Weekly Rundown (1.10.09)

• Great to teach again today after 2 Sundays off.  I LOVE to preach but I needed the break.


• Services at both campuses were off the chart--
  
  
  
  • Great crowds ... great excitement!
  
  
  • Baptism celebration in Calhoun.
  
  
  • New Ministry Center opened in Dalton.
  
  
  • Message was on focus & clarity in 2010.
  
  
  
  


• Check out the new Rock Bridge logo on our web site.


• Clarified our mission and core values today
  
  
  
  • Rock Bridge exists to connect people from all walks of life to life in Christ.
  
  
  • 5 CORE VALUES:
    
    
    
    • Reaching People
    
    
    • Christ-like acceptance
    
    
    • Intentional environments
    
    
    • Active participation
    
    
    • Radical dependence
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• "I love coming to church" -- from a child as his parents checked him into RB Children's Ministry.


• Rock Bridge PM starts THIS week!!
  
  
  
  • PRAY! INVITE! SERVE!
  
  
  
  


• Our path to launch Rock Bridge Chatsworth is getting increasingly clearer.  We're hoping to be doing preview/practice services in a few weeks and are aiming for a late February launch!!


• I am so pumped and so excited about 2010 ...
  
  
  
  • Our church has great opportunities and God-given clarity.
  
  
  • God is REALLY teaching me what this means right now.
  
  
  • We are done with buildings (for now) and ready to focus 100% on ministry!
  
  
  • Beth & I should have our children home from Ethiopia this year!!
  
  
  
  


• I was asked what I thought about the movie Avatar so here's my take on the Christmas movies I watched:
  
  
  
  • Avatar: amazing special effects; some good action; the "mother earth" stuff got a little weird fast for me.
  
  
  • Sherlock Holmes: my favorite holiday flick: action; funny; engaging
  
  
  • Invictus: great story; lots of leadership lessons; solid acting but I don't know much about Rugby.
  
  
  
  


• BCS National Championship ... God allowed Colt McCoy to get hurt early in the game so that he could say this. God is sovereign and EVERYTHING can be used for His glory!!