Get In The Game

We had an incredible day yesterday. Despite terrible weather we had a great crowd.
We kicked off a new series called, "Get In The Game". It is a 2 week series about our vision as a church. We are using a baseball theme, and challenging people to take some spiritual steps this year toward full devotion to Christ. In addition to coffe and donuts, we had a popcorn maker out in the lobby, with pennants , and even some bleachers on stage. During our welcome time we did a 7th inning stretch and gave out sets of tickets to Clemson's opening game of the season. The only catch was in order to get the tickets, the person had to lead the congregation in "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"---It was hilarious!
The best part however was the response to the challenge for people who have been sitting in the bleachers as spectators, to put on the uniform and commit to being part of the team. We had dozens of people sign up for our next 3 membership (Belong) classes.
Next week we'll cover the rest of the bases and have our annual State Of The Church message. That's always one of my favorite one's to do.