Hitchhiking to Substance

Well we just finished doing all of our new service times this weekend… and it all rocks. Wow.  Our Saturday recording at our Operation Center was stinkin cool!

In case you didn’t know, starting this last Saturday August 1st, at 5pm, we started an event called the Saturday Night Recording at our Operation Center studio auditorium. We have so many people listening to our audio podcasts from around the country that we decided to change to full video podcasts of our messages. Keep in mind, our largest “service” could easily be our online audience. Also keep in mind, our coffee shop will also be open on Saturday nights!!!! : )  (we gave free coffees to everyone who showed up this last Saturday!)…. perhaps we’ll do it again : ) ?  But when all was said and done it was AWESOME!!!!  So, if you have a free Saturday, come on out and hear the message before anyone else does!  (sorry, no child-care : ( we’re recording : (

 But make sure you read the vision document that I linked in an earlier post!  It has a lot of important information about the changes we’re making this Fall.

And remember, at Fridley, our Sunday morning services are changing to 9am and 11 am. (No more 8 am service) So if you attended 8 am, we’re asking you to “sleep in for Jesus.”
Of course, it will still be a month before we launch at Northwestern, but be praying: These are exciting times!  And watch out for changes at Fridley.  Because we’re unveiling our new lighting and video set up at Fridley in the coming weeks. (And it will look stinking cool!)   God is Amazing!
See you there!!!

Sneak-peek of Cafe at the OC!

We have so many wonderful things going on this Fall.  We’re launching a new Substance worship experience at Northwestern’s fine arts theater (in addition to Fridley).  We’re also upgrading Fridley with a dual projection HD video system by this August (It will look like a huge vertical wall of video).  But, despite the flurry of facility updates, we can’t forget to celebrate our new Operation Center in Roseville!  

This Sunday, (July 19th) we are officially opening our new facility for business!  The coffee machine works beautifully!  (I hear that it’s basically the same set up that Starbucks uses).  So join us Sunday afternoon for our official Open House / Dedication event!  At 2:30 pm, doors open for tours (led by the staff and me).  At 3:30 we’re going to dedicate it.  And we’ll continue giving tours and hanging out until 4:30.  So join us!  God is doing amazing things.

And remember:  It’s not so much about “the building.” Rather, God has been at work in our church community.  We’ve had an amazing number of unchurched people give their lives to Christ in the past few months.  We’ve also had an unusual number of people get involved in new ministries that we are currently launching.  So, this building is nothing more than a symbol representing the true cause of our celebration:  the expansion of the Kingdom of Heaven!!!!!  So pray that God enables us to continue glorifying him with the increase!  All right!?  I LOVE you guys!!!