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oops, forgot to post this one…

sunday’s team: (foreground to background: lindsey (intern on media shout), joel (new team member observing), mike c. (sound), kyle (lights), mike e. (sound)

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sunday morning my team walked in - everyone of them early. there were really no big fixes which was a relief since we had totally disassembled every cord for creation.

when sound check started we had 3 sopranos, one tenor and abbye… soooo, this does not make for a very even mix, right? allison was off so i didn’t have another producer. kyle came to continue learning the new light board, but has only had about an hour on it so far. and i have a new team member observing. so…

what did we do?

• i gave kyle a 10 minute run down on how to get the lighting done with our brand new lighting system;
• told mike and mike to be sure to teach our new observer, joel a thing or two about the sound board;
• gave linds some last minute order of service instructions;
• gathered for prayer where mike e. prayed a prayer that came from the bottom of his heart for the church, for the lost, for our team - - and me;
• told them to watch their transitions because they will not have a producer for worship and then headed for the stage to sing.

as i was walking away they said with all confidence… “we got it”.

and, they did. they rocked it with excellence. kyle didn’t miss a beat on the lights.  linds had a small media shout hiccup but worked through it like a pro.  seriously, ya’ll - - i have the best team of volunteers ever - truly… they are amazing. they always serve with joy, they always give their best, they serve in their positions as if God himself were watching everything they do. they understand the impact of what we do. they are on board with the vision of the rock. to say i am honored and humbled to work with such a team is the understatement of all understatements. i really don’t have other words.

worship was amazing. the only way i can describe the feeling i felt in that room yesterday was… it just felt like family. like a family that had been through a lot and would go through whatever else to remain family. there was an air of purpose… of expectation, excitement and gratitude. it felt strong, solid… unshakable. i mentioned it to pastor norma after service and she sensed it too.

pastor bryan kicked off our iserve series by issuing a challenge to the rock to become a church of contributors and not mere consumers. it hit home as evidence by people who came to him or some other staff member after service asking how they can get involved. i am excited to see how this will build over the next 2 weeks.

thank you, God for these people. and thank you for giving me the best job in the whole world.

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