We . . . are so excited to unveil a major redesign of the Worship Center platform this Sunday.We . . . don't want to give away too many details, but please know that we are combining colors, lights, and fabric to create an environment that is at the same time...
So we got a new logo.It went through focus groups, staff dissection, volunteer input, and then final, enthusiastic approval.Our previous logo -- a stylized shepherd holding a lamb -- had become dated towards the end of its fourteen year run.This one conveys Walking...
As I was separating light clothes from dark clothes before putting them in the washing machine, it occurred to me "this is the kind of thing I do because I'm married. I would never have even thought of separating lights from darks otherwise." And that got me thinking...
You read that title right.In worship design, we consider predictability to be sinful. Why?Because familiarity lessens impact. If you know what element is coming next, then that element has already been robbed of some of its power.For example, we showed this video at...
It was an unusually heavy weekend: presiding at a funeral on Friday, First Step membership class on Friday night and Saturday morning, three high energy services on Sunday, helping with but not leading a funeral on Sunday afternoon, and then my enjoyable stint in The...
I am a self-avowed, practicing evangelical.As part of a denomination which has in my view suffered at the hands of theological liberalism, I am not ashamed of my beliefs regarding the divinity of Christ, authority of Scripture, the reality of both eternal gain and...
John 5:24 got me today:I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.We usually feel like we have to wait for the other side of the grave to "cross over from...
Pastors write books all the time.Usually, these books are on the order of "how I did it and how you can do it too." They tell stories of phenomenal growth and influence and give readers a model they can implement for the same results in their churches.These books have...
We played this video near the end of my message yesterday as living proof that fellowship happens most truthfully in the midst of acts of service and not during covered dish dinners:A remarkable way to capture a remarkable day.It also helped me to "preach the...
So we bid farewell to There's An App For That.It was one of our longest-running and best-reviewed series.So what's next?WE.A series for people who think there is more to life, faith, and church than"talking" via text message and "visiting" over Facebook.A series that...