Father's Day

Father's Day is just around the corner and believe it or not, it is on a Sunday (Again!!) 

What are some ways that we can honor Dad's in our congregation?


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Extraoridinary Normal - They were quite the characters

Beginning next Sunday, May 16th, we will be focusing for 5 weeks on different characters of the Bible.  Our goal for this series is to find several characters and aspects of their stories that will compel people to want to read their Bible more.

I would still love to have your submissions for characters to discuss.  Please comment here and tell me who you would like to suggest and what about their story it is that you find compelling.

Characters of the Bible Series to Launch After Mother's Day

Just after Mother's Day we will begin a series focusing on different characters of the Bible.

We're in the planning stage for this and I'd love your input on a couple of aspects:

First, what would you call this series? Some of the suggestions on the table now are:

Extra Ordinary
Cowards, Tramps and Thieves
Characters Welcome
Ordinary People
Most of Us are Like the Rest of Us

Next, what characters would you like us to address?

Let us know here.

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Fighting for the Family

To follow our Easter services we will launch a series that will be all about the importance of family relationships and the importance of fighting to have strong family relationships.

Here is some copy that describes this series. It will be largely based on the series by Northpoint called Fight Club.

Of all relationships in life, few are as important or as complicated as the relationships between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, or sisters and brothers. These relationships impact us more than we want to admit. Although we are tempted to write these relationships off when they are painful, we still know that there is something in us that needs that connection.

The week titles will be:

It's worth the fight
Get in the ring
Choosing Sides
The Final Round

What creative ideas do you have for a title for this series?

What marketing suggestions do you have?

Easter Services: The Wall

This Easter we will be using a service called The Wall. Here's some copy explaining the concept behind it:

Some of us bump up against walls where circumstances in our lives seem too much for us to overcome on our own. God is very available to help us conquer any of those walls. And one wall that we all face, even if the rest of life has been smooth, is the mortality wall. To break through this wall, each individual has to make a personal decision as to whether they'll respond to Christ's resurrection power and reach out in repentance and faith to take his hand and accept his offer of a glorious eternity with him. This message encourages each person who is up against any wall to ask, seek, and knock—and be assured that God will answer.

What ideas for creative elements would you suggest?

Year at a Glance!

For 2010 the Planning Team that decides our service and series topics met and decided to put together a plan for the entire year.

While we reserve the right to change things if we feel necessary, this does give us a plan to work from and gives you services and series to begin cooking up ideas for way ahead of time.

I have posted the series in the right column of Muse under the heading: Future Series. But I will also list them here for ease of communication:

• February - Balanced
• March - A Place for Everyone (artwork is from LifeChurch's series of the same name)
  
• April - The Best of Me (working title-a series re: potential, purpose) or a series on Family
  
• May/June - Characters of the Bible (possibly based on UnRated by Granger)
• July - Summer Series (multiple teachers, multiple subjects)
• August - Spiritual Formation Series
• September - evangelism series
• October - Fall Big Push Series on Family or Relationships
• November - Person of God/Attributes of God series
• December - An Unexpected Christmas

Please go ahead and let your wheels start spinning and start commenting your ideas for these series. I will post series postings as we approach the individual series and know more.

Thanks again for your ideas and your time! Together we can create services that use the arts to reach people for Christ!

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March 28, A Place for Everyone: Everyone is Invited

The final week of A Place for Everyone we are going to take a look again at how important it was for Jesus that we all know that we are invited to share this life and eternity with Him. It was so important that He gave His life to make that possible.

We are all invited to do life with Him. Will we?

What arts elements could help us tell this incredible story on Palm Sunday?