So, as I sit here on my sweet futon, listening to some good music (In Rainbows, and by the way, did I mention that I’ll be seeing them in May with some great friends, chillin pretty dern close to the stage? Thank you Jesus for Radiohead and Tom Shafer), I figured I’d make good on my promise from earlier. Tonight was awesome. I feel like RE is getting closer and closer to where it has been wanting to get to. I think there are definitely things that are still being learned, and there is still a way to go before we get there, but progress is visible. Kids are bringing their friends, and I feel like that is the only way the ministry will naturally grow. It’s the same with our church. We’ve grown because people have taken to the idea that we need to ask the people we care about and that we live life with to come and experience Jesus at Port City. I feel like once the kids see and understand this, the community will flourish and can make a huge impact on Wilmington.
Here’s a brief synopsis of the night: We started around 6:30 with all sorts of stuff (including but not limited to a Wii, ping pong table, & 4-square) spread out over the big front room. We started the program at 7:10. Well, we tried. Someone, which is still a mystery, turned off the wireless ears rack so Brooks, Tom, and Missy all had no ears. So I had to stall, which I’m bad at when kids are unresponsive and i’m trying to solve a problem at the same time. They were fixed and we were off. Great set. Here it is:
The Time Has Come – Hillsong United
Come Thou Fount – DC*B into
Hosanna – Hillsong United
Love Song – Victory Fellowship/Jason Morant
Message
*Solution – Hillsong United
*We ended up having to cut this one out due to running short on time.
Everyone played very well. I felt like we were all real sensitive to where the Spirit was leading and did a great job of following Missy and I, flowing very seamlessly. You can’t teach that stuff. Daniel did a great job on the mix, and I feel we did a great job of landing in a place where Tony had their attention. Speaking of, Tony killed it tonight. He talked about the topic of Homosexuality. He did a great job explaining how we, as Christians, are to respond and interact with people who are gay. He talked about acceptance and how Jesus touched the untouchables and what that had to do with how we should live. Very moving and right on point. The kids seemed to be very attentive and were very mature about it all. I was impressed with them tonight.
Alright, here’s my Pro’s and Con’s:
Pro’s:
- Tony was sick. I mean straight up nasty. For those of you who don’t catch the lingo, he was very good.
- The line up of the band was great. I love playing with any one of those peeps. Playing with people who own what they do allows so much more room for creativity.
- Great set.
- Everyone was very prepared and the entire team, down to the production peeps seemed to be on board.Con’s
- We went over on time. I think we should have started right at 7, which would have given us more than enough time.
- The wireless rack should not have been turned off for any reason. Why someone did that blows a lot of our minds. Weird.
- The games in the front room made us have to move them when we started and made the kids pull their own seats up. Whenever that happens, they sit farther away and are in formations that are more prone to distract the kids. Thats why we have the back room.
- I sweat a lot and I need a hair-cut. Geez. Know anyone?
All in all, it was a good week. Like I said, progress is visible and Brett and the Interns are doing a great job of moving it along. If you are in high school or know high schoolers in the Wilmington area and you haven’t checked out RE yet, you should. We are having different service times for Easter, so check the site for the info.
