Confession: I’m a list person. One of the very first things I do when I sit down at my desk in the office is to make and review my list for the day and week. I have a program on my computer constantly open so I can check things off the list as the day goes [...]

For our Christmas Eve gatherings this year, we’re using the theme “Revolution” playing off of the current television show by the same name. While the show is all about the power going out, Christmas is all about the Power & the Light coming in. We used to do a professional postcard mailing out to area [...]

I don’t know what your year has been like. Probably for most, it’s been a mixed bag. If we’re honest, there are some things we don’t feel all that thankful for. And yet, there have been moments of utter brilliance when we were convinced that heaven was invading earth and our hearts. As followers of [...]

I’ve been wondering lately if many people inside our churches are content merely living off of rumors of God. They know the little quips and half-truths, and can speak in flowery, hyper-spiritual sounding language, but they don’t seek to hear from God themselves. Don’t be content living off of rumors of who God is or [...]

We began a message series walking through the Bible called, “The Story” this past Sunday. To coincide with the beginning of the series, we introduced our new environmental projection (EP) system. It was also time to redo the platform design. I had something in mind for the design, but I couldn’t find an affordable way [...]

I wrote this blog post back in January 2011. It keeps coming to mind, so I thought I’d repost it. Since November 2010, it seems as if the accelerator pedal has become stuck and leaves me wondering if a Toyota-esque recall is due. As I review this past post, the challenge is taking my own [...]

We introduced the new worship song, Open Up The Heavens by the Vertical Worship Band this past Sunday at Community of Hope. We only add 1-2 new songs per month to our rotation. As such, I have to be very intentional about which songs to add. Between the constant release of new music and suggestions [...]

Today is Maisie’s first day of Kindergarten! I’ve been practicing getting up early with her for the past two weeks in preparation. I’m not sure which one of us has had a more difficult time adjusting! This morning I decided to get up a little extra early so I could get myself ready for the [...]

Summer is an interesting time in the life of a church. Between seasonal activities and vacations, you just never know who is going to be around! In trying to schedule music and tech teams each week, sometimes I have to get a little more creative over the summer. (I actually like this because it means [...]

The idea that the visual environment matters in corporate worship stretches at least as far back as Moses’ Tabernacle. Our world today is intensely visual. While the last thing we want to do is simply add to the noise, what if beige walls could become a digital canvas? What if we could leverage affordable visual [...]