wanna see a vacation video of dwight?

Thought you might. So here’s the deal: supposedly, Dwight is vacationing in South Carolina—well, he’s MOSTLY vacationing. He also took some time to connect with the folks at Seacoast Church in SC. Seacoast is one of the leading/pioneering churches in the area of multi-sites (one church, 13 campuses). So, of course Dwight would want to connect with them.

While he was there, he was able to hook up with Mac Lake. Mac is Seacoast’s development pastor. He also has a web site devoted to helping multi-site church leaders.

Mac decided to sit down with Dwight and get his thoughts on launching two new campuses simultaneously. He shared the video on his website. Here it is:

 

So at least he LOOKS like he’s on vacations (with his sunglasses on his head). By the way, great job Dwight!

i’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse…

A screen cap of Dave D. from his message on Sunday looked a little too Godfatherish for one of our NPCC interns to resist.

Here he is, ladies and gentlemen…Don D’Angelo…

the new guy in the fridge

Why is the new guy, Wes, inside the NewPointe kitchen refrigerator?

You’ll have to come Sunday to find out.

P.S. Wes, we’re glad you’re here. Somebody had to do it. :)

sunday’s scuds (july 12, 2009)

Last Sunday Dave D’Angelo continued the “God Can Not Be Trusted” series with powerful message about sin and its consequences. There were many excellent scuds (and we also learned that his 4-year-old cusses—but that’s an entirely different blog post). Anyway, here are some of the scuds as I see ‘em:

• Where would the name “Jesus Christ” fit into your life’s sentence?
• Too many of us settle for a life with God rather than a God-sized life.
• Sin DOES carry consequences.
• The definition of sin: anything and everything that is contrary to God’s holiness.
• Sin is the stuff that we do, think, and say that moves us away from God.
• We all know the truth about sin, we just don’t believe it.
• We live our lives out of what we believe. If we believed that sin really carried consequences, we wouldn’t sin so much.
• 2 lies that disguise the truth about sin:
• I am the exception to the rule.
• My sins and their consequences only affect me.
• There’s NEVER an exception to the fact that sin carries consequences.
• We’re so eager to have God’s blessings in our lives that we’re willing to take short-cuts to get there.
• Any time we receive a lie from the enemy, we have to replace it with God’s truth.
• God’s blessing always follows God’s principles.
• Most of us are moving way to fast to have our priorities right. Slow down and put God first.

a shout-out to my homies

Just wanted to give some big time props to DD and Aaron Mencer. These guys delivered the good Sunday morning—big time.

Aaron led worship and knocked the ball out of the park with the Linkin Park opener.

Aaron is one of NewPointe’s summer interns. He’ll be a senior at MVNU this fall. He also leads worship in HSM and MSM. Great job Sunday, Aaron!

And then there’s this guy:

Dave D’Angelo brought a powerful and helpful message about the consequences of sin in our lives (scud review coming Monday). Dave’s been on staff with us for about three years. He leads our communications department, student ministries, and right now he’s giving leadership to our multi-site effort.

I’m so proud of these guys…mostly because they love Jesus and they care about people. I’m blessed to be able to work with such talented and terrific dudes.

sunday’s scuds (july 5, 2009—guest contributor)

Because I preached last Sunday, Lee Ann Miller (host of the TV show Amish Country Living and NPCC creative team member) offered to do a guest scud review.

We continued the four-part series God Can Not Be Trusted that Dwight started last Sunday. The message this week: People Can’t Really Change.

Here are the scuds through Lee Ann’s eyes (by the way, she asked if she could call it a “nugget review” since food is kinda her thang anyway)…so, without further ado, here is Lee Ann’s Nugget Review:

• Pride is a cheater and tells us when our life is falling apart to hide it. Be fake.
• Shame and Guilt are cousins. We've sinned too much and we are beyond help. Big Lie.
• We're scared and when we operate in fear we sin. And sin takes you farther than you wanna go, sin keeps you longer than you wanna stay, sin costs you more than you wanna pay. Shazam!
• It's not about stickin' it out or following through, its about surrender. Putting your hands up and saying, "okay God, I surrender all of this to You."
• People who come to Jesus know they need a Savior.
• You gotta come to Jesus- its the only way to change.
• God's plans are to prosper us and not to harm us. Surrender to His plan and His Word. The B-I-B-L-E.
• John used to be a jerk and now he's not. God changed him.

Those are the nuggets, as I see them.

Lee Ann

Thanks Lee Ann!

the newpointe back nine

Wednesday afternoon the NewPoi nte staff was treated to a surprise “golf outing” (or perhaps it would better be described as a golf in-ing—because actually never left the building). We gathered in the office area at 3 p.m. to find out which teams we were on and to get instructions. We then proceeded to the main hallways and atriums to participate in the first ever NewPointe Indoor Open.

Kevin West and Ben Carver created a fun (and challenging) nine holes with prizes going to best team score and best individual score. The festivities concluded with a closest to the pin competition. Here are some pics:

Cindy Colucy (one of my teammates) zeros in on the giraffe hole.

Jeff Conn (aka Bagger Vance) tees off for the closest to the pin contest.

Chuck Yoder lets ‘er rip.

Joe Schulz: what form!

Fun times. Love the team at NewPointe. It was good to chillax and have fun with my staff homies (even though my team didn’t win—yes, I’m whining a bit). Thanks Kevin and Ben for hosting the outing. It’s great to work at a place that like to have fun!