Weekly Rundown (11.8.09)

• We're into the Losing My Religion series.  I've been thinking and praying about this series for a LONG time.
  
  
  
  • The message I preached the day RBCC began was titled, "The Trouble With Religion."
  
  
  • I'm convinced that "religion" is keeping more people from God and out of heaven than drugs, alcohol, and sex combined!!
  
  
  • Let's celebrate freedom in Christ this series!  Great series to invite a friend.
  
  
  
  


• Went to see Georgia play yesterday against Tennessee Tech.  Several local boys playing at Tech.  Fun day!


• I saw my first ever Cheerleading competition yesterday ... WOW! Intense and exciting.  Congrats to Northwest and Dalton High Schools for making it to state sectionals!!


• Great all-staff meeting this week with Brad Leeper sharing thoughts on how to be a "great" staff. Some takeaways:
  
  
  
  • Staffs must risk together, have fun together, and create "stories" together.
  
  
  • Bad staffs make their specialty (i.e.-music, children, students) MORE important than the church's mission.  (That's good!!)
  
  
  • Staff members must constantly learn to grow and develop.  Must be curious, read, ask questions, and never stop growing.
  
  
  • Staff members must be flexible in their roles ... jobs will change as the church changes.
  
  
  
  


• First Wednesday was amazing again.  Both campuses experienced God's presence in powerful ways!
  
  
  
  • This service literally "sets the temperature" for our church for the whole month ... prayer, worship, & communion TOGETHER is powerful and desired by God ... He shows up when we seek Him as ONE!!
  
  
  
  


• Navy beat Notre Dame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!