Archive for May, 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Yesterday was Hope Sunday at actionchurch. I love the tradition of taking one Sunday a year and totally devoting it to praying for our friends and family members who struggle with cancer, and then rallying together to “take action” by serving at York’s Relay for Life. On one hand, Hope Sunday is a total departure from the way we do Sunday mornings at actionchurch. On the other hand, I think it is a perfect representation of WHY we do Sunday mornings at actionchurch. We gather, we pray…but we also couple our prayers with action!
This year the Allstars were back on stage as they were at the very first Hope Sunday when we met at Fat Daddy’s Nightclub. I love hearing Lynn, Steve and Jerry do what they do! Thanks so much!
This year my Guest was Kenna Schaller. Kenna has a powerful story of the affects of cancer on their family…she was transparent…and shared some truly practical insights on how we can actually help and serve those with cancer and their caretakers. I heard a lot of great feedback about Kenna’s talk…and I feel like we now know more about how to serve others with cancer. Thanks for sharing, Kenna, and thanks for finishing my sentences during the interview like my wife does 
Josiah and the creative team knocked it out of the park Sunday. Taking a compelling story and linking it to powerful images is time consuming, at times frustrating, but SO worth it when it comes together. Thanks also to Garrett for the great Photos on the screens…and in this post.
Thanks Austin for the “LightsCamerAction” ARTwork that we will by using this entire Relay season.
The “Worlds greatest spokesman in the world” showed up to help out.
Thanks to everyone who signed up to be part of our Relay for Life efforts. We’ll keep the sign up table out through June 13th, so everyone can be part of the action. We are getting ever closer to our Goal of sponsoring the Survivor Banquet at Relay. The actionkidz alone have raised over $250…and we are nearing $1900 as a church!
As I said Sunday, the reason that we put such emphasis on EVERYONE at actionchurch being a part of relay is because we know from experience that everyone who participates will be changed by their service. Do not miss it…
…and Oh yeah, the Relay is June 18th and 19th at York School of Technology. In all my “worlds greatest spokesman” promotion…I sort of forgot to mention that.
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
This Sunday will be the Third annual Hope Sunday at actionchurch. I love how this “tradition” has become part of our culture. Almost every family is connected to someone affected by Cancer. Every year we gather as a church to pray for those who suffer with Cancer in our community, hear from someone who has been affected by the disease, and then rally to “Take action” at the best weekend of the year, Relay for Life.
Lynn, Steve, and Jerry from the ALLSTARS will be providing the music this week. I’ll be talking about Jesus and his 72 (non-celebrity) apprentices. I’ll be interviewing Kenna Schaller about how we can support caretakers and the people they love. I’m also really looking forward to hearing from “the worlds greatest spokesperson in the world”.
This will be a Sunday morning you will not want to miss. If you would like to include someone you care about in our prayers on Sunday, click here.
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
I’m a list maker. As disorganized as I can be sometimes, I’d be a random flurry of “getting-nothing-done-ness” if I didn’t have lists everywhere to remind me of what needs to be done next. This Sunday I made a list on my blackberry to remind me what I needed to announce at the end of the service. It helped. Without a list, I can actually forget the three things I need to talk about, on the four steps from the “tech pit” to the stage.
I make lists for others. The sunday morning “run down” is a list I make every week of every element that needs to happen. I make lists for Josiah and the creative team. I make lists for work. I make lists of things I need to accomplish during the week. I make lists for God.
I try to play it cool when I pray. I try to not make it “sound” like a list when I talk to the creator. I usually say something like “I know you have it handled, but I’d really like to know where the next venue for actionchurch is located.” “I know you have it handled, but I really need to know where we can get the resources and the volunteer crew needed to make actionkidz great for the ever increasing numbers of children that show up each week.” “I know you have it handled, but are we really supposed to put on a banquet for 600 cancer survivorsand caretakers in less than a month? “I know you have it handled, but where are we going to get the….”
My list for God goes on and on. I know the Bible says to “pray without ceasing”, but I wonder sometimes if I would be showing more faith if I prayed less and trusted more.
I wonder if I thank God enough for the things that “come off of the list” and become reality. Miraculously.
I wonder if the list is actually for me, to remind me of the “impossible” things that happen.
I wonder if the list is to remind me that there is always a “new thing” that goes on my prayer list…that I will always need to talk to God because I ALWAYS need answers only he can give.
I’m making a list.
What’s your “list” that you are praying about now?
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