Wow. What a day. My best guess is that there were at least 2,500 people who came to NewPointe today to celebrate our first service in the new buidling. Incredible. I hope you were able to be there. Today was one of those rare weekends for me where I didn't have have any specific responsibilities. So I just walked around and shook hands, gave hugs, welcomed folks, and observed. Here are a few of my observations:
- I arrived at 8:30 a.m. and there were already a couple hundred (at least) people there. Tons of excitement and enthusiasm.
- The check-in for kids went smoothly for my family. We waited only 5 minutes or so. Getting there early definately helped. By 8:50 the check-in lines were ridiculously long. I heard that some folks missed the music portion of the service altogether. The Family Life deptartment will adjust. I'm sure it will go much more smoothly next weekend.
- There were really no major problems at all. The word of the day was "preparation." I really think that our staff and volunteers had their act together. The sound was great. Video worked nicely. Traffic flow, parking, foot-traffic...it all went very smoothly.
- I sat in on both services. Second service was better than the first, in my opinion. The sound was fuller (I think they turned it up), and Dwight's message was better.
- I sat in the first row. From there, the band and singers seemed a little far away. I wonder how it seemed to folks who were sitting farther back.
- I attended KidStuf with my family. Awesome. The KidStuf package jumped up by two or three levels instantly. It was strong...high energy, cool video and music...the KidStuf dancers added quite a bit to the experience. A+. And the room was packed. Standing room only. Amazing.
- Origins Cafe = good coffee!
What a place. I mean, there's no church like it, anywhere! I'm so proud of our people for all the hard work, prayers, and sacrifices they made to make NewPoine Community Church a reality. It's an honor to be on staff at such a great church. God is good!
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