Today is the day! We are uploading the CD graphics and mailing the audio files for North Side Worship’s Christmas CD to start production. We have a few things to finish before sending it off, but I am so pleased with it. I can’t wait for you to hear it. The plan is for it to be released Sunday, December …
It’s going to be one of those exciting but busy weeks. As Monday begins, I’m glad to have OG here with me in the office for an extra set of hands – even if they are constantly hitting me. Here’s a rundown of what’s going on so you can either attend, help, or pray. Finish Mix on Christmas Album – …
This week’s worship team training starts us focusing on our third installment (#1 was humility, and #2 was credibility). Worship Team Value #3: Capability – leading with excellence Big idea: We are better than I. We do want to lead with excellence. Our musicians, vocalists, and technicians, we want to lead with quality. We do so not to draw people’s …
We had scheduled the next Emerald City Worship to take place on Tuesday, November 10th. As we have been approaching time, we have experienced some scheduling difficulties, some AVL issues, and some stuff just wasn’t feeling right. The approaching evening was feeling like a burden to me, and it was never meant to be that. Then Rob Dempsey from His …
Last night, we had a special tech team training and appreciation event. I knew this before last night, but it served as a great reminder – our tech team is incredible! They are sincere servants. They have massive skills and incredible hearts! It is an honor to serve with them. While we spent time vision casting and fellowshiping, we also …
2010 is only weeks away, and we are deep in the process of planning sermon series at North Side. I often have people ask how we decide on series, and I thought I could share a little behind the scenes look today. Elders’ Meeting – Elders join to pray, study, and brainstorm biblical concepts that need to be addressed in …
We are in official crunch time with Anthony over at Addeybug Studio right now. The North Side Worship team is cranking out some jingle bell rock to get this in your hands by Christmas time. Everything is coming together quite nicely. This is an ambitious endeavor. We have some full band tracks and then some acoustic tracks, and we have …
Today I am sharing the second installment in our worship value #2: crediblity – leading with integrity. This lesson’s big idea: Worship leaders should direct but never distract. The job of the worship leader is to direct people’s attention towards God, not distract them from it. A worship leader has a tough balance of engaging the people without distracting them. …
Last month, our worship team training focused on our first value: humility – leading with perspective. This month, we are focusing on #2: credibility – leading with integrity. If the first month focused on who God is, this second month is a focus on who we are as leaders. Credibility – leading with integrity Big Idea: If your reputation and …
“When I get to heaven, I’m going to ask…” (responses below submitted by my friends on Facebook) “Why were my parents not alive?” “Why couldn’t we stop bad people from doing bad things to children or others in this world?” “How did prayer work? Did our prayers actually work?” “Why did I get into that wreck on my way to …
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