It's Gonna Be Great

Friday is the day where I focus on leadership development, book writing and finish up any open tasks I have left over from the week. I will usually do something fun with my family on Friday night. I love my wife and kids. Well, the weekend is here so it’s 18 services for God at Celebration Church on Saturday and Sunday. It’s gonna be great.

It's All About God

Thursday is the day where I plan and we work on making our ministries more effective. We do a couple of meetings on the coming weekend experience that are very important. There is usually some strategic planning going on. It is a very busy day and you wouldn't believe how much work goes into making the weekend happen as well as focusing on where we need to improve as a church. The goal of all of this is that people can experience the love of Jesus in the area of their needs and the gospel can go forward in power with as few distractions as possible. It is all about God and living life and doing ministry that honors God. That we would "walk worthy of the call of God" upon our lives and church.

Wednesdays are Key

Wednesday is the day where I really study and seek God and get His mind for what He wants me to say for the weekend. So I do a lot of message preparation on Wednesdays and also a lot of personal study. I try to stay fresh and be creative and Wednesdays are key for that.

It's Tuesday

This is staff meeting day here at Celebration Church. It is one of my favorite days because I love hanging out with our staff. My favorite of all staff meetings is the campus-wide all staff meeting we have on the first Tuesday of the month at Midtown. Sometimes we are real serious and get into the Word and pray. Sometimes we just hang out and have fun. I think today we are gonna do a little bit of both. It is great doing life with such an incredible group of people.

Channel 4 News Spot

Check us out tonight on Channel 4 news at 10:00p.m.! News anchor Tom Wills is doing a spot on Celebration Church, here's a preview of what they're saying now on their website about the spot:

Rockin' For Jesus
It may look like a rock concert or a night at Club Paris, but it really is a regularly scheduled worship service at a Jacksonville church. Tonight on The Ten O'Clock News, Tom Wills takes us inside to find out why this is one of the fastest growing churches in the nation.

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Here's What's Goin' On

Don’t forget about our new services and service times beginning this weekend. Check out the church website for info. We now have 18 weekend service options at 5 campuses. Also next month we will be announcing our new campus launches for 2008 so stay tuned (especially those of you who live at the beach) for the next round of campus launches.

Small groups -- as you know small groups are going to the next level here at Celebration – Keep up-to-date through our website at www.celebration.org.

August 10 -- You don't want to miss the big event that will kick off our new ministry for married couples... MarriedLife. The goal of MarriedLife is to provide you with the essentials for marriage and connect you with other families along the way. We are kicking off this new ministry with a night of fun, dinner and lots of laughs! You will have the opportunity to meet the fall group leaders and get connected with other families at Celebration Church. You can purchase your tickets at the resource center or online at www.celebration.org.

Life is Good

I am sitting here with Chris Brooks at Native Sun drinking a juice called "roots, shoots and fruits." This is one of my favorite health drinks. Life is good. Mondays are always better when we've had a great weekend of services at church. It is so good to be back. Please keep our Cambodia Mission Team in prayer this week.

Great Time in Australia

Kerri and I had an awesome time in Australia this past week. We were at the Hillsong Conference and it was absolutley incredible. TD Jakes, Brian Houston, Ed Young, Jospeh Prince, Louie Giglio, Jentzen Franklin, John Bevere, and Christine Caine were some of the speakers so needless to say it was heavy. It was great to hang out with friends and get a snapshot of what God is doing globally. Kerri and I are very thankful that God has connected us into this world and has allowed us to get to know several of these incredible leaders in the body of Christ. We are on our way back now (about 24 hours of flying) and we are looking forward to being back and seeing everybody this weekend. I am really "full" spiritually and ready to preach this weekend!