Worship Venue Benchmark Trip

I had a great trip to California. Dan, Jason and I ended up visiting:

• Crystal Cathedral - mainly because it was close and we had time.
• Mariners Church - Just got to see their facilities, but great stuff - technical stage and wonderful outdoor space.
• Saddleback Church - We checked out one of their venues (Tent 1) and worshiped for part of a service in their main worship center on Saturday night.
• Rock Harbor - outstanding worship, similar to what we are thinking about for Sunday morning in the Student Center.
• North Coast Church - Venue worship in a way that I had never seen before, a main street feel with vastly different worship styles next door to each other.

Here is a slideshow from a presentation prepared for the senior staff retreat today:

For more pictures check out my photostream.

One Quick Trip

By the time that you read this, I will be on a plane with Jason Gant and Dan Entwistle headed to California to check out venue worship services at the following:

• Saddleback Church
• Rock Harbor
• North Coast Church
• Mosaic (possibly)

I hope to get some photos on the trip and possibly post on the road.

You can read more about the trip at Jason’s post.

A Provocative Billboard

It is hard to miss this billboard on I-35 just outside of Emporia, KS.

I do not think that it is the most helpful way to connect people with Christ. However, I think that there may be a few people who would respond to this type of invitation. I think that one of the least helpful aspects of this type of sign is that it does not connect one with a local community of faith.

What do you think?