Today, our pastor, Perry, returned to speak at New Spring. He's been out for the past month due to some sudden and serious medical complications.

We created a special message "series" (can you call it a series if it's just one?) called Life for his return. It was awesome. I'll post the rest of the visuals tomorrow, and you can listen to the sermon here.

The total attendance was 4,387. This was a New Spring record, (other than this past Easter, which was a special event with two Saturday night services, etc.). Awesome. Perry came onstage to a standing ovation for each of our four services.

We in production land had an especially great time. "Delay the service 15 minutes? What? The traffic is circling and there are so many people you can't move in the hallways? What?" That was us talking to people from downstairs. We pretty much decided to stay in the Production booth where the coffee was free flowing and we transcended the crowds. When the moments before church carry the same excitement as before a sporting event (what's THAT, exactly?), that's good stuff.

It feels like we've entered into a new era of New Spring, a pivotal point in our church's life. It's exciting to see God grow and shape the people in this ministry.

I know he's been shaping me, and I can see his work in the lives of those I serve with, too.

AVed at 7/31/2005 10:55:00 PM | LINK |