Yesterday was AWESOME! Wow. How exciting it was to "see the work begin" at Element Church. We held our first Unplugged service. The team felt like we needed a weekly gathering as a large group since we are multiplying our Life Groups from 1 to 3. We are keeping Unplugged as un-churchy as possible while still having church. We don't want people to think we've launched yet we want our team to be able to grow together and advance in this church planting process. I guess you can say that Unplugged are mini-previews. Adam led us in three worship songs and I gave a "sermon" on our mission. All summer long we'll be doing a series called "Why?" as we dissect the mission, vision, essential ministries, and values of element church. Each week we'll ask "Why are we here?" "Why am I here?" "What do I do?" We will use Unplugged as a time to cast vision, get to know each other, build teams and lay the ground work for launch in October. MAN it felt good to share from God's word again. It was so cool to worship together as a team and see people we've made relationships with worship with us. We had two brand new couples at Unplugged yesterday as well. There were at least 8 people not in town yesterday that we expect to be at Unplugged this week and a couple more we're working on that we hope to come. What an exciting time. I tried taking a nap yesterday and my brain wouldn't shut off. I couldn't stop thinking about Unplugged. God's presence was there, we met new people, we were challenged by God's Word, what more could you ask for? This has got to be the best job in the world!
Following Christ,
Jeff
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Yes! I love how you write because you are able to put into words how my own heart feels. Yesterday was incredible-just having the team all there with others to join us in worshiping God! There's nothing else like that! I can't quit praising God for what he has done and is going to do with Element Church!
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