LAST SUNDAY/ THIS SUNDAY

LAST SUNDAY we started a two week series called Stories. Our video team and Perry did an incredible job by intertwining a message with the stories of life change. As Perry says weekly, "THAT NEVER GETS OLD!" In fact, I believe if you show me a church that doesn't have any stories then you've got a church in decline and dying.

Sunday also proved to be another scratch-your-head-summer-Sunday at the Charleston campus. We had our third largest regular Sunday attendance, our highest KidSpring attendance, largest number of first-time visitors, and highest number of "first-serves" (Owners serving for the first time)!! WOW! That is not supposed to happen in the summer. I cannot wait to see what is in store. The BEST IS YET TO COME. God is so true to His Word. I have been praying and will continue to pray Ephesians 3:20-21 "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." He is answering that prayer. The key is verse 21. If we ever take the "glory" we will not see his power continue to work within us! That's really important!

We saw 3 people surrender their lives to Christ last Sunday as well. That's 114 since January 9th!! THAT NEVER GETS OLD!

THIS SUNDAY we will wrap up the series, Stories. I really love hearing stories of life change and how God is working in our church. I could hear or see one every week.

We will be in Ballroom A this week. So, follow the parking signs and look for the welcome flags for your closest entry point for KidSpring and the Ballroom.

We have Ownership Class this Thursday, August 4th at 6:30pm at the Charleston Office: 2093 Executive Hall Road, 29407. Click here for more information http://www.newspring.cc/nextsteps/commit/

Also, don't forget August 21st we are asking everyone to begin inviting people for that Sunday. Pray and ask that God would set up opportunities for you to invite someone that by God's grace can end up having a story like one of the stories we've been watching.

CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY!!

Night of Vision

ALL OWNERS OF NEWSPRING CHARLESTON:

You are invited to be a guest at the Night of Vision this Friday night, July 22nd from 6:30 to 8:30. Dinner will be provided as a part of the vision event on our campus. We would love to have you join us! There will be no childcare on Friday so that all volunteers can participate. We will be meeting in Ballroom C of the Charleston Area Convention Center.

The following is from Perry's blog this week:

"SO excited about the volunteer event THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!!! I’m BEGGING God to absolutely set us on FIRE that night! (If you want to read ahead and prepare for that evening then I would recommend reading John 2-4.) I cannot WAIT to announce the two new locations the Lord has led us to!!!"

Looking forward to seeing you there!

LAST SUNDAY/ THIS SUNDAY

LAST SUNDAY we continued our On The Farm series and Perry answered some more of our most frequently asked questions. One of the questions he addressed was very pertinent to what we do in Charleston and that was regarding why we do multi-site the way we do it. I thought Perry did an incredible job of giving us some great statistical proof to back up what we feel is not simply great creative thinking, but the results of following divine direction. Every campus is growing, more people are watching on a screen than live, and the campus growing by the smallest percentage is the one at which Perry is physically present. These were points made to show that it's not about Perry (just like it's not about you and me)! It's all about Jesus!!!

For me personally, I love the way we do church. I love the role I get to play. I love being the Charleston Campus Pastor. Perry does an incredible job each week communicating God's truth, and I get to be more involved on the ground in the lives of our people. I love that part of my job. It is because someone took time to pour into me that I am where I am at today. I thank God that I get to daily try and do that for someone else as I lead this Campus.

You can watch last week's message here...http://www.newspring.cc/series/on-the-farm/

THIS SUNDAY we will wrap up the On the Farm series. I am so excited for what this final week of this series can mean for our campus going forward. My prayer is that this Sunday will be an impactful Sunday and will give us a foundation for what is going to be an incredible Fall! I believe we will look back at this week and say, "That was the week that helped get ___(BLANK)____started". Be sure you are here for this Sunday. Invite a friend, neighbor, coworker, or someone you meet today to church this weekend.

Load-in is happening at 4am on Sunday morning and Load-out will be immediately following the 11:15 service. We would love to have you show up early or hang around after to help!!

We have Ownership Class this Sunday, July 17th at 2:30pm. You can sign up and get more information here...http://www.newspring.cc/nextsteps/commit/

CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY!!

LAST SUNDAY/THIS SUNDAY

LAST SUNDAY KidSpring takeover happened!! It was incredible to see our KidSpring volunteers run an entire weekend after just five months. I was blown away by the effort and energy put in to make last weekend possible. Thanks for being the CHURCH, KidSpring!

I loved being able to sing and dance with my kids and enjoy worshiping and learning with them as well. I will never again talk about the faithfulness of God without hearing the phrase "I CAN TRUST HIM NO MATTER WHAT." GREAT JOB, KIDSPRING!!

THIS SUNDAY we are back to the FAQ's off of which this series is built, and I can't wait to hear the question for this weekend. There are also several people getting baptized this weekend. I love seeing people go public with their faith!

We will be in the Exhibit Hall A this weekend. This is a little different than normal. So, follow the signs for parking to direct you to the closest entrance.

Our next Ownership Class is Sunday, July 17th at 2:30pm. Stop by Guest Services this weekend to sign up or email brendan.mendenhall@newspring.cc for details!

CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY!!