it's a new season

Yes, we've turned a leaf at Mars Hill. We started two services at the beginning of October, and one month later, the first service is healthy (larger than the average church in America) and the second service looks just as crowded as the only service did a month ago. Amazing, awesome, and completely God.

That's not the new leaf. The new leaf is that I have just planned and advertized an event that will happen DURING one of those services. Yes folks, I will not be in one of the services, and I am telling others to be elsewhere with me, then go to church later. Wow. This is a momentous moment.

The event, by the way, is a breakfast for our group life leaders. Those who lead small groups and teach Bible studies. During the holiday season there's no way I could get everyone together for a thank you breakfast, so I decided to host it during the first service so everyone can be involved. Now figuring out how to make a classroom into a nice potluck breakfast area...that's my next step. :o)

Outdoing Myself

I'm stuck. I was pretty sure last year that I had an amazing Cmas card. But I was also pretty sure that this year's would include children.

Now this year, I'm absolutely sure last year's was great. And I have no children to put on this year's. So now instead of out-doing myself by showing off my kids (which I don't have), I have to figure out a fabulous design to compensate.

This is not happy.