Fall is in the air

I have mixed emotions about Fall. One side of me loves it. There is a freshness about the cooler mornings. Deer hunting season is cranking up, football season is going strong. People in general, seem to be ready for jumping back into things after a couple of months in the summer mindset. It has always been one of our premier growth times as a church.
On the other hand, Fall tells me that Winter is not far behind. I have a confession to make. When it comes to dealing with cold weather I am a Sissy! I spent nearly all of my life living in South Florida. My blood is thin. When it gets below 60 degrees I don't like it. I don't care what anyone says, South Carolina gets pretty doggone cold. I admire people from Minnesota or Iowa or Maine. They are my heroes. How they can function in below freezing temperatures for months on end, I can't figure out. They have to be tough.
When God called me to ministry, I said "God, I'll follow you anywhere---but please keep me south of the Mason-Dixon line!"

I'm Back

I haven't blogged in over a month. It's not that I don't have anything to say. It's really just been pretty hectic around here.
On Saturday we hosted a 1st Impressions Conference with special guest Mark Waltz from Granger Community Church. Mark did a super job of challenging us with taking our guest services to new levels. It was a lot of fun especially because we had several other churches from SC, NC and GA in attendance.
This past Sunday we began our new 4 service format. It was incredible! The service times are now 8:30am, 9:45am, 11:15am, and 6:00pm. We weren't sure what to expect at the 6:00pm service, but it was great. There was a fantastic energy in the room, and there were a whole lot of new faces. I think that service has a good chance of being as popular as the 9:45 or 11:00 services.