03.09.08 playlist

“love the lord” by lincoln brewster (cd “all to you…live”)
“our love is loud” by david crowder (cd “can you hear us?”)
“sing, sing, sing” by chris tomlin (cd “passion 08: god of this city”)
—-connect—-
“endlessly” by desperation band (cd “from the rooftops”)
“here i am to worship” by tim hughes (cd — lots of them)
—-message—-jBow
—-prayer—-

chris mills led worship today. i always enjoy when chris leads for several reasons. one: he’s extremely gifted as a musician and a worship leader! two: i love to see other people serve with their gifts, and to give them these opportunities as i can. three: i get to experience crosspointe from a somewhat objective perspective, which is valuable for me as a leader. four: i get to sit with my lovely wife. (although that didn’t happen today….keep reading). five: gives me the freedom occasionally to visit other churches or to take a worship band and serve another church by giving their worship leader(s) a break, etc…

today, before coming to crosspointe for our second service, i visited lifepointe church in north raleigh. crosspointe helped to plant this church several years ago. recently they launched a second location in the wakefield area. i think it’s cool that this church is expanding to two locations, using rented facilities (movie theaters) in both spots. the creativity in churches today is encouraging to me. as recently as 5 years ago, the idea of a church staying “mobile” and using rented facilities instead of investing in land and a building was virtually unheard of.

i wanted to check out the second location for one, and i also got to be led in worship by a worship leader acquaintance of mine. ryan is leading a couple times a month to help lifepointe with the transition to two locations. even though ryan and i have known each other for more than two years, this was the first time i’ve seen him lead worship. it was a good morning. if you had told me that this location had been running for a year, i would’ve believed you. but i was impressed to find out it was only the 3rd week!

back to crosspointe, i’m always encouraged whenever i experience our church from the other side of the stage. although it’s difficult to be objective, i’m so glad that our services are relatively easy to walk into and to participate at whatever level you feel comfortable. the music and “production” are presented well and are engaging. the messages are intellectually challenging and spiritually compelling. the “vibe” is real, comfortable, etc….

our church is not without room for improvement by any means, but let me just say that i’m honored to serve by being part of the leadership of this community!