I think the series art is beautiful.I believe the lobby refresh and logo redesign will be exciting.But it's the message that I am most excited about.And not just the message in the Worship Center.Across all the different venues of Good Shepherd -- in that Worship...
Delivered, Week 3 — Divided Waters: When You’re Set Free
So is this what it looked like when the waters divided on the Red Sea?Is this how Moses did it?And maybe more to the point, exactly where did the children of Israel think they were going once they got to the other side?As we head towards Week Three of Delivered, those...
Movie Night At Good Shepherd
Since the Delivered series is all about the book of Exodus, we wanted to give the entire church family a way to experience Moses' story to a greater extent than is possible on Sunday mornings.So: movie night.My first idea was the Charlton Heston classic, The Ten...
Delivered, Week One — Bricks Without Straw: When You’re Stuck
The Book Of Exodus.It’s the ancient story of some very modern battles: between God and the idols; between the powerful and the powerless; between faith and doubt; between captivity and freedom.But ultimately it is the story of a people who are delivered . . . from...
Forward To The Past
That's what we're doing on January 1.One service only at 10 a.m.It will help explain so much of why we do what we do here.
5, 7, 9. Oh, and 10.
It's been building to this.Christmas Eve Services:5 p.m.: Children's Worship Experience, complete with worship leading by G-Force singers and pre-school bell ringers.7 p.m.: Candlelight Praise and Worship with a message called "Night Light."9 p.m.: Candlelight Praise...
A Night At The Transportation Center
Last night I joined about 25 of our BigHouse students for an evening of impromptu ministry at the Transportation Center in the heart of uptown Charlotte.We set up tables, handed out gloves, socks, & scarves, gave out cups of hot chocolate and bags of cookies, and...
The Value Of Values
It's good to know why you do certain things. It's true for both individuals and organizations.Which is why we put language to the values that support the mission of inviting all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ.If you attend Good Shepherd already,...
An Adventure In Not Preaching
So yesterday I didn't preach.You might think that odd, since the Sunday before Christmas Eve is historically one of the most well-attended of the year. Which is precisely why I didn't preach.I thought it was an extraordinarily important time for the church to hear...
Christmas Lights Week Three — You Are The Light But You’re Not THAT Light
In honor of our series Christmas Lights and this week's emphasis on the kind of light reflected by those who follow Jesus, enjoy this one from DC Talk.In the world of Contemporary Christian Music, still one of the earliest, coolest, and best: Sunday. 8:30. 10. 11:30.