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Preparing for Worship X2

Within the past couple of weeks, our church leadership has been presented with the opportunity/challenge of going multi-site…really fast.  No…like…really fast.  A local church in the Orlando area has voted to become a satellite campus of Faith Assembly starting 2012.  In the next few weeks, I will be sharing more of what our thought process and strategy is from a worship ministry, and how that process will need to remain fluid as we adapt to what works and discover what does not.

Things we know:

  1. There is alot we don’t know…I am the first to admit that I am on a new journey and am being stretched in new areas.  There are mistakes that I will make and learn from and also decisions that I will be thankful I made.
  2. We will start this journey approximately one month from today.  On January 8, 2012, we will begin leading worship with our team at the new campus.
  3. We will have live worship (rhythm section & vocalists) at our new campus made up of people from our current team.
  4. We are actively recruiting new members to be involved at both our current location, as well as, our new campus.
  5. Not long after we begin our second campus, we will be relocating our main campus 6 miles south of where we are currently at (If you thrive on change, now is a great time to be involved in Orlando Faith Music and Faith Assembly | Orlando).

I will be blogging through some of this process and how certain decisions are being made.  I welcome your comments and would love to hear how your church is handling worship in a multi-site model.

Upcoming Topics will include:

  • Recruiting for growth
  • Auditioning process for Praise Team and Band
  • Scheduling and rotating of singers/players
  • Cultivating Culture

 

William McDowell @ Emerge Conference

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to put together a band take some of our team and sing with Freddy Rodriguez at Emerge Conference.  It was a great time seeing God move so powerfully through the youth at the conference.  On Saturday night, my friend William McDowell was leading worship and the power of God was so strong.  Hundreds of young people started singing “We Say Yes”.  This is a short clip that I caught on my phone while standing on the side of the stage.  I’d love to hear your comments.

When’s the best time to do a 1/2 Marathon? NOW

Baldwin Park 1/2 MarathonI was talking with my neighbor a few weeks ago about an upcoming 1/2 marathon that she was doing down in Miami.  We were talking about all the excitement that goes along with those events.  I saw her again yesterday and she mentioned that there is a 1/2 marathon coming up on November 13th in Baldwin Park.  She tossed out “hey, you should do it too!”  Well, seeing that I have a history of doing crazy events like this with not much training time, I thought that this could be a great idea for TheNowProject.  It happens on the day before our First Fruits offering.

Here’s the deal…A half marathon is 13.1 miles (never underestimate the .1)

Would you consider donating $13.10 toward my run?

All of the money raised will go toward TheNowProject for our church.  To learn more about TheNOWProject, click here.
My goal is to raise $500 in the next 2 weeks.

Thanks!

You can also retweet this or facebook it to help spread the word.



Sunday Set List – 10.31.10

All Because of Jesus
Our Father
Here In Your Presence
God of This City

Yesterday was  a great day at Faith Assembly.  We are full-force in “TheNOWProject”.  We were challenged to tune in to God and be sensitive as to what He is speaking to us regarding our involvement in this vital project.  As we sang both in rehearsal on Thursday, as well as on Sunday, “Greater things have yet to come; Greater things are still to be done in this city”.

I’m excited about what God is doing in Orlando but not satisfied.  Greater Things!

Stage Design for TV Filming

via Church Stage Design Ideas

Brendan Dove at West City Christian Centre in Auckland, New Zealand submitted this request for help with their stage. We film … Read More >>

Sunday Setlist – August 22, 2010

I was really excited this week to introduce a song to our congregation by BJ Putnam, “Into Your Presence”.  I love the lyrics of this song:

VERSE:
I CAME HERE TO LOSE
MYSELF TO GIVE ALL I AM AWAY
I’M OFFERING ALL I HAVE TO GIVE
AND I WILL TAKE NOTHING
I WILL TAKE NOTHING BUT YOU Continue Reading…

Sunday Setlist – August 15, 2010

In our rehearsal time last Thursday, I really felt an urgency for worship for the upcoming weekend. Our whole team brought that expectation into each of our four Sunday services. I was feeling a strong anointing for people to be healed during our time of worship. Continue Reading…

Leaning In

1Kings 19:11-12
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The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

I was recently on a plane flying from Detroit back to Orlando.  Flying from anywhere to Orlando is usually a noisy flight.  Families are traveling with children excited to see Mickey Mouse! Continue Reading…

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