Well, I haven’t posted since May. It probably looks like I had given up on this blogging thing… However, let me tell you what’s been going on in the last few months.
While going full-time at NorthStar Church, we were still in the midst of getting our new building ready for our opening day. My first week on the job consisted of running an excavator and installing drain pipes from our building’s gutter system to the sewer line out front. Over the next eleven weeks, I made hundreds of trips to our local home improvement stores, cleaned, helped install carpet and hang doors, sanded, painted, ran electrical, audio, DMX, and video cables, hung speakers and lights, installed projectors, mounted projection screens, installed amplifiers, setup several computers, learned how to operate all of our new audio and video equipment, and eventually came to grips with my fear of heights while standing on a 25 foot lift!
All of this to say… I love it! Every day still has its challenges, but it’s now been 19 weeks and I’m just starting to get settled in my office. Things are finally getting to where there is time to breathe and relax a little.
Here’s my week in a nutshell:
Monday – Work on podcast, Leadership Team Meeting at 12:00, Sermon Roundtable meeting at 5:15, Creative Team meeting at 6:15.
Tuesday – Work on getting chord charts made and sent out to Worship Team, review pastor’s notes for upcoming sermons and plan music, listen to some new music to see what’s out there. Create loops for any songs that are any needed on Sunday.
Wednesday – Make preparations for Wednesday night rehearsal, practice vocal and instrumental parts for the songs we’re doing on Sunday. Try to learn everyone else’s part too just in case. Read and study lots of different devotions, blogs, & websites for something to share with the Worship Team. Band rehearsal that night from 7PM – 9PM.
Thursday – revamp lineup for Sunday if something was hinky from Wednesday night rehearsal. More planning for upcoming services, finalizing what we’re doing the following Sunday. Create a practice CD to hand out on Sunday.
Friday – Daddy Day! Spend time with the wife and kids
Saturday – Off
Sunday – Arrive at 7:15 and make sure everything works. Band rehearsal at 7:40. Three services (9, 10:50 and 12:30). Leave around 2:15 to go home and take a nap and get ready for the next week :-)
Here’s a little bit about what’s been going on at NorthStar:
- On our opening day (August 14th, 2011) we had 1,146 people in attendance and 33 decisions for Christ! Wow! It was an awesome day and it really felt like all of the work on the building was worth all of the blood, sweat, and tears.
- On our opening day (August 14th, 2011) we had 1,146 people in attendance and 33 decisions for Christ! Wow! It was an awesome day and it really felt like all of the work on the building was worth all of the blood, sweat, and tears.
- On October 2nd, NorthStar had its Grand Opening and several of the out of state work teams that so graciously helped with the construction of the building came that day and worshiped with us.
- This past Sunday, October 9th, NorthStar offered spontaneous baptisms and ended up baptizing 36 people in one day!
Lives are being changed and I am so glad to be a part of it!