Filed under: True Story
We are putting the finishing touches on a new song…i would tell you the name of this new song but at the moment it remains nameless. It is kind of interesting how it has evolved over the last month or so, at first it was somewhat confusing even to us what is was going to be about…the only thing we knew was that the melody was memorable and the energy the music created was remarkable. As for the purpose…not so clear. It was then that we were connected with the “To Write Love On Her Arms – Purpose for the Pain Tour”. On November 22 we will be the opening act for the tour as it makes its stop in Ga. This is what promoted the story behind the new song. Take a moment and visit the TWLOHA site and read about its story. I wish i could give you some more details but it is entirely to soon…we played it for the first time this past weekend for an amazing group of high school students at North Georgia Christian Camp and they seemed to love it…which is very encouraging to all of us. I cant wait to let you listen to it….i wish i had just a clip to let you hear but i don’t…and sadly it might be a few more months before i do…..so please be patient…i believe it will be worth the wait.
ONE MORE THING! you can get tickets for the concert (at which we will be playing the new song) @ www.theyouthcouncil.com
so….we have taken on the challenge of getting 100,000 downloads of our songs on itunes. We are asking everyone we know to download just 1 song off itunes and then encourage just 1 other person to do the same….and so on and so on….it would be fantastic if you would join us in this endeavor. The link below will take you straight to our album on itunes where you can download as many as you like….
Also…if you are really feeling nice…you could review our cd and have it posted on itunes for everyone to read!
thanks for you support.
Filed under: Student Ministry
So…this past Wednesday night was pretty amazing. We had a violin player come in and assist with leading worship for the students. This was the first time since our kickoff that we haven’t had the full band leading. Our lighting techs, Tim Cooper and Haley Wilson, did an amazing job with reconfiguring every single one of our stage lights to enhance the environment. I was very pleased with the production side of the evening. Even more so i was pleased with our students response to baptism…We had 1 baptism on Wednesday, Jacob (12th grade). Everything was going normal, pretty much the standard baptism…i took Jacobs confession in front of all the students and his family and then proceeded to go to the back and get ready. I had mentioned to Zach, guitar player for True Story, to say something to the students about how important it was to encourage a new Christian…and so he did…It was finally time for the baptism, Jacob and i were in the water, i said the traditional speech and put him under…..upon his emergence form the water there was a massive uproar of shouting and cheering! It wasn’t something that was loud for only a moment and then died down, it went on and on…every time it seemed like it was going to stop there was a resurgence of noise. It was something he nor i will ever forget.
I wish that experience for everyone, cheering saying they really were beyond excited about the new addition to the family.
We need more moments like that.
And we will have the chance…4 more additions, baptisms, to come next week!
i cant wait to hear them shouting. a true echo of heaven.
Filed under: Student Ministry
There will be 4 baptisms in the coming week. I am excited to see things (my teaching on Wednesday nights) making sense and not confusing everyone, i find that often things pertaining to Jesus become far to complex. Baptism is one of those things…i strive to keep it as simple as possible. Jesus asked me to do it…i don’t want him mad at me…so i do what im told. I also think there is something mysterious that happens when we emulate Christ…the idea that he felt the same sensation of being immersed under water and coming out with a new purpose in life is humbling…kinda gives me chills. The more often i can feel chills a i do as Christ instructs the better off i think ill be.
Four Students. Four New Christians. Four New Purposes. Four More Reasons I have the greatest job in the world!
