2nd Life

There's a reason I am not the Digerati star at LC. Am amazed by this 2nd Life concept. A virtual world where people explore, live in community... whatever else you can imagine. And we have a campus there!?! It's just crazy enough to sound like LifeChurch.tv. I mean... why not?

Want to know more? Read Bobby G's post.

Thoughts from the weekend...

• Petting Zoo at church?!?... Great idea! Maybe not 4 weekends in a row! Feeling very removed from the general happenings within the kids area for the past several weeks. HOWEVER, had so many great opps to engage one-on-one with kids for more than 30 seconds. Probably a more productive 4 weekends than I think.
• I'm still not an animal person.
  
• Effective training... feeling the pressure (again) to push forward with more effective training systems. With additional campuses come more send outs. The amount of time we have with a volunteer could decrease before we send them to another campus. Not as much time to get them 'seasoned'. Not to mention... our kids 'feel' the bump in the road when a veteran volunteer hands the reigns to one less experienced.
• Need to reserve some energy on Saturday nights for ice cream with my kids.
  
• I love my team. I've never seen a more committed group. And I do not mean 'straight-jacket' committed. I mean no-holds-barred, make-it-happen, stay-late-to-get-it-done committed.
• I love our volunteers! They rock my face off. They work circles around me.
  
• They hang onto the 'crying-not-gonna'-stop-til'-I-see-my-mom' kiddos just so mom/dad can receive a life-changing message in Big Church.
• They serve multiple worship experiences just because they have the time and we have the need
• They encourage me the entire time
• My job is stinking cool
  

The boldness of Paul

Reading through Galatians, right now. Paul's boldness amazes me. I can't say how many times I've read through Galatians 2 and yet the more I develop as a leader the more I appreciate his willingness to call a spade a spade. Despite Peter's boldness in the Spirit post-Pentecost, he obviously continued to struggle some with the 'people-pleaser' side of him. Paul stepped up to let him know that his actions contradicted his theology.

How many times do my actions contradict my theology? More often than I think... I'm sure. Like Peter... I know what is right but it's easier to do what is accepted.

In the Fast Lane

Okay, so maybe I was in the 'granny' lane... the way I kept getting passed!

My team and I went to Pole Position (an indoor karting joint) in the city last Thursday. Still paying for it. Apparently those little race cars generate a lot of vibration and my shoulders took the brunt.

But it was amazing to go that fast!