Weekend Madness

• ANOTHER long week of projects at the church back in Kidz Cove. But we got alot done this week. Stage is done, value signs are done, deck is done. Now it is touch up's and CLEAN UP
• Great weekend for us at the Creek. Lots of new faces even on this Labor Day Weekend.
• Scott wrapped up a great series on Jonah. Awesome job Scott.
• Chris and the rest of the band rocked my face off again with another great worship set. You're Gone was our feature sing this week.
• Back in Kidz Cove we were slammed and it was great. 5th Sunday means Party
• If you read this blog September 7th @ 11:00am at Hope Creek is going to kick some major booty. I promise you, you don't want to miss it
• Laura was home this weekend from her first week back at school. I missed her so much so it was great to see her all weekend.
• One more week of projects and I can call this remodel DONE!!!!!!!

What is Church

I got this idea from another blog Craig Groeschel (you should check it out. It is on my side bar of blogs to read). He was asked if he had a definition of what is " Church " And that got me thinking. I mean really what is CHURCH? If you were posed with this question from someone who was un-churched what would your answer be. I believe as followers of Christ we need to know what church is. And as leaders of the church we should come back to this question from time to time to make sure we are doing it. I will share what I think church is in another blog soon.

Weekend Madness

• Crazy long week of remodeling projects at the church this week. We built a tech booth, a stage and cut a window out and put in a new door. And we did this with no professorial help
• All the painting is pretty much done. There is some touch up here and there and some shading to do on the coral. But it all has at least some paint on it.
• Saturday was week 3 of our series Jonah and Scott brought the thunder. If you missed it or any of the weeks you can go to the web site www.hopecreek.org and down load the pod-cast.
• Chris and the band rocked it out with one of the strongest worship sets we have been in a while
• Back in Kidz Cove we had tons of kids. I think vacation is over so for now so everyone is coming back to church.
• Lots of new faces with is a good sign for us as we gear up for our Grand Re-Opening on September 7th
• In Big Rock I talked to the them about the mission of Hope Creek and ask for them to step up because they are the hope of the world.
• Huge project this week with the building of the new deck for our Check in room. Once this happens all the big projects will be done and only clean up and so small stuff will be left to do.
• Funeral home is crazy busy right now and I can see no relief in sight. Guess that means another long week again this week.

Battle of the Bands

This is one of the funniest video's I have seen in a while. And a good lessen to all those that are auditioning for bands this fall.

Weekend Madness

• Chris and the rest of the Arts Team did an awesome job. Can you say some Johnny Lang in the Worship set.
• Scott rocked out another great talk on Jonah.
• Great Leadership meeting Saturday night with all the team and church leaders at Hope Creek. Scott helped us renew our focus and know our wins
• Lots of kids back in Kidz Cove this weekend. We have been taking a break for the summer from teaching but I am ready to get back to normal.
• Laura and I went to visit a friend of ours that has cancer. Chuck is doing great and will come home Monday. God's grace has been around him and his family big during this hard time.
• Getting ready for a big week of projects back in Kidz Cove. New door and deck will be in the new check-in room by this weekend ( I hope)
• If you call The Creek home. September 6 we are having a special service just for you and it is going to be all that and a big ol bag of chips. Worship, prayer, and service for all those that will grace our doors for the re-opening on September 7th
• Sad that the summer is almost gone and that means Laura will be going back to school. I love the summer when I get to see her everyday. I don't say it enough but I love her so much!!!
• Getting ready to rock your face off with our Grand Re-Opening on September 7. I promise it is going to be something you don't want to miss

Some kinda of wonderful

It does not matter how many times I see this it never gets boring. As you can tell from the photo's we went to the arch yesterday. The cool thing is not only did we get to go up inside of the arch but we took a helicopter ride to see it from different views. Here are so cool shots I thought I would share

It's so hard to say goodbye

Actor, Comedian, Father, Friend, Brother, Uncle, Child of God. The actor known as Bernie Mac died Saturday morning of complications from pneumonia in a Chicago-area hospital, his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.
"The world just got a little less funny," said "Oceans" co-star George Clooney.

Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show."
Though his comedy drew on tough experiences as a black man, he had mainstream appeal — befitting inspiration he found in a wide range of humorists: Harpo Marx as well as Moms Mabley; squeaky-clean Red Skelton, but also the raw Redd Foxx.

Mac worked his way to Hollywood success from an impoverished upbringing on Chicago's South Side. He began doing standup as a child, telling jokes for spare change on subways, and his film career started with a small role as a club doorman in the Damon Wayans comedy "Mo' Money" in 1992. In 1996, he appeared in the Spike Lee drama "Get on the Bus."
He was one of "The Original Kings of Comedy" in the 2000 documentary of that title that brought a new generation of black standup comedy stars to a wider audience.
"The majority of his core fan base will remember that when they paid their money to see Bernie Mac ... he gave them their money's worth," Steve Harvey, one of his co-stars in "Original Kings," told CNN on Saturday.
Mac went on to star in the hugely popular "Ocean's Eleven" franchise with Brad Pitt and George Clooney, playing a gaming-table dealer who was in on the heist. Carl Reiner, who also appeared in the "Ocean's" films, said Saturday he was "in utter shock" because he thought Mac's health was improving.
"He was just so alive," Reiner said. "I can't believe he's gone."
Mac and Ashton Kutcher topped the box office in 2005's "Guess Who," a comedy remake of the classic Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn drama "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" Mac played the dad who's shocked that his daughter is marrying a white man.
Mac also had starring roles in "Bad Santa," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Transformers."
But his career and comic identity were forged in television.

You will forever be missed

M.I.A

So I have been away for the past couple of days at Willow Creek's Leadership Summit. And man it was an awesome event. 2 whole days of speakers who's only job was to build you up and make you better leaders. Thought I would share some insights from the event

• When you make a good decision Thank Everyone -When you make a bad one blame no one but yourself.
• A miracle is not our job but God's
• Follow your compass not your clock
• What are you going to do to impact the world
• Our job as leaders is not to fix or grow or change people only God can do that
• Multi-racial churches are a seek peak into heaven
• Sin is like a big sneeze... Sure it feels good but there is going to be snot everywhere
• Sunday at 11:00am is the most segregated time in America
• One person can't bring IT but one person can kill IT
• 57% of people believe there are multi different ways to get into heaven
• If you were God for a day would you pick you
• When Christ comes back it will be the ultimate justice until then it is just us

So what are you going to do to step up your leadership

Weekend Madness

• Instead of weekend madness it has been more like week madness. 27 days until the re-model is done and boy I am ready. One cause I am tired but two cause that means that the grand re-opening is right around the corner.
• Thursday and Friday were prep days for our Huge Yard Sale we had on Saturday. We got rid of so much stuff and made alot of money in the process.
• Had another great couple of days painting coral and trim. I think we still have a couple of more paint days but should be done with all of that in a week or 2.
• Speaking of painting man the folks that are working on the murals are really kicking some tail. They look better than I could have even thought. I am very lucky to have such talented hard working folks that service along side of me.
• Saturday was the big yard sale and it brought in 600 bucks and maybe more important helped get rid of a bunch of stuff.
• Sunday was a rocking day at The Creek. Worship was awesome. Scott reminded us to live in the now not the past. We had baptisms today and 2 folks took the plunge. Great energy and feel around Hope Creek right now and I am just happy to be a part.
• Back in Kidz Cove we had kids color fish for our new check in room. And we talked about one of the most famous stories in the bible that deals with fish Jonah. We got to feel what it might have felt like in the whales belly(jelly) and also what it might have smelled like (sardines).
• About to hit the hay another long week. We start building the new check-in desk Tuesday Painting is cool and all but this what I have been looking forward to all along BUILDING STUFF.