the center projector we have decided to buy it. When it arrives, we will be able to incorporate several effects that a large middle projection can provide.

As I looked through the response cards, it was great to read the comments and rejoice with those who accepted Christ or renewed their commitment to walk with Him. When I called through the comment cards many expressed their intentions to come and worship with us again. It was a great Easter.

Changes for Easter and beyond...

We live in a day where we have some amazing attention getting technology. Much of what we see has one goal in mind, to capture our attention in order to deliver a message.

Easter is the one Sunday in the year that many people who have grown weary of church come back to give it one more chance. It is our goal to get their attention in order to deliver a life changing message from God's word. That message has not changed since it was first delivered. The environments in which people receive it has changed with every generation.

We have been working to be able to capture the attention of those who come Easter not only for that Sunday, but to get them back. We have reset out screens, added a scrim and will project one of the largest images they would see anywhere in town. We know that while we can work to get people's attention it is still the prayers of God's people, the power of the Word of God and the work of the Holy Spirit in individual hearts that will make a difference.

I am looking forward to Easter. We know God has chosen His church and His people to be witness to His story of redemption. Join me in prayer for this Easter Sunday.

Easter Plans

Yesterday we met with the man from the company who supplies and installs our screens and projectors. We are working to reposition our current projectors to make way for a large scrim that will hang across the stage. One of our challenges was to come up with a quality projector for the center. We had wanted to rent one to try it out and better determine what exactly we needed. No one wanted to rent to us for a reasonable price ( except for something over $2000 for a one time event). While talking to guy from the av company I asked again if he had one he could lend us. Much to my surprise he offered to call one of his suppliers and request a demo projector for us to try out. That was an answer to prayer. There are still a lot of things to do before Easter; reposition our current projectors, install new valance and tracking, scrim and position projectors. Hopefully things will come together and we will project one of the largest screens ever at High Street. Our prayer is that our invitations bring people in and then we will unleash the gospel as creatively as we can.